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The Apple team behind the upcoming smart glasses is reportedly exploring several tweaks related to user privacy. blue stork/Shutterstock Apple is expected to reveal its entry into the smart glasses market soon, but it may take time to ensure user privacy is respected. According to BloombergAccording to Mark Gurman, Apple is grappling with how to address key privacy concerns when it comes to smart glasses. Gurman reported that “teams developing glasses within Apple’s Vision hardware group and elsewhere across the company view privacy as the No. 1 priority.” Even though people are eager to see Apple’s…

Apple Silicon provides enough performance without overheating. Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Apple decided to ditch the MacBook Air’s fans several years ago. The company made this significant hardware change by replacing Intel processors with its own silicon, starting with the MacBook Air M1 in late 2020. The biggest reason Apple was able to ditch active cooling from its thinnest portable Macs? This is because Apple’s M-series processors in recent models are much more energy efficient and higher performance than the Intel chips found in pre-2020 Air editions. Using a passive heat sink that dissipates heat through the case,…

Machha/Shutterstock The Google Pixel 10 and OnePlus 15 are two popular premium Android phones you can buy in the United States. They both offer powerful processors, ample memory for smooth multitasking, and fast connectivity options. There is, however, one thing that differs significantly between the two phones, at least on paper: the battery. While the OnePlus 15 comes with a massive 7,300mAh battery, the Pixel 10 is limited to just a 4,970mAh cell. This noticeable difference in battery capacity between the two phones suggests that the OnePlus 15 is more…

Pixdeluxe/Getty Images Your phone is one of the most essential aspects of your daily routine. From taking notes to sending important messages to setting alarms to wake up on time, a simple handset offers many things that make your daily life easier. No matter what brand of smartphone you own, each company does its best to offer its users more features than anyone else, primarily targeting everyday convenience and the ability to make simple things much simpler. You can always get a magnetic accessory that you’ll use every day to…

Fcafotodigital/Getty Images Bedtime mode is part of Google’s Wellbeing initiative and toolset. You can check if you’ve set up bedtime mode correctly by seeing if your Android phone has the bed icon next to the battery and Wi-Fi indicators at the top of your phone. The icon indicates that bedtime mode is on and will disappear once you turn it off. Additionally, when using Bedtime mode, the display may change depending on the settings you have enabled to avoid distractions. The idea behind configurable Bedtime Mode settings is to prevent…

Apple is facing a new lawsuit from three customers who allegedly lost a total of $1.8 million after falling victim to a fake Bitcoin wallet app in the App Store, according to a complaint filed Friday in federal court in California. The complaint alleges that Apple violated the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act and other laws by failing to adequately review and monitor apps distributed through the App Store, despite marketing it as “a safe and trusted place to discover and download apps.” Because of these assurances in Apple’s marketing, the complaint said the plaintiffs believed a Sparrow Wallet app…

Mikkelwilliam/Getty Images Buying a brand new high-end smartphone model is usually not cheap. That’s why you’ll want to consider whether your chosen product offers you the best value for your money, particularly in terms of overall performance, camera quality, and battery life. When evaluating a phone, the underlying RAM, CPU, and GPU architectures often become a bottleneck for gaming. OnePlus and Samsung tend to make very fair gaming phones while marketing them for everyday use, unlike some sub-brands of Nubia and, formerly, Asus. Most notably, comparing the OnePlus 15 and…

Marinel Sigué/BGR Whenever you return home from an unfamiliar place, you should always enter your home address in Google Maps. It’s like a routine now, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a problem anymore. Luckily, there’s a Google Maps feature that can improve your travels: setting a home address. Once this information is saved to your account, it only takes a single click to find your way back. Simply tap the Home button at the top of the screen and a navigation route should automatically appear – no more having…

Ruslan Lytvyn/Shutterstock The features of a modern smartphone can make you forget that it is intended for phone calls, including the Samsung Galaxy S26 series. Samsung is great for adding features you might not have known existed, but you’ll most likely still need the device to act as a phone. If your device says “Emergency calls only”, this may be a noticeable problem. Fortunately, we can show you several solutions. If your phone can only make emergency calls, it could be due to low signal strength or a problem with…

Kanawath/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Seagate ST506 from the 1980s cost around $1,700 for its 5 megabyte (MB) capacity, and it wasn’t even the most expensive hard drive of its time. Fortunately, today we have much cheaper (and better) methods of storing data, including uploading data to the cloud. Companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Google are offering great deals on this, but you probably haven’t heard of one of the weirdest and best cloud storage options: buying an original, used Google Pixel…