smartphones
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Adding Wireless Charging to the Nintendo Switch Lite Is Surprisingly Easy
One of the upgrades Nintendo didn’t add to its new OLED Switch was wireless charging, but as YouTube’s Robotanv discovered, at least with the Switch Lite, making the console Qi-compatible was a rather trivial hack with minimal soldering and about $19 worth of added parts.
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Researchers Find Android Phones Still Track You, Even When You Opt Out
If you use an Android phone and are (rightfully!) worried about digital privacy, you’ve probably taken care of the basics already. You’ve deleted the snoopiest of the snoopy apps, opted out of tracking whenever possible, and taken all of the other precautions the popular how-to privacy guides have told you to. The bad news —…
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Android Begs Apple for an Invite to the Texting Party
Google has been doing a ton to make RCS, or Rich Communication Services, the standard messaging protocol across all mobile platforms. It worked with all the U.S. carriers, including AT&T and Verizon, to make Messages by Google the default app, where RCS is supported. It’s pruned its list of extraneous messaging apps and consolidated to…
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Samsung Teases Support for Ray Tracing on Its Next Exynos Chip
In a glimpse of what could bring a big boost to mobile graphics, Samsung just teased an image showing support for ray tracing on one of its upcoming Exynos processors.