Google Pixel phones could soon get a dedicated app for one of their oldest features
Evidence of a Now Playing app has been found in Android code This would mean the Pixel’s Now Playing feature would be moved to a dedicated app That’s likely to lead to upgrades for this somewhat neglected tool Now Playing is a feature that’s been present on Pixel phones since the Google Pixel 2 series,…
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Are Portable Jump Starters As Good As Traditional Jumper Cables?
If you have more than a few years of driving experience under your belt, then you’ve likely faced this situation: you turn the key or hit the start button, and your engine doesn’t turn over, no dashboard lights appear, and you hear a clicking noise or just total silence. Your car battery is dead or…
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Four Underrated Tire Brands That Can Compete With Michelin
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Walk into any tire store in America and you’ll be met with a wall of names. Some of these are familiar, some obscure, and many you’ve probably never seen before…. Check out the original article: [Slashgear] Four Underrated Tire Brands That Can Compete With Michelin
Why In-Car Tech Can Sometimes Stop Working In Cold Weather
Modern cars are inescapably packed with technology. Even the cheapest possible cars, many of them forbidden fruit in North America, still have at least a little infotainment, possibly a color screen in the dash replacing the gauges, and so on. Although many people have reservations about in-car tech, there are some strong, objective benefits: cars…
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Solid-State EV Batteries Just Got One Step Closer To American Roads
Just about every modern electric vehicle on American roads is powered by one of three battery types: lithium-iron phosphate (the most common, also known as LFP), nickel-manganese cobalt (NMC), and nickel-cobalt aluminum (NCA). Each of these is a relatively mature and well-understood system, with each holding certain advantages — LFP batteries are cheap and stable,…
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Here’s What Happens If You Don’t Update Your Xbox Controller
When the Xbox debuted in 2001 as competition for the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, it did so with a rather clunky, bulky wired controller that actually made the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest gaming controller ever. Since then, the controllers have evolved significantly, becoming more compact, wireless, and even customizable. They…
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Gearheads Say This Is The No. 1 Car City In America – And No, It’s Not Detroit
The United States has a well-deserved reputation for being extremely car-centric, and you’ll find cities and regions across the country that are known for their deeply rooted automotive cultures. But is there one American city that rises above the others for car enthusiasts? Detroit — famously known as The Motor City and home to the…
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Is Apple Intelligence already dead? A massive 96% of you say don’t use it, and Tim Cook should be worried
As a trillion-dollar company with one of the most recognizable brands in the world, I don’t think Apple has a lot to worry about. But when I looked at the results of a recent poll I ran, asking you, dear readers, if you use Apple Intelligence, the results made me grunt an ‘ooph’. That’s because…
This Might Be The Highest-Horsepower Manual Production Car Ever Made
Most high-performance vehicles use some form of automated transmission to change their gears. But there’s now a hypercar that combines a high horsepower rating with a manual transmission. That car is the 1-of-1, 2,031-horsepower Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution LF, which its maker claims is the “most expensive, complex, and highest spec Hennessey hypercar ever…. Check…
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Yamaha’s elite Dolby Atmos surround soundbar had a key weakness – and it made me freshly appreciate one of the more forgotten parts of the home theater experience
Some of the best soundbars on the market are surround sound systems, with the likes of Samsung, Sonos and JBL serving as notable names in the market. These mean you can get truly immersive Dolby Atmos at home, without relying on virtual Atmos from smaller soundbars or having to resort to dedicated height speakers –…
