Android 11 makes numerous changes throughout the OS, including some tweaks to system navigation. Starting in Android 11, almost all devices will default to Google's new gesture navigation, which might take a little adjustment on your part. There are a few ways you can make navigation on Android 11 more to your liking in just a few taps.The quick-switch gesture Ryan Whitwam/IDG
Android 11's quick-switch gesture lets you swipe quickly between apps without going to the overview screen.To read
Just because you have an aging TV that lacks HDMI ports doesn’t mean you can’t upgrade its audio with a soundbar. https://www.techhive.com/article/3608749/how-to-connect-a-soundbar-to-a-tv-without-hdmi.html#tk.rss_all
The luxurious HP Spectre x360 14 is back with some new bling—Intel’s Tiger Lake CPU. The results are as impressive as we’d hoped, with some of the fastest multi-core benchmark scores we’ve ever seen.The features spoil you as much as the speed. With its roomy display, powerful graphics, and exceptional battery life, the Spectre x360 14 will please productivity mavens and content creators alike. Facial and fingerprint recognition, a physical camera shutter, and a Thunderbolt 4 port round out th
Microsoft will add predictive typing, also known as text prediction, to Microsoft Word beginning in March.As Neowin noted, the feature has been added to the Microsoft 365 public roadmap and is due to arrive next month. Microsoft rolled out text predictions for Outlook for the web last November, and is in the process of rolling them out for Outlook for Android this month. This new feature does seem to be tied to Microsoft 365, though, and it’s not clear whether it will be part of the newly ann
No internet? You’ll still have new videos to watch thanks to Netflix’s “Downloads For You” feature. https://www.techhive.com/article/3608717/netflix-feature-downloads-recommended-shows-automatically.html#tk.rss_all
Security researcher Red Canary has discovered a new malware target at Macs running both Intel and M1 chips but there’s a twist: It doesn’t actually do anything. https://www.macworld.com/article/3608621/30k-macs-are-infected-with-silver-sparrow-virus-and-no-one-knows-why.html#tk.rss_all
The laser navigation and cleaning customization features show promise, but this robot vac's inconsistent performance and fussy app keep it from fulfilling its potential. https://www.techhive.com/article/3608668/ilife-a10-robot-vacuum-review.html#tk.rss_all
Some of the greatest features in Photoshop are the text, object, and image effects such as Textures, Patterns, Gradients, and Styles. Styles are those amazing special effects that you see rolling across the screen on movie titles and popping off book covers, posters, and billboards. They are made from textures and gradients, in addition to text, shapes, photos, illustrations, and other objects, plus loads of colors and special effects. Styles make text and objects beautiful, chilling, outrage
The Galaxy S21 Ultra is a new kind of value proposition from Samsung. It’s not just bigger than the lower-end models with a better camera, like last year’s Ultra. You’re also getting a much better screen, Wi-Fi 6E, S Pen support, and way more RAM. Whether you need those things is still up for debate, but if you want them, the S21 Ultra is well worth the upgrade from the S20 Ultra or the $200 step-up from the S21+. Michael Simon/IDG
The Galaxy S21 Ultra has Samsung’s best display ever.To read
The SSUPD Meshlicious delivers just about as much mesh as you’d expect from its name. This 14L mini-ITX case sports three panels of metal mesh, with a fourth tempered-glass panel that lets you show off your graphics card. Or you can choose to show off your CPU and power supply instead, as the panels are easily swappable—and can also be purchased separately to get the exact look you want. But for now, this model as described is the first one to launch from Lian Li’s new sub-brand.We went hands