If M1 Macs are performing too many writes on the SSD, that could lead to drive problems down the road. https://www.macworld.com/article/3609096/m1-macbook-mac-mini-ssd-read-write-data-overuse.html#tk.rss_all
Google said Tuesday that it’s beginning to roll out Schedule Send, a way for you to schedule texts in Android Messages in much the same way you might schedule an email.Schedule Send is one of several new features Google announced for Android, along with Password Checkup, an improved dark mode for Google Maps, and a few enhancements to Android Auto and Google Assistant.Google designed the new Schedule Send feature to be simple to use—it’s certainly simple to explain. To trigger it, all you’ll
Google said Tuesday that it’s ensuring that password security straddles both your phone, your PC, and your Chromebook. The company is bringing Password Checkup, a feature it introduced to Chrome in 2019, to Android.Password Checkup simply ensures that a password you either pick or are currently using hasn’t been exposed in a password breach. Every year or so password files at major sites are breached and leaked to the web. Knowing if your password has been stolen and compromised is a signific
Fitbit is launching a new Mindful Method series featuring sessions from Deepak Chopra as part of its Premium subscription. https://www.macworld.com/article/3609091/fitbit-teams-with-deepak-chopra-to-bolster-its-premium-membership.html#tk.rss_all
Android updates might be the butt of many a joke, but Samsung is working hard to make sure it’s no laughing matter for Galaxy owners. Just months after promising most new Galaxy phones would be receiving three generations of Android version updates, Samsung today vowed to deliver four years of security updates to nearly every Galaxy phone made since 2019.That’s an impressive promise for a phone company that, just a year ago, wasn’t guaranteeing anything in terms of updates. Most new phone pur
Lenovo’s new ThinkPad lineup is downright trendy, offering both the latest in display technology as well as a choice between Intel’s 11th-gen Core or AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs. Announced Tuesday, the various laptops in the lineup will roll out at different times over the coming months, as detailed below.The most noticeable change will be in the display for the ThinkPad X13 clamshell and Yoga (360-degree convertible) models: Both variations will have screens with an aspect ratio of 16:10. Taller asp
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