There was a time a few years ago when the first Android phones made it to market, that they seemed full of promise as general purpose computers. Android is sort of Linux, right, or so the story went, ...

Surprise! That shiny Ethernet cable you plugged into your Android TV for “the fastest speeds” might actually be working ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

Hacker Chris Paget figured out how to enable USB host mode on the Motorola Droid, a smartphone running the Google Android operating system. What's so special about USB host mode? Most smartphones and ...

Mike Kershaw from Kismet and Mike Baker of OpenWRT authored the USB hack. The detailed instructions are on Chris Paget's blog. The basic concept is to build one connector using three cables: a micro ...

While Samsung is now giving the finishing touches to the company's latest line of foldable devices, many people who want the traditional form factor get a Galaxy S25. It's still Samsung's non-foldable ...

Can an Android OEM really just hack its way into Apple's iMessage? That is the hard-to-believe plan from upstart phone manufacturer "Nothing," which says the new "Nothing Chats" will allow users to ...

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