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Googleis making a major change to howAndroidphones handle gaming. Starting withAndroid 16, any new phone or tablet that hits the market must support a new feature called Host Image Copy. While the name might sound like something only developers care about, the real-world impact is clear: faster load times, less stuttering, and games that run more smoothly overall. And that’s something anyone who games on their phone can appreciate. Host Image Copy helps games load their visuals more efficiently by letting the phone’s processor take care of moving image data, rather than relying only on the graphic chip....

House Democrats set their sights on major tech firms on Monday,announcing a major antitrust investigationinto Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon. While not limited to the four companies, the lawmakers want to determine if Silicon Valley’s biggest companies prevent competition and hurt consumers. At the investigation’s core is the idea that “the internet is broken,” Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) told reporters. The Democrat from Rhode Island plans to hold a series of hearings on whether the companies are too big and have too much control over the market....

Robotic vacuum cleanersare the perfect complement to a weekly or biweekly cleaning of the home. They can zip around during the day and keep your floors significantly cleaner than they would be otherwise. Best of all, most robot vacuums are set-it-and-forget-it. Once you program a cleaning schedule, they’re good to go, with little further input on your part. Some higher-end robot vacuums actually learn the layout of your home and present it to you via a digital map....

Huawei hasn’t abandoned the smartwatch market, CEO Richard Yu says. Instead the company is working towards making smartwatches better before releasing a new one. Yu’s comments came during an interview session with Digital Trends and a handful of other reporters. When asked if smartwatches were still an area the company was interested in, Yu replied, “Yes, but it needs more innovation, and we are working on that.” “We want to make bigger improvements and make the experience much better than today,” Yu said....

Jack left When Calls the Heart for a “very personal” reason It’s been seven seasons since we saw Elizabeth’s late husband on screens (aside from his medal), but the reason why Jack leftWhen Calls the Heartis more involved than what meets the eye. If you started watching When Calls the Heart in Season 12, you might not be aware of just how significant Elizabeth’s love life is. She’s currently settling into a new relationship with Nathan, having previously been engaged toLucasin Seasons 8-10....

Traditionally,video game movieshaven’t been very good, but Disney is going to make one anyway — and it’s bringing Star Wars along for the ride. The same week that Timothy Olyphant trashedhis ownHitmanadaptationand theSonic the Hedgehogflick was delayed to give filmmakers time to fix itsnightmarish main character,Buzzfeedbroke the news that writer Laeta Kalogridis (Altered Carbon,Shutter Island) has almost finished a script based onStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Knights of the Old Republic, a role-playing game byMass Effect,Dragon Age, andBaldur’s GatestudioBioware, came out for Xbox and PC in 2003, and it takes place about 4,000 years before the events ofStar Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope....

Leaker@Broly_X1shared a road map on Friday detailing AMD’s mobile plans through 2022. The road map confirms and adds context to multiple leaks and rumors, showing that AMD is working on a Zen 3+ refresh for mobile, which is slated to launch in 2022. The two green sections of the road map are what matter. Rembrandt is the code name for the tentative Ryzen 6000 mobile chips. We don’t know if that’s the name AMD will end up going with, but it’s as good a guess as any....

Outlook servers are back online after experiencing an extended outage on Monday morning. TheOffice service health pageprovided an update shortly after 11 a.m. PT noting that all services should be operational. Microsoft confirmed the outage earlyMonday morning in a tweet, pushing Outlook administrators to the EX401976 and OL401977 codes for information. Although the issue didn’t affect all users, it was still a significant outage.Down Detector, which tracks outages for online services, received thousands of user reports centered around Outlook starting at around 6 a....

New Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer has fans “hyped” A brand new trailer for Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender and fans are “hyped” for the show to release in February 2024. Avatar: The Last Airbenderfans have been cautiously optimistic about the upcoming live-action Netflix adaptation of the beloved animated series. After all, the first live-action adaptation was panned by critics and fans alike. This was primarily due to how different the story was but there were critiques of miscast characters and more....

It’s taken over two decades for theHalofranchise to make the leap from video games to live-action television. But in 30 days, that’s going to change with the series premiere ofHaloon Paramount+. To start the countdown clock, Paramount+ has released a new teaser trailer that has a simple message for the Spartan warriors: “Find the Halo, win the war.” Find the Halo, win the war. 30 more days, Spartans.#HaloTheSeriespic.twitter.com/WAN1jxJp8G — Halo on Paramount+ (@HaloTheSeries)July 18, 2025...

Can’t get enough Pinterest ideas? Pinterest boards will now have a second section filled with suggestions based on your current pins and board topics. On Tuesday, October 2,Pinterest launcheda new tab for boards called “More Ideas” to house personalized recommendations. The update comes alongside suggested sections to streamline organization. Pinterest says the new tab is inspired by ideas already saved to the board, creating suggestions tailored specifically to that board. The new tab is located underneath the name of the board on both mobile apps and the web-based version, effectively dividing the board into two sections, your pins and more ideas....

Plex might have started as a simple media server that let you play video files located on your PC on your streaming box or game console, but the service has been constantly adding features over the years. Sometimes this means additions, like enhanced subtitle support, which Plex announced in a blog post on Tuesday, September 25, and sometimes it means removing features not many people use in order to focus on more popular features....

Riot backpedals on League & Valorant account changes after player backlash Riot Games has announced an update to their proposed Riot ID update system by shortening the time and removing the paid requirement. On October 16, Riot revealed that they would bephasing out of Summoner Namesand shifting to Riot IDs instead. This change mainly impacted League of Legends players on the Summoner Name system since the game first launched. Riot’s popular FPS title, Valorant, hasoperated on the Riot IDsystem since the beginning....