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Google could soon make it a lot harder for Pixel owners to downgrade to older Android builds. A new report suggests that a new change may roll out soon, expanding the anti-rollback protection feature, which is a security measure designed to stop devices from being flashed with older software. The main idea is to protect the devices against older software iterations that may contain known vulnerabilities. That is the useful version of the story. The less fun version is that it could also remove a bit of flexibility from Pixel phones, especially for enthusiasts who like flashing older builds for…
Happy April Fools’ Day! Exciting for some and stressful for others, today is one of the most fun (and treacherous) days to be on the internet, as people and companies on every social media site set out to bamboozle one another. Luckily for the video game community, most developers and publishers are aiming for silly jokes this year most of which are pretty transparently not real. We’ve gathered some of the biggest gags below, and we’ll be updating the list throughout the day, so be sure to check back in as the hours go on for more updates.The Witcher: Project…
Geely, the Chinese automotive giant that owns Volvo, has just unveiled the Boyue EREV in China with a limited-time price of 107,900 Yuan, or roughly about $14,900. This price is worth noting, considering it’s not a stripped-down city car, but an extended-range SUV. It further highlights the value gulf between China and the US looks even wider. This isn’t some tiny -range compromise either. Geely says the Boyue EREV offers up to 375 km of CLTC electric range and as much as 1,525 km of combined range, depending on the variant. It uses a 1.5 liter range extender, a 160kW…
Google is finally doing the thing Gmail users have been begging for years, which is letting them change the actual username in their Gmail address. This is no longer just an early rollout, as Google says the feature is now available for all Google Account users in the US. So it’s still a limited release, but still a wider launch compared to the earlier announcement. Why this matters For a lot of people, this is about finally escaping the kind of email address that made sense in 2007 and looks awful in 2026. Google is clearly aware of that, which…
Every day in tech seems to outdo the last. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something shifts the conversation completely. I stumbled across news about Garmin teaming up with Natural Cycles, and I had to pause for a second. Birth control, powered by your smartwatch? That’s not something you expect to read in the middle of an ordinary day. But the more I sat with it, the more it made sense. Technology isn’t just about faster chips or better cameras anymore; it’s slowly finding its way into deeply personal spaces, including women’s health. And honestly, that feels like…
Google Home is getting a more practical news upgrade with Gemini Live, shifting from quick headline reads to interactive, real-time updates you can explore by voice. Instead of stopping at a summary, it now carries context through the entire response. Gemini for Home continues to expand its role across the smart home. When you ask for the latest news during a Live session, you now hear a connected rundown of events that ties developments together rather than listing isolated stories. The biggest change is how the interaction flows. You can ask a follow-up right away and stay in the same…
Everybody grieves differently. After a tragic accident turned John Johnson’s life upside down, he made it a daily routine to visit his wife’s headstone in the Lavender Town Cemetery. In early March, however, Johnson tells us his life was turned upside down yet again. After placing bouquets of flowers all around his wife’s grave, a wild Cubone appeared. Johnson is distraught, to say the least.”It says this is its home now,” Johnson told Game Infarcer. “Home?! That’s my wife’s grave!”Johnson currently lives alone. The car accident that took his wife’s life has left him emotionally fragile and financially challenged: his wife…
Land Rover is bringing back the Freelander name, but it’s no longer just a single SUV. The new Freelander EV lineup will operate as its own label, with six models planned over the next five years and the first set to arrive in China later this year. This comes through its joint venture with Chery, and it marks a sharper push into the premium electric space. Instead of leaning on legacy models, it’s building a full range designed for fast rollout and modern expectations. China sits at the center, with a new Shanghai headquarters and factory upgrades already underway to…
Heat has been the ceiling that has stopped us from building electronic devices that survive in harsh conditions. Not only do electronic devices begin to thermally throttle at high temperatures, but if they are pushed beyond 200 degrees, they stop working entirely. But that might change, as a team at the University of Southern California may have broken through the thermal ceiling. In a study published in Science, researchers developed a new memory chip that kept working reliably at 700 degrees Celsius. For reference, that’s hotter than molten lava. The device showed no signs of giving up. Seven hundred degrees…
As if endless scrolling wasn’t bad enough already, TikTok has now quietly added a hidden emoji game inside DMs. The mini-game is live right now and works in both one-on-one messages and group chats. It means the app now has one more little trick to keep users hanging around even when they are technically done watching videos. And honestly, it is exactly the kind of feature you would expect from a platform that has mastered years of mastering the art of making “just five more minutes” turn into an hour. What’s the game, and why you should be wary The…