Motorola's new flagship is here: Edge+ without an edge

Motorola has announced their new flagship smartphone that carries the same same as the predecessor. The Edge+ moniker is an odd one, since the one main thing they've changed about the phone is the display flowing over each edge.

Nevertheless, the new and improved Edge+ sees to challenge the large phone category recently occupied by Samsung's greatest, Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Motorola even has stylus support for the new Edge+, albeit an optional extra if you decide to go that way. That also means th

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Realme Android update policy outlined (2022)

Fastest growing phone brand in the world is currently Realme. Realme is a manufacturer that is owned by the same umbrella company that owns OnePlus, Oppo and Vivo, too.

Realme is currently pushing its way to Western European markets with affordable, yet feature-rich Android phones. Company uses its own Android skin, called Realme UI and has been slightly slow to make bold promises about its Android update policy in general.

But they recently clarified how they plan to deliver Android updates

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Google testing new dark mode: yellow links, actual black background

Google's search results page is arguably the most visited webpage in the world. Due its huge popularity and instant recognition value, Google has been reluctant to change its core appearance. Most of the visual elements of the results page have remained intact for more than two decades.

But as we found out recently, Google is now conducting a limited test on handful of users that would change one very specific thing on its search results page: the link colors.

Company has kept the results' co

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The first Android 13 version released: it is a developer preview, not for normal use yet

Google announced today the first official developer preview of the upcoming Android 13 operating system. The release is meant purely for app developers and not for regular Android users.

The idea behind the developer preview release is to let developer community know what is coming up, so they can prepare their apps for the upcoming, actual release of the Android 13. Not all the new features are there yet - and it is bound be full of bugs and problems.

If you're adventurous, tho, you can down

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Samsung will now provide four major Android updates to its flagship phones

Samsung now is promising to deliver four major Android updates to its most recent flagship phones.

It seems like a distant memory when back in, say, 2016, Samsung was ridiculed by Android enthusiasts by its lack of long-term support for its Android handsets. In past years, manufacturers like OnePlus and Nokia, managed to carve themselves a niche among tech enthusiasts with their promise for long support times and several major Android updates.

Since then, Samsung has totally changed its game.

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France wants to get rid of the Netflix button from TV remotes

France has a long tradition of defending its own national culture and language, to the degree of paranoia. For decades now, it has been illegal to air more than a certain percentage of non-French music on radio stations or to show non-French shows on TV channels. As the tide of streaming services has hit the country, new ideas are needed.

One of them is currently debated by the French National Assembly (parliament) that proposes to ban the ubiquitous Netflix button from all TV remotes sold in t

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Word game phenomenon Wordle sold to The New York Times, remains free to play - at least for now

Probably the biggest online phenomenon of the winter 2021-2022 has been the small, but addictive online word game Wordle. Game has now been sold to The New York Times.

Wordle has been everything that modern online services tend not to be: it doesn't have a mobile app. It doesn't have any ads. It doesn't require any registration. It doesn't sell you anything. It doesn't even try to steal all of your time.

No. Instead, the game is available at its own own website.

As far as the gameplay goes:

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German court: Entire modern Internet is illegal, embedding anything breaks the GDPR

German regional court just dropped a total bombshell of a ruling today. Court decided that the way how virtually all modern websites function, is actually illegal under the European Union GDPR legislation.

And all this over a 100 euro fee.

Behind all the madness is a court case against an unnamed German website, a lawsuit filed by a single person. And because the website used a specific font.

The website had embedded the Google Webfont to its pages directly from Google Fonts' servers - just

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Sony Xperia 1 II gets Android 12 update

According to several user reports on Android Update Tracker, the Sony's year 2020 flagship model, Sony Xperia 1 II is slowly getting its Android 12 update.

At least users in Romania and United States have reported the stable Android 12 update so far, reports AndroidUpdateTracker's page for Sony Xperia 1 II. Sony doesn't participate in official Android beta program, so there's no beta update track available, like for many other phones.

The update wont be the last one for Xperia 1 II, as Sony h

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LOTR: Rings of Power first trailer released - watch

Much-anticipated TV series based on Lord of the Rings franchise has finally gotten a name - and first trailer.

One of the most longed for Amazon Prime shows has been in production since 2017 when Amazon originally bought the rights to the J.R.R.Tolkien's iconic creations and announced its plans to make a TV series based on the LOTR world.

Today, Amazon finally released the first trailer - or teaser - for the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series. Show will be a prequel to the Tolkien's

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