Rita El Khoury / Android AuthorityTL;DR Spotify is testing a new, minimalist “Now Playing” screen for Wear OS, as spotted on a Galaxy Watch 7 running One UI 8 Watch. The UI showcases prominent album art without traditional controls. Gestures like taps and double-taps are used to play, pause, or skip tracks. This experience appears to be part of limited server-side testing by Spotify and isn’t yet available to all users. Spotify has been on a roll recently, adding new features like Page Match and About the Song to give users a better music and audiobook experience. It seems the…
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Among the many security fixes released by Microsoft on February 2026 Patch Tuesday is one for CVE-2026-20841, a command injection vulnerability in Notepad that could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution on targets’ Windows system. About CVE-2026-20841 For many, many years, Windows Notepad was a simple text editor and a staple tool for everyone who wanted a no-frills way to work with plain text, but in early 2022, Microsoft started redesigning it and adding features. In 2025, Microsoft added support for rich-text formatting (Markdown rendering and editing) to Notepad, and with this addition, it opened a new…
Google Search Console reveals whether and where your pages appear in search results. And includes some handy technical tools.This guide explains what Google Search Console does, how to set it up, and how to use its reports to improve your search visibility.What Is Google Search Console?Google Search Console (GSC) is a free Google SEO tool that helps you monitor your search performance and technical SEO health.GSC reports on metrics across traditional search results, AI Mode, and AI Overviews. Like position in search results, clicks, and the Core Web Vitals (user experience metrics). These insights let you diagnose problems and improve…
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Samsung’s fan editions are meant to give you most of the flagship experience without the flagship price—and the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE does just that. Right now, it’s down to $509.99 from $709.99; a price drop that, according to price tracking tools, marks its lowest price yet. That puts it well below the regular Galaxy S25 while keeping much of the same look and software. PCMag rated it “excellent,” and after looking at what it offers, that tracks. Its…
In testing, the system handled the majority of real-world network issues. “90% of the real-world network issues that they had when they threw them at it, it handled it,” Nixon said. “[People] couldn’t quite believe that it was at the 90% mark. People went in thinking, ‘Well, if this gives me 50% then great.’” Cloud automation and rapid assessments Beyond AI Deep Diagnosis, NetBrain 12.3 expands cloud automation capabilities across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. “We keep adding to our cloud automation capabilities,” Nixon said. “So, understanding cloud health, application assurance, security, all of this sort of stuff. “ The release…
Ever dreamed of seeing the mobile app of your membership site or course in the App Store and Google Play? Imagine your members pulling out their phone and tapping your app on their home screen. That means they can instantly dive into your courses, community discussions, and exclusive content without worrying about multiple browser tabs or forgotten passwords. Sadly, building a native mobile app has always meant hiring expensive developers. We’re talking thousands of dollars and months of waiting. And then there’s the never-ending headache of keeping your website and app in sync. It simply shouldn’t cost a small fortune…
A set of 30 malicious Chrome extensions that have been installed by more than 300,000 users are masquerading as AI assistants to steal credentials, email content, and browsing information. Some of the extensions are still present in the Chrome Web Store and have been installed by tens of thousands of users, while others show a small install count. Researchers at browser security platform LayerX discovered the malicious extension campaign and named it AiFrame. They found that all analyzed extensions are part of the same malicious effort as they communicate with infrastructure under a single domain, tapnetic[.]pro. According to them, the…
After so many years as the world’s most popular operating system, Windows doesn’t really need you to go very far beneath the surface to accomplish most things. If you can find your way around the Settings app, Task Manager and Windows Explorer, you’re pretty much set. Still, Windows is far more than this, and even those at the casual end of the “power user” spectrum rely on these apps to get the most out of their OS. PowerToys Despite the name, these are serious tools Putting PowerToys on the list is cheating in several ways, but I don’t care because…
Over 626,000 individuals were impacted by a May 2025 cyberattack at healthcare physician and practice management services provider ApolloMD. The incident occurred between May 22 and May 23 and involved access to files containing personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) pertaining to affiliated physicians and practices. In an incident notice on its website, the company revealed that the hackers stole names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnostic details, provider names, dates of service, treatment information, and health insurance information. “For some individuals, the incident may have also involved their Social Security numbers,” ApolloMD’s notice reads (PDF). By September…
WP Engine recently filed its third amended complaint against WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic, which includes newly s allegations that Mullenweg identified ten companies to pursue for licensing fees and contacted a Stripe executive in an effort to persuade Stripe to cancel contracts and partnerships with WPE. Mullenweg And “Nuclear War” The defendants argued that Mullenweg did not use the phrase “nuclear war.” However, documents they produced show that he used the phrase in a message describing his response to WP Engine if it did not comply with his demands. The footnote states: “During the recent hearing before this…