Megan Ellis / Android AuthorityOver the past year, I’ve looked for productivity apps that balance great features with privacy. However, I rarely find this equilibrium. When it comes to feature-rich apps, many don’t give users much privacy, or they lock significant features behind paywalls.On the other hand, there are a number of privacy-focused apps to choose from. But they either don’t have that many features, or there’s some skill required in setting up and maintaining them (such as self-hosting your sync server).That’s until I found Notesnook. The app’s free plan has plenty of useful features, including multi-device syncing, while also…
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Stu Hirst was already a CISO when he started to go deaf. It was 2023, and the hearing loss crept in over months, enough for him to adapt, to lean on hearing aids and captions, to quietly reorganize his calendar around the cognitive load of processing sound. It was manageable. Then, in July 2025, it wasn’t. “Without my very powerful hearing aids, I cannot hear speech at all,” Hirst says. “I might hear very loud, high-frequency noises, a running shower or a flushing toilet, but holding a conversation is impossible.” Today, Hirst is the CISO at Trustpilot, one of the…
Two of the most feared Titans in the universe—Godzilla and Kong—have returned to Apple TV. After a two-year break, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is now streaming on Apple TV. The show has aired two episodes since its February 27 premiere. Despite the hiatus, Apple’s Monsterverse show has immediately become a streaming success. According to Flix Patrol, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 2 has been battling Hijack season 2 and Shrinking season 3 for the top show in Apple TV’s top 10. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is currently the second-most watched show in the United States. As more episodes premiere, the…
When I started looking for background music while working, I relied on YouTube. The idea was to play some work-friendly music and keep working. But that rarely happened. One recommended video led to another, and before I realized it, I was watching something completely unrelated to work. To avoid falling into that rabbit hole, I eventually switched to Spotify. It was definitely a better experience since I could simply play a playlist and let it run in the background while I worked. The app is great and offers plenty of curated playlists designed for focus and productivity. However, Spotify is…
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What you need to knowCNBC held a brief interview with Samsung’s vice president of mobile business, Jay Kim, who touched on the brand’s smart glasses ambitions.Kim says the glasses will feature an eye level camera that will lean on AI to “understand” what users see before sending it to their phones for processing.Samsung confirmed in an earnings call earlier this year that its AR glasses are on the way in 2026.Samsung hasn’t forgotten about AR glasses, as a recent report highlights an interview with an executive who’s talking about what consumers might expect.In an interview with CNBC, Samsung’s vice president…
University of Missouri researchers claim DNA hard drives can store, erase, and rewrite repeatedlyFrameshift encoding converts binary data into DNA sequences for molecular storageNanopore sensors read DNA sequences by detecting subtle electrical signal changesThe University of Missouri has announced progress on what it calls a “DNA hard drive,” claiming it can store, erase, and rewrite information repeatedly.Unlike conventional HDDs or cloud storage, which rely on magnetic or solid-state media, this approach leverages the molecular stability of DNA.The researchers claim DNA offers extraordinary storage density and longevity, which could make such a device both practical and energy-efficient compared with today’s data…
Some of us only switch phones when our old one breaks past the point of being usable at all, but most people like to upgrade every now and then, whether it’s for a better camera, performance, or some other new feature. But when you do that, you then have to answer the question of what to do with your old phone. Do you just trade it in? Throw it out and contribute to e-waste? Another (and potentially better) option is to repurpose it to do something else, like turning it into a remote for all the devices in your smart…
Legibility has been the Achilles’ heel of the Google Pixel Launcher’s At a Glance widget for years now. Plus, the Pixel Launcher never gave users the option to get rid of the widget. Google solved the latter with Android 17’s first beta, and for me, Android 17’s latest Beta 2 seems to have finally put the legibility struggle to rest as well. The development comes soon after the widget gained dedicated Finance and Sports categories. Considering that more users are going to leverage the feature now because of the new categories, including soccer enthusiasts looking to track every FIFA World…
Robert Triggs / Android AuthorityI love Pixels, and the Pixel 6 Pro marked my conversion to Google’s ecosystem, thanks in no small part to its incredibly powerful triple rear camera. Computational photography has proven its value over the years and remains a core part of Google’s sales pitch for the Pixel 10 series.However, for a product line lauded for its image capture capabilities, I’m finding it increasingly hard to rank Pixels near the top of the pack. Yes, they’re still unbelievably reliable at basic point-and-shoot, and at the same time, a good eye can obtain breathtaking results from what is…