Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 gets a white Maison Margiela special edition Special edition phones are always fun. You can stand out in a sea of black and grey glass sandwiches. While thefoldable Galaxy Z Flip 4already does that for you, Samsung is taking it a couple of notches higher by partnering with the French luxury fashion brand Maison Margiela. Samsung’s latest flip phone isgetting the Maison Margiela treatment, complete with a themed design and interface and some slick accessories – all in a classic white shade....

7 Tips to Reduce Smartphone Use in Bed and Improve Sleep Hygiene Getting quality sleep is vital to your overall well-being, but, chances are, you find it hard to resist the urge to indulge in one last scroll or check in with your notifications before bedtime. This often leads to long late-night browsing sessions, sleep deprivation, and tiredness throughout the day. Although several things can harm your sleep, smartphone use in bed is one of the most common culprits....

Google Assistant on the Galaxy Watch4 is bright but buggy When theSamsung Galaxy Watch4arrived last summer, it brought us thebest Android smartwatchto date. With smooth performance, robust (though maybe not the most accurate) health tracking, it was the peanut-butter-and-chocolate goodness of mixing Samsung and Google’s best traits into one wearable wonder. But the feature we’d wantedmoston a Samsung smartwatch was still missing: Google Assistant. Samsung said before the watch was even released that Google Assistant was coming soon, a work-in-progress, and so we’ve waited with bated breath for months on end....

Google Voice: Everything you need to know about Google’s VOIP Google Voice provides a free phone number and lets you make and receive calls over the internet. It also comes with voicemail and call forwarding. You can use it on yourAndroid phone, iPhone, or computer. The service is free for personal use when you make calls to the US or Canada, but there are costs for calling anywhere else. What makes Google Voice compelling is how simple the technology behind the service is....

Grab this $500 Acer Spin 714 before the best Chromebook around sells out — again Released last summer, the Acer Chromebook Spin 714 is a strong candidate for the best Chrome OS laptop out there. Its strong performance and great 16:10 display make it a worthy alternative to a Windows laptop for those who like the cloud-based simplicity of Chrome OS, and its 2-in-1 design adds another level of versatility for creative work and entertainment....

How to Create Better React Native Animations Mobile apps often use animation to liven up the user experience. But creating high-quality animations can be a challenge. Fortunately, there are concepts and techniques it’s possible to use to improve your animation skills. You can then apply them to create better, smoother animations for your next React Native mobile application. React Native Animations TheReact Native Animatedlibrary is the most popular way to create animations in a React Native app....

How to Enlarge Image Thumbnails in Google Chrome, Edge, and Firefox A thumbnail is a reduced-size copy of an image. Many websites and search engines include small thumbnails for showing image previews. For example, a Google image search displays thumbnail previews for pictures that are somewhat bigger on their websites. As thumbnails are typically quite small, it would be good if Chrome, Firefox, and Edge included options or features for enlarging them....

How to Install SteamOS 3 on Your Linux PC The Steam Deck has gained much attention as an excellent handheld gaming device allowing the average gamer to play AAA titles on Linux. For gaming and Linux communities, this news has created a lot of positive buzz, excitement, and anticipation for what is to come. Unfortunately, for now, the Steam Deck is proving to be really difficult for gamers to get their hands on....

Road Redemption hands-on: Nostalgia isn’t enough to save poor execution Road Redemption, the spiritual successor to Road Rash, is out now for Android. It’s more or less a direct port of the PC game released in 2019, albeit with a significant graphical downgrade. If you’re unfamiliar with the title, Road Redemption is a racing combat game where you’ll smack, shoot, and kick rival bikers as you ride to victory. It’s a fun idea, but the attempt to capitalize on nostalgia leaves much to be desired....

What Is FastbootD, and How Can You Use It to Install a Custom ROM on Android? Installing custom ROMs on Android phones used to be relatively simple. You unlocked the bootloader, installed a custom recovery, and you were pretty much ready to go. Things have changed since, and if you’re unable to flash a custom ROM through TWRP or Fastboot, you’re probably flashing it at the wrong level. Most modern phones now have another level called FastbootD, where you can make changes to the system partition....

What Is the XChaCha20 Encryption Algorithm? Encryption is a method of securing data through a process that involves encoding information in order to make it unreadable to anyone without a special key. Or, in simpler terms, encryption is a way to transform readable data into unreadable data. Encryption is done with the help of algorithms, mathematical formulas that guide and shape the entire procedure. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the most widely-used encryption algorithm today, but that may soon change with more companies adopting XChaCha20....

5 Easiest Online Website Builders to Design Sites Without Coding There was a time where to build a website, you needed to know HTML or some coding. But those days are long gone. With modern no-code website builders like these, anyone can create their own site for free, without any programming knowledge whatsoever. In this article, we’re focussing on ease of use and simplicity, more than anything. We still maintain thatAspectis thebest free website creator, but it’s perhaps overkill for a basic site....

Google Duo could be about to pick up a few Meet features Google’s communication apps always feel like they’re in flux: merging, splitting off, and trading features back-and-forth. A few years back rumors raised the idea of Googlemerging Duo with Meetbut thatnever ended up happening. However, Google did shift a lot of its focus towards the Meet app, giving it loads ofnew featuresand updates over time. Duo, on the other hand, hasn’t received nearly as much attention....