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Image: tomeqs (Shutterstock)Android 15 preview is out today for developers, and with it comes the latest version of Google’s Privacy Sandbox, which killed third-party cookies just last month. The new OS will also make available extensions to give more control for a device’s camera so it can be used to its full capabilities, and it will provide more controls for developers to manage the heat and processing power of a device to improve games and app performance.Android 14 brought similar privacy features iOS users have…

Android 14 is officially out of developer preview and available as a public beta. If you’re interested in running the next version of the operating system before it’s fully baked and ready, you can!How to Hide Your Sensitive Images in Google PhotosI advise you to refrain from running the Android 14 beta on your daily driver, because you’ll get a significant headache if something goes awry. I always run betas on a secondary device to account for bugs and apps that aren’t yet compatible. If you have questions, Google…

The Nothing Phone (1) is cool, but you don’t need to spend money to be a part of its beta. Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoSix months after Nothing originally debuted the Phone (1), it is now available for U.S. users. The Nothing Phone (1) costs $300 and can be purchased directly through the manufacturer’s website. But caveat emptor, buying this device means actively entering a beta program.Nothing is selling the black version of the Phone (1) smartphone with bright white LED glyphs here, versus its initial release, which…

Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)Amazon-owned home surveillance camera king Ring is making good on its promise to bring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to a wider range of its devices. This week, the company added the encryption secretive for audio and video to its lower-cost battery-powered doorbells and cameras which were left out of the company’s previous E2EE rollout. The addition marks Ring’s latest attempt to correct course on a product history littered with privacy and security blunders.Privacy advocates and…