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This may very well be the year of the foldable smartphone, or at least the year of more foldable choices. According to CNBC, Google plans to launch its first foldable smartphone before the next Pixel 8 flagship release. We could see the Pixel Fold, which previously seemed to have been canceled and vaguely revived, as soon as June. How to Hide Your Sensitive Images in Google PhotosCNBC got word of the matter through “internal communications” shared with its reporters. The Pixel Fold is codenamed “Felix” inside Google’s…

Google does not plan to update third-party smart displays in the future. If you own any of the Lenovo, JBL, or LG-made smart displays that have come out over the past five years, it’s time to consider alternatives for your Google smart home. Another reason to be wary of being a Google early adopter.How to Hide Your Sensitive Images in Google PhotosThe reveal comes from 9to5Google, which discovered this unfortunately listed caveat in an official Google support article for making Duo calls (RIP) on a smart display:…

Next year, Google will get rid of third-party cookies, the tracking tool marketers and data hogs have used to follow you around the web since 1994. To replace the cookie, Google has an offering for the world. It’s called “Privacy Sandbox,” a set of proposed changes to Chrome and Android which—according to the company—will establish a targeted advertising system that’s much better for your privacy. This could fundamentally transform how any company makes money on the internet, and just about everyone, whether they love…

After nearly two years, Chrome browsers may soon finally get a feature that has thus far been restricted to Google Pixel phones. On Thursday, Reddit user and Chrome Canary beta tester Leopeva64 posted several screenshots and GIFs on the r/chrome subreddit showing off an upcoming Live Translate caption feature coming to Google’s browser. How To Remove Followers From TwitterOn Chrome, the live translation will show up as a caption box that will cover up a part of the screen. It then transcribes whateveraudio you’re playing…

Android’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop is almost ready for Windows PCs, and you can try it out now. In an official blog post, Google announced that Nearby Share in Beta is already available to download to your PC. It’s compatible with PCs running Windows 10 and up and phones on Android 6 and up. ARM-based machines, like the Microsoft Surface Pro X, will not work with this feature.If you haven’t yet used AirDrop, it basically lets you easily and wirelessly send files between Apple devices with just a couple clicks. It’s…

While governments around the world are racing to place restrictions on TikTok over perceived espionage and security concerns, Kremlin leaders in Moscow have their sights set on another target: smartphones. The officials, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant, have advised staff involved with President Vladimir Putin’s 2024 presidential re-election campaign to ditch iPhones—any U.S.-made phone, really—in favor of more “secure” alternatives over fears of potential interference from Western intelligence agencies. Russian…

When it came out in 2019, the HP Elite Dragonfly was easily one of the best laptops out there for traveling businesspeople. It was thin, light, powerful and flashy enough to show off at high end coffee shops or wherever rich people congregate. However, because of the vPro platform and a host of features that made it appealing to IT professionals, the price tag was too high for most people to afford. The HP Dragonfly Pro is the Dragonfly for the rest of us.The HP Dragonfly Pro is a premium thin and light laptop built with…

Amazon is thinking about releasing a web browser, a boring-sounding project that could have massive implications. The company has sent a survey to users asking detailed questions, including which features would “convince you to download and try” a “new desktop/laptop browser from Amazon.”“We want to understand what our customers value about current web browsers, and what they wish the browsers could do better,” Amazon wrote in the survey, first spotted by Nicholas De Leon of Consumer Reports. “By participating in this…

Google One is announcing VPN for all subscribers starting today. Image: GoogleGoogle is announcing more features that are being expanded to include all Google One subscribers. The new additions include VPN access for every Google One member, not just those with Pixel devices or Premium plans. The company is also launching a “dark web report” so you can figure out where your sensitive information is circulating.Beginning today and rolling out over the next few weeks, Google One members starting at the $2/month Basic tier…

Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoAndroid 14's second developer preview is now available for download. It’s more feature-filled than the previous rendition, which came out last month, with a particular focus on features like being able to log into websites by scanning your face. Sound familiar? And the good news is that we’re about a month away from the Android 14 beta, which is the preview for the rest of us.Android 14 has a particular emphasis on working across different form factors. Google is betting on the foldable scene…