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Nothing wants to emphasize that it's all about the community, and thus it's launched a new initiative today through which it invites its community to design, package, and customize a special edition of the Phone (2a). This "first-of-its-kind co-creation initiative" is called The Community Edition Project. It will run over six months and four stages. Across this time frame, Nothing will collect community entries for the design of the special edition Phone (2a) - hardware, wallpapers, packaging, and marketing. The…

Google Chrome is taking personalization to the next level by integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) with its browser. With the help of AI, Chrome users can now generate AI wallpapers to make their home screen look attractive. It will help users to bring out their creativity and generate a personalized theme for their Chrome. Earlier the generative AI wallpapers for Chrome were only accessible to the Pixel 8 users, now on January 2024, it was released for web users as well to bring customization. Know how you…

Want to make starting your Steam Deck a little more exciting? The Steam Deck has supported custom boot animations for a while now – that means that your startup screen can show a brief customized video as you log into the platform. There are many possibilities for these intros, from custom videos that Steam releases as promotions to animations from talented online designers covering a broad number of subjects. Interested in finding one of your own? We’ve got good news: The latest Steam beta updates have made…

If you have ever been scrolling through the internet and thought ‘Boy, I wish my browser had some music and a cool theme’, then look no further: Opera GX has you covered. In the new update to the OperaGX app, users can access a ‘mods’ section by going into settings. This comes with a handful of theme choices from the start like Cyberdeck, which is inspired by Cyberpunk, and LoFi Chill, which comes with some nice calming visuals.The OperaGX app is available for both iPhone and iPad, has shared customizable browsers, and…

The ROG Phone 8 Pro comes with a lot of cool features tailored for gamers, and one of those is the new AniMe Vision display that sits on the back. When looking at the back of the phone you might never notice that the display is there. That’s because it’s hidden when not in use. It’s essentially the same type of display you can find on ASUS’s ROG Zephyrus laptops, only those are called the AniMe Matrix displays. They’re the same thing though, and they use a ton of programmable Mini LEDs to make up little pictures and…

As most people know by now, the Galaxy S24 series ships with an updated version of One UI. Samsung's proprietary Android interface got some new features, including AI-powered tools, but also implemented a few odd changes to the general interface. When Samsung released the One UI 5.0 update in 2022, it changed how Galaxy device users could customize the lock screen and lock screen widgets. The company added two large lock screen graphical representations in the settings menu, which users could tap and then start…

The rumored lock screen shortcuts to Instagram and Snapchat camera modes don't seem to be a part of the One UI 6.1 update for the Galaxy S24 series. Regardless of how that story may or may not develop, the option to customize the two lock screen app shortcuts for easy access has been available in One UI for some time – with or without Instagram or Snapchat. The lock screen app shortcuts in One UI allow Galaxy device users to instantly access two of their preferred apps directly from the lock screen. These app shortcuts…

What you can change are the touch and hold gestures, which allow you to do things like:Toggle Active Noise Canceling - change to right or left earbud.Talk to Assistant - change to right or left earbud.ANC - Enable the three different modes (ANC, Off, Transparency).Essentially, you can customize how your earbuds deal with Active Noise Canceling and the Assistant. Those two features alone are pretty important. For instance, I rarely use Google Assistant and find, when inserting or removing my earbuds, that I never fail…

The fully customizable HYTE Keeb TKL.Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoI love mechanical keyboards. And I love that companies have finally caught on that CES is the show to debut their wares. I got to see a PC peripheral maker’s first-ever mechanical keyboard. HYTE launched the aptly named Keeb TKL. It lights up in tandem with other desk accessories and apps; it’s fully customizable with hot-swap capabilities and is just plain fun. HYTE is also debuting its switches, which feel soft but not mushy.The Keeb TKL is a ten-keyless…

Apple launched the iPhone 14 Pro in 2022 with some glitzy new innovations in the form of the display which it called the Dynamic Island. In the iPhone 14 Pro models, Apple introduced several new features and changes that empower iPhone users with premium features that can get so much done in a very short span of time. The smartphone runs on the new iOS 17, which has substantially improved performance. The device also comes with some hidden features with users mostly miss out and they are not able to use the device to its…