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YouTube Premium: Everything you need to know
By Michael L Hicks last updated
Watch it all YouTube Premium is essentially ad-free YouTube, right? Yes, but there are other benefits to using it.

Wear OS 5.1 represents a new class of slow, substantial Pixel Watch updates
By Michael L Hicks published
Wear OS Weekly Google used to release Pixel Watch updates without fail, but now it wants to slow the releases down. Here's why that could be a good thing.

Telegram finally brings a handy feature that users were missing all along
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Chromecast videos Android users on Telegram can now enjoy watching memes with friends or presenting important content in a meeting on big screens.

Facer hired Fossil's old Wear OS exec, and it sounds like a perfect match
By Michael L Hicks published
Unfinished business Former Fossil VP of Product Brook Eaton is joining Facer as CPO to 'expand OEM partnerships,' and I hope Google is the first.

X is down and Elon Musk says it's due to a 'massive cyberattack'
By Nandika Ravi published
X down? Several users have been reporting issues with X (prev. Twitter), unable to use its in-app features, CEO Musk is owing it to a cyber attack.

Google Pixel 4a's surprise update was actually to prevent battery overheating
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Overheating The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) confirmed the update's true purpose was to mitigate overheating hazards.

Best text messaging apps in 2025
By Andrew Myrick, Namerah Saud Fatmi last updated
Back to basics The Android ecosystem gives you access to loads of text messaging apps for keeping in touch with friends and family. These are the best of the lot.

The DOJ’s latest proposal still wants Google to cut Chrome loose
By Jay Bonggolto published
hammering it home The DOJ is sticking to its guns, pushing Google to sell off Chrome.
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