Your Android phone can play some Steam games. Here’s how
Your phone can play games. You already know this if you’ve perused an app store in the last 15 years, or seen the absolute dregs of YouTube advertising. But did you know that your phone…
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Have an old Android phone sitting around? Use it to boost your home Wi-Fi
Before you throw away (or recycle) that old Android phone, you may be able to make use of it as a Wi-Fi extender for your home network. Android phones can connect to your home Wi-Fi…
Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google
Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced a lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise, which Google says uses…
Google sues alleged Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to send scam texts
Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced a lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise, which Google says uses…
My favorite Android feature just landed on my iPhone and I’m in love
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld highlights iOS 27’s new paste suggestion feature that appears above the keyboard, bringing Android-style clipboard functionality to iPhones for the first time. This update eliminates the…
How a dead Galaxy tablet forced this Android user to switch to iPad
You’ve probably heard that the iPad dominates the tablet market, with some stats putting its share at about 50 percent worldwide, a huge number. Why is that? It could be because iPads are well-made, or…
These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware
Spyware attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents are no longer rare or exotic. In early 2025, WhatsApp notified roughly 90 users — many of them journalists and civil society members across Europe…
Google launches new Android security feature to help uncover spyware attacks
Google is rolling out a new opt-in feature in Android that aims to help security researchers investigate spyware attacks. The feature is called “Intrusion Logging” and is part of Android’s Advanced Protection Mode, which Google…
Googlebooks aren’t just Android laptops. They’re a Trojan horse for Gemini
We’ve been hearing about Google’s push to unite Android and ChromeOS into a new laptop operating system rumored to be called “Aluminum” for a while now. A week before this year’s Google I/O conference, the…
Turn your PC into an Android gaming powerhouse with this Google app
You know how some mobile games are really good, but playing them on your phone kind of sucks after a while? The tiny screen hurts your eyes, you’re constantly carrying around a charger to keep…