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The Affordable Flip Phone | Infinix Zero Flip Review
03:04 UTC
The E-Ink Smartphone With A Physical Keyboard!
16:42 UTC
Clipboard history lifesaver
So this maybe a off-topic post, but I can't help but share it.
So, I had a $500 gift card which was expiring on 6 Dec. Its code was copied when I redeemed it but forgot to use it. Today I remembered it but the voucher was gone from app then I remembered the clipboard history and found it there.
Now I am thinking what if I had an iphone. I will love those 'only on Android' advertisements a little from now onwards :) .
22:05 UTC
The latest Pixel update finally fixed the home gesture delay when using third party launchers.
Seriously. I can't believe it. After being introduced in 2018, there's always been a lag when swiping up to go home home on third party launchers. People have claimed it's been fixed so many times, but it's been there for years, and has never been fixed.
I just updated my Pixel 7 after seeing that the latest update lets you cap charging to 80%. Well, I don't seem to have gotten that feature, but when I exited out of the settings app, something felt... different. The gesture bar was there immediately. No more 500ms delay and then pop in. I can just swipe home, and immediately tap on another app.
I almost can't believe it, I keep going back to my phone and re testing it. I never thought this would be fixed I'd love for others to confirm that it's fixed for them to.
Edit: I was looking in the wrong place for the battery 80% feature. I have that as well.
21:55 UTC
RPSC3 has no plans to port to android due to "toxic" community
https://rpcs3.net/blog/2024/12/09/introducing-rpcs3-for-arm64/
Adding arm64 architectural support is a key step to ensure long term preservation of the PlayStation 3 console, as arm64 CPUs make their way into the conventional desktop and laptop market.
We are aware it comes with its own disadvantages, such as having to deal with toxic users that have harassed other emulator developers in the past, like the brilliant developers behind AetherSX2, or redistribution of modified builds of an emulator, often violating their FOSS license, while claiming credit for work they didn’t do themselves. As it has already happened with other emulator projects being re-distributed in these malicious ways.
We are also aware of the increase of scam applications that portray themselves as a PlayStation 3 emulator while being malware, or that redistribute RPCS3 under a different name and claim it is a new emulator. Some of them are even vetted in Google’s Play Store. Unfortunately Google haven’t acted on the reports we have made, and these scam apps continue to be exposed to users.
We are thus reminding once again that there are no other PS3 emulators that can run PS3 games. Any footage you see is either completely fake, or recorded on a real console, or through RPCS3 itself and distributed under the claim it’s another emulator with a different name.
For these reasons, we are disallowing Android and iOS discussion in our communities. We have no intention of porting RPCS3 to these platforms at this time, so no discussion on these topics is needed. Unfortunately, this blanket decision is ultimately needed due to the high toxicity of several individuals in the Android community, who refuse to take no for an answer, some of which have already been banned from our communities.
Im not going to pretend to understand the decision but its theirs to make and Im not going to be mad at them for it.
21:10 UTC
Return of the king! ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition review!
05:34 UTC
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