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A small landline handset in your Android status bar usually means Wi-Fi calling is on. A similar icon with an arrow can mean call forwarding, and neither switches on by itself.
Read more: That little phone handset icon on your Android means Wi-Fi callingGoogle Keep now has a Gemini sparkle button that turns a short request into a tickable checklist, but it needs a Google AI plan or a supported Pixel phone.
Read more: Google Keep's Gemini Button Builds Your Checklists in SecondsINMO's new GO3 smart glasses put a display in front of your eyes, work with Gemini, and add a physical cover for the camera lens.
Read more: New INMO GO3 smart glasses add a built-in display and GeminiTesla released clips of its driverless taxi avoiding Waymo and Avride cars. The footage is hand-picked, so it says little about how safe the service really is.
Read more: Tesla shows video of its robotaxi dodging crashes with Waymo and Avride carsA new review tests ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini on scam texts, but no independent lab has scored them, so treat any AI verdict as a second opinion.
Read more: People are pasting suspicious texts into AI chatbots to check themColorado gets 27 million unwanted robocalls a month, and scammers now take up to $4,000 per successful call. Details that sound real are no proof.
Read more: Colorado gets 27 million scam calls a month, and they cost more nowFTC data shows older Americans lost about $3 billion to fraud. A talk with a parent or relative about common scams could help protect their money.
Read more: Older Americans lost about $3 billion to fraud, FTC data showsA writer tested Samsung's browser on a non-Samsung Android phone and found it fast and easy to use one-handed, but limited to six ad blockers.
Read more: Samsung's web browser works on any Android phone, with one big catchOpenAI launched Patch the Planet, a plan to find hidden software flaws, as an emergency fix arrived for two PHP bugs that could let hackers take over web servers.
Read more: OpenAI launches a plan to find and fix hidden security flaws onlineAn Ark Investment analyst says Tesla's future is robotaxis, and that its Cybercab costs less to run than Waymo's next vehicle. It is one view, not a fact.
Read more: Analyst says Tesla's big bet is self-driving taxis, not just carsTesla has begun building its Optimus humanoid robot in California, but profit fell 43% as spending on robots, AI and self-driving climbed.
Read more: Tesla starts making its humanoid robot as profit drops 43%Twitch's new Stream Recaps turn a livestream into a highlight reel, so you can catch up on a missed broadcast in minutes instead of hours.
Read more: Twitch will now turn each livestream into a highlight reelA new tool called Opposable lets an AI tap and type on your Android phone, but early tests show it is slow, costly at times and often fails.
Read more: New app lets an AI tap your phone for you, slowly and not always rightCode in iOS 27.2 suggests Apple is building a way to keep muted chats out of the red unread number on the Messages icon.
Read more: Apple's Messages app may stop counting muted chats in your unread badgeAnthropic's new Claude Duet app works on your email, calendar and other apps in the background, even after you close it. It is invite-only for now.
Read more: Anthropic launches Claude Duet, an AI helper that works in the backgroundA tech writer keeps Wi-Fi, a smart home hub and a fridge running through outages with small solar batteries, and uses solar cameras that need no outdoor wiring.
Read more: Solar panels and batteries keep a smart home running in outagesVirginia says scammers are texting and calling food benefit cardholders with fake warnings about declined payments. Here is what the messages say and what to do.
Read more: Virginia warns food benefit card users about scam calls and textsApple's iPadOS 27.2 is due next week and brings a Mac shortcut to iPad: select text, and a small Siri icon lets you ask about it.
Read more: iPad update next week lets you ask Siri about any text you selectA How-To Geek writer says Microsoft's most useful Android apps are a home screen, a to-do list, a translator and OneNote, not Word or Excel.
Read more: Microsoft makes some of the best Android apps, and none are WordA reviewer who tested Spotify's lossless HiFi mode says it brings back detail that normal streaming trims, but only on the right gear.
Read more: Spotify's top sound quality setting reveals details you may have missedA Samsung tool for sending files nearby is failing to deliver to iPhones. A fix is coming, so use another method for now if you share between the two.
Read more: Samsung's file-sharing tool is failing to send files to iPhonesNvidia signed new deals to secure a base-layer part for its AI chips, which could affect how fast and how cheaply AI tools grow for paying businesses.
Read more: Nvidia locks in supplies of a key part for its AI chipsHonor's new Win 2 gaming phone packs two cooling fans, and two sibling models carry 12,070mAh batteries, but all are on sale only in China for now.
Read more: Honor unveils gaming phones with two cooling fans and huge batteriesA reader survey from Android Authority found nearly half of respondents would rather skip the Media page, the news feed on Samsung phone home screens.
Read more: Nearly half of Samsung phone owners don't want the home screen news feed
