Abubakar Mohammed - Page 5

Abubakar covers Tech at Beebom, with his passion for technology tracing back to 2011 when he received a Dell Inspiron 5100 as a gift. He's also a passionate advocate for the right-to-repair movement, believing in empowering users to maintain and extend the life of their devices. Outside the tech world, he enjoys watching anime and exploring his newfound enthusiasm for Japanese cars. In his free time, you'll often find him immersed in Genshin Impact or researching his next gadget purchase. Before joining Beebom, he contributed to leading publications like Android Police, How-To Geek, and Fossbytes.

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AMD’s Z2 Chips for Handhelds Are Here But Which Devices Will Use Them?

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AMD claims the Z2 series has more to offer across all fronts, and that will certainly be put to test. The Z2 Series consists of the vanilla Z2, the Z2 Extreme, and a Z2 Go. There are currently no handles slated to launch with the Z2 series, but that could change in a few days.
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CES 2025: Yukai’s New Adorable Mini Robots Can Cool Food and Steal Hearts

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Yukai Engineering has revealed their two small robots at CES 2025. Nékojita FuFu is made for people who have low tolerance for hot food, whereas Mirumi can surprise people by turning its head toward them. It rotates head in several ways, and does it using motion and proximity sensors.
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CES 2025: Circular Ring 2 Debuts with ECG, 8-Day Battery, and More

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Circular claims that it's solving two major complaints with the Ring 2 — First being the build quality and second health tracking. The Ring is now made of Titanium and the firm claims the "enhanced sensors" add things like ECG with Atrial Fibrillation detection which is FDA-certified
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LG’s StanbyME 2 Blurs the Line Between TV and Tablet

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StanbyME 2 is a 27-inch display that can be used as a standalone TV but at the same time, it has a built-in battery and can be used as a wireless smart display for around 4 hours on a single charge.
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Xiaomi Tightens Grip on Bootloaders with a Major Restriction

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Xiaomi has changed its bootloader unlock policy. The new policy restricts it to only one device a year, per account. This was previously 3 devices per year, per account. The new policy could immensely slow down the development process and lead to developers prioritizing some devices over others.
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OnePlus Watch 3 Could Feature New Health Sensors to Challenge Galaxy Watch

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Apple and Galaxy Watches have had the ability to measure ECG for a few years now, and OnePlus could finally catch up with its upcoming OnePlus Watch 3 and 3 Pro. OnePlus' latest OHealth app version 4.30.11 comes with a handful of new features such as a 60-second checkup, Wrist temperature, and ECG.
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What Pixels Did Right in 2024 and What I Want to See in 2025

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From a new form factor to an improved software experience, there's a lot that Pixels did right this year, but there were a few things I was expecting from them that didn't happen. Things like better charging speeds, better performance, improvements to Pixel Watch's Fitbit integration, etc. Here are all the improvements I want in Pixels in 2025.
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2024 Was the Year I Switched to YouTube Music and I’m Here to Stay

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I switched to YouTube Music in 2024 and have thoroughly enjoyed using it. The best part was, hands down, the music recommendations which helped me discover over 100 new music. Besides, the User Interface also received much needed improvements this year, alongside features like custom thumbnails, collaborative playlists, and AI-powered hum to search.
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From Natlan to Snezhnaya: How Genshin Impact Can Win Back Players in 2025

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Natlan has been underwhelming so far, and I'm sure a lot of players agree with this sentiment. As a long-term player whose experience with the game has been nothing short of extraordinary, I had high hopes for the region. While the overall story and many aspects of the map failed to impress, here's how HoYoverse can make Snezhnaya a better experience.
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OxygenOS 15 Review: A Visual Feast with Room for Refinement

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OnePlus has made some interesting design choices in OxygenOS 15, and the overall OS, on paper, feels like a considerable update over OxygenOS 14, but is that really the case? I've been using OxygenOS 15 on my OnePlus 12R, and here's my review.
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Qualcomm Scores Legal Victory Against ARM’s Licensing Lawsuit

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The jury in the United States District Court of Delaware determined that Qualcomm didn't breach its licensing agreement with ARM. However, the jury couldn't reach a verdict on whether Nuvia was really at fault for breaching the agreement with ARM. ARM's accusations came after Qualcomm launched a custom Oryon CPU for Smartphones and Windows laptops.
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How to Install Android Apps on Windows 11

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Microsoft will soon discontinue it in March 2025. However, for those who still want to use Android apps on Windows, there are many ways to do so other than WSA. You can download the Play Games Developer Emulator, use Phone Link to stream apps directly from your phone, or use WSABuilds project till WSA remains up and running.
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How to Connect AirPods to Your Chromebook

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Some Apple products like the AirPods work like any Bluetooth accessory on any Bluetooth-compatible device, including Chromebooks. If you have a pair of AirPods or AirPods Pro, you can connect them to a Chromebook, just like you'd connect any Bluetooth accessory.
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This New Android 16 Feature Lets You Unlock Your Pixel 9 Faster

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Google has added an option in Android 15 DP 2 to unlock using their Pixel 9's fingerprint sensor even when the screen is off. There's a new toggle on the Fingerprint Unlock page "Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock" with the description "Use Fingerprint Unlock even when the screen is off."
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Nothing OS 3.0 Stable Rollout Begins for Phone (2) and (2a)

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Nothing is rolling out stable Nothing OS 3.0 to the Phone (2) and (2a). The update is gradually rolling out to users and brings Android 15, new lock screen customizations, new productivity and shared widgets, revamped Quick Settings, and a lot more.
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OnePlus 13 Series Launch Date Leaks, Coming Early Next Month

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The OnePlus 13 series including the OnePlus 13 and 13R will launch on January 7, 2025, at 4:30 PM CET. Besides smartphones, OnePlus is also expected to reveal its latest wearable, the OnePlus Watch 3 which will is expected to come with WearOS 5.
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Google Messages May Soon Support Satellite Messaging on Android 15

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When Satellite Messaging is available, a "Connect to satellite to send and receive messages" prompt with a Connect option will appear. This prompt will also stay during chats just above the text box, essentially reminding you to connect to Satellite messaging. Ideally, these options should only appear when there's no internet and cellular network.
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Chromebooks Get a New Safety Reset Feature in ChromeOS M131

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Google is rolling out a new feature in ChromeOS M131 called Safety Reset. Using it will reset Chrome settings and shortcuts, disable extensions, and delete cookies. Although, Bookmarks, History, and Saved Passwords won't be affected.
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Hands-on with Phone Link Start Menu Companion: Why Does It Even Exist?

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You can enable the Phone Link Start menu companion from Settings > Personalization > Start. Once enabled, the companion should appear when you launch the Start menu. It will show you quick shortcuts to messages, calls, and photos, alongside recent calls, messages, and photos.
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Google Announces Android XR OS, Teams Up With Samsung for “Project Moohan”

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Google has finally unveiled its entry into the emerging market of virtual and augmented reality with Android XR OS. The new and upcoming OS will be powered by Gemini and will have a variety of Google apps. Android XR OS is a product of Google's collaboration with Samsung and Qualcommm.
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Chromebook vs Laptop: Which One Should You Consider?

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Chromebooks are some of the most underrated machines today and that's due to the ever-rising popularity of Windows machines. While Windows is one of the best operating systems out there, ChromeOS is no slouch and has grown immensely in the last decade. Windows laptops are great overall machines for gaming and content creation, whereas Chromebooks are more suited for day to day tasks and give users excellent battery life.
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How to Downgrade from One UI 7 Beta to One UI 6.1 Stable

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There are two ways to downgrade from One UI 7 Beta - using ODIN if you manually flashed it or using Smart Switch if you installed it via Samsung Members. The former requires a bit of patience and careful treading whereas the latter is fairly easy.
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Microsoft Tests Native Copilot App on Windows 11 and 10 Users

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The Copilot app version 1.24112.123.0 is gradually rolling out to all Windows Insiders, and it replaces the Copilot PWA with a native app. Besides, users can access the new app's quick view by using the keyboard shortcut Alt + Space.
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How to Set Out of Office Reply in Gmail

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You can set up automatic out of office replies in Gmail quite effortlessly, and it's quite customizable as well. The option is available across platforms and can be accessed from Settings and general section. You can then add a subject and body to let your contacts know you're not in office.
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How to Install One UI 7 Beta Right Now

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One UI 7 Beta is now available on Galaxy S24 series and there are two ways to install the same. The first method involves installing the Samsung Members app and registering for Beta, while the other is to manually flash the device using ADB. Here's how to do both.
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OnePlus Promises to End Green Line Nightmare with Lifetime Warranty

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OnePlus has yet again announced that it's offering a Lifetime Warranty for Green Line issues and the initiative is called "OnePlus Green Line Worry-Free Solution." Through this, OnePlus says it's tightening its quality assurance standards with stringent checks and "extended service policy of a lifetime." This means if a green line ever shows up on your OnePlus device, you can walk into a OnePlus authorized service center and get the screen replaced for free
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Google Surprises Pixel 6, 7, and Fold Users with Extended Support to 5 Years

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Google has quietly extended the support window for Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series and the same information is now reflected on the Pixel Help page. The Pixel 6 series will get major OS updates and feature drops till 2026 and the Pixel 7 series till 2027. The Pixel Fold which was released in May 2023 will be supported till 2028.
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New SteamOS Logo Guidelines Released Hinting at a Public Release

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Valve has released logo and brand guidelines for third-party manufacturers whose devices will be powered by SteamOS, which also hints at SteamOS' public release. The branding assets are for the devices powered by SteamOS, Valve-approved controller inputs, machines with Steam Client installed, and Steam Link Compatible (for VR headsets)
Samsung One UI 7: Leaked Features, Release Date & More

Samsung One UI 7: Everything You Need to Know

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Samsung's One UI 7.0 Beta brings significant changes, including redesigned stock icons, dark theme for app icons, bold view for apps, a new quick settings panel, split notifications tray, pill-shaped battery icon, smoother UI animations, vertical app drawer, app lock feature, Now Bar, and more. The stable release is set for January 2025 with the upcoming Galaxy S25 series.
Samsung One UI 7: Leaked Features, Release Date & More

One UI 7 Beta Is Now Rolling Out for Samsung Galaxy S24 Series

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Samsung is now rolling out the first One UI 7 beta update for Galaxy S24 users in the USA, the UK, India, Poland, Korea, and Germany. The update is based on Android 15 and brings many improvements to the animations, user interface, and more. The stable One UI 7 update is expected to roll out with S25 series launch in the last week of January 2025.
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Google’s New Play Integrity Changes Could Lock Out Banking Apps for Millions of Android Users

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Google has announced that devices with Android 13 and above will have new verdicts starting May 2025. This means apps, especially from the banking and government sectors, could require you to be on the latest security patch for them to function normally. If not, your Android devices will be demoted to meets-basic-integrity, which may lead to banking apps ceasing to work
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Walmart Acquires Smart TV Firm Vizio to Boost Advertising Business

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The Vizio deal cost Walmart a whopping $2.3 billion, and the e-commerce giant received all of Vizio's assets, including its gross profit, advertising, and data. The deal had been in the process since February this year and Walmart has finally closed the acquisition.