Review The greatest thing about this service is the possibility to unify your communication needs—be called on different phones through one single phone number. Upon registration, you get a phone number from Google, which your contacts can use to call up to six of your phones and contact channels. Configuration, like forwarding etc. can be done on your phone itself. The cost is interesting. Outgoing calls to US numbers are free....

Two new pieces of hardware are on the way from Roku—the Roku Express and Wireless Bass—each offering something different. Whether you’re just getting started with Roku streaming or want to feel more like you’re in a movie theater, you’ve got options. Roku claims the Roku Express is the company’s “most affordable” option for dipping a toe into media streaming. It utilizes what Roku says is an intuitive home screen, along with a guided setup process, so all you have to do is plug it into your TV (don’t forget to connect to the internet) and follow the prompts....

The measure was found by two senior members at XDA Developers, a software development community centered around Android devices. The two users attempted to gain root access to the Galaxy Z Fold 3, only to have the phone’s camera cease to function. This means facial recognition is made unavailable and third-party camera apps won’t work either. A bootloader is software that loads into the memory of a device and comes standard in most operating systems....

The new 14nm EUV DDR5 DRAM is only 14 nanometers and sports five layers of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology. It can reach speeds of up to 7.2 gigabits per second, which is more than twice the speed of DDR4. Samsung also claims its new EUV tech gives the DDR5 DRAM the highest bit density, while increasing productivity by 20% and reducing power consumption by 20%. EUV is becoming more and more important as DRAM keeps shrinking in size....

The Samsung Galaxy Fit2 fits a unique space in the world of smartwatches and fitness trackers. While smart features and deep metrics are somewhat limited, this $60 device offers the ability to automatically start and track a variety of workouts and stay connected with message notifications (and replies with Android phones) and calendar reminders. This featherweight wearable does that while offering what few competing and costlier wearables from big brands like Fitbit and Garmin can: easy around-the-clock wearability and usability without paying an arm and a leg....

We no longer have to rely on rumors—Samsung’s newest Z Series phones are confirmed, and they’re on the way. Both the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4 sport refined designs and what Samsung claims will be a 45-percent more durable display, along with improvements to the display options and camera capabilities. Samsung is making it easier to access messages, wallets, and smart home device controls from your cover screen, so you won’t even need to open the phone....

CES 2022 is still a couple of days away, but Samsung hasn’t wasted any time in sharing the details of its upcoming TV models for the year. Its new 2022 models include MICRO LED, Neo QLED, and Lifestyle TVs, each offering a broad assortment of features. These include a new Eco Remote for all 2022 TVs and a new Smart Hub for select models. According to Samsung’s announcement, the updated Smart Hub—and by extension, the Gaming Hub—are specific to the Neo QLED Smart TV model....

What’s New: There’s a new navigation bar, a discovery feature at the top of the sidebar, a new compose-from-anywhere button, new shortcuts, and collapsible channels, apps, and messages. Navigation & Organization: You’ll be able to search and toggle between conversations here, as well as find mentions, reactions, files, people, and apps all in the new navigation bar. Paid users will be able to organize channels, direct messages, and apps into custom sections in the sidebar, like moving important stuff up top and less-frequently-used things down lower....

With their disastrous handling of misinformation in the lead up to the 2016 election, users lost faith in the once celebrated platforms. Now, with changes made in recent years to address those failures, these companies are hoping to restore that lost respect even as they remain bastions of conspiracy and false narratives. “The more time you spend on these platforms, the more legitimate these messages of propaganda and disinformation are going to seem to you,” said Marc Berkman, CEO of the Organization for Social Media Safety....

It turns out that, even if you tell your Android phone not to track and send your information out, it might be doing it anyway, depending on the OS. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) tested six versions of Android OS, finding that most of them never stop collecting data. The paper analyzes the data traffic from Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, Huawei, LineageOS, and /e/OS variants of Android OS....

The streaming platform initially announced it was testing Podcast Subscriptions in April to see if paid subscriber-only content would be successful on Spotify. In an announcement on Tuesday, however, Spotify said any podcaster now can use the app’s creation platform, Anchor, to create subscriber-only podcast episodes and begin making money. “In the testing period since [April], we’ve activated over 100 podcasts and found that shows across genres and content styles have a massive opportunity to build paying subscriber bases,” Spotify said in its announcement of Podcast Subscriptions....

Protect yourself by ensuring that you have strong passwords that are too rare and too complicated for most hackers to bother trying to crack. Memory-Based Techniques You need not memorize a hundred different passwords: One way to generate unique and secure passwords for every site you visit, yet remember them all in your own head, is to use a set of easy-to-remember rules. Different sites specify different minimum standards for a password—minimum character counts, use of special characters, use of numbers, use of some symbols but not others—so you’ll probably need a base structure that differs for each of these use cases, but your algorithm can remain the same....

The Nintendo Switch’s popularity has made it a new home to some of the Wii U’s best games, and while it may not seem terribly exciting to hail a bunch of ports from one console to another, it is an opportunity to appreciate wonderful games that were overlooked on Nintendo’s middling last-gen platform. Nintendo has arguably saved one of the greatest for the latest: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury....

While a regular headset is designed primarily for calls and meetings, a gaming headset focuses on in-game audio, connectivity, and easy-to-access controls in addition to voice quality. Whatever your platform or specific communication needs, we’ve rounded up the best gaming headsets currently available. To achieve maximum sound performance, the headset uses titanium 50mm drives each split into three separate parts for precise tuning for low, high, and mid-tones. Additionally, this headset features 7....

You may believe that since the PS5 is here, the PS4 is no longer being supported and there’s no reason to look for new games. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Sony will continue to support the console for years to come, and there are still a lot of amazing games available on the platform, and that will remain true even when no more are released. Not to mention, the PS5 is backward-compatible so any PS4 games you buy now will be playable on the next-gen console....

Here are the best podcasts for road trips. No matter who’s riding along, one of these is bound to be the perfect listen as the miles roll by. Sandra is a tautly written, all-too-plausible look at the tech that has a deeper, more pervasive hold on us than anyone would like to admit. Of note, Kristen Wiig as the voice of Sandra is pitch-perfect. At only seven episodes, the podcast is short, maybe because Sandra was in development for TV....

Here are the best slideshow maker apps that work with both Android and iOS. It’s easy to create a slideshow in Google Photos. All you do is organize the images into an album, then create an MP4 movie. Before you finalize the movie, you can change how long each image appears, move them around, and add additional pictures. You can also add music that plays during the entire length of the movie....

The app’s audio recording features let you listen to yourself snore or talk during your sleep, which can be helpful when diagnosing sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. Install Pillow on your iPhone, and it will automatically track your sleep through your Apple Watch, integrating sleep information with Apple’s Health app. Download and use Pillow for free, but you’ll need to upgrade to its premium version ($4.99 per month or $27....

All the following tips and tricks are great ways to enjoy WhatsApp even more, and entirely for free too. To reply to a specific message so it features as a quote in your reply, long press on the message then tap Reply on the new menu that shows up. On iOS, simply swipe left to right then tap Pin Chat. On Android, long press on the chat display then tap the pin at the top of the screen....

What we like: Team playDifferent classesAvailable on Windows and Mac What we don’t: Lack of polish due to its early development To win, you must reach a rescue flight. Victory comes when you clamber aboard the helicopter, which allows you to win without firing a shot if you find the right strategy to do so. There are also numerous mobility options available, letting players traverse the map in new and creative ways....