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The Spacetop is a laptop that really wants to swap your screen for AR glasses
With the Spacetop, Sightful has created a laptop that does away with the traditional display in exchange for AR glasses that provide a massive 100-inch virtual screen. But does the Spacetop deliver on the promise?
The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 is the funkiest gadget mashup at CES 2024
At CES 2024, Lenovo showed off what might be the weirdest laptop at CES 2024 in the ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 hybrid, which sports the bottom half of Windows laptop and a 14-inch Android tablet as a display.
The best apps on Android and iOS to download on your new smartphone
Here are the best iOS and Android apps to download on your new smartphone, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Beeper Mini’s latest iMessage for Android setup requires a Mac
Beeper Mini has a new “fix” coming for its broken iMessage on Android integration. However, the new method requires Mac access to send (and intermittently resend) “registration data” from an Apple-made desktop or laptop.
Google's Pixel 9 could arrive with a sophisticated 'Pixie' AI assistant
Google is reportedly creating a new, more sophisticated AI assistant for Android called Pixie set to arrive with the Pixel 9.
When will your phone get Android 14?
If you're not sure when your Android 14 will arrive on your phone, this article includes the latest release timelines from all the major manufacturers.
Google Messages APK suggests you may soon able to edit messages after they're sent
A recent Google Messages beta included code fragments suggesting that users will be able to edit texts after they're sent.
Apple confirms it has blocked an iMessage exploit
iMessage on Android was a fever dream, and that dream has come to an end, if an Apple announcement today is any indication.
Beeper Mini team says a fix is ‘coming soon’ and promises to extend users’ free trials
The new "iMessage on Android" app, Beeper Mini, was released on December 5 and offers iMessage blue bubbles and end-to-end encryption to Android users. On Friday, users found they could no longer send and receive messages.
Beeper Mini’s iMessage integration is on the fritz
Beeper Mini, the chat app that reverse-engineered Apple’s iMessage for Android, is having problems. The entire Beeper platform is seemingly broken, leading to the obvious speculation that Apple has stomped the bootleg iMessage workaround.
Android phones can now send medical data during 911 calls
The feature is available through Android's Personal Safety app
Apple and Google are probably spying on your push notifications
Push notifications, the dings you get from apps calling your attention back to your phone, may be handed over from a company to government services if asked. But it appears the Department of Justice won't let companies come clean about the practice.
Goat Simulator 3's headbutting mayhem finally arrives on mobile
Everyone's favorite hooved menace is back on mobile with the launch of Goat Simulator 3 for iOS and Android.
Discord overhauls its mobile app with new tabs, messaging features and more
It also introduced a Midnight theme for a pure black background.
Microsoft's Seeing AI app for low-vision and blind users comes to Android
Microsoft's Seeing AI app, which is designed to help blind and low-vision folks understand more of the world around them. is finally available on Android.
Google's latest Android update includes AI-created image descriptions and animations for voice messages
Google has rolled out a trio of updates for Android, Wear OS and Google TV, bringing new features like AI image descriptions, redesigned Emoji stickers and a spate of free TV channels. All told, the updates bring 11 features, some more noteworthy than others.
Google Messages now lets you choose your own chat bubble colors
Google is rolling out a number of updates for Messages, including the option to customize the color of chat bubbles.
Android 14: Google's release dates, new features and everything else you need to know
Here's everything you need to know about Android 14, and all the new features it brings.
Spotify reportedly struck a special deal with Google that let it skip Play Store fees
As part of the same deal, Spotify paid Google just four percent commission if users signed up for the service through Google, far less than most other apps which typically pay 15 percent for subscriptions through the Google Play Store.
Apple will offer RCS support starting in 2024
Apple will support the RCS messaging standard next year.