The Android 2025 upgrade course, thanks to Samsung and Google

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This week, I was reading about it Kiran Kulkin and insomnia and EBY to start luxurious operationAnd finally watching Wild robotand I think a lot about my shopping habits while watching The huge brands that built Americaand Add a handful of Withdrawal cables To my travel collection, play a wonderful browser offer for ATARI trap!and New test The spark of calendar For Android, and try to copy the delicious appearance of Babish Breakfast sandwich.

I also have the largest new phone in the world of Android, the GPU that each player wants, an impossible test of artificial intelligence tools, a smart Google alternative, and much more. It was a somewhat quiet week for new things, frankly, since after Ces Soldrums and absolute political chaos. But we still have great things to talk about! let’s do it.

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• Samsung Galaxy S25. the S25 edge It is definitely the most interesting Samsung phone this year, and Superior Maybe the best, but frankly a bit full boring assortment this time? However, I really appreciate the Samsung’s shall, a large major smartphone, a reasonable size and a full amount for $ 800. This is the Android phone that I think most people will end this year.
• Star Trek: Section 31. New Paramount Plus movie reviews, uh, everywhere. People still have strong feelings towards Star TrekWho knew?! But I love Michelle Yuh, and I am frankly excited to have an excuse to return to this universe for the first time in some time. Also: More movies for two hours and a series less than ten hours limited, please.
• The last humanity exam. Incredibly and thoughtful fun test-and also a difficult test-it is believed that a group of researchers believe that it represents something like the final limits of Amnesty International. (All models currently fail amazingly.) You have learned a ton about questions.
• Al Hirah Assistant. Frankly, I have never found the actual search results in confusion all this good, but this company truly Good in building products that are fun for use. The new Android app is a step towards more artificial intelligence-such as the new Openai Operator Feature but without the monthly price of $ 200.
• Android 16 Beta public. Not much in the way Wonderful new things this yearBut pregnancy notifications similar to live activities are cold. If you have a foldable phone, you will desirable to change the forced application size. My curiosity about night mode camera promotions, too.
• Night agent Season 2. In the first season of this show, I dug (like a lot of Netflix offers), perhaps it was a ring or two very long but still really fun. It seems that the second season is fun and enjoyable.
• Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. $ 2000 is a sharp The price of the graphics processing unit, but it seems that the last Nafidia monster It is clear that the best thing in 4K games. (It is not shipped technically until next week, but if you want one of these things, you will need to get it early.)
• “Why does the broadcasting the typical sports fan destroys“ This is an economic study of mathematical rights and cultural history of how sports reaches a lot on TV in the first place. Biper Berga Tower cable package is very good, I am angry I never thought about.
• Rarank. Brave is one of the best non -Google search engines, and this is a good idea of ​​an advantage: you can get a rank and down in the areas you want to see in your results. Little change and switching has a long way.

From time to time, Mike Mako I jump on Google a meeting and inherit each other around the future. Mike is Flipboard CEO, and is an executive official of technology along the way back to Netscape days, realistic optimism and total bleeding about technology that can be. Recently, what we talked about mostly is SurfingFlipboard’s new nutrition reader app.

I think Surf, or something like that, is the future. (There is also new Reader and ProjectAnd that have similar ideas – but the waves are the most ambitious that I have seen so far.) It is social, but it is not controlled by any one company; It is personal, but only in ways You He chooses. All of these things are still very early, but every time X changes or Tiktok disappears, it becomes clear that we need something completely different.

Oh, I have fun news: if you are Subscribe to surfing With the “fixed” code, You can skip the waiting menu line and try the application. You now need a Masodon account to enter (which is easy enough to register for it), but Mike says that Bluesky’s support will come soon as well.

anyway! Mike asked to share his head screen, in addition to giving us a glimpse of some of the extracts he is enjoying now. Here is a head screen, in addition to some information on the applications he uses and why:

Phone: iPhone 16 Pro Max.

background: I alternate between the land of Apple and the pictures of my family. It is easy and enjoyable to change wallpapers on iOS. The background of the Earth is dynamic throughout the day. I like how to remind me that I am just a small spot in place and time.

Applications: Apple, Gaia GPS, Windy, Sky Guide, Spotify, Google Calendar, Safari, Leica Fotos, Apple Photos, Pixelfed, Flipboard, Threads, Ivory (Mastodon Customer), Bluesky and Surf Beeta.

If there is one of the fast food here, then I am a student who is studying a lot on the Internet, and I am desperately addicted to the news and social media.

The blessing of savings is that I can get out a little. It has recently turned into Apple (I love the presentation when driving), and I use it Gay For paths when I walk or ride mountain bicycles. windy It is the best weather application there (I bought a distinct subscription for sailing). However, I think Warden He is the best in answering the question, “Is it about to rain? And for how long?” I use Heaven’s guide Sudden amount. It is particularly enjoyable to discover and follow the planets and space station with my children.

The right lower quarter has my most used apps because I can easily access them with one hand. Among them, Apple notes the place I spend most of the time. It is the place where I do with all my thinking, planning and writing to work and life. I know there are more powerful alternatives, but notes are very simple and only work.

For social media, I use a mix of MASTODON (across IvoryBluesky, Threads, three major social online applications. I also love new Pixel program. Not only is it based on ACTIVITYPUB, but rather is similar to what was on Instagram. I stopped posting on Instagram years ago because it became noisy. It is good to start sharing photos again.

I also asked Mike to share some of the things that are now on surfing. This is what I sent:

• nbathreads Written by David Rashing: Commentary at the actual time of fans on tops and Blue during games. Many wonderful videos and podcasts between games.
• Filmfeed Written by David Emile: Beautiful photos from a coordinated list of film photographers. Like Instagram for movie lovers.
• Parents Written by Tim Chambers: I feed on communicating with people who are building on the social Internet.
• SkytokVideo clips on Bluesky and videos tagged with #skytok. Also available Directly on Bluezki As a custom sum.

That’s what Stabilize Society this week. I want to know what you are now! Email installer@theverger.com Or send me a message on Signal – @DavidPierce.11 ​​- With your recommendations for anything and everything, and we will distinguish some of our favorites here every week. For more wonderful recommendations, check the responses to This post on topics and This post on Bluesky.

“Nothing is published Very interesting video About how iOS and Android design can have a different effect on your mental state and how different cultures are treated in general. Very interesting things. – Tio

“UFO 50! A really wonderful collection of 50 new independent games in reactionary style, built around a fictional game in the 1980s. That’s all I was playing and only played about 15 games so far. ” – gel

“monitoring peerless3 new in 3 women’s basketball league, on TNT / TRUTV / Max! A lot of fun to see the best basketball players play with a larger space and a different coordination of traditional basketball. – Renata

“I got Mie A30 This week, it was installed Spruce (Divided Fixed Program), and now I play Pokemon yellow Because I need some nostalgia comfort to deal with everything that is happening now. – Bees

“It has just ended Kevin can f ** k itself On Netflix. I think he is a few years old, but the man was very good. I love the storytelling device that they use at any time in Kevin, it is photographed as Everything in the familyThe comic play, and the rest of the time was filmed like a dark comedy. – JK

“He was spending a set of time grazing Building feed building! They are really doing some wonderful works of society, and they have made a quick, fun and available summaries available to anyone, technician or not. – Kirha

“I love Hue too. It has gone through some time, but it is beautiful, destructive and a great way to distract from the deteriorating world around me. ” – Brad

“Last week silo The conclusion of the season was incredible and started too wool (The first in the series of books) is a truly enjoyable reading. Crazy how quickly it goes – it looks like only 40 percent through the story that occurs (revised) !! – Andy

“I was playing a lot of DragonsweeperIt is like minesweeper Express with a creeping dungeon. It is difficult at first, but he is sick. ” – Sophie

This operation menu Weather channel songs in the old school My brother has sent me in the pictorial music in the past few days. Just sitting and leaving nostalgia to try to have predictions to wash the basic cables on you. Mike

In CES a few weeks ago, I was talking to a new friend on the floor of the show when he indicated “This thing that Douglas Adams wrote about the Internet.” I stared at him with stupidity. “You know, and Hitchhiker guide A man? “Yes, no, I got it. What online?

It was found, in 1999, Adams wrote an article entitled “How to stop anxiety and learn to love Internet”, “ and amazing Do you hold after 26 years as a way to think about the world in which we live now? This is only one quote:

“Another problem with the network is that it is still” technique “, and” technology “, as the computer world Bran Verren has identified in a way that cannot be,” things that do not work yet. “We no longer think about chairs as a technology, we think about it As a chairs, but there was a time when we had no leg chairs that should be, and by their length, it is often “crashing” when we tried to use it. After that, as a paper of paper or grains of sand) we will stop realizing things. “

I am thinking about this article a curse near every day now. The more things change, the more they remain. Perhaps we should rest from it.