Update to Netflix allows Android users to speed up or slow down streaming content

Subscription streaming content provider Netflix has made a small but important change to its Android app. Users can now change the speed at which they view movies, TV shows, documentaries, and more. While normal playback speed is 1.0, that slower speeds now available on the app include .5x (half-speed) and .75x (three-quarter speed). Faster playback speeds include 1.25x (one-quarter percent faster) and 1.5x (50% faster than normal). These speeds are available also available on videos downloaded and saved for online use.

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App brings iOS 14, Android 11 rear tapping gesture to other Android phones

A new feature is coming to both iPhone and Android handsets this fall through each platform's next OS builds, iOS 14 and Android 11 respectively. Found in the Accessibility menu on an iPhone running iOS 14, a user can customize a double or triple tap on the back of his or her handset in order to activate certain features. For example, once iOS 14 is installed, a user can arrange for a double-tap on the back of the unit to snap a screenshot, awaken Siri, mute the phone, raise or lower the volume, and more. A triple-tap can activate another feature.

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Learn about Google's secret Pixel Superfan club

Are you a fan of Google's Pixel handsets? Do you like being the first on your block to receive the latest Android updates? Does Google's superior image processing amaze you when you view your photos on your Pixel's screen? Do you want a phone running stock Android? If you answer "yes" to all of these questions, you probably would be interested in joining Google's secret Pixel Superfan club. , such a club exists offering "events and experiences" including meetings with other Pixel fans (you have to pay your own travel costs), special deals, and a gift every now and then. There is no cost to ...

The Pixel 4a 5G may launch this fall alongside Pixel 5 for $499

Every Google Pixel smartphone has been made available to purchase in two sizes. On Monday, that strategy comes to an end with the introduction of the Google Pixel 4a, or at least that’s what everybody thought.
The Google Pixel 4a 5G will undercut the LG Velvet 5G
The smartphone that was previously known as the Google Pixel 5 XL is now understood to be the Google Pixel 4a 5G.

According to information provided by anonymous tipster and later shared by , the midrange 5G smartphone will make its international debut this fall alongside the flagship Google Pixel 5.

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Google Pixel 4a detailed in full before launch: specs, cameras, price, availability

Leaked Google Pixel 4a press renders

After several months of waiting, the midrange Google Pixel 4a is now only two days away from being announced. But thanks to and an anonymous , there is now little reason to pay attention on Monday.
The Google Pixel 4a is cheaper than the Apple iPhone SE
Leaked billboard campaigns revealed that Google initially hoped to offer the Pixel 4a for $399 in the United States. Following countless delays and the launch of Apple’s popular $399 iPhone SE, though, Google has switched strategy.

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TikTok parent comes up with a plan to save the app in the U.S.; no word from the White House

If you woke up this morning expecting to hear that popular short-form video app TikTok had been banned in the U.S. , the entire drama has taken another turn. that the owner of the app, China's ByteDance, has allegedly offered to divest the entire U.S. operations of TikTok. With over 2 billion installs from Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store worldwide, the app allows creators to produce videos of 15 or 30 seconds in length. Typical content includes dancing, comedic pranks, and protests. The app has been helping pre-teens, teens, and even adults pass the time while being forced inside ...

Insane Motorola Razr (2020) 5G leak reveals design for the first time

UPDATE: has spotted some hands-on images of the Motorola Razr (2020) 5G on . The original story complete with an updated gallery continues below:

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Samsung introduced the Galaxy Z Flip 5G to the world last week, but pretty soon it could face some fierce competition. Newly leaked images courtesy of  have revealed what its next competitor, the Motorola Razr (2020) 5G, will look like for the first time.

A sleeker design complete with a smaller chin
Codenamed 'Motorola Odyssey' and set to be ...