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Five Essential Android Apps Every Avid Reader Needs On Their Phone

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For reading enthusiasts, there are plenty of apps out there that can do more than just manage your e-book, like increase readability or offer community.

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Gemini removes ‘@Google Maps’ & ‘@YouTube’ apps for direct integration

9to5google.com

Gemini is cleaning up its apps, previously known as extensions, for more direct integrations that don’t require invoking @YouTube or @Google Maps.

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Auvio’ lets you create endless soundscapes on your iPhone

9to5mac.com

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.

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Students and Big Tech are taking on Texas app store age verification law

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Two lawsuits have been filed over Texas' app store age verification law.

PSA: If you don’t like the new Preview app on iOS 26, there’s an easy fix for it

9to5mac.com

With iOS 26, Apple introduced a new app on iPhone and iPad: Preview. This app has been on the Mac for a long time, and as the name suggests, it serves as a system-wide file preview of sorts, that way you don’t need an app to view every…

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OpenAI's Sora 2 App Suspends Use of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Image Following Criticism — Here's How His Daughter Reacted

www.benzinga.com

OpenAI's deepfake video application, Sora 2, has put a halt to the use of Martin Luther King Jr.'s likeness.

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Bengaluru Traffic Police introduces e-accident report feature on its app

www.thehindu.com

This new feature enables motorists to digitally report minor accidents and instantly receive an acknowledgement faster to help them get insurance and damage claims , eliminating the need for in-person visits to traffic police stations.

Texas hit with a pair of lawsuits for its app store age verification requirements

www.engadget.com

Texas could have a serious legal battle on its hands thanks to an age verification law for app stores that it recently enacted. In response to the Texas App Store Accountability Act, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA…

This App Makes EV Charging More Transparent—And Easier To Understand

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Chargeway promises a user-friendly way to understand EV charging speeds and time spent on the plug. Now, it offers live pricing updates too.

Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you

techcrunch.com

A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required

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Best Online Casino New Zealand: Real Money Options, Pokies Apps, and Market Overview

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A New Zealand Casino is a site which has some games for real money stakes. Players get to access tables

Google Play Store Top Free Apps List: Perplexity, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Meesho and Kuku TV Among Most Downloaded Play Store Apps by Android Users This Week

www.latestly.com

Google Play Store is the app store for Android users, offering apps for entertainment, productivity, and learning. Top apps this week include Perplexity, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Meesho, and Kuku TV. These apps provide AI tools, OTT…

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In Rural Areas, Locals see Rideshare Apps as the Only Way to Get Healthcare

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Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses how seniors living in rural areas can have easier access to healthcare with University of Kansas' David Slusky, PhD. Jeffrey H. Snyder, Broadcast Retirement Network This morning on…

Is That Avocado Really Ripe? This AI App Wants to Tell You for Sure

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Scientists trained an AI model to identify avocados at perfect ripeness, saving you from throwing away rotten ones.

One of our favorite budgeting apps has 50 percent off annual plans right now

www.engadget.com

Those looking for a better way to keep track of their finances should consider a budgeting app. There are dozens of them on the market now, and one of our favorites is running a discount for new subscribers. Monarch Money is offering 50…

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Inside the discussions between OpenAI and talent agencies about the video app Sora; some agents say studios have been too reluctant to challenge tech giants (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)

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Inside the discussions between OpenAI and talent agencies about the video app Sora; some agents say studios have been too reluctant to challenge tech giants — OpenAI's CEO brazenly regurgitated major studios' characters to allow video app…

Need Something Repaired? Now There’s an App for That

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The Repair App is a new platform that connects trusted repair service providers with people who need their stuff fixed. It couldn’t come at a better time for economically strapped consumers.

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Diwali 2025: NHAI’s Rajmargyatra App Lets Users To Gift FASTag Annual Pass, Government Calls It ‘Perfect Gift for Travellers’ This Festive Season

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The National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) 'Rajmargyatra' app enables users to gift the FASTag annual pass, the government said on Saturday, urging citizens to consider this “perfect gift for travellers” during the Diwali and…

5 apps I always install on every new Windows PC - and why they're essential

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For productivity, entertainment, and simply a better user experience, look to these services that don't cost a thing.

Turn your backyard into a deep-sky studio with high-resolution, app-guided astrophotography and save $300

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TL;DR: Get the Vespera Pro Smart Telescope for $2,690 and save $300 with code SMART until October 20 — pick a target, watch detail build in real time, and keep high-resolution celestial images ready for sharing or post-processing.