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Good artists borrow, great artists steal, and tech giants do both. Windows 11 has finally been officially unveiled, and many of its biggest features look quite familiar to Chromebook users. From the more simplified UI and centered dock to a notification panel that is almost identical to Chrome OS, there's a lot of borrowed bits and pieces that show how Microsoft is bringing Windows visually into the present, at long last. Of course, as we Android users know, tech companies are constantly borrowing each other's ideas and trying to do it better than the original. See Apple schooling Google on widgets and literally every social media service (and now the new Microsoft Store ) ripping off Snapchat Stories. Technology is innovation, or at the very least emulation. Here's what Windows copied for its latest platform update and what Chrome OS needs to integrate posthaste. Copied: Centered dock, Assistant drawer menu, and Notification center Okay, let's get the mos

It might take a few weeks for the new widget to hit the stable channel. What you need to know Google is working on a new search widget for Chrome on Android. In addition to a search bar, the upcoming 'Quick Action Search Widget' will add four other shortcuts. The widget's design is similar to the new two-tile widget Google rolled out to Chrome for iOS last month. Google added new homescreen widgets to Chrome for iOS last month, giving users "lightning-fast access" to Search. As spotted by Chrome Story , the company is now testing a similar widget called "Quick Action Search Widget" for Chrome on Android. If you have the latest Google Chrome Canary installed on your phone, you can enable the widget by searching for 'Quick Action Search Widget' in chrome://flags and restarting the app. Once the flag is enabled, you will be able to add the widget to your homescreen. Since the widget is currently under development, it isn't fully fu

Time to Fold again. Last year was big for foldable smartphones — with Samsung leading the charge in more ways than one. The company debuted its Galaxy Z Flip lineup to tackle the vertical folding niche, and with the Galaxy Z Fold 2 , Samsung gave us one of the very best foldables we've seen yet. As such, there's a lot of excitement and anticipation around the inevitable Galaxy Z Fold 3. The year-over-year improvements between the original Galaxy Fold and the Z Fold 2 are still kind of mind-blowing to this very day, so the idea of Samsung continuing to refine that formula is something we can't wait to see. From the latest hardware details to leaked renders and any other rumors we've tracked down, here's everything we know so far about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3: Price Availability Design Specs FAQ Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Price As jaw-dropping as the features and design of the Galaxy Z Fold lineup have been, they've be

For $700, this checks all the boxes I want in a laptop. Finding a worthwhile Windows laptop under $1,000 can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. I've yet to find a Windows laptop under $400 that was dependable or operated at tolerable speeds, but the $500-$700 range has been getting better and better with each passing year. Most new Windows laptops in this range have a USB-C port — though not all can use it for anything more than a USB-C hub — they finally charge at a decent speed, and thanks to more efficient chipsets, battery and performance are good enough to actually consider using them as full-time machines. I'll be loath to give up my berloved Chromebooks anytime soon — they just work better for my writing and editing style — but for podcasting, light gaming, and just chilling on the couch swapping Loki theories on Reddit, the Lenovo Flex 5 (14") has surprised me by just how good it is as an overall laptop. At a glance Lenovo Flex 5 (14") Bottom line : Wi

Gaming is simply better with a controller in your hands. Gaming on Android typically requires you to settle for using touchscreen controls. However, some gracious game developers take the time and effort to add support for Bluetooth gamepads — and we love them for it. Since so few games provide this feature, we've taken the time to test as many as we could. Here is our list of the best games that let you play with the best Bluetooth controller in your hands. We'd also recommend getting a Style Ring or PopSocket , which can help prop your phone up at a good angle for gaming. You might recognize some of these games from the best Android games roundup, and for good reason. But you're here for the best games with controller support, after all, so here I present to you the best you can find on the Play Store. The games Call of Duty Mobile GRID Autosport Tesla vs Lovecraft Evoland 2 Horizon Chase World Tour Riptide GP: Renegade Modern Combat 5: Blackout GTA: Sa