Android Desktop Mode turns your phone into a PC — just not a good one

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...
IEEE

Robust Load Frequency Control for Uncertain Multi-area Power Systems with Coupling of System Dynamics and Reconfigurable Communication Networks: Network Switching, Automatic ...

Abstract: This article focuses on the challenging problems for robust load frequency control (RLFC) in multi-area power systems considering unknown parameter uncertainties in both load frequency ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...
Android

Samsung Removes Key 'Recovery' Tools from Galaxy Phones—Including OS Sideloading

Samsung’s February 2026 security update is reportedly removing several advanced tools from the Android Recovery menu, including the ability to wipe the cache partition and sideload updates via ADB.
Android Authority

Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable

After months of testing, Android Desktop Mode finally arrives with the March Pixel Drop. Pixel 8 and newer models can connect to external displays via USB-C for a full desktop experience. The mode ...
CNET

This Android XR Feature Convinced Me Smart Glasses Aren't So Pointless After All

Commentary: I'm not a fan of tech-loaded spectacles, but a demo at Mobile World Congress may have swayed me. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, ...
IEEE

Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Missing Data Recovery via Nonlinear PID-Incorporated Latent Factorization of Tensors

Abstract: Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) has emerged as a key smart grid technology, identifying electrical device and providing detailed energy consumption data for precise demand response ...