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Google launches Find My Device network (find Android phones and other gadgets via a crowdsourced network)

Google’s new Find My Device network is designed to help you find a misplace or stolen phone or other supported gadgets. The company has long offered the ability to show your phone’s last known position on a map, make your phone ring so it’s easier to locate in the couch cushions or bottom of your […]

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Google prepares to help you find your Android phone even when it’s powered off

Google has long offered a “Find My Device” feature that lets you locate your Android phone on a map, play a sound to help you find it, or lock or erase your device to prevent your data from getting into someone else’s hands. But so far this only works on devices that are powered on. […]

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Lilbits: AMD, Apple schedule announcements

Apple is holding an event next week, when the company is expected to introduce its next-gen iPad and Apple Watch. We’ll probably have to wait another month for iPhone news. That’s the same month we expect to learn more about Google’s Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 (or maybe Pixel 5s), although they most likely […]

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Skullcandy’s new true wireless earbuds have Tile tracking built-in

It’s easy enough to misplace a set of wired or wireless earbuds… but these days it’s twice as easy thanks to the rise of true wireless earbuds. So it makes sense for companies to build location-tracking technology into their earbuds. And that’s what Skullcandy did for its latest products. The company has announced four new set […]

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Tile’s new Bluetooth trackers include a Tile Sticker, plus credit card-sized Tile Slim

Tile makes a range of Bluetooth-enabled devices that make it a little harder to lose your keys or phone. Attach a Tile device to your keychain and you can locate your keys using an app on your phone… or tap a button on the Tile to make your phone ring when it’s hiding in the […]

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Tile’s latest Bluetooth trackers have replaceable batteries

Tile sells a line of small, Bluetooth-enabled gadgets that you can put on a keychain or slap on the back of a laptop, tablet, or anything else you want to keep track of. If you misplace your keys, you can fire up the Tile app on a phone to locate the missing device on a […]