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‘The Five’ debates Instagram’s feature that lets users blur their partners’ faces in photos.

We live in a world of permanent blur — at least on Street View in Google Maps, where locations once blurred cannot be unblurred. So why are some locations blurred on Google Maps, and what is it for?

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Over the years, we’ve been warned about the dangers of downloading unknown apps on our smartphones. The instructions have been clear: stick to the Google Play Store, and if you must sideload APKs, use trusted sources. Those instructions make sense when your phone is malware-free in the first place, but what if your phone was…

Your PC probably doesn’t need both ports, but workstations and servers can put them to work.

The first Googlebook laptops from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo have now started shipping in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, and Australia. Prices start at $899, and devices from HP and Dell use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X1 Elite chip, while the other three companies chose to include an Intel Core Ultra 3…

Googlebooks, the new platform designed to play well with Android smartphones, may have problems with Android apps in some cases. The issue is with Intel x86 Googlebooks, which can have compatibility issues with some “complex” apps, Google has admitted. 

Google says the vast majority of Android apps run fine on Googlebooks, but a few apps don’t play nicely with Intel laptops. By •

Has your desk become a buzzing hive of wireless dongles, devices and accessories? If you’re experiencing poor Wi-Fi, before you file yet another support ticket with your broadband provider, consider this: your peripherals might be to blame.

Is there a discoloration issue plaguing certain iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max devices? Some users say there is.Credit: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto