How to turn your Pixel phone into a PC - with the new Android Desktop Mode

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How to turn your old Android phone into a Wi-Fi extender - and fix dead spots at home

On most Android phones, go to Settings > Network and internet > Hotspot and tethering, then enable Wi-Fi hotspot. On Samsung ...

Java 26 with JVM optimizations, HTTP/3, and finally no Applet API

The current OpenJDK 26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues ...
IEEE

Blocky-Based Programming Environment for Developing Cross-Platform Mobile Applications

Abstract: This paper introduces MiniBlocks, a child-friendly blocky-based programming environment focused on designing and deploying cross-platform mobile applications. MiniBlocks distinguishes itself ...
IEEE

Visualizing Program Behavior: A Study of Enhanced Program Diagrams Using LLM

Abstract: This paper aims to address the difficulties faced by novice programmers in grasping code structure and execution flow, improving programming thinking, and pinpointing code errors with ...