Samsung has a 'Repair Mode' to hide your data from technicians

Samsung has added a new feature to its Samsung Galaxy S21 series that can protect your data when you send in your phone for repairs. Unfortunately, this seems to only be available in Korea for now. But Samsung plans to roll out Repair Mode to other models, and we hope to more regions in the future.

The new mode is under the Settings' Battery and Device Care menu. What it does is it can hide your personal information, messages, photos, and linked accounts. Only the pre-installed apps will be visible to technicians. To regain access to your data, you need to disable Repair Mode and use a pattern or fingerprint recognition to authenticate your identity.

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Steam adds support for classic Nintendo controllers for Switch Online

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Steam now supports the Nintendo classic controllers for Switch Online. An update released on Wednesday noted that you could use your NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis controllers made for Nintendo's Switch Online service with games on Steam. 

The NES and SNES controllers are available now, while the N64 and Genesis controllers are currently out of stock. These controllers are only available to Switch Online subscribers. Switch Online comes with a catalogue of Nintendo and Sega retro games. 

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Spotify discontinues its Car Thing production

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It's only been around five months since Spotify launched its first hardware. But the company announced it would stop making its dash-mounted Car Thing device. The announcement was made during its latest earnings release for shareholders. 

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Twitter Blue gets a price increase to CA$6.49

Time to add the edit button to Twitter Blue?

If you're a Twitter Blue subscriber, you might not be happy to hear this news. The company plans to increase the fee for its subscription service from CA$3.49 to $6.49 starting in October. You'll already be paying the new rate if you're a new subscriber.

Twitter justifies the move in an email it sent subscribers a few days ago. "This change helps us continue to build some of the features you've been asking for, improve upon the current ones you already love, and sustain our mission of supporting journalism," the email said. 

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