Get Ready for DuckDuckGo's New Browser

Search engine company DuckDuckGo says it's working on a new browser that will retain the simplicity and privacy of its mobile app counterpart.

December 22, 2021 It's December 22, 2021, and only three days until Christmas! This is also our last newsletter for 2021, as your friends here at Lifewire take some much needed time off to spend with loved ones and take lots of naps. We hope you plan to do the same. See you in 2022!     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 365 articles, 10 podcasts, 3 press releases, 425 tweets, and 13 YouTube videos 1. DuckDuckGo Announces Upcoming Web Browsing App DuckDuckGo is working on a new desktop browser. Though details are light on the browser's unique capabilities, the company stated it's maintaining the design philosophy of its popular mobile app by keeping things simple and ensuring a high level of privacy protection. Show us what you got, Duck! 2. Google Is Ending Support for OnHub Routers Next Year The Google graveyard is growing, as the company plans to end its software support for OnHub routers in December 2022. Updated support documents for OnHub routers notes they'll still work after that time, but they won't receive any additional security updates. So, y'know, use at your own risk. 3. Sony's New Camera Sensor Shows Smartphones Can Still Improve Disappointed by your smartphone camera's grainy nighttime pictures? That's all set to change thanks to Sony's new image sensor design. Basically, if Sony can implement it properly, expect future Sony phones to take less pixelated photos, especially those taken in low-light situations. Quite the upgrade. 🦑 Go Deeper Don't get too comfortable with 5G just yet, because the FAA has concerns it could interfere with airline flights in the future. Mayank Sharma digs into the situation to see whether or not a delay is actually possible.     🎱 By the Numbers Billions? With a 'B'? Data: DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo may not be as well known as Google, but that doesn't mean the search engine isn't getting some use. All throughout 2021, DuckDuckGo consistently had ~3 billion search queries month after month. The only exception is December, but there are still nine days left to bring it up to par.     Sponsored By Ford The New Electric Ford F-150 Might Change How You Feel About Trucks The features and capabilities of the Ford F-150 Lightning may challenge some people's hesitations regarding pickup trucks. Why? Put simply: because there's never been a truck quite like this one. Check It Out 🤓 Nerd Out "The rocks have seen it all." —Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor The Hayabusa2 probe returned from the asteroid Ryugu over a year ago with rocks and stardust. What did we learn from it? That it's extremely old, and that it could shed more light on the origins of our solar system. How exciting! (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Set it and forget it Image: Roomba Robot vacuums are nice, until you have to empty them yourself—then they're very reminiscent of the old vacuums we're used to. Fortunately, there's the Roomba s9+, a robot vacuum capable of emptying itself. Set it up with your smartphone, control it with Alexa, then watch the Roomba do its thing. 🚀 Facing the Future Show, don't tell Talk about electric vehicles is great and all, but how many of use have one? How many of us have even seen one? We know the automotive industry is pivoting to EVs, but like The Verge says, it's time to just ship them already.     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]