Flipping through The Manual: Packs to go fast, food-truck pods, tie clips 101

By Digital Trends Staff Published September 19, 2014

Burned out on apps, keys and screens? Improve your analog life this weekend! Digital Trends’ brother site The Manual exists to give men straight-up advice, from unspoken suit rules you need to know, to the latest in fashion, food, drink, travel, grooming and culture. Here are a few of our favorite stories to appear on The Manual lately.

The Manual Guide: How to Wear a Tie Clip Properly

Fast and Light: Gregory Packs

Filson’s New Outerwear Line Is Made For Tough Guys

Harry’s Rolls Out Shaving Gel and Moisturizer

Pod People: Food Truck Purveyors Group Together for Great Cuisine

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Mobile

Google proposes big changes for the future of Search and Android apps

Google’s ongoing antitrust tussle spawned a list of sweeping policy suggestions — including a proposed sale of the Chrome business — by the Department of Justice. The focus of the lawsuit centers on the Search monopoly, but it has serious ramifications for Android and the overall browser situation.

Now, Google has shared its own “remedies proposal” to the DOJ’s recommendations, which it claims are going “far beyond what the Court’s decision is actually about.”

Cars

Ram postpones electric pickup to 2026 as Ramcharger plug-in hybrid takes the limelight

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It seems to be yet another sign that hybrids are leading the charge forward as sales of electric vehicles (EVs) slow.

Giant auto group Stellantis is reshuffling the planned launches of two much-awaited Ram models. The brand’s first electric pickup truck has been postponed to 2026, while the Ramcharger plug-in hybrid (PHEV) will take center stage next year.

Mobile

Gemini brings a fantastic PDF superpower to Files by Google app

step of Gemini processing a PDF in Files by Google app.

Google is on a quest to push its Gemini AI chatbot in as many productivity tools as possible. The latest app to get some generative AI lift is the Files by Google app, which now automatically pulls up Gemini analysis when you open a PDF document.

The feature, which was first shared on the r/Android Reddit community, is now live for phones running Android 15. Digital Trends tested this feature on a Pixel 9 running the stable build of Android 15 and the latest version of Google’s file manager app.