To kick off 2023 Google announced that Android Auto would be rolling out a redesign to all users, but a month later, “Coolwalk” still isn’t widely available to everyone.
On January 5, Google announced that the redesign would start rolling out that very day. This came after “Coolwalk” had been in the Android Auto beta program for a couple of months, first having been released in…
Android 14 DP1: Reset options separates Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from mobile network settings
February 9, 2023
The launch of the Android 14 Developer Preview brings with it lots of little changes across all facets of the operating system. One such alteration in the first Android 14 developer preview is the decoupling of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth reset options from mobile…
Anima unveils AI-based Onlybots augmented reality pets
February 9, 2023
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Anima, the augmented reality company responsible for the Onlybots digital pets, today announced an evolution for its AR-based creatures.
Onlybots can now speak to their…
Pok Pok iOS app for kids gets a fresh world to explore, create, and learn with new Islands toy
February 9, 2023
Continuing on with monthly major updates, the award-winning kids’ app Pok Pok Playroom is out today with its latest big release, the Islands toy. The new ocean world is designed to encourage growth with creative thinking, storytelling, curiosity, fine motor skills, sorting, sharing, collecting, and more.
Today’s release comes just a couple of weeks after Pok Pok got a Lunar New Year update.
Base iPhone 14 more powerful than iPhone 13 Pro, despite using same chip, says Apple
February 9, 2023
Apple’s senior director of iPhone design says that the base-model iPhone 14 is more powerful than the iPhone 13 Pro – despite having the same A15 chip.
The claim is made in a new interview, in which he says that the non-Pro iPhone 14 offers other significant benefits…
Samsung’s Ultra branding is typically reserved for devices that pack as many high-end features as you can fit in a single gadget. The Galaxy S23 Ultra starts at $1,200 and has a big, beautiful OLED screen, a new chip with even better performance, improved cameras and some…
Atomic Heart headlines Xbox Game Pass’s February calendar
February 9, 2023
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Xbox has revealed its Game Pass lineup for the next few weeks of February, including one of its biggest new releases: First-person shooter Atomic Heart. The rest of the games release through this week and the following one, and include Cities: Skylines and Shadow Warrior 3.
The first additions…
NASA’s Curiosity Finds Surprise Clues to Mars’ Watery Past
February 9, 2023
When NASA’s Curiosity rover arrived at the “sulfate-bearing unit” last fall, scientists thought they’d seen the last evidence that lakes once covered this region of Mars. That’s because the rock layers here formed in drier settings than regions explored earlier in…
Samba de Amigo returns with Party Central on Switch
February 9, 2023
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Sega showed up during today’s Nintendo Direct to reveal Samba de Amigo: Party Central. It will launch on June 30 for $40.
The original Sambe de Amigo launched for the…
Pikmin 4 launches on Nintendo Switch on July 21
February 9, 2023
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Nintendo revealed more information today about Pikmin 4, the game it first revealed at last September’s Direct. The new footage shows off gameplay and the title’s release date: It launches on Nintendo Switch on July 21.
During the gameplay footage, Nintendo revealed several features…
