Samsung’s new Wear OS smartwatches are clearly designed to build on the company’s ecosystem, and a recent update is certainly helping out there. Now, Galaxy Watch 4 can control your Galaxy Buds when they’re paired to your phone and not just the watch.
What’s new, exactly? Instead of only offering controls for earbuds paired to your smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 4 can now control the buds…
TikTok surpasses YouTube’s average watch time on Android in US and UK
September 10, 2021
A new report suggests that TikTok has surpassed YouTube average watch time in the US and UK on Android versions of both apps respectively.
A new report on recent data from App Annie by the BBC suggests that TikTok has overtaken YouTube in average user watch time for the…
Google Doodle honors EDM artist Tim Bergling, aka Avicii [Video]
September 10, 2021
The latest “Doodle” to grace the Google.com homepage is dedicated to Tim Bergling, the Swedish musician better known as Avicii, for what would’ve been his 32nd birthday.
Tim Bergling was born on September 8, 1989, in Stockholm, Sweden, and by the age of 8 he was…
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 loses support for monthly software updates
September 10, 2021
With the lineup’s future in question now that Samsung’s priority seems to be in foldables, fans of Samsung’s Galaxy Note series are running out of places to go. This week, it seems that a beloved member of that family, the Galaxy Note 9, is one step closer to its end as Samsung has downgraded support for the device.
As of this week, Samsung has officially dropped the Galaxy Note 9 from its…
Renault’s Mégane E-Tech Electric is the first Android Automotive car powered by an ARM chip from Qualcomm
September 10, 2021
Back in 2018, the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance announced that it would adopt Google’s native car operating system to offer built-in Assistant, Maps, and Play Store. Renault today announced the Mégane E-Tech Electric with Android Automotive and a Qualcomm…
Android updates are still not perfect, but we’re seeing things improve year over year. Samsung has accumulated a stellar update track record as of late and is now among the best in the business when it comes to rolling out prompt Android updates. Now, the company is…
Last month, Google announced that the Nest Hub would start showing Air Quality (AQI) information in the US. Many are now seeing a new setting in the Google Home app, though the actual reading is not yet widely rolled out on Smart Displays.
Opening the Google Home app and navigating to device settings will show “Air quality” as a new option in the “Photo Frame” menu. It appears underneath…
Comment: Tensor is Google’s chance to reboot the Pixelbook & offer its own Chromebook lineup
September 10, 2021
Google’s chip ambitions have always been rumored to go beyond the smartphone and eventually be used for Chromebooks. A report last week pegged 2023 as when we’ll see such a computer. There are many open questions about what the resulting Chrome OS device(s) will look…
Samsung September 2021 security update is now rolling out for these Galaxy devices
September 10, 2021
After years of Google taking the lead in rolling out security updates to their phones, Samsung has consistently been the one to debut a new month’s Android update in recent months. The September 2021 security update is no different, with Samsung having rolled out the…
Google Photos auto-generated Memories collections are expanding at an increasing rate, and the “Like royalty” collection showcases large palatial properties and stately homes.
At face value, this is undoubtedly a very British addition/collection, as stately homes are effectively just large, impressive country houses that would likely have been occupied by royalty or very rich landowners. In…
