If the over-the-air updates aren’t arriving to your Pixel phone fast enough and you can’t stop checking the system update menu, there’s a new way to install updates manually: Google’s repair tool. All you need is a web browser, a USB cable and a computer, as 9to5Google reports, instead of the previous method that made you install a chunk of Android’s software development kit and type…
Samsung iOS app confirms the existence of new Galaxy Buds+
February 5, 2020
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds+ are very, very real. A listing for the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ application (via CNET) has popped up on the Apple App Store as a preview, essentially confirming the updated earbuds’ existence. Unfortunately, the app’s description…
While we have yet to hear new details about Saints Row V, you’ll be able to play the franchise’s best entry on Nintendo Switch when a port of the 2013 classic called Saints Row IV: Re-Elected comes out on March 27th.
If you haven’t had a chance to…
LG and ZTE will skip MWC because of the Coronavirus outbreak
February 5, 2020
The novel Coronavirus outbreak has so far impacted manufacturing facilities in China, but as the number of infected people keeps rising across the world, we should probably brace ourselves for even more disruption in the mobile space.
Case in point: both LG and ZTE have announced today that they’re going to skip Mobile World Congress, the biggest yearly showcase in the field, which is taking…
Following the Mac, Windows, and Linux release, Chrome 80 for Android is now rolling out. Google has a quieter notification permissions prompt, while there are tweaks to saved password protections and HTTP audio/video gets autoupgraded to HTTPS.
Visits to new sites today…
Leaks about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra are pretty much everywhere at this point, but it’s always something special when the manufacturer itself decides to chime in. This is not one of those stories where transparency was intentional, mind…
Official Samsung Galaxy Buds+ goes live on Apple App Store
February 5, 2020
We are just a week away from the Samsung Unpacked event and the new Samsung Galaxy Buds+ are arriving alongside a lineup of new hardware. Ahead of the event, the official app for the new Galaxy Buds has appeared on Apples App Store.
Thanks to the iTunes listing, screenshots of the app show the Galaxy Buds+ connected to an iPhone. iOS users can now download the app on iPhone 7 and above, with iOS…
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser is leaving the company
February 4, 2020
It’s the end of an era at Rockstar Games — parent company Take-Two Interactive has revealed that Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is leaving on March 11th. It wasn’t clear just why Houser was departing (we’ve asked for comment), but Houser was already…
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Buds Plus will make big improvements to battery life and sound quality
February 4, 2020
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Plus will improve upon the company’s original true wireless earbuds on multiple fronts, according to a specs page tweeted by Evan Blass. Battery life is perhaps the most significant one, with the Buds Plus lasting for 11 hours on a single charge (up…
LG Electronics, the division of LG Corporation responsible for mobile phones and other consumer tech, says it will be withdrawing from the upcoming Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona, Spain due to the coronavirus outbreak. LG’s decision follows ZTE’s cancellation of its MWC press conference earlier today.
“With the safety of its employees and general public foremost in mind, LG has…
