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 revamped software. And, of course, there’s a built-in S Pen for all your drawing and notetaking needs. So while that…
Google is already tweaking Android Auto ‘Coolwalk’ redesign with new animations, light theme
February 9, 2023
Android Auto is still in the process of rolling out its big dashboard redesign known as “Coolwalk,” but as that update slowly makes it way to users, Google is already making tweaks including updated animations and the potential of a light theme.
As we noted in our review…
Galaxy S23 pre-orders at T-Mobile see some customers’ SIMs move to the unshipped device
February 9, 2023
The Galaxy S23 series formally releases next week, and pre-orders are available now with some nice perks, especially through carriers. But some T-Mobile customers have run into issues with a Galaxy S23 pre-order, seeing their cell service unexpectedly moving to the unshipped…
OnePlus teases its first foldables for Q3 2023, taking the fight straight to Samsung
February 9, 2023
Samsung has enjoyed four years of minimal competition in the foldable space, but that’s set to change in a major way this year. OnePlus is bringing the fight straight to Samsung, with the brand teasing its first foldables to debut in Q3 2023.
It’s been rumored for quite some time that OnePlus would enter the foldable market, especially as its parent brand Oppo has proven to be exceptionally…
The Pixel Watch was announced just over four months ago, and its Android companion app has now hit over 500,000 downloads on the Play Store.
With Wear OS 3, Google required all watch manufacturers to release and maintain their own companion apps instead of using the main…
AI is set to change the game in some big ways in the near future, and AI-generated content is one of the more controversial elements. Now, Google is broaching the subject, confirming explicitly that AI-generated content isn’t against Search guidelines.
In a new post to the…
The Bard announcement Google made earlier this week contains a mistake that is contributing to and furthering the negative sentiment about the company’s AI position.
In the one explicit example of Bard that Google shared on Monday, the AI chatbot is asked, “What new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope can I tell my 9 year old about?” It returns three answers in list form, with…
Google launches Android 14 Developer Preview for Pixel
February 9, 2023
Google announced the Android 14 Developer Preview today. The February release was expected and matches last year, while it comes as 13 QPR2 is still in beta.
This is now the eighth year that Google is providing an early look at the direction Android is going ahead of the Q3…
How to install the Android 14 developer preview on Google Pixel
February 9, 2023
Right on schedule, Google has just released the very first developer preview of Android 14 for Pixel smartphones. Here’s how to install it – if you dare.
Should I install the Android 14 developer preview?
The first release of Android 14 is not intended for the general…
The taskbar is one of the biggest new features added to Android for foldables and tablets, and in the first developer preview of Android 14, Google is tweaking it with names showing on app icons.
When switching to a tablet DPI (600+) on the first Android 14 developer preview, the taskbar now shows text names below app icons. We’ve seen this behavior before, but not as the default look of the…
