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Walmart just launched a duo of Android TV streaming devices that are pretty standard but have two compelling selling points. For one, they’re both super cheap, and as a second point, the remote included with Walmart’s Android TV streamers looks really nice. In case you were curious, it does indeed work with the Chromecast with Google TV, but in a limited capacity. The remote included with…

One of the hallmarks of the upcoming Material You design language, featured in Android 12, is apps theming themselves based on your current wallpaper. Signs have begun to point toward Chrome for Android preparing to support Material You color theming. Update: A new flag confirms the Material You coloring will indeed be coming soon to Chrome on Pixel phones. Material You is set to freshen up…

iPhone has become an incredibly powerful device over the last fourteen years and the early days of the smartphone’s experience can feel like ancient history. Now a new speed test looks to quantify how much faster the iPhone 12 is compared to the original iPhone. While an iPhone 12 vs original iPhone speed test might sound silly, Apple actually uses comparisons to its first-gen devices…

The latest WhatsApp beta builds for Android have added a couple of minor new features to the cross-platform messaging application including voice note waveforms and the ability to forward in-app sticker packs. We’ll agree that neither new addition is particularly groundbreaking, nor is WhatsApp the first to add such features. However, it’s still worth mentioning that the Facebook-owned app…