When Wear OS made its debut under the name of Android Wear, Samsung was one of the first partners to give it a shot. The short-lived Gear Live was quickly replaced by Samsung’s Gear and Galaxy Watch lines that went on to become some of the most successful options out there. Now, Samsung might be making a return to Wear OS, and I think it’s a move that’s good for everyone. Here’s…
Back in October, Google made a big push to integrate and let you control Android apps with Assistant. That drive should continue at I/O next week, and ahead of that, there’s a new Google Assistant “Your apps” settings menu.
Available at the very bottom of the Google…
The May 2021 security update or patch has started rolling out for a number of Samsung devices including the likes of the Galaxy S21 and more.
As we’ve seen previously with older patches, the May security patch isn’t technically fully released yet even though Samsung…
TiVo isn’t done with Android TV yet, even though Google copied the Stream 4K’s big selling point [U]
May 13, 2021
About a year ago, the TiVo Stream 4K dongle made its debut, bringing Android TV to all for an affordable price and with a neat piece of software that could recommend and organize content. Sound familiar? Now that Google has built features just like this into its Android TV platform, it sounds like TiVo is planning to turn away.
Update 5/13: TiVo has confirmed explicitly that they are not done with…
Android Auto is a critically acclaimed product, but it’s gone several years without any third-party apps for its core function of navigation. That’s changing now, but a court case in Italy has just settled with Google being hit with a $123 million fine over Android…
The tech behind Chromecast, once known as Google Cast, is available in everything from TVs to soundbars and speakers from variety of different brands. As a result of an ongoing lawsuit with Sonos, though, Google may soon need to stop selling smart speakers and other cast…
Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11
May 13, 2021
It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every device Samsung has updated to Android 11 so far.
This article will be continuously updated with new devices as rollouts…
Samsung is close to launching the Galaxy Tab S7 Lite series – the affordable alternative of the Galaxy Tab S7 tablets. While we expected a regular and a Plus variant, the company actually obtained certification for the bigger slate from the FCC under the moniker…
Report: iPhone 12 production in Foxconn's facility in India drops by half as staff tests positive
May 13, 2021
Apple started manufacturing iPhone 12 in India recently, but according to a report by the production capacity at one of the factories has shrunken by half. The cause is that over 100 employees at the Foxconn-operated facility have tested positive for COVID-19.
There are…
Indian handset maker Lava unveiled four Z series smartphones in January – Z1, Z2, Z4, and Z6. Today the company added a new member to the lineup, dubbed Lava Z2 Max.
The Lava Z2 Max is aimed at students and is developed to support online education during the ongoing pandemic. Thus, it comes equipped with a 7″ HD+ LCD – allowing students to comfortably watch the content on screen…
