Unlike other first-party apps, Google’s browser has historically followed a strict, publicized six-week release cycle. After going without updates for the past four months, a new version of Chrome for iPhone and iPad is rolling out now.
In February, Google started releasing new app updates on iOS again and the cadence resumed in earnest last month. Chrome, however, has been a bit behind and…
Now that LG is officially pulling its hat out of the smartphone ring, it leaves questions as to how the company’s departure will affect the market. At the high end, it doesn’t seem like much will change, but the story is completely different in the prepaid market, where…
Google Duo on Android using ‘Lyra’ to offer natural-sounding voice calls on even a 2G connection [Updated]
April 7, 2021
Google has unveiled Lyra, a new technology that allows Duo, and soon other apps, to offer natural-sounding voice chat with as little as 3 kilobytes per second of network bandwidth.
Update: Google has now made Lyra open source for other apps to use.
With so many of us still…
In an email sent out to those on the Google Nest mailing list this morning, Google has included a small image of the yet-to-be-announced “Pixel Buds A” in a dark green color variant that we exclusively revealed last week.
The email, which highlights new features coming to Google devices, contains links to the Google Store at the bottom with the Pixel Buds A listed over…
In mid-March, Google removed the ability for users to download their Play Music library via Takeout. With that data now gone, Google Play Music is getting one last update on Android to hide the app.
Version 8.29.9112-1.W of Play Music is widely rolling out via Google Play…
Netflix and many other video streaming apps use Google-owned Widevine DRM to ensure content isn’t easily pirated on Android. An issue for the past few months sees some Google Pixel phones unable to stream Netflix in HD quality due to Widevine L3 being detected
Widevine…
A new patent granted to Apple by the US Patent and Trademark Office today could bring another use to the U1 chip found in the iPhone. With the ultra-wideband technology, Apple Pay, based on your location, could know what card to select when the you’re in a store, for example.
As spotted by AppleInsider, “the patent suggests that a device like an iPhone could automatically present the correct…
Strong demand for iPhone 12 models in the first quarter of the year saw Foxconn’s revenue increase by 44%, said the company.
Apple’s primary iPhone assembler has, however, warned that chip shortages are likely to constrain supply into 2022 …
Bloomberg…
OxygenOS 11.2.3.3 is already the second update rolling out for the recently released OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro aimed at improving some of the more problematic areas of the flagship duo — namely the battery and camera performance.
The update is first rolling out in India, with…
Switching a smartphone is fairly easy in 2021, but the migration of chat history and messages between iOS and Android devices is practically nonexistent in apps like WhatsApp — at least for now.
There are a few apps and services that claim to be able to fully transfer your WhatsApp chats and messages between Android and iOS, but none are officially recognized by the Facebook-owned firm, and…
