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Google testing YouTube ‘app’ for Chromecast with Android TV-like homescreen, player controls

March 7, 2021
The experience of Casting YouTube to a Chromecast-connected TV has remained mostly unchanged for the past several years. Google now looks to be making a pseudo-YouTube app for Chromecast that takes after the Android TV version. Historically, Casting a video from your phone to a Chromecast-connected television just loads a video player that provides basic details (channel name, view count, date…
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What’s next for Google Pixel Buds?

March 6, 2021
The second-generation Pixel Buds are a little over 10 months old and gave Google a respectable pair of headphones following the original 2017 offering. Audio wearables are a very active category right now with rampant competition, and it would be smart for Made by Google not…
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Razer’s Anzu glasses/speakers will go great with my action-dad ensemble

March 6, 2021
Yesterday, Razer introduced its new Iskur gaming chair, and now the company is launching a pair of glasses. The Razer Anzu Smart Glasses device features UVA/UVB protection from the sun as well as 35% blue-light filtering. The Anzu is also a speaker system, and that’s what I’m most excited about. The Anzu launches today for $200. It features 16mm audio drivers and an omnidirectional microphone.
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HomeKit Weekly: How iOS 15 can take HomeKit to the next level

March 6, 2021
Spring will be here soon, which means it’s officially time to start thinking about the summer of iOS 15 and macOS 12 betas after WWDC. From my vantage point, HomeKit is at a real crossroads for Apple. It’s a platform that I have invested thousands of dollars in. Still…
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Oppo just became the most popular smartphone brand in China, beating Vivo and Huawei

March 6, 2021
China is one of the world’s biggest smartphone markets, and it’s also a highly competitive one. This year, for the first time, Oppo has managed to rise to the top of the smartphone market in China. Counterpoint Research reports that Oppo boosted its share of the smartphone market in China to 21%, putting the company in first place in the country. That beats out Vivo, which captured 20% of…
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OnePlus 9 rumors: Everything we know so far [Video]

March 6, 2021
As far as recent OnePlus launches go, the OnePlus 9 series is going to be a very different one entirely. The rumors about a potential affordable OnePlus 9 series device look to be true, while we might finally get a camera system that can take on the biggest flagships. The…
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Google explains how Android audio latency has improved, and where it needs to go

March 6, 2021
Google today provided an update on the state of audio latency to encourage developers that “have been holding back on developing an Android app” in this category. This effort is the result of “Google working directly with OEMs to reduce audio latency” four years ago.  It started in 2017 with Android 8.0 introducing the AAudio API and 8.1 later featuring “enhancements to reduce latency…
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