After integration between Netflix and Google TV was shuttered last year, things are finally back on the repair. On Chromecast with Google TV, the Netflix directory is back in action.
Chromecast with Google TV allows users to link their various streaming accounts and aggregate content into a central watchlist. That’s incredibly useful when content jumps back and forth between the plethora of…
Google adding quality, performance guidelines for smart home devices that work with Assistant
March 12, 2021
Google Assistant capabilities created by third-parties, including developers integrating smart home devices, are known as “Actions.” The company today announced an updated Google Assistant Actions policy that introduces device quality and safety guidelines.
Google…
Following Pixel 4a success, Google focusing on wider India availability and price for 2021 successor
March 12, 2021
For the past several years, Google has not provided meaningful details about the progress of its smartphone division beyond occasionally touting the popularity of its cheaper devices. A new report today sheds some light on the Pixel line, including the 4a, in India.
A…
Samsung clarifies that its extended ‘regular’ Android updates only arrive twice a year
March 12, 2021
If the past year has shown anything, it’s that Samsung is finally taking Android updates seriously, those both big and small. Now, we’re getting some clarification on Samsung’s long-term support, specifically the last year of Samsung Android update support.
As of this year, Samsung is offering four years of support to almost its entire library of Galaxy smartphones and tablets, something…
Google has shared a release date for the beleaguered Stadia port of Terraria, along with announcements of two more games, Trine 4 and Blue Fire.
One of the more anticipated game launches for Stadia has been that of Terraria, bringing the sorely missing genre of sandbox…
Microsoft’s acquisition of Zenimax, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, id Software, and more, has come to fruition today, bringing many exciting games like Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to Android and more through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Much of the…
Google’s Pixel phones are the first Android 11 devices to get stringent MDF security certification
March 12, 2021
From getting major Android releases that improve privacy first to monthly patches and the Titan M chip, security is often an under-discussed selling point of Pixel phones. The latest security advantage sees Pixel devices on Android 11 get Common Criteria’s Mobile Device Fundamentals Protection Profile certification.
Companies turn to independent certifications to verify their product’s…
Three months after an employee riot brought assembly lines to a halt, Wistron has resumed iPhone production in India.
However, both the company and government appear wary of any repetition of the unrest caused by underpaid wages. It took two months for Wistron to announce…
Zenkit Hypernotes intuitively combines note-taking and outlining with new iPhone and Mac app
March 11, 2021
Zenkit, a popular enterprise app suite, is back with a brand new app today aimed are unifying collaborative note-taking and outlining, and the intuitive function for linking of ideas. Read on to learn more about Zenkit Hypernotes.
The addition of Hypernotes to the Zenkit…
Almost all of the minutiae of the Android 12 Developer Preview 1 is already known, courtesy of deep devices and hands-on posts. But one notable that hasn’t been discussed is the change of the fingerprint PIN warning message after restarting your device — which has changed from white to red with the Android 12 Developer Preview 1 and 1.1 builds.
If you are an idiot like myself, you’ll…
