Last May at I/O 2019, Google announced a replacement for Android Auto’s current phone screen experience. Google Assistant Driving Mode is now here as an early preview inside Google Maps.
This “driving-friendly Assistant interface” is coming first to the US on devices set to English. An Android 9.0+ phone in portrait orientation with 4GB+ of RAM is required. There are several ways to set it…
In the age of student perks, getting a discount on your favorite tech from the likes of OnePlus is a nice bonus, especially considering the cost of higher or further education.
OnePlus is now offering minor discounts for students — and teachers — in India as part of…
After first demoing under-display cameras at the very first Oppo Inno Day in 2019, the Chinese firm has now showcased an actual working rollable display concept device at the 2020 event.
The horrendously named Oppo X 2021 is the first such working concept device with a…
Huawei officially announces the sale of Honor smartphone business
November 17, 2020
Following reports of Honor’s imminent sale, parent company Huawei has made the news official. With US restrictions severely limiting Huawei’s telecom consumer and commercial businesses, the company had to resort to selling off its secondary smartphone brand: Honor (known as “Glory” before translating).
At a difficult time when industrial technology elements are unsustainable and consumer…
Watch the Oppo INNO Day 2020 keynote live here
November 17, 2020
Oppo is hosting its annual Inno Day conference today where the company is unveiling the latest innovations in the world of mobile technology. We attended the event last year, but this time we’ll be following it online and the good news is you can too.
The event begins…
Ever since Samsung developed and marketed the Galaxy Fold, speculation had sparked that Apple was working on a folding iPhone competitor. We’ve already seen Apple snag a few folding device patents (1,2,3) but patents alone don’t signify that a product will come as a…
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G 8GB model goes on sale in Taiwan
November 17, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G made its formal debut in Taiwan last month with 6GB RAM. Now the company has launched an 8GB RAM model in the country, which is priced at TWD13,990 ($490/€415) and has three color options – Black, White, and Grey.
The Galaxy A42 5G 8GB model can be purchased from retail stores across the country, and if you buy it from Samsung Smart Pavillion, you can get a…
Samsung’s Galaxy M lineup is famous for its huge batteries – most of the current devices have a 6,000 mAh power cell, and the Galaxy M51 goes even further with 7,000 mAh. According to multiple listings, a new phone is going to join the family, again with a mighty…
Google Pixel 4a is now available in new Barely Blue color
November 17, 2020
Google’s Pixel 4a may be a perfectly decent mid-range smartphone on the inside, but its outside has so far been incredibly boring, what with only one color version being available – Just Black. That’s… functional, don’t get us wrong, but maybe…
Apple's iOS ad-tracking targeted by European privacy campaigner
November 17, 2020
Max Schrems (pictured) is a privacy campaigner who has already battled the US-EU Privacy Shield and Facebook. Today, the activist is launching legal broadsides against Apple, saying that the iPhone maker’s use of IDFA, IDentifier For Advertisers, is unlawful. Bloomberg reports that Nyob, Schrems’ organization, has lodged complaints to the data protection regulators in both Spain and Germany…
