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Google Pixel owners seeing Bluetooth and Android Auto issues following January update

January 6, 2023

The January 2023 update arrived earlier this week for Google Pixel owners, but it seems the patch is carrying some problems along with it, as some users are seeing issues with Bluetooth and Android Auto. A number of online reports from Pixel owners show a clear trend that there are some problems with connecting to Bluetooth in cars following the January 2023 security patch. The problem picked up…

BMW will adopt Android Automotive OS in 2024, but without Google’s help

January 6, 2023

Android is having an impact on the next generation of cars, and now BMW has confirmed plans to bring Android Automotive OS to its vehicles in 2024. At CES 2023, BMW formally announced that it would bring an Android-powered platform to its vehicles starting in 2024 with its…

Google took its RCS for iPhone campaign to CES 2023 with huge Android ads [Video]

January 6, 2023

Over the past several months Google has been pushing hard for Apple to adopt the RCS standard that could greatly improve messaging between Android and iOS, and at CES 2023, Google put out huge ads for Android that further pushed that campaign. It’s become a tradition of…

HTC Vive XR Elite headset debuts for enthusiasts and enterprises

January 6, 2023

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. HTC Vive debuted its Vive XR Elite virtual reality and mixed reality headset at CES 2023. It shows that HTC Vive is willing to compete with rival Meta, Pico and Sony in the next generation of virtual reality. The Vive XR Elite includes both VR and MR capabilities, with full-color RGB camera for passthrough viewing.

Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Episode XOXO]

January 6, 2023

Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on all the Apple Arcade games. New: Role-playing game Episode XOXO is the first title to arrive on Apple…

Lenovo Tab Extreme has a 14.5-inch OLED display, Android 13 at launch, and a better update promise

January 6, 2023

Lenovo is bringing a new flagship tablet to the market in 2023, with the Lenovo Tab Extreme offering up a gigantic 14.5-inch display and the promise of a better future. The Lenovo Tab Extreme is a huge Android tablet that competes with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. Things…

Motorola ThinkPhone builds on Lenovo’s legacy with ThinkPad PC integration

January 6, 2023

Coming this year for enterprise customers, the Motorola ThinkPhone celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Lenovo ThinkPad lineup with a custom smartphone built for business customers that has a few fun tricks up its sleeve. The Motorola ThinkPhone is, at its core, a pretty standard flagship smartphone. You’ll get Android 13 out of the box with four years of updates, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip…

Lenovo Smart Paper is an Android-powered e-ink tablet similar to Kindle Scribe

January 6, 2023

Amazon’s Kindle Scribe caught the attention of many towards the end of 2022 as an excellent note-taking device using e-ink, and now Lenovo is announcing a similar idea in Lenovo Smart Paper. Launching sometime in 2023, Lenovo Smart Paper is an e-ink tablet designed for…

Android Auto redesign rolling out and getting WhatsApp calling with Pixel, Samsung

January 6, 2023

After entering public beta in November, Google is rolling out Android Auto’s split-screen redesign into stable starting today (January 5). The tentpoles are navigation with fullscreen Google Maps and Material You media controls that visually match Android 13 with a list of…

Android getting Spotify Connect support in media switcher and cross-device switching

January 6, 2023

After rolling out Chromecast support, Google announced at CES 2023 that Android’s media output switcher will support Spotify Connect as it pushes more cross-device experiences. Google is “working closely with Spotify to enable their users to easily switch playback between any Spotify Connect device from Android’s media player.” It wants to address how “selecting and changing which…