Ahead of the new year, two of Samsung’s upcoming launches have been tipped off. New leaks show off official-looking images of the Samsung Galaxy A34 and the Galaxy A54.
The folks over at TheTechOutlook obtained and published official-looking 360-degree renders of the Galaxy A34, the next in Samsung’s line of popular midrange smartphones.
These images show off a phone that’s similar in design…
Android tablets and Chromebooks are on another crash course – will it be different this time?
December 31, 2022
While it’s up to the market to prove (or disprove) Google’s belief that Android Tablets are the “future of computing,” the other big obstacle comes from within the company. Chromebooks can very much compete for that mantle, with Android and ChromeOS once again…
Essential apps for hardcore Android users [Video]
December 31, 2022
The idea that some apps are “must-haves” or “essential” for your Android phone is bound to be subjective, especially with millions to mull over and choose from.
You might have picked up a brand-new Android smartphone or been lucky enough to receive one as a gift…
Telegram for iOS gets new drawing and text tools, updates for hidden media, zero storage use, more
December 31, 2022
Telegram for iOS is out is a big update to close out 2022. The latest release comes with improvements to hidden media when sharing images, zero storage usage tweaks, new tools for drawing and text, the ability to replace profile photos for contacts, new/more interactive emoji, and more.
Telegram launched the update on the App Store and detailed all the changes in a blog post:
“Nobody will miss…
5G cellular service expanded significantly across all carriers in 2022 and works with iPhone 12, 13, 14, and SE 3. Apple uses a “5G Auto” setting as the default that aims to give users a balance between network speed and battery life. But you can also manage the settings…
A leaker with a decent track record says that Apple is considering an iPhone 15 price cut, when compared to iPhone 14 pricing. The reduced prices would, they say, apply to the base model iPhone 15 and the larger iPhone 15 Plus.
While the idea of Apple cutting iPhone prices…
Comment: As Google pushes the Pixel ecosystem forward, it’s time for a new Pixelbook
December 30, 2022
If one thing became clear about the Google Pixel lineup in 2022, it was that Google is pushing hard to create a proper ecosystem of hardware. In 2023, that will include a folding phone and the Pixel Tablet, but one thing missing from the equation is a new Pixelbook.
Google’s existing Pixelbooks are practically ancient
As it stands today, the Pixelbook lineup is woefully out of date. The original…
Google Voice call screen getting ‘Suspected spam caller’ warning
December 30, 2022
After adding Wi-Fi and cellular network switching, Google Voice is introducing a “Suspected spam caller” label on the incoming call screen.
“Suspected spam caller” will appear on both the call screen (underneath the number and as the caller avatar), as well as in the…
Google seems to be ramping up Fuchsia development going into 2023
December 30, 2022
Ahead of the new year, Google has been making preparations for more of its developers to work with the Fuchsia operating system.
Since 2017, we’ve been carefully studying the progress of Google’s “Fuchsia” project, an effort to make an entirely new operating system…
With Android 13, Google began work on a predictive back gesture to “let users preview the destination or other result of a back gesture before fully completing it,” and you can now preview it with the Phone app on Pixel.
Update 12/29: As of year’s end, the following Google apps support the predictive back gesture:
Google Calculator
Google Calendar
Google News
Google Phone
Google…
