If the over-the-air updates aren’t arriving to your Pixel phone fast enough and you can’t stop checking the system update menu, there’s a new way to install updates manually: Google’s repair tool. All you need is a web browser, a USB cable and a computer, as 9to5Google reports, instead of the previous method that made you install a chunk of Android’s software development kit and type…
Samsung iOS app confirms the existence of new Galaxy Buds+
February 5, 2020
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds+ are very, very real. A listing for the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ application (via CNET) has popped up on the Apple App Store as a preview, essentially confirming the updated earbuds’ existence. Unfortunately, the app’s description…
LG and ZTE will skip MWC because of the Coronavirus outbreak
February 5, 2020
The novel Coronavirus outbreak has so far impacted manufacturing facilities in China, but as the number of infected people keeps rising across the world, we should probably brace ourselves for even more disruption in the mobile space.
Case in point: both LG and ZTE have…
Following the Mac, Windows, and Linux release, Chrome 80 for Android is now rolling out. Google has a quieter notification permissions prompt, while there are tweaks to saved password protections and HTTP audio/video gets autoupgraded to HTTPS.
Visits to new sites today are often accompanied by prompts asking if you want to receive alerts. Chrome 80 introduces a quieter notification prompt that…
Leaks about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra are pretty much everywhere at this point, but it’s always something special when the manufacturer itself decides to chime in. This is not one of those stories where transparency was intentional, mind…
Official Samsung Galaxy Buds+ goes live on Apple App Store
February 5, 2020
We are just a week away from the Samsung Unpacked event and the new Samsung Galaxy Buds+ are arriving alongside a lineup of new hardware. Ahead of the event, the official app for the new Galaxy Buds has appeared on Apples App Store.
Thanks to the iTunes listing…
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Buds Plus will make big improvements to battery life and sound quality
February 4, 2020
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Plus will improve upon the company’s original true wireless earbuds on multiple fronts, according to a specs page tweeted by Evan Blass. Battery life is perhaps the most significant one, with the Buds Plus lasting for 11 hours on a single charge (up from six hours on the previous Galaxy Buds). Combined with the juice in the charging case, Samsung says the new set can last…
LG Electronics, the division of LG Corporation responsible for mobile phones and other consumer tech, says it will be withdrawing from the upcoming Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona, Spain due to the coronavirus outbreak. LG’s decision follows ZTE’s cancellation of…
Samsung leaks images of its new Galaxy S20
February 4, 2020
Samsung appears to have accidentally revealed the Galaxy S20 in a set of leaked marketing images posted to its own website, as spotted by WinFuture.
The images confirm a few things that were already rumored about the phone, including the Galaxy S20 name (instead of the S11…
LG pulls out of MWC 2020 in response to coronavirus concerns
February 4, 2020
Earlier today, it was confirmed that Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 is still going to take place as usual in Barcelona, despite growing concerns over the Wuhan coronavirus. However, LG has just confirmed that they are canceling their presence at MWC 2020.
Over the past few weeks, the Wuhan coronavirus has caused international turmoil and confusion, with Chinese offices of companies like…
