Since its big redesign earlier this year, Google has subtly tweaked Android Auto a few times. Now, it seems Google is testing out some radical redesigns to Assistant on Android Auto.
The folks over at were able to enable some new Assistant designs in the latest Auto APK, version 4.8. The current Assistant UI on Auto takes over the top portion of the…
Apple may ditch the Lightning port on a 2021 iPhone
December 5, 2019
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is known for his frequently accurate Apple predictions based at least in part on supply channel connections… and if he’s on the mark this time, he might raise some eyebrows. Kuo has claimed that the “highest-end” 2021 iPhone will…
Apple responds to iPhone 11 Pro location sharing controversy, iOS update will add new toggle
December 5, 2019
This week we learned that the iPhone 11 Pro still tracks location data even when users have turned the features off. Apple gave a limited response saying that “We do not see any actual security implications,” and that it was working as intended. However, now Apple has…
Waymo One launches on iOS, passes 1,500 monthly active riders
December 5, 2019
Exactly one year ago, Waymo, the self-driving vehicle venture of Google parent company Alphabet, launched Waymo One, which it characterized at the time as the world’s first commercial autonomous taxi service. Waymo One enabled select customers — initially only those who were involved in the early stages of Waymo’s trial program — to hail a robo-taxi, beginning in Phoenix, Arizona and…
As cellphones got smarter, they also became marginally more dangerous to the clumsy, easily distracted humans holding them, according to new research. Before phones came loaded with perilous pings from Twitter, read receipts, or news alerts, the researchers found, they posed…
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out today with a new investor note focused on Apple’s iPhone lineup for 2020 and 2021. Kuo says there will be four new OLED iPhone models in 2020, followed by a new iPhone without a Lightning port in 2021.
2020…
Nokia launches Smart TV in India
December 5, 2019
Nokia has launched its first smart TV in the Indian market with e-commerce platform Flipkart. The 55-inch model being launched today is the first of its kind, with more models coming in later.
The Nokia 55CAUHDN has a 55-inch display with 4K UHD resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, 400 nits peak brightness, 1200:1 contrast ratio and 178 degree viewing angles. The TV uses an ADS panel, which is a…
GM and LG team up to build EV batteries in the US
December 5, 2019
In a call today with reporters, GM CEO Mary Barra announced that the company would be teaming up with LG Chem to supply battery cells for the automaker’s upcoming electric vehicles including EV trucks. Overall, the company is expecting to have 20 EVs for sale by…
Sony updates Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 to Android 10
December 5, 2019
Sony has started the Android 10 rollout for its phones out of the 8 phones on the list, its the latest flagships that get it first. Users of the Sony Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 are reporting that they have received the notification for the update.
The software has a build…
Android 10 is now rolling out for the Sony Xperia 1 and Xperia 5
December 5, 2019
As per a previous Android 10 roadmap for Sony devices, it appears that the OS update is rolling out for the Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 right now.
Initially, Sony was coy on the actual release dates, with “December” being a tentative estimate for when the update would reach their biggest devices of 2019. While it’s great that Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 owners will get Android 10 over the coming…
