While I haven’t worn an Apple Watch 100% of the time since the release of the Series 0, I have owned every single one. There are benefits to wearing one for health reasons, and there are also reasons to wear one for connectivity purposes. I particularly love owning a cellular version so I can go running without my iPhone or make a quick trip to the store. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I could…
Autoplaying videos are a major driver of YouTube views and helps keep you on the site. Google is now testing a revamped “Up next” UI on Android that’s larger and easier to interact with.
If the “Autoplay” toggle in the “Up next” playlist is enabled, you…
A lot of patent applications never develop into actual products but in the case of this particular Oppo filing, it could be the real deal. A patent application filed at the end of March that included a set of schematics has now been updated with high-quality official-looking…
HTC's standalone VR kit will stream PC content via WiFi
August 4, 2019
We’re still some way away from getting compact VR headsets that tap into cloud VR services via 5G, but for now, HTC has cooked up something that will let standalone 6DoF kits take advantage of a PC’s processing power. In early Q4 this year, the Vive Focus Plus will gain a new feature dubbed Viveport Streaming, which gives it access to all Viveport content on a PC over a 5GHz WiFi…
Images of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 have been floating around for about a month now, but today we have a rather varied selection of renders of both sizes of the smartwatch, with color options and strap material choices – in pretty high resolution…
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ are a mere few days from announcement, and only a few things are still unclear, as we’ve come to expect with such high-profile launches. The latest unofficial piece of information we’re getting is the two smartphones’…
Oppo to launch a new Reno series smartphone this month
August 3, 2019
Oppo launched the Reno and Reno 10x zoom in India back in May, and according to a report by The Mobile Indian, the company will bring a third model under the Reno series to India by the end of this month.
Oppo Reno 10x zoom
The report further states that the upcoming smartphone will make its debut starting with India and will be priced at INR35,000 ($500/450). However, a separate report by…
HTC U11+ receiving Android Pie update in India
August 3, 2019
HTC released Android Pie for the U11+ in Taiwan earlier last month, and now it has expanded the rollout of Pie in India.
The update, version number 2.19.400.2, requires a reasonably hefty download of 1.37GB. It comes with the usual Android Pie goodies as well as the July 1…
Samsung Galaxy Book S appears in press renders
August 3, 2019
Samsung launched the Windows-powered Galaxy Book2 last year, and it seems the company will soon add another device to the lineup, dubbed Galaxy Book S.
Official-looking press renders of the Samsung Galaxy Book S have been leaked by reliable leakster Evan Blass revealing its…
Samsung Galaxy Note9 gets Night Mode in the US
August 3, 2019
Samsung rolled out the Night Mode for the Galaxy Note9 back in June, but at the time it was only for the German units. Well now, the company has expanded this feature to the US as well.
A new update (with version N960USQU2CSGA) is seeding for Verizon’s Note9 which brings Night Mode to the device in addition to the July 1, 2019 security patch.
New update brings Night Mode and July patch to…
