While a lot of the attention of both the media and consumers alike may be captured by the high-end Galaxy S line, Samsung also makes many low-end devices – and keeps adding more and more to its roster seemingly every month.
Case in point: today the company has quietly unveiled the Galaxy A04e, not to be confused with the Galaxy A04 which was announced back in August, nor the Galaxy A04s…
India demands third-party Android app stores in Play Store as it hits Google with fine
October 21, 2022
Google has been under intense scrutiny for its practice of requiring certain apps to be installed on Android phones, and now India is the latest country to hit Google with a multimillion-dollar fine.
India’s competition regulator has been investigating whether Google has…
Microsoft confirms Android 13 is coming to Windows 11 with more new features for apps
October 21, 2022
Android apps in Windows has been an exciting feature to watch unfold over the last few months. Microsoft has no plans of slowing down support for this subset of apps; rather, the company has shared a road map of what it expects to bring to the table in the future, including…
Google using AI to improve accuracy of Assistant smart home commands, but warns of changes
October 21, 2022
Using voice commands to control smart home devices is very common, and something that Google Assistant is about to get better at through the use of AI.
Google says it “worked hard to apply state of the art improvements in AI to how Assistant understands your commands to control your home.” Specifically, large scale neural networks were leveraged to “learn from examples to predict the most…
Google Nest services are experiencing a partial outage this afternoon as many users are seeing live feeds from their cameras go down.
Confirmed by Google and reported by many users this afternoon, Google Nest services are seeing a partial outage that has taken down live…
Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 is now available for Pixel phones and it’s rolling out just over two weeks after the previous release.
This could be the final Android 13 QPR1 beta before it launches in December, though this preview was not expected until the start of November. It…
Google says the Pixel Watch does not suffer from screen burn-in, just image retention
October 21, 2022
The Pixel Watch is a first-generation wearable and some are encountering what they believe to be screen “burn-in,” but Google tells us that this is just image retention.
In my case, “burn-in” impacted a Pixel Watch (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi) that was in use for five days – Wednesday to Monday – with the always-on display (AOD) enabled at least 12 hours per day. You can faintly see the stacked…
Today’s surprise release of Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 contains only minor UI tweaks, but it does enable Clear Calling on the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro.
Announced at the Made by Google event, Clear Calling is billed as letting you hear people when they’re in noisy places. It can…
Google slides into Tim Cook’s mentions to promote ‘Team Pixel’ … while tweeting from an iPhone
October 21, 2022
Every so often, we see a competitor throw some shade at Apple on Twitter, and sometimes they do it while tweeting from the very iPhone they are mocking. The Google Pixel team hasn’t learned their lesson, apparently, and sent out a tweet mocking Apple last night while using…
NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW continues to expand touch-optimization for iPhone and iPad [Video]
October 21, 2022
Game streaming services like are able to bring the power of a PC to even mobile devices. Compatible accessories can improve the gaming experience, but touch controls are by far the easiest way to get started gaming on the go. NVIDIA is continuing to add new games and features GeForce NOW, and now we can be on the lookout for a new row featuring the games with native touch-control implementation…
