Announced just over five years ago, Google Family Link is getting a redesign that offers a streamlined experience for parents by bringing controls to the forefront, as well as Material You and a web app.
It starts with a profile carousel at the top that lets you quickly switch between accounts. This appears in “Highlights” and “Controls,” with the first tab immediately providing an…
After adding support for Kids Profiles last year, Google TV is expanding the ability for parents to control what their kids are watching.
Rolling out over “the next few weeks,” Google TV Kids Profiles will be picking up three new features.
This starts with the…
Report: Google ‘doubling down’ on Pixel with added focus on its own hardware as Samsung bleeds
October 18, 2022
With the launch of the Pixel 7, Google made it clear that it had a vision to make devices in its own hardware family work better together. Now, a new report claims that Google is planning to “double down” on Pixel phones and its own hardware, betting on its own success…
Folding iPhone will cost $2,500, suggests analyst, with a folding iPad first, in 2024
October 18, 2022
CCS Insight, which has most tech giants on its client list, has predicted that a folding iPhone won’t launch before 2025, and that it will cost around $2,500. It says that Apple will first launch a folding iPad, and that we can expect that device in 2024.
This is broadly consistent with earlier reports by display analyst Ross Young, and Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo – with CSS saying that going…
Motorola shows off its concept rollable smartphone
October 18, 2022
We’ve seen rollable device concepts from companies like Oppo and TCL, and LG was even working on a commercial rollable smartphone until it quit making mobile devices last year. Now, Lenovo is showing off a laptop with a rollout display, while its mobile division…
Realme 10 Pro+ certified with 5,000 mAh battery
October 18, 2022
The upcoming Realme 10 Pro+ (RMX3686) was certified by Thailand’s NBTC earlier this month and now the same device passed the China Quality Certification (CQC) database with a 4,890 mAh rated battery capacity. This means the Realme 9 Pro+ successor will likely boast a 5,000…
Analysts: lead times for iPhone 14 series drop below that for iPhone 13 in the same period
October 18, 2022
The iPhone 14 series first became available six weeks ago and the analysts at JP Morgan have been tracking the lead times for all four models during that time (publishing the data on the Apple Product Availability Tracker). The lead times are how long it takes between placing an order and receiving the phone.
For the first time since launch the iPhone 14 series delivery times have dipped below…
With the arrival of the Ultra member, Samsung’s Galaxy S mainstream flagship series have had two-way design split. Yet next year that will change, as evidenced by an increasing pile of leak. The latest comes from noted tipster Ice Universe, who posted photos of…
According to two separate and reliable tipsters, OnePlus is planning to drop the “Pro” from its next flagship series. This in turn means that the upcoming top-shelf phone from the company will be called OnePlus 11.
If the information turns out to be true, one…
Samsung Galaxy S23 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 tested by Geekbench
October 18, 2022
The first result from a Samsung Galaxy S23 has been discovered in the Geekbench database – this also makes it the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 result as well. There is a bit of speculation here, but the SM-S911U should be the US version of the S23 and the code name “Kalama” is very likely to refer to the next flagship chip from Qualcomm.
The CPU has an oddball core configuration – there is one…
