Amazon’s Prime Early Access sale may represent an ideal opportunity to snag a high-performance portable. The company is selling Razer’s late 2021 Blade 14 gaming laptop for $2,000, or a whopping $800 off. That gets you an eight-core Ryzen 9 5900HX processor, a smooth 165Hz 1440p display, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD and, crucially, GeForce RTX 3080 graphics. This is an easy-to-carry machine…
Google using Pixel Watch, Tablet unveils to encourage devs to build and optimize more apps
October 11, 2022
After Samsung’s adoption last year, the upcoming Pixel Watch launch will serve as the next biggest catalyst for Wear OS as an app platform, and Google is explicitly making that case.
After the Pixel Watch launch, the Android Developers Blog published a post to highlight…
There’s a rather interesting thread by a software engineer who worked on Google Glass and Clips that discusses the “fatal flaws” of both, and the internal cultures that allowed the devices to ship.
Starting with the Google Glass analysis, Warren Craddock was a senior…
Foldables are slipping into the mainstream and gathered a boost with the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip 4. Now, it’s Motorola’s turn with the Razr, a device that may cost €100 more in Europe than the Flip 4’s price tag.
The appeal of the foldable is there. Whether it’s the charm or actually usability, a clamshell device makes for a great digital companion. The Z Flip 4 is a genuinely…
Google TV growth might be in trouble as Samsung and LG open Tizen and WebOS to other TV brands
October 11, 2022
The smart TV market has largely consisted of a handful of popular platforms, and as we move forward, growth is becoming more and more difficult for smaller players. Now, Google TV is set to face a new challenge, as Samsung and LG are expanding their Tizen and WebOS-based…
Samsung is rolling out an incredibly minor Galaxy Watch 4 update
October 11, 2022
The Galaxy Watch 4 is getting its first update in over a month, bringing along under-the-hood changes to the smartwatch.
Our attention has been more than turned to the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro, which takes the cake in terms of Wear OS smartwatches currently available…
Google Pixel did not release new Curated Culture wallpapers intended for September until earlier this month, while the October additions are now also available.
Google releases a dozen new Pixel wallpapers for all owners [Download]
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022 runs from September 15 to October 15 and sees a trio by COVL:
LA COCINA DE MI ABUELA: “Fills up my lungs with the smell of spices…
Report: Google Stadium may become reality after Stadia shutdown
October 11, 2022
According to a new report, Google is exploring the naming rights to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Athletic‘s David Ornstein has today unveiled that Google is in talks with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur for naming rights to its three-year-old stadium.
Long-time…
Google Doodle honors Tito Puente, ‘The King of Latin music’
October 11, 2022
The latest Google Doodle is a musical tribute to Tito Puente, the songwriter and timbales player responsible for songs like “Oye Cómo Va.”
Tito Puente was born in Manhattan on April 20, 1923 as Ernest Anthony Puente Jr., as the son of two Puerto Ricans. From a very…
Since I/O 2022, Google has been releasing large-screen-optimized UIs for its first-party apps. The latest Gboard beta is now rolling out an Android tablet layout that is long overdue and pretty good out of the gate.
Gboard 12.3 for Android introduces a tablet layout that makes the experience feel less like a stretched out phone keyboard. It starts with Gboard getting taller by default, including…
