Mobile

Huawei has launched a number of products at IFA 2022 that were first seen in China a few months ago in more markets. The most prominent of Huawei’s new launches are the MatePad Pro 11 and MatePad Pro 12.6. While the company is still suffering from a lack of access to Google Mobile Services – which hinders sales in Western markets – hardware releases are certainly not lacking in volume. The…

An update to the new, merged Google Meet app last week brought back the blue Duo icon as some people were confused by the transition, which is now continuing with a new account switcher and other changes.  Besides the reintroduced icon, version 173 of Google Meet (previously the Duo app) is rolling out account switching. Meet (original) has long offered that capability in the top-right corner…

Apple Arcadelaunched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on Apple Arcade games. New for 9/2:Tom Hanks makes his debut as trivia game narrator with “Hanx101 Trivia.” Though the name is confusing, the new Apple Arcade release isn’t just about Hanks but covers everything from…

Last week, SpaceX and T-Mobile announced that it would bring direct satellite connectivity to smartphones, and Google said today the next version of Android (14) will “support our partners in enabling all of this.” This development comes from Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s Senior Vice President of Platforms & Ecosystems, this morning, who recounted how it “was a stretch to get 3G +…