Matter is set to unify large parts of the smart home ecosystem, and one side effect of that will be the ability for products that once worked with just one assistant or device can expand to new customers. That’s what Eve has to share at IFA 2022, where it has revealed that its Apple-only lineup of smart home products is coming to Android.
By the end of 2022, Eve will release an app on Android…
iPhone 14 production to start early in India; iPhone 15 assembly likely to be simultaneous [U]
September 1, 2022
Update: The gap between China and India is said to have closed from two months to six weeks. Kuo believes that iPhone 15 production next year will begin simultaneously in both countries.
There have been suggestions that iPhone 14 production would start simultaneously in…
LG's MoodUP refrigerator comes with color-changing LED doors and a built-in speaker
September 1, 2022
IFA 2022 (Europe’s answer to CES) starts tomorrow, so you know what that means — some wacky new appliances and home products. LG is kicking off the proceedings with the MoodUP refrigerator that has color-changing LED door panels, offering something completely…
HMD’s Nokia has continued to roll out serviceable but unremarkable smartphones for the last few years. Forgoing attempts to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Samsung and Apple, it’s settled into a groove of releasing solid mid-range and entry-level smartphones, wireless headphones and even tablets. Now it’s announced a new subscription plan that it says will “reward users” for keeping…
Razer's second-gen Kishi controller is now available for iPhone
September 1, 2022
The second-gen Razer Kishi mobile gaming controller is now available for iPhone. As with the Android version Razer revealed a few months ago, the gamepad costs $100. You can order it from Razer’s website.
The biggest change from the first Kishi is to the mechanism that…
Lenovo releasing $249 Android 12L tablet early next year
September 1, 2022
Google launched Android 12L back in March, but it’s only just making its way to existing devices. Lenovo is now the first to announce an Android 12L tablet with the “Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen)” coming next year.
Android 12L first rolled out to Pixel phones, with…
Google Play restores the app permissions list [U]
September 1, 2022
With the addition of the developer-generated Data safety section this year, Google Play removed the old list of app permissions. The Play Store is now reversing this decision in response to user feedback and will have both coexist.
Update 8/31: Google has brought back the app permissions list with version 32.1.10-21 of the Play Store. To access, open a listing > select “About this app”…
Google officially announced its first smartwatch at I/O 2022 in May, but only provided a “first look” ahead of the full reveal this fall alongside the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. 9to5Google has revealed a number of new details since then, and here’s everything we know about the…
Poll: What’s your favorite solution for the potential notch replacement on the iPhone 14 Pro?
September 1, 2022
We’re only a week away from the iPhone 14 announcement, and the rumors are more intense than ever. From the beginning, we’ve been hearing that Apple wants to replace the current notch at the top of the screen with something else. With all this in mind, we want to know…
NVIDIA reveals new US government rule restricting export of AI chips to China and Russia
September 1, 2022
The US government has introduced and immediately started imposing a new rule that would restrict the export of computer chips used for supercomputers and artificial intelligence to Russia and China. NVIDIA has revealed in a SEC filing that the government has informed the company of the new license requirement affecting one of its current (A100) and one of its upcoming (H100) GPUs, which were…
