To help those getting work done with an Android tablet, Google is rolling out a large-screen redesign of Google Drive, complete with a navigation rail.
Announced on the official Workspace Updates blog, those with workspace accounts enrolled for “Rapid Release” should soon see a new look for Google Drive on Android tablets. Most notably, the redesign ditches the bottom navigation bar in favor…
Messaging is no longer Android’s mess, it’s an iPhone problem: Talking RCS with Hiroshi Lockheimer
March 25, 2023
A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Platforms and Ecosystems at Google, to talk about RCS messaging. While there was not a lot into the future of what Google is planning with Google Messages and RCS…
In an unexpected turn of events, Asus has just announced an April 13 launch event that will unveil the Asus ROG Phone 7, well ahead of schedule.
Asus has kept up its series of “Republic of Gamers” smartphones for the past few years now, and they’ve been some of the…
Large language models (LLMs), like Google Bard, are trained on “trillions of words” to learn how humans talk and predict/generate the next words in a sentence that make for a good response. However, this technology is not actually aware of what’s factually correct. Given the newness of it, some are – understandably – not yet aware of this fact. In the case of Bard, one particular…
Check who can see your Android phone’s location
March 24, 2023
In recent Android versions, safety and privacy have been forefront in the majority of changes made, though are still ways that others can see your Android device’s location without acting in a malicious way. This guide will bring you through several location-sharing…
Report: Bing sees 15.8% boost in visits following GPT-4 push, as Google sees a slight decline
March 24, 2023
Microsoft bet big on AI with the “new Bing,” and it seems the gamble succeeded, with Bing gaining new users as Google sees a slight decline.
As reported by Reuters, Microsoft is seeing a boost of roughly 16% on page visits to Bing since the launch of its GPT-4-powered…
Google’s large screen optimization push continues with the Search app adopting a navigation rail on tablets, though it’s clearly early days.
Update 3/23/23: The Google app is once again testing a navigation rail in the beta channel with version 14.12. Last year’s rollout was reverted after a few weeks.
This new iteration moves the three tabs higher up the screen. It’s basically in the…
Twitter expands Blue globally, will pull checkmarks from accounts that are actually verified next week
March 24, 2023
Months after launch, Twitter has now announced that the new Twitter Blue is available globally and that the company will pull checkmarks from “legacy” verified accounts on April 1.
Available now, Twitter Blue has officially expanded to users of the social network across…
Galaxy M54 quietly launches in selected regions w/ 108MP camera, 6,000mAh battery, more
March 23, 2023
After launching the recent Galaxy A34 and A54 series, Samsung has dropped another mid-ranger as the Galaxy M54 is now available in selected global regions.
With no fanfare, Samsung has listed the arrival of Galaxy M54, which incorporates a little bit of the A54 but some…
Managing apps across multiple Android phones and tablets can be a frustration, so it might be great to hear that Google appears to be testing a multi-device app sync option on the Play Store.
If you use more than one Android phone, tablet, or smartwatch at a time, keeping track of the apps installed on each of these devices can be tiresome. However, according to a tweet from @AssembleDebug in…
