With the upcoming release of the Pixel Tablet, Google is once again reshaping the Google Assistant smart display ecosystem, which started on Android and has now come full circle back to Android.
History of Google Assistant smart displays
The field of smart displays began in earnest in 2017 with the Amazon Echo Show, which took the Alexa smart speaker platform and added a touchscreen display.
Google Home 2.66 tweaks Wifi overview page
March 28, 2023
The latest version of the Google Home app (2.66) is rolling out as a smaller update with a pair of visual tweaks for the Preview redesign.
Earlier this month, some people started seeing the ability to reorder their favorite devices grid. This overdue capability might be…
If you’ve been using a Fitbit device with an older iPhone, you might be in need of an upgrade, as the fitness tracking suite now requires at least iOS 15.
In a quiet update to a support page in the past week or two, Fitbit has raised its minimum requirements for iOS…
Oppo and OnePlus may stop selling smartphones and other devices in some major markets in Europe.
Reported by 36 Krypton today, sources “close to the matter” say that Oppo and OnePlus are planning to leave parts of Europe including the UK and Germany. This comes down to a number of factors, which reportedly include firstly the downturn of smartphone sales within the region.
In Europe…
Following an announcement earlier this year, Fitbit has today pulled the plug on challenges and open groups, two longtime features of its app.
As of today, March 27, Fitbit has discontinued support for four different “legacy” features within its app. Available since…
Following some leaks and a teaser last week, OnePlus has officially announced that it will launch the OnePlus 11 in a special new “Jupiter Rock” edition later this week.
Announced in multiple posts on Weibo, OnePlus China confirmed that the special-edition variant of…
The foldable market is set to see some major expansion in 2023, including the arrival of more devices that adopt the “clamshell” form factor. Apparently, Vivo could be next in line to show off its take on the most popular foldable to date, Galaxy Z Flip 4 from Samsung.
Foldable smartphones have thus far been available in two form factors. There’s the “book” style devices popularized by…
Vodafone is pulling the plug on its own RCS implementation in the coming days, with an alert to customers going out now.
A message to some Vodafone customers this week tells customers that the carrier will be turning off its RCS implementation as of March 31, 2023. With…
For quite some time now Microsoft has offered a $1 trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which granted new players access to the full library, including cloud gaming, for a fraction of the usual price. But now, that offer is done.
Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that is has…
With ChatGPT and Microsoft’s AI push with the new Bing catching the attention of many, the arrival of Google’s Bard has been anticipated, and this week early access to Google Bard finally opened. For many, Bard is now just a URL away, and early impressions have been quite something.
9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other…
