After announcing a partnership with Leica to tune optics, Xiaomi has teamed up with Sony on the massive 1-inch IMX989 sensor, which is set to be utilized by the Xiaomi 12 S Ultra.
This is not the first 1-inch smartphone sensor ever used, as the recent Sony Xperia Pro-I and the Sharp Aquos R6 and R7 have gone far beyond the sensor size we’re accustomed to in the smartphone industry. According…
Android Automotive may only be on a couple of cars on the road today, but the platform is set to be used by some major brands over the next few years. Now, BMW is officially committing to using Android Automotive, but without Google’s help.
BMW will use Android…
Google Stadia picks up over a dozen more free game trials including Outriders: Worldslayer
June 29, 2022
After opening up an easy way for developers to provide free game demos on the platform, Stadia is being flooded with options, with more than a dozen more new trials going live over the past day.
Google Stadia’s library of free game demos has expanded in a big way for the…
1Password will now help you remember whether you signed in with Apple, Google, and more
June 29, 2022
Anyone who has signed in to a website or app knows that it can be a challenge to remember how you originally signed in to that website, app, or service. The popular password manager 1Password is rolling out a new feature to help you keep track of which service you used…
1Password sign in anywhere
The new feature rolling out to 1Password browser beta users today will remember how you signed…
The iPhone X celebrated 10 years of the iPhone – what does Apple have planned for 15 years?
June 29, 2022
Five years ago, Apple introduced the iPhone X. With a new design, powerful chip, new gestures, and a new unlock method, the Face ID, the Cupertino company paid a well-deserved tribute to the original iPhone, at the time, released ten years ago. Who would’ve thought that…
ARM’s newest flagship GPU will offer hardware-based ray tracing, a first for the company. Announced today, the Immortalis-G715 promises a 15 percent performance boost compared to the firm’s previous generation of premium Mali GPUs. The performance improvement is courtesy…
Google adding six Stadia Pro games for July 2022, including Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach
June 29, 2022
Following a big drop last month that tied with this year’s high, July 2022 will bring six games to Stadia Pro that are predominantly new to the platform.
It starts with Centipede: Recharged ($9.99) from Atari:
The original bug-blasting arcade game is back! Centipede: Recharged has been reimagined for modern gameplay, with vibrant visuals designed for modern screens and a 16:9 field of play.
A…
Arm’s new Immortalis GPU sets the stage for more Android phones with ray-tracing support
June 29, 2022
Ray-tracing is the hot new thing in the gaming world, being a key part of modern PC GPUs and the latest generation of consoles. Now, Arm is making a push to make ray-tracing more popular on Android smartphones, with the new “Immortalis” GPU.
Arm Immortalis brings ray…
Google’s Wear OS platform has supported iOS from the beginning, but future support of Apple’s platform was in question with the debut of Wear OS 3. Now, we have an answer.
The Galaxy Watch 4 doesn’t support iOS
Rewinding back to last August, the Galaxy Watch 4 was…
On the web, Gmail has long noted how much storage you’re using at the bottom of the page. A “Storage used” indicator is now on Gmail for Android and iOS to save you from needing to open another app or website for space management.
On the Gmail mobile apps, Google added a “Storage used” indicator in the account switcher that opens after tapping your profile avatar. It appears…
