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Ubisoft bringing Rainbow Six to iPhone and iPad after three years of development, player tests coming soon

April 5, 2022

The world of Rainbow Six is now coming to iPhone and iPad. Today, Ubisoft has announced that it is working on a new title, Rainbow Six Mobile. Rainbow Six is a popular first-person shooter on PC and console. Inspired by Rainbow Six Siege, gamers can play this “competitive, tactical, and immersive FPS experience” from anywhere. While the core gameplay, characters, and maps may share…

Rename your Bluetooth devices on Android – Here’s how

April 5, 2022

There are few things worse than opening up your Bluetooth menu to see five different devices, all with similar names. Differentiating them takes too much time, and it feels like a hassle. Fortunately, you can rename all of your Bluetooth accessories on your Android device…

Samsung drops software support for Galaxy S9, quarterly schedule takes over for S10

April 5, 2022

After four years of ongoing support, Samsung has officially pulled support for Android updates on the Galaxy S9 and S9+, its flagships from 2018. Today on Samsung’s tracker for ongoing Android update work, the company updated the page to drop the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+…

OnePlus Nord Buds show up in live photos with unique, probably budget-conscious design

April 5, 2022

OnePlus has had a handful of entries in the audio space, with some hits and some misses. Now, it appears the brand has another option coming in the “OnePlus Nord Buds” which just showed up at a regulatory office. Live photos of the OnePlus Nord Buds made their way through the FCC this week, as spotted by MySmartPrice. The images have, from what we can tell, since been removed from the…

Pixel Watch wish list: Things we’d love to see on Google’s first wearable [Video]

April 5, 2022

In 2022, it looks very much like we’ll finally see a Google-made smartwatch. It seems as though the Pixel Watch has been in the pipeline for a number of years, but all evidence points to a launch at some point this year. This is our Pixel Watch wish list. Table of…

LG confirms three more phones for its Android 12 roadmap, leaves out LG Wing and V60

April 5, 2022

Despite the company having been absent from the smartphone market for a full year now, LG isn’t done supporting its existing devices. This week, the company posted a new roadmap that confirms Android 12 updates for the LG V50 and more, but oddly not the LG Wing. To date…

Android 12 April security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live

April 5, 2022

Following last month’s launch of 12L, Android 12’s April security patch is rolling out to the Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, and Pixel 6 Pro today. It comes as Android 12 QPR3 is in beta and Android 13 is set to follow this month. There are 14 security issues resolved in the Android 12 April patch dated 2022-04-01 and 30 for…

Google Fiber opens ‘Internet Store’ kiosks at local malls in 3 cities

April 5, 2022

Google Fiber has long made use of “Fiber Spaces” to let potential customers experience gigabit speeds before subscribing. The ISP is now turning to Google Fiber Kiosks located in malls to let customers “take care of business quickly.” New customers can sign up for…

How to factory reset your Galaxy Watch 4

April 5, 2022

There are plenty of reasons to want to factory reset your Galaxy Watch 4. Though it’s a fantastic watch, it isn’t resistant to slowing down like any other device over time. One way to combat that is to perform a factory reset, deleting everything on the watch and…

Dirty Pipe: What you need to know about the major exploit affecting Pixel 6 and Galaxy S22 devices [Updated]

April 5, 2022

The security world has been abuzz about a new Linux exploit called “Dirty Pipe,” which also affects Android 12 devices like Galaxy S22 and Pixel 6. Here’s everything you need to know about “Dirty Pipe,” which devices it affects, and how best to avoid it. What can Dirty Pipe do? Recently disclosed by Max Kellermann as vulnerability CVE-2022-0847, “Dirty Pipe” is a security exploit…