Google Photos appears to be testing a new chip toolbar UI to help speed up the process of using Lens and other image editing tools specifically with text-based images.
Primarily useful for quickly accessing commonly used controls, the chip toolbar or chip group appears most often when viewing images like screenshots or those with prominently visible text. However, like most things in Google…
Samsung has set March 17 as the date for the unveiling of the next wave of Galaxy A-series smartphones.
The affordable smartphone series has provided an avenue for Samsung to drip-feed features and functions normally associated with the Note and Galaxy series smartphones…
Android 12L has been in beta for a few months, but it finally saw its formal release early last week. However, Pixel owners who had enrolled in the Android 12L beta were left with a dilemma, as there was no clear way to exit the beta track. As it turns out, there is a…
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is the best smartwatch you can buy for Android, as it delivers not only the first experience built on top of Wear OS 3, but also some of the best features. However, battery life is a little less than ideal, but the Galaxy Watch 5 may step it up a bit.
A certification spotted by SamMobile depicts the actual battery cell that’s expected to arrive in smaller versions of…
Google directly integrating Air Raid Alerts into Android phones in Ukraine [Update: Live]
March 14, 2022
Google today issued an update on its response to the war in Ukraine. Among other ongoing efforts, Android users in Ukraine will soon have rapid Air Raid Alerts natively built into their phones.
Update 3/14: The notification, which is not too different from other app…
In 2019, lyric-website Genius accused Google of ripping off its lyric transcriptions to use in Search even catching Google “red-handed” in the act. Following a court case win in 2020, Google has once again prevailed in court over this matter.
Update 3/14/22: Google has…
Yesterday, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that some iPhone 14 models will keep the same A15 Bionic chip instead of being updated to a more powerful A16 Bionic processor later this year. 9to5Mac sources also independently corroborated this reporting, but here’s why you shouldn’t make a big deal of this possible decision.
There are many reasons why Apple keeping A15 Bionic on the regular…
Universal translation on iPhone is a fantastically useful feature when traveling. Arthur C Clarke famously said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and this is one capability that still feels that way to me.
I’m in Buenos Aires at the…
iPhone SE 3 reviews: Impressive camera, 5G and performance upgrades packed in a dated design
March 14, 2022
Ahead of the first orders arriving to buyers on Friday, the first reviews of Apple’s new iPhone SE 3 have officially hit the web. These reviews offer a more in-depth look at Apple’s “new” iPhone SE, including the A15 chip on the inside, 5G connectivity, and the…
OnePlus smartphone gets 3C certified with 160W charging
March 14, 2022
An unknown OnePlus device bearing model code PGKM10 has been 3C certified with 160W charging. The PGKM10 was previously rumored to be a OnePlus tablet, but it’s now listed on 3C as a 5G mobile phone.
We don’t know the commercial name of the PGKM10, but reliable tipster says this is OnePlus’ Dimensity 8100-powered smartphone, which will pack a 4,500 mAh battery and support 150W…
