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GeForce Now will get Xbox, Activision Blizzard games as Microsoft pushes for acquisition approval

February 22, 2023

Microsoft announced today a deal with Nvidia, which will see Xbox games available on GeForce Now in the future. During a press briefing today where Microsoft laid out more plans surrounding its controversial acquisition of Activision, including a new deal which will bring Xbox games to GeForce Now. The deal would bring Xbox games as well as Activision Blizzard titles – including Call of Duty…

Google Messages is finally just calling it ‘RCS’

February 22, 2023

Since last year’s “Get the Message” advertising campaign online and in New York City, awareness of Rich Communication Services (RCS) is growing more mainstream. Google is now making RCS even more consumer-facing by prominently surfacing the name of the standard — a…

Motorola’s next Galaxy Z Flip competitor will apparently make its entire cover panel a display

February 22, 2023

Increased competition is coming to Samsung’s popular Galaxy Z Flip series, and it appears that Motorola’s next version of the Razr will focus on beating Samsung’s weakest link – the cover display. Evan Blass posted to Twitter (his account is currently private) a…

Google Weather gets accidental dark theme via Android System Webview update

February 22, 2023

While Google’s Wear OS 3 weather experience is quite nice, the Android “app” is a bit more barebones and getting long in the tooth. Google Weather is now seeing a dark theme, but this might be an accident. A month before rolling out widgets on Pixel phones, Weather finally got a Google Material Theme redesign. This was long overdue but came as everything else was getting updated to…

9to5Google Log Out: Does Fitbit still make a smartwatch?

February 22, 2023

What separates a smartwatch from a fitness tracker? To me, it’s the ability to see notifications from your phone, replying to messages, taking calls, music controls or even on-wrist playback, and third-party apps. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that…

Vodafone will adopt Google’s RCS in new deal that also puts Pixel in retail stores and more

February 22, 2023

Google has struck a deal with Vodafone, a major telecommunications company in Europe, which will expand the footprint of Pixel and Android TV and will update RCS for customers across the continent. Vodafone is a major carrier and ISP across Europe and also operates in…

Apple stops signing iOS 16.3 after patching multiple security exploits with iOS 16.3.1

February 22, 2023

Following the release of iOS 16.3.1 last week, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. This means that iPhone and iPad users can no longer downgrade to this version of the operating system if they’re already running a newer version of iOS. Apple no longer signing iOS 16.3 iOS 16.3.1 was released to all users on February 13. While the update didn’t add any new features, it…

Samsung February 2023 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

February 21, 2023

Even though Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S23 series, the Korean company has not forgotten about its predecessors. A growing number of Samsung Galaxy devices are getting the February 2023 Android security update – here’s the full list. Samsung February 2023…

Nothing officially launches Android 13 for Phone (1), six months after Pixel

February 21, 2023

After a soft launch last week, Carl Pei’s Nothing is today officially launching Android 13 for the Nothing Phone (1). 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! The Nothing…

YouTube TV working to fix crashing issue on Apple TV as redesign rolls out more widely

February 21, 2023

YouTube TV launched a UI redesign earlier this year for all platforms, but Apple TV users were left out due to some issues. Now, YouTube TV appears to be restarting the rollout while also working to fix an ongoing crashing issue. The latest look for YouTube TV focuses on two areas of the live TV streaming service. The first is the Library tab, which now shows personalized recommendations for TV…