Canada is preparing a new bill that, if signed into law, would require Google to pay publishers for using information from their content. In response, Google is testing a complete block of news content in Search in Canada with a subset of users.
The “Online News Act” or Bill C-18 is a bill in Canada that would require tech giants such as Google to make deals with news organizations in the…
Vivaldi 5.7 for Android now supports YouTube background playback for non-Premium users
February 23, 2023
The latest Vivaldi 5.7 update for Android has now added support for YouTube background video playback even for non-Premium subscribers.
Announced in a blog post, the Chromium-based browser is now capable of playing video and audio from any website including YouTube…
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 will allegedly take a note from the Pixel Watch with curved glass
February 23, 2023
According to a new report, Samsung’s next Galaxy Watch 6 will move back toward a design with curved glass, just like Google’s Pixel Watch.
Ice Universe says that Samsung is planning to re-adopt a curved glass design on the Galaxy Watch 6, which is due out later this…
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 tipped to adopt IP67 water resistance
February 23, 2023
According to a new report, Samsung will apply strong water resistance to its upcoming Galaxy Tab S9 lineup.
Tablets often lack water resistance, and those that do offer the feature are usually sold as “rugged” options. Samsung, for instance, has generally skipped out on water resistance for the “Tab S” lineup, but applied the feature to its Galaxy Tab Active series.
This year, that might…
Microsoft brings ChatGPT-enhanced Bing to Android, but it can’t replace Google Assistant
February 23, 2023
The reinvented Bing fueled by ChatGPT certainly has a lot of interest, and Microsoft is now opening it up to a whole new set of users as Bing for Android and iOS opens up support for the AI experience.
Rolling out today to Android via Bing’s beta updates, the…
The arrival of S Pen support on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is part of what sealed the death of the Galaxy Note, but we’re still waiting on the ability to house a stylus inside of Samsung’s flagship foldable. Apparently, those hoping for an S Pen silo to arrive in the Galaxy Z…
Angry Birds ‘Classic’ will be removed from Android because it doesn’t have enough microtransactions
February 23, 2023
Rovio announced this week that it will remove the “Classic” version of Angry Birds from the Google Play Store, effectively cutting off Android players.
Starting tomorrow, February 23, “Rovio Classics: Angry Birds” will be delisted from the Google Play Store. This means that the “Classic” version of Angry Birds will no longer be available for purchase on Android, though it will remain…
Galaxy Z Fold 5 will unsurprisingly use the speedy storage from Galaxy S23, but Flip 5 may be limited
February 23, 2023
The arrival of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones has also brought forth UFS 4.0 storage, which provides real speed improvements. According to a new report, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 will upgrade to that speedy storage, but the Galaxy Z Flip 5 may be limited.
UFS 4.0 storage…
Google says users like Android’s new Predictive Back Gesture
February 23, 2023
In Android 14, Google will roll out the new Predictive Back Gesture and its in-app version. Ahead of that, Google is surveying developers about it.
With Predictive Back, Android will show a preview of the homescreen as you swipe away from the edge and the current app window…
Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3.2 rolling out for Pixel with Jio 5G enabled
February 23, 2023
After Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 and Beta 3.1 with the February security patch, Google is rolling out Beta 3.2 to Pixel phones.
Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3.2 contains a pair of fixes ahead of the public launch in March:
Fixed issues that sometimes caused the screen on some devices to flash green or display other visual artifacts. (Issue #260941279, Issue #256052135)
Jio 5G network is now enabled for…
