Over the last few years, Google has taken an interesting, yet scattered strategy to gaming. I believe that a dedicated handheld device for Android gaming could be just what Google needs to unify its gaming ambitions.
Google and gaming
At the moment, in true Google fashion, Google is pursuing two different avenues to reaching the gamer market. On the one hand, you have the seasoned market of…
Latest Galaxy S22 Ultra leaks lay bare the Note’s revival, smaller Galaxy S22 also leaks [Gallery]
December 31, 2021
Samsung’s merger of the Galaxy Note and Galaxy S lines is coming in full next year with the Galaxy S22 Ultra, as we’ve known for some time. Now, though, a bigger leak is showing off every angle of Samsung’s Note revival in the Galaxy S22 Ultra, as well as some…
Earlier this month, Google confirmed that a bug between Microsoft Teams and Android could lead to users being unable to reliably call 911. That issue has since been fixed, but Google is now notifying users over email to update the app if they haven’t already done so.
An…
Apple’s AirPods have been a runway success over the last several years, and the lineup now includes multiple different variations from which to choose.
In a new interview with What HiFi, Gary Geaves, Apple’s VP of Acoustics, and Eric Treski from the Product Marketing Team went in-depth on the technology behind AirPods, with an interesting focus on how Bluetooth can be a major bottleneck.
There are multiple ways to organize your grocery and shopping lists on your iPhone or iPad, including Apple’s Reminders and Notes apps – although they weren’t designed specifically for these types of lists. But if you’re serious about your shopping lists, the Get Sum…
Seemingly official teaser video of OnePlus 10 Pro shows new renders, launch event date
December 31, 2021
What appears to be an official teaser video for the OnePlus 10 Pro has arrived online, offering another look at the camera bump and green colorway as well as the device’s launch event date.
OnePlus has been preparing to shake things up a bit this coming year, with Pete…
Google Tasks web sidebar getting a list-focused redesign, favoriting
December 31, 2021
Back in August, Google updated Tasks for Android and iOS with tabs that let you quickly jump between lists. The instance of Google Tasks that exists in the web sidebar of Gmail, Docs, and other Workspace apps now looks to be getting a similar redesign, as well as the ability to favorite items.
A Google blog post about productivity tips this morning includes a screenshot of a new Google Tasks web…
In recent years, Google has notoriously kept its work on augmented reality hardware secret. That has started to change recently, while a new report today provides explicit confirmation that “Google is working on a new iteration of smart glasses.”
As part of a broader…
iPhone plant shutdown: Rats, food crawling with worms, toilets without running water
December 30, 2021
We’re today learning more about what prompted the Foxconn iPhone plant shutdown in southern India – and it makes for truly gruesome reading.
We learned yesterday that Apple ordered Foxconn to suspend production at the plant, and placed the company on probation, until it…
The Tumblr iOS app now blocks more than 400 search terms in order to reduce the risk of Apple banning it from the App Store. It follows a former Tumblr developer expressing frustration at the app review process.
Some of the terms are clearly designed to block access to porn – such as ones for sexual body parts – but others seem bizarre …
Tumblr explained the changes in a blog post.
For…
