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Hands-on: HP Chromebook X2 is pretty close to the ideal Chrome OS tablet, when it’s on sale

November 5, 2021

Google started pushing Chrome OS tablets a few years ago, but with the Pixel Slate being a rather spectacular failure, the task of bringing that idea to life fell to the company’s partners. Lenovo was the first to strike excellence with its IdeaPad Duet in 2020, and now HP has brought the vision a step closer. I’ve spent a few weeks with the HP Chromebook X2, and I think it’s a bit closer to…

Google renames ‘My Business’ to ‘Business Profile,’ dedicated app will be replaced by Search/Maps

November 5, 2021

As the holiday shopping season gets under way early this year due to supply concerns, Google today announced its latest tools for local shops, including a renamed “Business Profile.” “Google My Business” is now “Google Business Profile.” The dedicated My…

Changing animation speed on Google’s Pixel 6 series can break the fingerprint scanner on AOD

November 5, 2021

We’ve been pretty happy with Google’s Pixel 6, but as with any new device, it’s had a couple of little quirks to adapt to. One of those quirks that was discovered by enthusiasts this week is that changing the animation speed on Pixel 6 devices seems to break the…

Google Search will rank desktop sites based on ‘page experience’ starting in February

November 5, 2021

Since August, Google has been using a “page experience” metric to determine how websites appear in mobile Search. Page experience ranking is now coming to the desktop version of Google Search from February 2022. Page speed and other experience metrics that quantify how an end user interacts with a website is now one of Google’s preferred methods for determining how to rank results in…

Google’s Pixel foldable coming in 2022, cameras will be a step down from Pixel 6

November 5, 2021

The first foldable Pixel phone is set to arrive in 2022, and it will not use the same high-end camera sensors found in the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. One of the biggest jumps forward for the Pixel line this year was in the camera department. Where typically Google’s phones…

Android Auto does not appear in the Pixel 6’s app launcher, but settings can still be accessed

November 5, 2021

Android 12 replaces “Android Auto for Phone Screens” with the long-awaited Assistant Driving Mode. As part of that, most people with the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro lose the Android Auto icon in the app launcher. The Pixel 6 series is the first to launch with – versus just…

Samsung Galaxy A13 to come with a 50MP camera

November 4, 2021

Samsung introduced the affordable Galaxy A12 last November, and now it is time for the successor, tentatively called Galaxy A13. According to sources from South Korea, the main camera will be equipped with a new 50MP sensor, while the rest of the shooters will remain unchanged. The Galaxy A12 and its successor Galaxy A12s (sold as Galaxy A12 Nacho) have a 48MP main camera accompanied by 5MP…

Motorola Moto G51 is the first phone with Snapdragon 480+ chipset

November 4, 2021

Motorola has just announced its new Moto G51 smartphone in China, in partnership with local carrier China Mobile. It is officially the first phone with the new Snapdragon 480+ chipset by Qualcomm and comes with a big battery and screen, as well as an attractive price…

Realme is working on a proper flagship for early next year, will cost more than current GT models

November 4, 2021

Realme is working on a flagship phone, this was revealed by company executive Xu Qi at the China Mobile Global Partners Conference. The exec promised a number of new high-end products that will be launched early next year, but kept most details under wraps. For now all that…

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 chipset and memory variants confirmed

November 4, 2021

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab A8 leaked almost in full back in September but the latest Geekbench listings suggests that the device is just around the corner. It’s also here to confirm some of the hardware from the previous leak. The Wi-Fi only version is SM-X200 while the LTE variant carries the SM-X205 model name. Screenshots from the Geekbench listings As per the Geekbench…