The Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch 4 has picked up a few updates since its debut earlier this year, and right now the device is picking up the CUJ2 update. What’s new? Not much…
Rolling out now in some regions including the United States, the R870XXU1CUJ2 update for the Galaxy Watch 4 carries with it a pretty small changelog.
Improved system stability and reliability
Samsung is seemingly…
Google will support Pixel 6 series with 5 years of updates, leaked marketing confirms
October 10, 2021
A leaked marketing site has given us more details on the Pixel 6’s performance and camera this weekend, but the biggest detail comes in the form of software. Google seems to be officially committing to supporting the Pixel 6 with 5 years of updates.
A pair of marketing…
Walmart has dropped the price of its Android TV streamers by $10, now starting at just $15
October 10, 2021
Google’s Android TV platform got a notable boost earlier this year when Walmart announced two Onn-branded Android TV devices that had the lowest price we’ve ever seen in that ecosystem. Now, Walmart is further slashing prices, now starting these devices at just $15.
In…
UV Index data was added to the Wear OS Weather app back in April. Sometime in the past few months — if not weeks, Google Assistant also started showing UV Index on all its platforms.
Asking “What’s the UV index” or other similar permutations, like appending a city and particular day, shows you a slick-looking timeline from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in two-hour increments. Severity is color-coded…
Google starts rolling out Play Store Material You redesign, but it only scratches the surface
October 10, 2021
Google’s Material You rollout continues with the Play Store over the last 24 hours but this redesign is not too visually encompassing yet, while availability is currently quite limited.
The Play Store’s initial Material You redesign is limited to the four main…
Pixel 6/6 Pro rumors: Everything we know about the Made by Google flagship duo [Video]
October 10, 2021
This year, leaks and tidbits haven’t been quite as prominent ahead of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro launch, but there have been plenty of rumors.
The 2020 Made by Google smartphone series was, in some ways, a little lackluster. There is no denying that the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel…
OnePlus 9RT, Buds Z2 will launch next week
October 10, 2021
While OnePlus has publicly said it wouldn’t make a OnePlus 9T this year, the company is now teasing the coming launch date of the OnePlus 9RT and its new earbuds too.
Announced on Weibo, the OnePlus 9RT will see a launch date of October 13 in China. In that post, OnePlus also confirmed the design of the phone, which had leaked a few times in the days prior. The updated design is only a minor…
According to new job listings, Google is looking to expand the Fuchsia operating system from its current home on the Nest Hub to “additional smart devices and other form factors.”
Having been in development for years, Google unleashed their next-generation…
Chrome for Android more widely testing its ‘Web Feed’ RSS reader, here’s how to enable [U]
October 10, 2021
During I/O 2021, Google announced that Chrome for Android would be testing a built-in RSS reader. It’s considered an experiment that might not ever launch, but you can test the RSS-powered “Web Feed” in Chrome today.
Update 10/8: Google has decided to more widely…
Huawei nova 8i and nova 9 coming to Europe soon
October 10, 2021
Huawei is not giving up on the European market and will allegedly bring two more of its nova series phones to the Old Continent soon. According to info from these should be the nova 8i and nova 9 though as you’d expect both will arrive without GMS support like all recent Huawei phones.
nova 8i with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage will reportedly come in at €350 while the more recently launched nova…