To kick off 2023 Google announced that Android Auto would be rolling out a redesign to all users, but a month later, “Coolwalk” still isn’t widely available to everyone.
On January 5, Google announced that the redesign would start rolling out that very day. This came after “Coolwalk” had been in the Android Auto beta program for a couple of months, first having been released in…
Android 14 DP1: Reset options separates Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from mobile network settings
February 9, 2023
The launch of the Android 14 Developer Preview brings with it lots of little changes across all facets of the operating system. One such alteration in the first Android 14 developer preview is the decoupling of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth reset options from mobile…
Pok Pok iOS app for kids gets a fresh world to explore, create, and learn with new Islands toy
February 9, 2023
Continuing on with monthly major updates, the award-winning kids’ app Pok Pok Playroom is out today with its latest big release, the Islands toy. The new ocean world is designed to encourage growth with creative thinking, storytelling, curiosity, fine motor skills…
Base iPhone 14 more powerful than iPhone 13 Pro, despite using same chip, says Apple
February 9, 2023
Apple’s senior director of iPhone design says that the base-model iPhone 14 is more powerful than the iPhone 13 Pro – despite having the same A15 chip.
The claim is made in a new interview, in which he says that the non-Pro iPhone 14 offers other significant benefits over its predecessor …
Background
Apple has historically given all new iPhones in the line-up the same A-series chip…
Samsung’s Ultra branding is typically reserved for devices that pack as many high-end features as you can fit in a single gadget. The Galaxy S23 Ultra starts at $1,200 and has a big, beautiful OLED screen, a new chip with even better performance, improved cameras and…
Google is already tweaking Android Auto ‘Coolwalk’ redesign with new animations, light theme
February 9, 2023
Android Auto is still in the process of rolling out its big dashboard redesign known as “Coolwalk,” but as that update slowly makes it way to users, Google is already making tweaks including updated animations and the potential of a light theme.
As we noted in our review…
Galaxy S23 pre-orders at T-Mobile see some customers’ SIMs move to the unshipped device
February 9, 2023
The Galaxy S23 series formally releases next week, and pre-orders are available now with some nice perks, especially through carriers. But some T-Mobile customers have run into issues with a Galaxy S23 pre-order, seeing their cell service unexpectedly moving to the unshipped smartphone.
A growing number of reports on Reddit and via T-Mobile’s support forums shows a trend where customers who have…
OnePlus teases its first foldables for Q3 2023, taking the fight straight to Samsung
February 9, 2023
Samsung has enjoyed four years of minimal competition in the foldable space, but that’s set to change in a major way this year. OnePlus is bringing the fight straight to Samsung, with the brand teasing its first foldables to debut in Q3 2023.
It’s been rumored for quite…
The Pixel Watch was announced just over four months ago, and its Android companion app has now hit over 500,000 downloads on the Play Store.
With Wear OS 3, Google required all watch manufacturers to release and maintain their own companion apps instead of using the main…
AI is set to change the game in some big ways in the near future, and AI-generated content is one of the more controversial elements. Now, Google is broaching the subject, confirming explicitly that AI-generated content isn’t against Search guidelines.
In a new post to the Google Search Central blog, Google clarifies its stance on AI-generated content and how Search treats that content.
The…
