Google is beginning a project that would elevate Android Studio from app development to a full suite for Android OS development by OEMs and ROM developers.
To make an Android app today, Android Studio is all but essential as it offers access to the Android SDK itself, emulators of various versions and form factors, tools to optimize your app’s performance, and of course everything you need to…
After rapid expansion into more global markets, Realme is now starting to take on the flagship space in the truest sense with GT 2 Pro – and this could be the very best Realme phone to date.
In some markets, specs are king. Realme has played to this in recent years with…
One Google Search critique of late blames targeted SEO content for the declining quality of results. Google today pushed back against that claim by saying Search has “decreased the number of irrelevant results by over 50%” in the last seven years.
Google cites…
Opinion: The death of Play Movies pushes Google TV forward, but emphasizes YouTube’s awful experience
March 24, 2022
This week, Google announced another step towards the end of Play Movies & TV as it continues to push towards Google TV instead. It’s the right call, but with a headache attached for many customers.
What’s happening to Play Movies & TV?
Google Play Movies & TV has been around for over a decade, since 2011. The product acted as a marketplace and library for digital movies and TV…
Google Play announces support for third-party ‘User Choice’ app billing, starting with Spotify
March 24, 2022
Back in 2020, Google announced that it would require all apps in the Play Store to use its billing system but later delayed that to this month. Google will soon allow Android apps to use their own payment system as long as Play Store billing is an option alongside it, with…
iOS 15 now includes every feature first announced at WWDC 2021, just in time for iOS 16
March 24, 2022
iOS 15 was first previewed in June during the WWDC21. Released in September, several features were missing with the first public availability of the iPhone’s latest operating system. Today, after six months and four major updates within this iOS cycle, Apple finally…
Last year, Instagram announced that it was working on a new chronological feed option for users. The company has officially made good on that promise, announcing today that users now have two new options to sort their Instagram feed in chronological order. Head below for the details on how these new chronological sorting options work in Instagram.
Instagram’s new chronological feed options…
One of the most interesting and limited features available within the iOS ecosystem is Car Key. Launched in 2020, only a limited number of BMW models could be unlocked with the owner’s iPhone and Apple Watch. Now, Apple is expanding this feature to some Kia and Genesis…
Review: Electric Bike Company’s Model E is an affordable US-built e-bike for nearly everyone
March 23, 2022
The Model E offers a great balance of quality parts and economical pricing. It’s right there in the name: Model E. The ‘E’ is for Everyone, as Electric Bike Company’s founder and CEO Sean Lupton-Smith explained to me as I tested the bike out on a cool winter morning…
Elon Musk announces two new Tesla paint colors enabled by new ‘world’s most advanced paint shop’
March 23, 2022
Elon Musk announced that Tesla is going to make two new paint colors available through its new “world’s most advanced paint shop” at Gigafactory Berlin.
Back in the early days of the Model S, Tesla used to offer a variety of colors, but the automaker decided to streamline options, and it now offers only a handful of color options that have remained the same for the last few years.
CEO Elon…
