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Space Station to Host ‘Self-Healing’ Quantum Communications Tech Demo
The NASA-funded experiment will test two technologies that could eventually enable quantum computers to communicate with each other no matter where they are located.
A tiny experiment launching to the International Space Station later this year could set the stage for a future…
EA soft launches Apex Legends Mobile in 10 countries
March 8, 2022
Apex Legends Mobile is getting a soft launch today in 10 countries as Electronic Arts tries to take its popular battle royale to mobile players.
Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends has been a huge free-to-play hit on the PC and consoles. Apex Legends Mobile is now…
What business executives need to know about AI
March 8, 2022
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here.
Virtually every enterprise decision-maker across the economic spectrum knows by now that artificial intelligence (AI) is the wave of the future. Yes, AI has its challenges and…
Geekbench removes four years of Samsung Galaxy benchmarks following GOS ‘throttling’ debacle
March 8, 2022
Benchmarks are never fully indicative of how a device will actually perform in real life, but they can provide some useful points of comparison between closely matched devices. Geekbench, one of the best benchmarking apps available across platforms, has just announced that it will remove results from the past few years of Samsung Galaxy devices over a recent software debacle.
Last week…
Google launches Android 12L for Pixel today; Samsung & Microsoft tablets/foldables this year
March 8, 2022
Back in October, Google announced Android 12L as an unexpected “special feature drop” to improve the OS on tablets and foldables devices. After one 12L developer preview and three betas, this next release of Android — officially version 12.1 — is launching for Pixel…
In addition to bringing Android 12L and the quarterly Feature Drop, the March security patch fixes 80 issues for the Pixel 3a to Pixel 6 Pro.
This update is on the same scale as December’s which neared 100 bug fixes. The issues are grouped with the following table, and…
How to install Android 12L on your Google Pixel
March 8, 2022
After a brief beta period, Google’s big-screen focused Android 12L update has arrived, and you can install it first on Pixel smartphones. Here’s how.
What Pixel devices are eligible for Android 12L?
Google supports its Pixel smartphones for about 3 years after their release, with the exception of the Pixel 6 series which sees security updates for an additional 2 years after that. The list of…
Android 12L isn’t exactly packed with features and new additions and falls very much into the “refinement” category for OS updates. It is, however, worth taking a closer look at.
Anyone expecting a huge number of added extras might come away disappointed given the…
Android 12.1 March security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live
March 8, 2022
Android 12.1 with the March security patch is rolling out today for the Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, and Pixel 5a. [Update: The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will see SP2A.220305.013.A3 (Global build) OTAs “later this month.”]
The factory images this…
Hands-on: Google Pixel’s new battery widget works with most Bluetooth earbuds, not Wear OS
March 8, 2022
Google just added a new battery widget to its Pixel phones, allowing users at-a-glance battery levels for their phone and some connected devices. Here’s how it works, what devices it works with, and its one big omission.
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Google’s new battery widget works with more than just Pixel Buds
Not all Bluetooth devices are supported just yet
How to get the new battery widget on…
