Launched in beta today, OnePlus is bringing OxygenOS 12 to the OnePlus 9 series right away. However, those aren’t the only devices getting the upgrade. Over the coming months, OnePlus has confirmed it will bring Android 12 to the following list of devices.
Android 12 is an absolutely massive update for Google Pixel devices, but it’s considerably less impactful for OnePlus devices. OxygenOS…
Facebook and the services owned by the social media giant have been hard hit by a massive outage this afternoon that has seen all of those services down for almost four hours at this point. Caught up in that mess, though, is Google’s 8.8.8.8 DNS service, which has slowed…
Gaming on the go has gotten quite a boost, thanks to cloud gaming services, and it seems Lenovo has plans to cash in on that trend with a new piece of hardware. This week, the “Lenovo Legion Play” has leaked as a “cloud gaming console” that runs Android.
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The Gmail side panel today provides quick access to Calendar, Keep, and Tasks. Google is now bringing Contacts to the sidebar for Workspace and personal customers using Gmail.
Update 10/4/21: The Google Contacts shortcut/tool is now coming to the Chat, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Slides sidebar. To launch, either tap the blue icon in the web side panel or click “Open Detailed View” when…
Shut down in 2019, Google+ was never really a favorite for most in the social media landscape. However, during today’s massive and extended Facebook outage, Google+ came to mind for quite a few people.
On Twitter this afternoon, Google+ picked up some steam with…
Canon EOS R3's OVF Simulation: What it is and why it matters
October 5, 2021
Canon is the first company we’ve seen to take advantage of the greater dynamic range of the latest OLED viewfinders. Almost paradoxically, OVF Simulation mode, a new feature on the recently announced EOS R3, delivers a more advanced, more naturalistic viewfinder…
In recent years, the Android team has released partner videos with Samsung highlighting how the OS takes advantage of new hardware, like foldables. Google today released a curious trio of ads about its apps running on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3.
The most recent conversation-style video was published on August 30 and titled “Android x Samsung Galaxy | A foldable future.” It provided a…
39th Leitz Photographica Auction will include rare Leica MP, prototype prime & much more
October 5, 2021
The 39th Leitz Photographica Auction is coming up, taking place on November 20 at the Hotel Bristol in Vienna, Austria. Ahead of the auction, Leica has highlighted various rare Leitz/Leica camera equipment people will be able to bid on next month.
Among the collection due…
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Victrix is launching what it calls the world’s fastest Xbox controller as well as a new wireless gaming headset.
The San Diego, California-based company…
Epic Games to launch achievements and new XR project
October 4, 2021
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Epic Games today announced it’s adding achievements to some of the games in the Epic Games Store, starting next week. It’s also announced that it was rolling out an augmented reality version of its Project Anywhere proof of concept to Microsoft HoloLens 2.
Achievements, or the…
