This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss the additions and changes to Android 12 now that Beta 3 is released. Also, new information on the upcoming Pixel 6 is here with the possibility of an Ultra?
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Google effectively delays Play Billing requirement for Android in-app purchases amid lawsuit
July 17, 2021
Last September, Google announced that in one year’s time, all apps distributed through the Play Store would have to use Play Billing for in-app purchases. Following last week’s big antitrust lawsuit, the company announced today that it’s letting developers request an…
Chrome for Android to gain new widget to match iOS, complete with Dino Run shortcut [Updated]
July 17, 2021
Chrome is set to offer a new home screen widget for Android to match the delightful ones added to Chrome for iOS.
Update: Chrome’s Android widget has gotten further along in development, revealing more of its final design.
Original 6/29: Earlier this year, Google joined…
Updated: Nikon Z fc pre-production sample gallery
July 17, 2021
The Nikon Z fc is due to start shipping soon, and while we wait for a final production sample to review, we’ve been adding images to our previously published gallery of JPEG samples. In addition to a variety of images taken around the Pacific Northwest, we’ve also included in-camera Raw conversions to show off every one of the Z fc’s twenty Picture Controls.
Please note that…
Earlier this year, Google announced that they would be bringing Assistant-based games to Android Auto. Now they’ve expanded further by adding a collection of touchscreen games from Area 120’s GameSnacks to play on Android Auto.
Android Auto’s first gaming initiative…
Following the launch on Wednesday, Google has opened the customary Android 12 Beta 3 survey for Pixel owners.
We’d like your feedback on the latest version of Android 12 on your Pixel device. This *anonymous* survey should take you about 5-10 minutes to…
The number of major F-35 flaws is shrinking, but the Pentagon is keeping details of the problems under wraps
July 17, 2021
WASHINGTON — As the F-35 program inches its way through operational testing, the number of critical technical deficiencies is slowly dwindling, dropping from 11 critical deficiencies in January to seven in July.
However, the exact nature of these problems will remain unknown to the public, even when the deficiency itself is not classified. The F-35 Joint Program Office declined to…
Venus Optics has announced the release of the Laowa 14mm F4 Zero-D lens for Canon and Nikon DSLR camera systems.
The lens is constructed of 13 elements in 10 elements, including two extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical elements. Like other Laowa ‘Zero-D’…
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Video games have maintained their sales momentum even as summer began in earnest in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. As more…
Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now.
Hardware sales had a huge month in the United States in June. Consumers snapped up $401 million in new consoles, which is up 112% compared to the same period in 2020, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. A lot of that comes from increased interest in the new generation of…
