Ahead of the launch of an in-app remote that’s due for some time soon, the Google TV app for Android is getting some updates in the coming days. Starting this week, the app will add support for searching for on-demand content from YouTube TV and other providers as well as some visual updates to the Google TV app.
The Google TV app, which is still exclusively on Android, will be getting a small…
Off the news of June’s Pro games and a more specific release window for Ark: Survival Evolved, Google has another announcement for new games on Stadia this week. Over the next few months, the hit game Control: Ultimate Edition will be heading to Stadia along with Olympic…
Android tablets are not exactly king of the hill nowadays, but Samsung’s Galaxy Tab lineup does offer features and hardware you can’t get elsewhere. According to a new rumor, the Galaxy Tab S8 series won’t be a huge upgrade on the spec sheet, but it’ll be releasing…
Google developing ‘Switch to Android’ app for iOS to copy data and apps from your iPhone
July 28, 2021
Google is developing a new iOS app called “Switch to Android,” which should be able to copy the most important data from your iPhone and bring over your apps.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able…
Olympic athletes in 3D are the latest AR objects available in Google Search; here’s who you can see
July 28, 2021
Following an announcement at Google I/O earlier this year, the collection of 3D objects available in Search is expanding. Available now, a bunch of athletes from the Olympics can now be viewed in 3D through Search, and Google is even advertising them in Discover.
Like the…
Sundar Pichai: Fall Pixel line showcases Android 12 & ‘deep tech investments,’ touts long-term strategy
July 28, 2021
During Alphabet’s Q2 2021 earnings, Sundar Pichai talked quite a bit more about Google’s consumer hardware efforts than usual. The CEO teased the upcoming fall Pixel lineup, some highlights, and long-term strategy.
Pichai started by providing a recap of what Google…
Canon patent application shows shutter-like barrier mechanism for protecting mirrorless image sensors
July 28, 2021
Left: The barrier mechanism when it’s closed; Right: The barrier mechanism when it’s open.
Canon has filed a new patent application for an in-camera mechanism designed to protect the shutter and image sensor of its mirrorless cameras from dust and debris when no lens is attached.
Japanese patent application number 2019–234718 describes (machine-translated) an ‘invention related…
Over the past weeks, we’ve been tracking how stock of Made by Google’s 2020 lineup has been running low at both the Google Store and various retailers. After being sold out for the most of this month, the first-party Google Fi store today delisted the Pixel 5 and 4a…
With Tokyo 2020 well underway, there’s just a barrage of news about various events, results, and medal standings. Google Discover is highlighting a hub of sorts that’s quite a nice way to keep track of all things Olympics.
For some, the Discover invites them to…
House bill would allow Navy to retire cruisers early, adds funds to build second destroyer
July 28, 2021
WASHINGTON — One panel of lawmakers is coming around to letting the Navy decommission its aging cruisers and reinvest the money into new ship construction, even as its Senate counterpart took the opposite approach, setting up a debate that puts at stake billions of dollars in spending.
The House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee announced Tuesday that…
