Instead of requiring a full OS update, Google is bringing exposure notifications to Android by leveraging Play services. Ahead of this month’s launch, the two companies are previewing contact tracing apps and what settings Android users will have to control COVID-19 contact tracing.
Google Play services powers first-party apps, security scanning, helps locate lost devices, and manage account…
Making a specific version of a smartphone just for a single carrier isn’t uncommon, but for the past several years we’ve seen hardware variations on those devices kept to a minimum. The “OnePlus 8 5G UW” on Verizon, though, makes a few more changes which, in turn…
Samsung’s Galaxy A51 is now available as an unlocked device in the US following its release via Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and Xfinity Mobile. The unlocked 4G handset can be bought from Amazon or Samsung.com, where its price is listed as $399.99. If you’ve been waiting…
EA Play Live goes digital on June 11
May 4, 2020
Electronic Arts announced today that its EA Play Live digital event will broadcast on June 11 at 4 p.m. Pacific.
EA Play was an event that the publisher has held concurrent to the Electronic Entertainment Expo that takes place in Los Angeles each June. EA dropped out of that show starting in 2016, but it started to hold its own event at the same time, still making its usual game announcements and…
Researchers affiliated with the University of Washington and Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence say they’ve developed an AI system — VeriSci — that can automatically fact-check scientific claims. Ostensibly, the system can not only identify abstracts within…
The OnePlus 8 series is sold unlocked and, for the most part, works with pretty much every carrier you can go out and find in the US. Verizon, though, held certification back on the unlocked OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro which, in turn, broke a few core functions. Now, though…
If you’ve been following the saga of Apple’s troubled butterfly keyboards, you know that the failure-prone typing surface has been the weakest link across all of the company’s laptops since 2016 — including its most popular 13-inch models. Today, Apple is finally addressing that issue by updating the 13-inch MacBook Pro with its “Magic Keyboard” design, a change that will hopefully…
OxygenOS 10.5.6 now rolling out for OnePlus 8 Pro w/ front- and rear-facing camera tweaks
May 4, 2020
OxygenOS 10.5.6 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8 Pro with a series of camera fixes for the latest and greatest flagship OnePlus.
The update was spotted over on Reddit on the /r/OnePlus community, with the OxygenOS 10.5.6 update already available from the fantastic…
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is now set to move from regular monthly to quarterly security patch updates.
While Samsung has really upped their game in recent months with update speed, this is bound to be a blow for those still hanging on to one of 2017’s truly top tier devices.
Late last year, Apple was granted a patent for AR headphones which would enable the listener to accurately determine the exact location of sounds in a scene from what are known as binaural recordings. This would have applications in both real-life video – like conference calls – and in augmented reality scenes.
A newly-published Apple patent application shows this type of binaural recording…
