My original Nintendo Switch is still great. But over the last three years, I’ve realized it’s not the most comfortable thing to hold. Also, the battery life seems worse than ever. I don’t know if that’s because the games are more intensive or if the battery is just losing some of its integrity. Whatever the underlying issues, though, HyperX thinks it has an answer in its new ChargePlay…
Google advises consumers to not sideload its Android apps on new, uncertified Huawei devices
February 22, 2020
Last May, the US government placed Huawei on an export blacklist that impacted its working relationship with Google. New Android devices from the Chinese company could not be certified to run Gmail, Maps, or the Play Store. Ahead of upcoming Huawei devices, Google has issued…
Largest public iOS developer survey highlights Swift’s progress, interest for each of Apple’s platforms, more
February 21, 2020
The largest public iOS developer community survey wrapped up last month and the results are now live. Among the findings, the survey of over 2,000 Apple devs highlights how Swift is doing, how much interest there for each of Apple’s platforms, what revenue models are most…
Of the growing list of discovered features in Android 11 Developer Preview 1, one area that Google seems to be putting a focus on is the notification shade and especially its Quick Settings area. One such discovered change is the ability to individually recolor your Quick Settings tiles. Here’s how you can try it out on your own phone!
The biggest change coming to the Quick Settings area, of…
ProBeat: AI is helping Microsoft rethink Office for mobile
February 21, 2020
Microsoft this week launched an Office app that replaces Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Android and iOS. Merging three apps into one, while adding more features, is quite the achievement. The new Office app is not just for consuming content and maybe a little light editing…
In 2019, the number of published papers related to AI and machine learning was nearly 25,000 in the U.S. alone, up from roughly 10,000 in 2015. And NeurIPS 2019, one of the world’s largest machine learning and computational neuroscience conferences, featured close to 2,000…
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 just went up for pre-order last night and, based on our quick poll, it seems like most of our readers are picking up the “Cosmic Grey” color variant of the device. Now, though, there’s a new color option for the Galaxy S20+ with a stunning “Aura Red” that’s launching in Korea.
As detailed by , this red version of the Galaxy S20+ isn’t going to be widely…
The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in China has impacted the lives of tens of thousands, but also directly affected many technology companies. The latest company that will be affected, apparently, will be OnePlus as we’re hearing from multiple sources that the…
Microsoft’s OneDrive for Android has now gained a dedicated dark theme in the latest beta update.
There’s no denying the popularity of OneDrive on Android, as the online cloud storage app has amassed over 1 billion downloads over on the Google Play Store. Considering…
Pre-orders for Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series go live in less than an hour and there’s a lot to be excited with the company’s latest set of devices. I’ve got Best Buy’s Galaxy S20 pre-order page ready and waiting, and it’s got me wondering what colors our readers are planning to pick up.
As I pondered which Galaxy S20 to get the past day or two I came to realize that most of Samsung’s…
