Pixel Adaptive Charging has been a contentious feature since it launched in December of 2020, and Google is now updating it with a notification to note when it’s active.
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We first spotted this Adaptive Charging notification for Pixel phones in development last…
Messaging is no longer Android’s mess, it’s an iPhone problem: Talking RCS with Hiroshi Lockheimer
March 25, 2023
A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Platforms and Ecosystems at Google, to talk about RCS messaging. While there was not a lot into the future of what Google is planning with Google Messages and RCS…
As the stars align for Microsoft’s Activision deal, here’s how cloud gaming will benefit
March 25, 2023
Microsoft today passed a major hurdle in completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, with the UK’s CMA providing preliminary approval of the deal, and that signals some great things for the future of cloud gaming.
CMA no longer believes Microsoft’s deal will…
Google Keep for Wear OS adds watch face complications
March 25, 2023
Following a redesign of the notes feed in December, Google Keep for Wear OS now offers two watch face complications.
Announced last month, Google Keep picks up complications for “Add list” and “Add note.” These additions use the same icons used by the Keep Notes Tile. A tap of the circular shortcut lets you choose between voice or keyboard input.
We’re seeing these complications widely…
To help those getting work done with an Android tablet, Google is rolling out a large-screen redesign of Google Drive, complete with a navigation rail.
Announced on the official Workspace Updates blog, those with workspace accounts enrolled for “Rapid Release” should…
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Inworld AI had a booth on the show floor of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, where the company showed off characters in a game with a new kind of…
Messaging is no longer Android’s mess, it’s an iPhone problem: Talking RCS with Hiroshi Lockheimer
March 25, 2023
A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Platforms and Ecosystems at Google, to talk about RCS messaging. While there was not a lot into the future of what Google is planning with Google Messages and RCS as a protocol, I did get a good look into how RCS came to be and how Google sees it.
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Sea level data gathered Jan. 21 in the Gulf Stream by SWOT’s KaRIn instrument, visualized at left, has 10 times the spatial resolution of data taken over the same area by altimeters on seven other satellites, visualized at right. Red…
In an unexpected turn of events, Asus has just announced an April 13 launch event that will unveil the Asus ROG Phone 7, well ahead of schedule.
Asus has kept up its series of “Republic of Gamers” smartphones for the past few years now, and they’ve been some of the…
As OpenAI rival Character AI announces $1B valuation, reports of ‘industrial capture’ emerge
March 24, 2023
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The steady march of eye-popping investments into companies developing large language models (LLMs) continues. The New York Times reported today that OpenAI rival Character AI has raised a fresh $150 million in a recent funding round led by Andreessen…
