Some television sets can be controlled by the Nest Hub, and the Google Home app is now finally starting to pick up those touch-based controls.
Back in August, Google said it was “rolling out redesigned controls for popular smart home devices in the Google Home app,” including fans, air purifiers, vacuum cleaners, and TVs. This turned out to be pretty minor visual tweaks to a device’s control…
Curious how much RAM Apple has put in its iPhones over the years or how much memory your current iPhone has? While the company doesn’t publicly share the information, memory details surface in teardowns and from other sources like Apple’s supply chain. Read along for a…
Google has canceled nearly as many Pixelbooks as it has released – an abridged history
December 31, 2022
With the Pixelbook Go seemingly on the cusp of being discontinued, let’s take a look at each ChromeOS laptop/tablet successor that the Made by Google team appears to have canceled in the last four years.
Having kicked off its line of first-party laptops in 2013 with the…
Back in October, YouTube rolled out a big redesign across its mobile apps and the web. YouTube for Android is now testing a more subtle video progress bar that isn’t red all the time.
Update 12/30: More of our Android devices and accounts, including Incognito, are seeing this white progress bar. This remains specific to the dark theme, and looks to be an attempt to offer a less distracting…
Learning from G4 and VENN’s deaths: TV on Twitch doesn’t work
December 31, 2022
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Over the weekend, news leaked that Comcast is cancelling G4TV less than a year after its relaunch. The former early 2000’s tv network — known…
The Fitbit Charge 5 and Fitbit Luxe are among the latest dedicated fitness trackers from Fitbit, and some of the best yet, too. But if you have a Samsung Galaxy phone running Android 13, these Fitbit trackers are currently facing some issues with sync, but a fix is on its…
Ahead of the new year, two of Samsung’s upcoming launches have been tipped off. New leaks show off official-looking images of the Samsung Galaxy A34 and the Galaxy A54.
The folks over at TheTechOutlook obtained and published official-looking 360-degree renders of the Galaxy A34, the next in Samsung’s line of popular midrange smartphones.
These images show off a phone that’s similar in design…
Android tablets and Chromebooks are on another crash course – will it be different this time?
December 31, 2022
While it’s up to the market to prove (or disprove) Google’s belief that Android Tablets are the “future of computing,” the other big obstacle comes from within the company. Chromebooks can very much compete for that mantle, with Android and ChromeOS once again…
Essential apps for hardcore Android users [Video]
December 31, 2022
The idea that some apps are “must-haves” or “essential” for your Android phone is bound to be subjective, especially with millions to mull over and choose from.
You might have picked up a brand-new Android smartphone or been lucky enough to receive one as a gift…
Telegram for iOS gets new drawing and text tools, updates for hidden media, zero storage use, more
December 31, 2022
Telegram for iOS is out is a big update to close out 2022. The latest release comes with improvements to hidden media when sharing images, zero storage usage tweaks, new tools for drawing and text, the ability to replace profile photos for contacts, new/more interactive emoji, and more.
Telegram launched the update on the App Store and detailed all the changes in a blog post:
“Nobody will miss…
