Between reports and official teasers, LG has been prepping something brand new for its Android smartphones. Tonight, LG has officially announced the “LG Velvet,” the first in a new line of phones that emphasizes design over specs.
In a press release, LG teases “Velvet,” the new smartphone it first teased earlier week that is apparently what we expected the LG G9 to be. This new device has…
Google testing new Lens logo in Photos for Android
April 13, 2020
Google Lens was announced at I/O 2017 as a way to visually search the world and receive help. As the tool integrated into Assistant, Photos, and Search approaches its third birthday, Google looks to be testing a new Lens logo.
At the announcement three years ago, Google…
This week’s top stories: iPhone 12 leaks, iOS 13.4.1 release, Apple’s COVID-19 response...
April 13, 2020
In this week’s top stories: iOS 14 home screen redesign and feature rumors, Apple designs a custom Face Shield, new iOS 13.4.1 release, and more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news.
Apple continued its work to help those on the frontlines of the COVID-19…
Google has made several of its apps from Pixel smartphones available widely in the Play Store for other Android users, but its phone/dialer app hasn’t been one of them historically. Now, some Android phones have been able to download the dialer app from the Play Store.
Spotted by XDA-Developers, a handful of devices have been able to install the Google Phone app this past week. Previously, the…
Gaming industry TV ad spend is rising — blame Tom Nook
April 13, 2020
Even with much of the U.S. economy shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the gaming sector upped its advertising outlay for television to an estimated $17.3 million in March—$5.3 million more than February’s spend. As we’ve previously mentioned, gaming could…
Earlier this year, Google released its ADT-3 Android TV dongle for developers but, this time around, there was no actual restriction on who could pick one up. Given this is one of the first Android TV dongles on the market, that had a lot of people excited! However, I’ve…
More than $700 million was invested in game startups in the first quarter, though that amount is down from the year-earlier period, according to data collected by Sergei Evdokimov, investment associate at Mail.ru Games Ventures.
It was a big dip, but it’s not bad for a quarter with so much turmoil. In an email to GamesBeat, Evdokimov said we shouldn’t panic about it because lots of game…
Call of Duty: Warzone interview — Why Modern Warfare’s narrative continues with the new season
April 11, 2020
Call of Duty: Warzone is Activision’s most successful post-launch content for a Call of Duty game, with more than 50 million downloads for the free-to-play battle royale mode in just a month.
And yes, I’m one of those players working hard from home. But the latest update…
Two key parts make up the life-sized creatures that appear in Google Search. The first lets you see animals in 3D, while the second — and most delightful — is viewing them in your current space with the ability to take pictures. Here’s what iOS and Android devices…
Highlights is a PDF reader for researchers, now on iPhone, iPad, and Mac as a universal purchase
April 11, 2020
Apple last month officially rolled out support for universal app purchases between iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One of the latest apps to take advantage of this functionality is Highlights, a powerful research-focused PDF reader.
Highlights has been available on the Mac for years, but alongside Apple’s support for cross-platform universal purchases, the app is also now available on iPhone and iPad for…
