Last May, Google Cloud announced Immersive Stream for XR to use cloud-based GPUs (like Stadia) for interactive 3D and augmented reality experiences, like product demos, and it’s now generally available.
Google Cloud GPUs are used to “host, render, and stream high-quality photorealistic experiences” without users needing “powerful hardware or a special application to be immersed in a 3D…
Here’s everything new in Android 14 Developer Preview 1 [Gallery]
February 10, 2023
Android 14 Developer Preview 1 is rolling out today to start this year’s preview cycle ahead of an expected Q3 launch.
Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 14 Developer Preview 1’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at…
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is rock solid in durability test
February 10, 2023
The Galaxy S Ultra series has been a solid buy as far as durability goes for the past few generations. With some subtle changes made to the overall design, it wouldn’t be hard to believe that the Galaxy S23 Ultra performs just as well in a durability test, would it?
The…
Android 14 will show apps that your smartphone or carrier installed in the background
February 10, 2023
The first developer preview of Android 14 dropped yesterday, and it brought a handful of new features along with it. Under the hood, though, there’s more on the way, including the ability for Android 14 to show apps that were installed in the background by your smartphone manufacturer or carrier – or by potentially a malicious party.
“Bloatware” has long been a blight on Android…
Unreleased Nest Hub redesign surprisingly pops up at Google Store
February 10, 2023
Last March, Google appeared to accidentally roll out a rather significant redesign of the Nest Hub UI. It was quickly pulled, but the visual revamp has since made a surprising, offline reappearance.
This redesign introduced a quick settings shade when swiping down from the…
Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3.1 rolling out with February security patch
February 10, 2023
After rolling out Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 without the February security patch, Beta 3.1 is now here to bring Pixel phones to the latest security level.
Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 rolled out before the February security patch was released for Pixel phones on the stable release.
Honor Magic Vs teardown shows that Samsung’s foldables have real competition coming [Video]
February 10, 2023
Samsung has been the leader in the foldable smartphone market for a while, with its Galaxy Z Fold series offering a phone-tablet hybrid design able to transform from a compact device to a larger screened tablet. However, Honor, the former sub-brand of Huawei, has recently launched its own foldable phone in China and soon will launch the Honor Magic Vs internationally, which challenges Samsung’s…
Android 14 DP1: Health Connect is now baked into system settings
February 10, 2023
The first developer preview of Android 14 doesn’t contain a huge number of changes, but one notable tweak comes to Health Connect, which is now baked into the system settings.
Google announced Health Connect at I/O 2022 as a service that could sync data across different…
Where to watch Super Bowl LVII on Android TV or on ChromeOS
February 10, 2023
It’s that time of year again when the best teams in the NFL face off for the Super Bowl LVII championship. If you run Android TV or Google TV and you want to tune in to the game, here’s how you can watch Super Bowl LVII.
This year, the Super Bowl is being held on Feb…
Bing with ChatGPT is Microsoft’s latest way to get you to switch from Google Chrome to Edge
February 10, 2023
Microsoft unveiled its ChatGPT-powered “new Bing” this week, and it certainly has the attention of many. But “new Bing” is also Microsoft’s latest way to try and get you to switch from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge.
The “new Bing” uses the power of ChatGPT’s AI to create a brand-new search experience that can be quite powerful. Instead of simply showing a list of links, users can…
