Google Stadia launched over 6 months ago and a big selling point of the service is not needing a bunch of gaming equipment. The only real hardware you need is a computer or the Stadia controller and Chromecast. However, if you wanted to play games with your phone, you needed an awkward USB cable since...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Google officially acquires North, makers of the Focals augmented reality glasses
Most of us remember Google’s brief stint with consumer augmented reality smart glasses several years ago. That product, called the Google Glass, included an optical head-mounted display that was mounted to a glass frame. While it was definitely futuristic, it was never a product that saw mass consumer...
YouTube TV is raising the monthly subscription to $65
Google launched YouTube TV in a few select cities for $35 per month back in 2017. Every year since then, the company has added channels and increased the price. The first bump was up to $40 per month, then it was raised to $50 per month last year. Now, the service is seeing its biggest price hike yet:...
Google is hosting a “Hey Google” Smart Home Summit to unveil new Google Assistant developer tools
Google I/O 2020, which was scheduled for May, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other tech companies, Google has been trying to make up for it with virtual events. The latest virtual event is the “Works with ‘Hey Google’ Smart Home Summit” on July 8th.
The Hey Google Smart Home Summit...
Motorola Razr and Realme 3/3i Android 10 kernel sources are now available
Measuring the developer-friendliness of a particular Android OEM is a difficult task. However, their stance on kernel source code release is undoubtedly an important parameter in this regard. Android device makers are obliged to provide the source code – at least upon request – for any Linux kernel...
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G and LG Velvet are both headed to Verizon
Back in April, Samsung announced the availability of the Galaxy A51 5G for the U.S. market. The original Galaxy A51 was a vast improvement over the original Galaxy A50 and A50s with upgrades such as a...
[Update: Windows app live] Amazon Prime Video finally gets a Windows app and may add live TV
Update (6/30/20 @ 11:25 AM ET): The Amazon Prime Video app for Windows is now live and users can sign in.
Streaming services are among the most popular applications on any platform, and that’s certainly...
Amazon Prime Video’s “Watch Party” feature lets you watch TV shows and movies together
Every day, more of our interactions with others happen over the Internet. You can play video games with a friend across the country, watch your nephew’s soccer game at home, and do a video call with a...
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon Wear 4100 for better performance and battery life on Wear OS smartwatches
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 4100 smartwatch platforms, consisting of the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ and the Snapdragon Wear 4100. These new smartwatch SoCs are designed for next-generation connected...
Android’s AirDrop-like Nearby Share feature is rolling out in beta
Google has been working on a sharing feature similar to Apple’s AirDrop for a while now. Originally discovered over a year ago as “Fast Share,” it was eventually renamed to “Nearby Sharing” and finally...
Google Play Services prepares to show earthquake alerts in California powered by ShakeAlert
With the Third Pixel Feature Drop at the beginning of June, Google added a bunch of new features to Android 10 on Pixel devices. Among these, Google added some improvements to the Personal Safety app by extending the Crash Detection feature from Pixel 4/4XL to Pixel 3 series and adding two new features...
HUAWEI HMS Core Forum Recap [June]
HUAWEI Developers is a platform ecosystem that integrates various services and resources for developers to develop and promote their apps, which is committed to serving the vast number of mobile terminal...
[Update: Confirmed] It sure sounds like the OnePlus 8 Lite/OnePlus Z will be called the OnePlus Nord instead
Update 1 (06/30/2020 @ 08:32 AM ET): OnePlus has confirmed that the next smartphone from the company is the OnePlus Nord. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The article as published on June 24,...
Spotify rolls out real-time lyrics in 26 markets, including India
Spotify is easily among the most popular music streaming services in the world. Its apps for different platforms are continuously updated with new features. Back in March, the Spotify app for Android received a new homescreen UI along with a universal Shuffle button and a rejigged Action row. In the...
Download: MIUI 12 stable update rolling out to several Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices
MIUI 12 is the newest big release for Xiaomi smartphones, perhaps even bigger than an Android version jump. Features on Xiaomi devices are dictated more by their MIUI versions than the underlying Android version, so a MIUI version upgrade is an exciting event. The first batch of devices to receive the...