The fine folks at HMD Global continue to deliver on their promises. Earlier this week, yet another budget-friendly Nokia smartphone received the highly-anticipated Android 10 update. This time it's the very cheap Nokia 1 Plus that got the upgrade, although not everyone will be able to download the update this week.The Nokia 1 Plus is a cheap smartphone aimed at emerging markets, so it makes sense for HMD Global to want to push out the update in these countries initially. That means that only if you live in one of these countries you'll be able to upgrade your to Android 10 Go Edition: ...
Last year, Google introduced new options that would give YouTube users more control over their Homepage and Up Next videos. Among them, Google includes personalized “topics” on Home an in Up next video suggestions. Unfortunately, this specific feature was only available for Android users.
A useful Gmail feature that’s been long present on desktop browsers has just landed for mobile on both iOS and Android.
Two months after the successful debut of the Galaxy Buds+, Samsung is clearly gearing up for its next ‘hearable’ release. , the upcoming Galaxy BudsX have .
Samsung is already on record that "preparations are underway for the upcoming Galaxy Note launch, and there is no delay," and ditto for the that is likely to be unveiled in concurrence, so it is not letting the coronavirus pandemic throw a monkey wrench into its stylus warriors release plans.
The is a bit of an odd duck, with a significantly smaller and lower-res screen in tow than its Plus-branded brother, a similarly hefty disadvantage in the battery capacity department, three instead of four rear-facing cameras, 8 instead of 12 gigs of memory, inferior fast charging technology, and most curious of all, no microSD card slot.
The smartphone industry has been suffering terribly since February because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation is slowly starting to improve, but is still predicting a huge drop in production output this quarter.
While it's definitely hard to choose a single nominee for the title of , Samsung's are undoubtedly at or near the top of many such lists. Commercially released a little over two months ago, these bad boys have largely retained the sleek design of while , Ambient Aware technology, and even overall sound quality.
Okay, it seems that the public's interest for tablets is starting to grow, even though, in recent years, their popularity was going down in favor of smartphones, capable of doing all the necessary everyday stuff. However, a research published by Digitimes Research now shows that the demand for tablets may start increasing in the second half of this year.
When I find a new and exciting song on Spotify, I tend to put it on repeat and brainwash myself until I memorize every note. Now Spotify is experimenting with a new feature that will make sharing these moments with others a bit easier. Reverse software engineer dug up the functionality and posted it on Twitter as usual.
Samsung's Note series are always among the hotly-anticipated phones for the second half of the year. Packed to the brim with hardware, featuring a new magical gizmo or two from Samsung's R&D labs, and holding one of the best styluses for a smartphone — the S Pen — right in their body.
As we as early as July of 2018, major tech giants, including Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook have teamed up to work on the so-called Data Transfer Project. It aims to allow for users to move their data fast and conveniently, without having to deal with anti-consumer limitations.
Let's face it - your car is probably stuck in the garage just like you're stuck at home, keeping that social distance and fighting the coronavirus from your couch... I mean base of operations. Nevertheless, navigation services still exist, and they could be very useful in the current state of emergency. After all, If you really need to go somewhere, chances are you're dealing with something important. The community-based map and navigation app Waze is set to make these trips a tad easier with a new and long-awaited feature - Lane guidance.
No matter what happens in the world, there will always be winners and losers. And while smartphone manufacturers are losing sales because of the coronavirus pandemic, on the software side things are looking much better.
While we expect the mid-range OnePlus Z 5G , and we already have an idea of what it will look like, an actual photo has been leaked on , showing the device in-hand.
After boasting about the incredible goal to produce a 600MP camera sensor rivaling the definition of the human eye, Samsung is now working on a more modest but still very impressive objective to first develop a 250MP one.
The video-conferencing app Zoom has gained a lot of popularity in recent months because of the coronavirus pandemic and people working and studying remotely, therefore using the app for communication. With its popularity, some privacy issues also surfaced and people started doubting Zoom’s . However, the company continued to grow its user count, while Zoom’s team was focusing .
During the past months, the world has shifted towards a work-from-home business model. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many companies to issue "stay at home" orders to their employees to limit the spread of the disease. As a result, video conference services and collaboration platforms enjoyed a significant peak in daily active users (DAU). Microsoft Teams is one of the apps with the highest increase in DAU, passing the 75 million mark, reports.
In its quest to further make the iPad a proper PC replacement, Apple has made the iPadOS split screen functionality to now work for multiple instances of the same app. As with most new features, however, developers first have to modify and update their apps to support the new multi-tasking functionality.
In a blog published today, Google's Scott Spencer, Vice President of Product Management, Ads Privacy and Safety, announced that Google has taken down 2.7 billion ads over the past year, or more than 5,000 "bad ads" per minute. The company has also suspended nearly one million advertiser accounts for violations of its policy, and over 1.2 million publisher accounts.
As COVID-19 continues to force millions to shelter in place, . YouTube TV is offering some special free perks for anyone who wants to give premium add-on content a try—or just find something to stave off the boredom of another month at home.
Samsung officially announced the in early January but waited for over three months to release it in the US. This means the S10 Lite is a newly-launched phone here, as it went on sale just two weeks ago.
We'd have to ping Huawei about the exact meaning of the "e" in its new Watch GT 2e wearable name but, judging from our experience with the smartwatch so far, it may very well stand for "excellent". The company says it may stand for "energy and vitality," and, indeed, the timepiece does have sportier looks and feel on the wrist.
It's pretty normal to constantly feel blue nowadays after being stuck at home for so long and forced to avoid all "non-essential" social interaction, but Samsung might have something in the pipeline to cheer you up if you dig , as well as eye-catching colors.
Mobile photography fans and video content creators will soon have yet another weapon in their arsenal. Imint Image Intelligence, a specialist in video enhancement software, has joined forces with Motorola to bring Vidhance solutions to the Motorola Edge+ flagship phone. The Vidhance suit combines clever software algorithms with optical image stabilization (OIS) to help users reduce unwanted camera movements during video recording. Imint claims that the Vidhance software offers the most advanced video stabilization in the industry.
According to German blog (via ), internal Vodafone Germany documents are confirming that Google's next low-cost Pixel device, the Pixel 4a, will be made available through the carrier on May 22nd.
The experimental social network Shoelace will be shut down on May 12, reports. Google officially announced the news on the home page of the service and included a with a more detailed explanation. It appears that the timing just wasn't right for Shoelace to take off properly. The network was meant to help people meet in real life and organize local events.
The ongoing pandemic, as we are well aware, has forced unprecedented changes in people’s lives and in the global economy. Tech giants appear to be struggling with the decreasing demand for new handsets, some of their factories not working at full capacity and the consequential delays on product launches. However, streaming services are gaining more subscribers as people are stuck at home. amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
As most of us are forced to remain at home, this can be a great opportunity to work on our health and fitness, even if exercising indoors can be limiting.
As we’re sitting at home, reading and watching what’s going on around the world, we can’t help but wonder how things will be in a few months or a year. What will be the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic? Of course, as tech geeks, we’re focused on the world of smartphones and if one thing is already certain, it’s that phone makers won’t make it out unscathed. But how will they look to recover? And will they all be here a year from now?
As we are entering the second quarter of 2020 for many companies, a lot of tech giants are publishing their financial reports of the previous quarter. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic and the consequential decrease in customer demand, the smartphone industry appears to be struggling quite a lot and . Google appears to have taken a hit as well.
Samsung's full , and just as you would expect, everything is connected to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 is mentioned no less than 22 times in the tech giant's press release announcing the final Q1 numbers, compared to buzzwords like 5G, OLED, or foldable, which come up only 12, four, and three times respectively.
The Huawei Mate X and Mate Xs were the only real competition to Samsung's Galaxy Fold, in terms of design. Both companies chose a book-like folding design where the user ends up with a small tablet, but while the Galaxy Fold has its delicate flexible screen on the inside of the device, Huawei put theirs on the outside, so a secondary, smaller screen wasn't needed.
Last year, we reported on Google’s Project Zero’s team that helped Apple with fixing an to hackers. Now, to another publication by the team that brought to the surface six new vulnerabilities on Apple platforms.
The company behind Tubi has a multi-year partnership with LG Mobile, that will result in the free, ad-supported movie streaming app getting pre-installed to "tens of millions" of LG smartphones in the US and Canada.
Google Home is crazy cheap at multiple retailers in the United States, including Best Buy, B&H Video, and Walmart. Even Google will sell you one for just $50 if you don't want to order from the retailers mentioned.
If you're in the market for a 5G smartphone, there aren't many options available in the United States and all of them are quite expensive. Assuming you don't mind committing to a long term contract, we have the perfect deal for you, courtesy to AT&T.
The way that Disney is expanding and improving its streaming service across the world is a real tour de force. Disney+ accomplished what took Netflix 7 years in just five months. , the streaming video service confirmed it has more than 50 million subscribers.
Apple started registering COVID-19 testing locations with the purpose of showing them in the Maps app about two weeks ago. Today, the feature is now visible Apple Maps for iOS, but it's limited to the United States and Puerto Rico for now.
YouTube is making changes to its Music app that will make it easier for users to explore some of its features. YouTube Music's changed library design was first spotted early this month by , but it was only available to a limited number of Android users.