Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Microsoft has published a new patent that showcases a pixel-dimming technology for displays that can be helpful for gamers. Microsoft's "Pixel Luminance For Digital Displays" Lays Out Display Pixel Dimming Technology For Gamers The patent explains the control of luminance of digital displays that feature rows of pixels by reducing their input voltage. Dimmer pixels are said to work great to conserve power and more importantly, in environments where ambient light levels are higher, the luminance can also be increased. The former advantage can benefit devices that are running on a battery such as laptops and smartphones. In particular, such […]
Android 15 is going to introduce a bunch of new and exciting features, and one of those features will be the Powered Off Finding API. As the name suggests, this API will allow your devices to be found even when they are switched off. However, in order to use this feature, your smartphone will need to have hardware capabilities. It now appears that the Pixel 8 series already has these abilities, and they are also expected to be found in the Pixel 9 series coming out later this year. Android 15 could allow you to track your device even when […]
Google has finally gone ahead and started teasing the Google I/O 2024, and just like the instances in the past, the company is using a puzzle. Solving the puzzle will help you get the date of the company's upcoming developer conference. The Google I/O 2024, along with all the exciting reveals, is not that far, but first, you need to solve this puzzle If you head over here, you can solve the puzzle. In order to solve the Google I/O 2024 puzzle, you are supposed to “twist, turn, and teleport your way to the finish line with our developer community […]
Now that Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 is finally available to all supported Pixel devices, it is worth noting that Google has made some really nice changes. The update is now available for all supported Pixel devices, starting from Pixel 5a and going all the way up to the Pixel 8 series. However, at the moment, sideloading ends up bricking your Pixel phone, so it is better if you just go for the OTA update. The Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 brings some minor but functional changes to the OS As far as everything that is new in the Android […]
Google is currently handling Android on a lot of fronts. We have the Android 14 QPR2 in a stable form, and there is also Android 15 DP1. The company has finally started rolling out the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2. The update is now available for all supported Pixel devices starting from Pixel 5a, all the way to Pixel 8 Pro. The new Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 is safe to use and comes with a number of fixes from Google With the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2, Google is bringing some pretty neat changes to Android 14 and […]
Google continues to cover some ground with its Pixel smartphone shipments, and though its rivals are miles ahead as they ship millions of units every year, Japan is one of those regions where the advertising giant can hold its head up high thanks to a 527 percent year-over-year growth. Where every other company, including Apple, suffered a decline, Google overcame all odds, according to the latest report. Google now has a 10+ percent market share in Japan, and every other smartphone vendor witnessed a shipments decline Japan’s overall smartphone market suffered a 10 percent shipments decline in 2023, with even […]
The A-series for Pixel phones is excellent because it allows Google to bring the best of its software to a more affordable price segment. For some time, Google has been doing a great job at this, but things are apparently changing because the latest leak surrounding the Pixel 8a suggests that this could be the most expensive A-series device from Google. The Pixel 8a is going to be more expensive in a market where better phones are available for cheap Based on information coming from WinFuture, it appears that the Pixel 8a is going to be more expensive, at least […]
Apple’s competitors, whether viewed from a smartphone or silicon category, have previously attempted to bring satellite connectivity to their products but have failed in their previous attempts. Where the likes of Qualcomm and Samsung were unsuccessful, Google may find a solution in the form of ‘Satellite SOS,’ a feature similar to Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite that it is reported to bring to its Pixel lineup of devices. The company has said it would bring this functionality to Android 14, and a series of leaked images show how the feature can be enabled. A recent update to the ‘Adaptive Connectivity […]
A new report suggests that Google managed to ship around 10 million Pixel phones in 2023, and the company is planning to repeat the same milestone this year. As someone who has been thinking about getting a new Pixel device, I really want Google to defy expectations and go even further. Google shipping 10 million Pixel units is a good thing, but the company does not want to stop there The publication cites a source that claims that the search engine giant has managed to hit a milestone in 2023 by shipping around 10 million Pixel phones, and in order […]
Now that the first Android 15 Developer Preview is out on all the supported Pixel devices, it would be safe to assume your trigger-happy fingers would want to take it for a spin. If you want to install it on your Pixel, you can follow this guide here. If you are looking to find out all the new things Google has introduced in the update, you can check that here. However, if you are still on the fence about installing the Android 15 Developer Preview on your device because you are too afraid of what might go wrong, then this […]
Now that the first Android 15 Developer Preview is out, a lot of you enthusiasts must be running to grab your Pixel device to get a taste of the latest update. Although I admire this enthusiasm, you have to understand that the new update will have a number of issues as it is not meant for the users. If you still insist on installing the update, then in this guide, we will teach you how to install Android 15 Developer Preview on your Pixel device. The process is not really that complicated, but we are going to walk you through […]
After a report surfaced a couple of days ago, the first Android 15 Developer Preview is finally here for all supported Pixel devices, starting from Pixel 6 and onwards. All the features that will be coming to the stable version will start from this developer preview, and do note that Google could remove or add features going forward. The first Android 15 Developer Preview does not bring a lot of surprises but it certainly is off to a good start Just like the previous versions of Android, Google has been focusing on privacy a lot more than before. The Android […]
Microsoft has published a new patent that showcases a pixel-dimming technology for displays that can be helpful for gamers. Microsoft's "Pixel Luminance For Digital Displays" Lays Out Display Pixel Dimming Technology For Gamers The patent explains the control of luminance of digital displays that feature rows of pixels by reducing their input voltage. Dimmer pixels are said to work great to conserve power and more importantly, in environments where ambient light levels are higher, the luminance can also be increased. The former advantage can benefit devices that are running on a battery such as laptops and smartphones. In particular, such […]
Android 15 is going to introduce a bunch of new and exciting features, and one of those features will be the Powered Off Finding API. As the name suggests, this API will allow your devices to be found even when they are switched off. However, in order to use this feature, your smartphone will need to have hardware capabilities. It now appears that the Pixel 8 series already has these abilities, and they are also expected to be found in the Pixel 9 series coming out later this year. Android 15 could allow you to track your device even when […]
Google has finally gone ahead and started teasing the Google I/O 2024, and just like the instances in the past, the company is using a puzzle. Solving the puzzle will help you get the date of the company's upcoming developer conference. The Google I/O 2024, along with all the exciting reveals, is not that far, but first, you need to solve this puzzle If you head over here, you can solve the puzzle. In order to solve the Google I/O 2024 puzzle, you are supposed to “twist, turn, and teleport your way to the finish line with our developer community […]
Now that Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 is finally available to all supported Pixel devices, it is worth noting that Google has made some really nice changes. The update is now available for all supported Pixel devices, starting from Pixel 5a and going all the way up to the Pixel 8 series. However, at the moment, sideloading ends up bricking your Pixel phone, so it is better if you just go for the OTA update. The Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 brings some minor but functional changes to the OS As far as everything that is new in the Android […]
Google is currently handling Android on a lot of fronts. We have the Android 14 QPR2 in a stable form, and there is also Android 15 DP1. The company has finally started rolling out the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2. The update is now available for all supported Pixel devices starting from Pixel 5a, all the way to Pixel 8 Pro. The new Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 is safe to use and comes with a number of fixes from Google With the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2, Google is bringing some pretty neat changes to Android 14 and […]
Google continues to cover some ground with its Pixel smartphone shipments, and though its rivals are miles ahead as they ship millions of units every year, Japan is one of those regions where the advertising giant can hold its head up high thanks to a 527 percent year-over-year growth. Where every other company, including Apple, suffered a decline, Google overcame all odds, according to the latest report. Google now has a 10+ percent market share in Japan, and every other smartphone vendor witnessed a shipments decline Japan’s overall smartphone market suffered a 10 percent shipments decline in 2023, with even […]
The A-series for Pixel phones is excellent because it allows Google to bring the best of its software to a more affordable price segment. For some time, Google has been doing a great job at this, but things are apparently changing because the latest leak surrounding the Pixel 8a suggests that this could be the most expensive A-series device from Google. The Pixel 8a is going to be more expensive in a market where better phones are available for cheap Based on information coming from WinFuture, it appears that the Pixel 8a is going to be more expensive, at least […]
Apple’s competitors, whether viewed from a smartphone or silicon category, have previously attempted to bring satellite connectivity to their products but have failed in their previous attempts. Where the likes of Qualcomm and Samsung were unsuccessful, Google may find a solution in the form of ‘Satellite SOS,’ a feature similar to Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite that it is reported to bring to its Pixel lineup of devices. The company has said it would bring this functionality to Android 14, and a series of leaked images show how the feature can be enabled. A recent update to the ‘Adaptive Connectivity […]
A new report suggests that Google managed to ship around 10 million Pixel phones in 2023, and the company is planning to repeat the same milestone this year. As someone who has been thinking about getting a new Pixel device, I really want Google to defy expectations and go even further. Google shipping 10 million Pixel units is a good thing, but the company does not want to stop there The publication cites a source that claims that the search engine giant has managed to hit a milestone in 2023 by shipping around 10 million Pixel phones, and in order […]
Now that the first Android 15 Developer Preview is out on all the supported Pixel devices, it would be safe to assume your trigger-happy fingers would want to take it for a spin. If you want to install it on your Pixel, you can follow this guide here. If you are looking to find out all the new things Google has introduced in the update, you can check that here. However, if you are still on the fence about installing the Android 15 Developer Preview on your device because you are too afraid of what might go wrong, then this […]
Now that the first Android 15 Developer Preview is out, a lot of you enthusiasts must be running to grab your Pixel device to get a taste of the latest update. Although I admire this enthusiasm, you have to understand that the new update will have a number of issues as it is not meant for the users. If you still insist on installing the update, then in this guide, we will teach you how to install Android 15 Developer Preview on your Pixel device. The process is not really that complicated, but we are going to walk you through […]
After a report surfaced a couple of days ago, the first Android 15 Developer Preview is finally here for all supported Pixel devices, starting from Pixel 6 and onwards. All the features that will be coming to the stable version will start from this developer preview, and do note that Google could remove or add features going forward. The first Android 15 Developer Preview does not bring a lot of surprises but it certainly is off to a good start Just like the previous versions of Android, Google has been focusing on privacy a lot more than before. The Android […]