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Google’s push on Android has now moved several notches in the right direction, as we witness the (re)awakening of a giant called Alphabet. At a high level, Google brought voice search AI into the picture with GA and Google Home, brought Android apps to Chromebooks, ushered in the Android-powered Pixel line of smartphones, and gained a…
Since December, Microsoft has been planning to remove the unlimited OneDrive cloud storage option on select Office 365 subscriptions, and reset the limit at 1TB. As of March 1, select users that have unlimited cloud storage on OneDrive have had three months to either reduce the amount of stored data or continue on a paid basis….
Alcatel made it to the news last year by being the first OEM to adopt Windows 10 Mobile for a portion of its smartphone device line, on the Alcatel IDOL 4S. This time it looks like the company is after Moto Z’s idea of modular phones, but these look like they will be built into…
Nokia’s big day has come and gone, and we finally have full visibility on how HMD Global is bringing Nokia back in the garb of Android. A total of four models were launched at MWC 2017 yesterday, and this is what we know about them. “Pure” Android is a term you’ll now find bandied around…
With messaging apps taking over the world of social media, creating a global standard for messaging is becoming more critical by the day. Rich Communications Services, or RCS, is one such standard that is being adopted by carriers worldwide, and we should see it rolling out to consumers over the next year or so. In…
Lucky users in a select group are now being given access to Voice over LTE, or VoLTE, as part of Project Fi, Google’s wireless mobile service. To give you a background, Google’s Project Fi was launched in April 2016 as a virtual network service that uses multiple carriers to give you the best possible cellular…
Google is introducing fingerprint scanning to Chrome OS 58 on the dev channel (version 58.0.3007.0), which allows users to authenticate unlocking their Chromebooks. The feature, dubbed “Quick Unlock,” can be accessed on any Chromebook running this version. To enable Quick Unlock, you need to go to Chrome://flags on your Chromebook running the Chrome OS version mentioned….
Consumer electronics giant Panasonic has launched its new Toughbook and Toughpad range of notebooks and hand-held tablets. The flagship Toughbook 54 is purpose-built for heavy usage and rough handling, as are other products in this line. The 14-inch Toughbook can withstand being dropped from a height of up to 3 feet. It can also tolerate…
Earlier this week Google announced that owners of Google Home will be able to use Google Assistant to do voice shopping from participating retailers on Google Express. Amazon first launched voice shopping with Amazon Alexa on Amazon Echo devices at the start of the holiday season last year, and even had a blowout Alexa-only voice…
A few weeks ago, we reported that Google was slowly rolling out a new feature exclusively for Play Services 10.2 that would allow multiple Android devices to piggyback on each others’ cellular data to stay connected at all times – a feature they’re calling Instant Tethering. SEE: What is the Instant Tethering Feature that Google is…
Search engine juggernaut Google has just added a new feature to Google Chrome that allows it to turn practically any device into a virtual reality platform. VR has always been an “expensive extra”, which is why it hasn’t taken off in a big way yet. But new smartphones are increasingly coming with VR capability, and…
We know that both Microsoft and Google have been working extensively on eliminating the divide between desktop devices and mobile devices such as smartphones and phablets. On one side is Windows 10 with a Continuum agenda, and on the other is the ChromeOS-Android mashup for Chromebooks. What’s interesting, though, is the fact that one of…
Over the weekend, US owners of unlocked Moto Z smartphones have finally been getting the Android 7.0 Nougat update that’s already on Verizon-locked Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droid since November 2016. Those who bought their unlocked Moto Z devices back in September have had to wait until now, but judging by user…
If you’ve paid much attention to tech rumors for 2017, you’ve probably noticed there’s a heavy focus on virtual reality (VR) again. Much of the conversation seems to revolve around what types of experiences we’ll see the most on the mainstream headsets. There’s a lot of talk that film and virtual reality will start to…
Best Buy throws out some of the most compelling online deals that our readers regularly enjoy. Today, it’s that big-*ss TV that you wanted another one of. Best Buy’s site currently lists LG’s 65UH6030, a 65-inch “near-4K” monster with Wifi Smart capability, at $500 off the regular price of $1,299.99. Why “near-4K”? Is it or is…
