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It’s been almost exactly one year since Google launched the Android N Developer Preview. Starting today, Google is releasing the dev preview of its latest mobile operating system version, Android O (we speculated earlier that it stands for Oreo) and developers can now download the preview version to see what’s new. Or, you can keep reading……
It appears that Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are facing serious issues with their three built-in microphones. In a thread on their support forum, Google acknowledged that the problem is related to hardware and, therefore, cannot be fixed with a software update. As a result, Google is replacing units that have this issue. Google…
Evan Blass, the man behind several credible leaks about the Samsung, has come out with another bit of news about the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus release date. Although the launch date of March 29 remains as is, commercial availability has now been pushed from April 21 to April 28, by a week. Though this…
Two devices from Microsoft have had everyone running around in circles since we heard about them: Surface Pro 5 and Surface Phone. While we maintain that Surface Phone won’t come out until Redstone 3 is released this fall, we could see Surface Pro 5 come within the next month or so. One of the signs…
Some sources are speculating that Surface Phone from Microsoft is dead in the water because of poor Windows Phone sales during the fourth quarter of 2016. We don’t believe that’s the case. Though it might be further delayed, logical inference shows that Surface Phone could actually come ahead of the holiday season 2017. First of all,…
Let’s take a look under the hood and kick some tires on the Alcatel IDOL 4S that comes with Windows 10 Mobile out of the box. The smartphone also includes a virtual reality headset, and currently retails for $288 with T-Mobile. The phone was originally leaked in October 2016 by none other than T-Mobile itself,…
Yesterday, Google announced on its blog that the new Android Wear based LG Watch Style and LG Watch Sport will available at select retail stores and on Google Store on February 10. We’re showcasing the LG Watch Style today, which is currently posted at Best Buy for a retail price of $249.99. LG Watch Sport will be available…
LG makes some solid smartphones, but for the first time, the LG G6 coming on February 26, 2017, will get something no Android phone other than Google Pixel has – Google Assistant, the voice-based AI program that currently competes with Alexa, Siri and Cortana. A CNET report shows that the new smartphone model from Korean…
Late last week, a benchmark database showed a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 running Android 7.0 Nougat. Yesterday, Wi-Fi Alliance, the independent body that certifies Wi-Fi products, has certified six separate models of Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, and all of them mention Android 7.0 Nougat as the operating system. The six variants of Galaxy Tab S2…
Recent information from within Amazon revealed that over 100 million Alexa-enabled devices (Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, etc.) have been sold since the product line launched more than four years ago, on November 6, 2014. Although the Echo Dot followed a year and a half later, with an initial launch in March 2016, the more diminutive…
Android Wear 2.0, Google’s smart watch operating system based on the Android OS, will be released on February 9, according to a leak by “generally reliable leaker” Evan Blass. While there were earlier rumors of two new smart watch models under development, we now think that they could be the LG smart watches that the…
Google Pixel was bound to face teething issues after it hit the market late last year, and the Pixel audio issue was one such problem that device users were complaining about. After having done its research, Google says that the problem is hardware-related, which is no surprise when you think about it. From a software…
ProductTesting.co.uk is offering free Google Pixel devices for those who are interested in doing a short product review and a video review for them. The offer is open for anyone over the age of 18 living in the United Kingdom, so if you live their or have friends or family residing in the UK, you…
The global sales and shipment of mobile phones (including smartphones) and PCs took a hit in 2016. In the case of PC shipments, the decline has been going on for no less than five consecutive years. Last year, smartphones underwent the same phenomenon as well. In this article, we piece together the historical and forecast…
The next wave of Google’s smart watch operating system, Android Wear 2.0 is releasing next month, but the date hasn’t yet been confirmed. Google is already notifying developers to get their apps ready for the new os version, or see their apps missing from the app store. According to this sample email from Google to…
