Dan Baker/Digital Trends Android 9.0 Pie is finally here. We’ve rounded up everything that’s new in a handy guide, but when will your phone receive this update, if at all? More phones than ever could access the Android P beta, which led us to believe we’d see more upgraded devices than usual. Unfortunately, that hasn’t really worked […]
Enlarge / This Lenovo Google Assistant Smart Display is one of the first devices to ship with Android Things. Android Things, Google’s stripped-down version of Android named for its focus on the “Internet of Things” (IoT), is now no longer focused on IoT. A post on the Android Developers Blog announced the pivot, saying, “Given […]
Microsoft today announced a slew of new capabilities for Azure Maps, its enterprise geospatial suite. The additions include a software development kit (SDK) for Android, cloud-based services, map tiles, and integration with Azure Active Directory. Additionally, several services — including Route Range, Get Search Polygon, and Satellite and Hybrid Imagery — have moved from public preview to […]
dennizn/123RF Snapchat’s freefall after a launching an unpopular redesign has finally slowed and now the company is beginning to roll out a redesigned Android app. Snap Inc. announced its fourth quarter and end of year results for 2018 on Tuesday, February 5. The report turns around six months of losing users while the financial results […]
Previous Next Smartphones should definitely make our lives easier and better — and Google has been doing a fantastic job helping those with accessibility issues use their smartphones to their fullest. Yesterday, Google announced it was releasing two new Android apps for those with limited or no hearing — Live Transcribe, and Sound Amplifier. Google […]
Microsoft is taking a step toward true “cross-platform play” by opening the doors for Xbox Live users to chat with their friends on PC, Android, iOS, and the Nintendo Switch. At GDC in March, the company is slated to discuss a new software developer’s kit that’ll enable the different platforms to connect on Xbox Live. […]
Google took down a total of 29 malicious apps for Android that were advertised on the Google Play Store as beauty camera applications, but carried out activities such as stealing the user’s pictures. The apps were discovered by cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, which said that some of them have already been downloaded millions of times. […]
Microsoft is preparing to expand cross-platform support for its Xbox Live online service to gamers on Android and iOS mobile devices and on the Nintendo Switch, as revealed by a scheduled session at the upcoming Game Developers Conference. A session titled Xbox Live: Growing & Engaging Your Gaming Community Across iOS, Android, Switch, Xbox, and PC was […]
The new Gmail. It’s very white. Ron Amadeo The new navigation panel. So many new icons! Ron Amadeo One big new change is the location of the account switcher. On new Gmail it lives in the search bar, while on Old Gmail it lived in the navigation panel. Ron Amadeo The search bar will sometimes […]
The new Gmail. Also, wow, Google remembered that Android tablets exist. Google The new Gmail inbox. Check out that search bar with a right-side profile icon. Google Tap on the profile icon to quickly switch accounts. Google When Gmail detects a suspicious email, you will definitely know about it. Google Since the launch of Android […]
Nokia 3.1 Plus arrives on Cricket Wireless. Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends HMD Global, the Finnish startup creating Nokia-branded smartphones and feature phones, is expanding its presence in North America with its first carrier partnerships this side of the Atlantic. Three phones — all slightly tweaked from their existing international variants — are respectively arriving at Rogers […]
If you’re tired of calls from strangers or telemarketers at the most inopportune times, you may want to learn how to block a number in Android. While blocking calls on an iPhone is simple, there are many different ways to block calls on Android smartphones, depending on the manufacturer. While some manufacturers bury blacklist features deep […]
Lumia 950 Peter Bright Windows 10 Mobile will receive its last patches and security updates on December 10 this year, as Microsoft winds down the last remaining bit of development on its smartphone platform. The last major notable to the platform was October 2017, when it was bumped to version 1709. At that point, Microsoft […]
Ready for a new version of Android? If you remember last year, Android P, the pre-release version of what eventually became Android 9 Pie, dropped in March. So we’re probably not that far away from a preview of the next version of Android, which will is expected to be called “Android Q.” The popular news […]
Rawpixel.com Whether you need a new job, you’re looking to move up the ladder, or you’re just hungry for a new challenge, job hunting can be a real pain. Thankfully, the days of poring over local newspapers and circling ads are well behind us, and the process of searching for a new job is now […]