Anyone can tell you that smartphones are great. But, smartphones have their limits; some of the most common ones include distance and syncing data with your computer. You’ll need to be very dedicated with the USB cable or cloud services to keep your phone updated with the media on your computer. Even when you have your phone plugged into your computer, having to lean over, pick up the phone, and reply to a friend’s text message can disrupt your concentration.
True wireless earbuds have changed the game, and they’re getting more affordable by the day. The AirSounds Max Earbuds have all the features you’d demand of top buds, without the $250 price tag of AirPods.
The AirSounds range of buds has always been popular for combining quality with affordability, and this latest incarnation makes improvements in every area. The new version features Bluetooth 5.0 audio and water resistance, so your gym session or winter commute shouldn’t disrupt your tunes.
LCD displays are still going to be around for a long time, at least for smart TVs such as the ones that use Android TV and other operating systems. Today, the massive electronic manufacturing company Foxconn announced a new partnership with Sharp to build and operate a new TV LCD flat-panel factory in China, which will cost $8.8 billion.
AMOLED displays set to close in on LCD this year
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Reuters reports that the new factory will help with the expected demand of new flat-screen TVs in Asia.
The same combination of radios used to plot your position on Google Maps or tell your favorite apps exactly where you are located will now be used to help first responders more accurately pinpoint your location when you place an emergency call.
Google just rolled out Emergency Location Service for Android 2.3 and higher, covering up to 99 percent of Android handsets with that breadth of support. But it’s up to your mobile network provider and your local EMS to support this upgrade for enhanced 911 (E911) calls.
Google Messenger is a feature-rich texting app supporting Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging and SMS over your carrier’s wireless network. Since these standards rely on your phone number, you may receive unwanted ads from businesses and third parties, just like you would with any other texting app. And while Google offers a spam protection feature, it’s not always effective. Therefore, here’s a quick guide on manually blocking spam and ads in Google Messages.
There was a time when the clock speed of a CPU was the only thing people were talking about. Back at the turn of the century, Intel and AMD locked horns in a race to release the first 1GHz desktop CPU. This was mainly a marketing thing, however it reinforced a false idea about the way a modern CPU core works, that the clock frequency is the most important thing. Well, it isn’t.
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Samsung did not release a new Gear VR headset alongside the Galaxy Note 9. The 2017 headset that’s still for sale from Samsung is not compatible with the Note 9. Customers have to request a free adapter from Samsung to make the headset work with the phone. Samsung has worked with Oculus for the last several years to build VR headsets for its Galaxy flagships. Oddly enough, Samsung didn’t announce a new Gear VR headset alongside the Galaxy Note 9, so customers have been purchasing the 2017 model.
Your tech news digest, by way of the DGiT Daily tech newsletter, for Thursday, 10 September 2020 1a. Moto Razr 5G: Is second-gen the one?Motorola’s second-generation foldable, the Motorola Razr 5G, is here.
Like the second-generation Samsung foldable effort finally released a week or so ago, the second-generation RAZR really cleans up a lot of the early problems. Some of those problems were just the competition. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip was a premium 2020 spec device, and cost less than the RAZR’s 2019 effort.
A lot of people like to download stuff from the Internet using torrents or Internet download managers because even if you turn your computer off, you can just pause your download and resume downloading the next time you open your PC. This is an advantage especially if you are downloading a large file, which often takes much time to download. Instead of leaving your computer on for a long time just to finish your file download, you can just pause the download and resume it later.
Welcome to the OnePlus Nord update hub. Here you’ll find the latest information on updates to the original Nord. We’ll detail the current software versions for the device and alert you if there’s a new update rolling out. OnePlus usually pushes out Oxygen OS updates to the OnePlus Nord regularly, but availability may be affected by variant, carrier, and region.
Current stable version: Android 12 Will the OnePlus Nord get Android 13?