EA’s SimCity BuildIt has been on Android for about a month now, but only to a small subset of users. The game debuted on Android in Canada in November, but now it’s finally made its way to the Play Store for all to play.
Just like its popular PC counterpart, the aim of the game is to build a city residents will be proud of, and it’s your job to overcome everyday obstacles that come with building a city, like traffic jams, pollution, and fires.
The S8 Plus offers similar size and specs to the Note 8, but at a much lower asking price.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 isn’t even out yet, but T-Mobile is wasting no time in launching a new promotional offer for the upcoming flagship smartphone. The carrier has announced a new “Buy one, get one free” offer for the Note 8. You can also have the option to get a free Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus if you pre-order the Note 8 from T-Mobile as well.
We earlier featured White Pages’ Current Caller ID Android app as a great way for smartphone users to see context before they answer a call. Current Caller ID shows you a caller’s latest social streams, so you know what they’ve been up to, which can make for an interesting conversation piece. The app also gives you statistics on your usage, including most frequent callers and SMS correspondents.
WhitePages has released its app on Android, mainly as a locator app for finding friends and establishments using your smartphone’s location services.
On stage at Google I/O 2018, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai introduced a new feature called Android Dashboard. The purpose of Android Dashboard is to help you get a hold on your “digital wellbeing,” otherwise known as how much time you’re spending on your phone.
Using Android Dashboard, you’ll be able to see exactly how you’re spending your time on your phone, including what apps you use the most. It will also tell you how many times you’ve unlocked your phone and how many notifications you’ve received.
LG has put out some impressive Android hardware over the years, but consumer reports would suggest that the company has been struggling for production consistency with its past few models.
Bootloop issues first popped up in force with the LG G4 and users have reported similar issues with most of the company’s flagship handset releases since then to varying degrees. Unfortunately, the first report of a similar problem with the V20 surfaced recently, although this could just be an isolated case.
Some companies seemingly want to push the boundaries of what we can still call a smartphone. If a smartphone gets too big, can it skip over “phablet” and just be called a tablet? It looks like smartphone manufacturer BLU would like to bridge that precious gap between phone and tablet with the new BLU Studio 7.0 – a 7-inch smartphone – currently being sold for just $149.99 unlocked.
The ‘phone’ is compatible with GSM networks, and offers 4G connectivity.
System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designers have a problem, a big problem in fact, Random Access Memory (RAM) is slow, too slow, it just can’t keep up. So they came up with a workaround and it is called cache memory. If you want to know all about cache memory then read on!
You may think it strange to hear that RAM is slow, you might have heard that hard disks are slow, CDROMs are slow, but main memory, are you serious?
It’s been over a year since Vivo launched its first smartwatch, which brought a respectable specs sheet. Today, the company has officially unveiled the Vivo Watch 2 in China.
The second-generation wearable keeps the attractive circular face with a 1.43-inch 466 x 466 OLED display but simplifies the chunkier lines of its predecessor. The 46mm dial is wrapped within a 47-gram stainless steel body. 5ATM water resistance also features.
Internally, the Vivo Watch 2 includes eSIM support, which lets users in China receive calls and messages from their wrist independent of their smartphones.
Social GPS app Waze is adding more voices for those who prefer to have celebrities tell them where they’re driving.
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart is the first celebrity to lend their voice to Waze, giving users a new voice option for their turn-by-turn navigation. Hart will help guide drivers to their destination, telling them where to turn and alerting them of construction, potholes, and other traffic conditions, just like the default Waze voices.
Editor’s note: All instructions were put together using a Pixel 4a running Android 11 or an Asus ZenBook Pro Duo running Windows 10. Your steps may be a bit different if you’re using other devices or software.
How to use Zoom Virtual Backgrounds on a PC Join a meeting. Click the ^ icon in the corner of the Stop Video button. Select the Choose Virtual Background option. Select an image/video or upload your own.