Editor’s note: A version of this post was originally published on January 15. This post was updated with the latest info from Samsung.
Smartphone manufacturers are forever finding new ways to differentiate and improve the cameras in their handsets, with innovations ranging from powerful new dual-sensor technologies through to superior software processing. This year Samsung looks set to provide another new shooting option for budding photographers with a dual aperture inside its upcoming Galaxy S9 flagship.
In the past two months, we’ve seen the release of Android 8.0 Oreo and the developer preview for Android 8.1. An exciting feature introduced in the former was a brand new picture-in-picture mode. This feature allows apps that play video like YouTube to display a small window that played your videos on top of other apps when you hit the home button. It’s a nice alternative to Android’s multi-window mode that gives users a little more control over where the video actually shows up.
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The Alienware X15 and X17 are on to their R2 generations. A new X14 slots in as the baby of the family. The Concept Polaris adds a desktop-level graphics boost. The Alienware M15 and M17 have been premier gaming flagships for quite a few years. Then, the X15 and X17 launched last year as lighter, slimmer looks into the future.
Now, the family has grown by one, along with a powerful graphics-boosting concept shown off at CES 2022.
Roku ExpressThe Roku Express is a mega affordable way to dip your toe into the streaming device market. It's not the most powerful or the shapest, but it's a good travel companion and great for smaller or older TVs.
It’s always refreshing to hear that you don’t have to break the bank to get a good experience. For those of you on a shoestring budget, the Roku Express is one of the most affordable ways to dip your toes into the streaming space.
Galaxy Note 8 side by side with 'standard' Galaxy S8
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Samsung has added support for home screen landscape mode to Samsung Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, and Note 8 devices in the latest version of Samsung Experience. The feature was previously exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. Samsung also recently added the Galaxy S9’s video wallpaper feature to older devices. Previously, the home screen of the above devices could only be used in portrait mode, even if the user had been running an app in landscape mode.
Drama on the Internet? Impossible! Okay, so more like probable. Even if you are the model Facebook friend, odds are at some point you’re going to end upblocked by one of your “friends.” Sometimes it’s just because the person is going through personal stuff and wants to limit who is seeing it, sometimes it’s because they hate you with a passion hotter than a thousand suns. Whatever the reason, being blocked isn’t a fun experience.
Bring out a new Android device to market, and you can be sure that a method to root it will also come out very shortly after. That was what happened to the Amazon Kindle Fire. Thanks to the Android community of developers and enthusiasts, the Amazon Kindle Fire can be rooted–and fairly easily, too.
The rooting process for the Kindle Fire involves some command line typing, but not the complicated ones though.
What is Monster Strike? Monster Strike is a game where you must slingshot your monsters into other monsters to destroy them. You can also collect new monsters, power ups, etc to help you along your way. It’s free in the Google Play Store with in app purchases.
Here’s how the game works. You enter a battle with four monsters. When it’s your turn, you fling your monsters at the other monsters to cause damage.
Update: June 5, 2019 at 3:26 p.m. ET: The fourth Android Q developer preview rolled out on June 5 to the entire Pixel family, including the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. Find more details at the link below:
Original article: May 13, 2019 at 5:09 a.m. ET: The Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a owners won’t be able to download and install the Android Q beta for some weeks, it has emerged.
Up until now, Vivoactive 3 Music owners have only been able to locally load up music, or download playlists through iHeartRadio or Deezer. Now one of the world’s most popular music services is coming to the smartwatch.
Vivoactive 3 Music owners who also subscribe to Spotify Premium can now download audio from Spotify to their watches for offline listening on the go. The process is pretty simple — just create a Spotify playlist of your choice and sync it with your Vivoactive 3 Music over Wi-Fi.