If you’ve been paying a close watch on the reports on Google’s cloud storage service, the fabled Google Drive, you are probably aware of the rumors that indicate today as a possible launch date of the cloud service. Customers, who will soon get to choose from the free version or the premium version of G-Drive, will surely welcome yet another cloud storage solution. But what do people in the industry think about Google Drive?

TL;DR Google TV users can finally create different profiles on the same device. Apps and logins won’t change based on profiles. The feature is rolling out to all users and should reach everyone over the next few weeks. When Google TV first debuted with the new Chromecast, it made a glaring omission — profiles. There was no way to switch Google accounts on the platform so that different members in a household could enjoy a personalized experience, one of the most prominent features of the new UI.

One of the first things you should do when you get your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is to put in a SIM card in the phone. If you are wondering how that’s done we will tell you how to insert a SIM card into Galaxy Note 8. Although you can play around with the phablet, download and use various apps, and even browse the web with a Wi-Fi connection without a SIM card, you do need it in order to make and receive calls, send texts, and go online via your carrier’s network.

TL;DR Huami has announced the Amazfit GTS 2 Mini and Amazfit Pop Pro. The GTS 2 Mini features health tracking smarts with practical features for Chinese users. It’s now available on Amazon in the US and will be priced at under $100. Update: May 7, 2021: Want to know more about Huami’s cheap smartwatch? Check out our full Amazfit GTS 2 Mini review for all the details. Original article: November 27, 2020 (2 AM ET): There are two new Amazfit smartwatches to choose from today if you’re in China.

Android Authority's Adam Sinicki With coronavirus locking down gyms around the world, many of us worry about losing our gains. Of course, training from home is an option, but not everyone has the capacity or the interest to do so. Moreover, while you can get into great shape with bodyweight training and dumbbells, nothing can quite replace a heavy lift like a squat will have on the body. The more relevant question for many people will be this: how long can they go without training before they lose their gains?

In the last post introducing Python, I demonstrated how to make a simple app using variables and conditional statements. In order to do anything really powerful in a given programming language though, you need to understand functions! In this post, we’ll discuss the Python function call. What is a Python function call? Before we look at how to call a function in Python, we first need to familiarize ourselves with the concept.

Launching today, the new LG G7 ThinQ has a few cool tricks up its sleeve, including a super bright display, “Boombox” sound, and camera features designed for low-light conditions. But is the G7 ThinQ the cure to LG’s FunQ? What is ThinQ? It’s more than a little awkward, but LG seems committed to applying the “ThinQ” moniker to its high-end smartphones. There are two reasons for this: to tap into the hottest buzzword of the moment – AI – and to make a connection with LG’s growing ecosystem of appliances and smart home devices.

Google has just begun pushing out an update to the Play Books app for Android that brings a few handy changes to the reading app. Among a handful of stability improvements and bug fixes, Play Books has gained “remember zoom” and “tap to scroll” display options for image-mode and fixed layout books, which should make navigating through books of all types much easier. For starters, tap to scroll functionality has been available for image-mode books (comics, etc.

The rumored Samsung Galaxy S8 voice assistant already had a name: Bixby. But now it has a feminine alter ego by the name of Kestra (another Star Trek reference – Kestra was Deanna Troi’s older sister). New trademark documents reveal identical applications other than the name, revealing that Samsung is an equal opportunity AI employer. Trademark filings don’t always pan out to anything in the real world, with many OEM’s “camping” on terms they may or may not ever take to market.

The Android Platform Developer’s Kit (PDK) is the hardware equivalent of an SDK for manufacturers. Usually SDK’s are released months ahead of the product launch because the company wants 3rd party developers to make as many apps as possible for their OS or product, that should be available in the day of the launch or soon after that, depending on how complex their apps are. In a similar way the PDK is supposed to help manufacturers make devices for the latest version of Android before that version of Android actually launches.