It seems like car technology is growing way faster than anything else out there. We have already seen Android Auto, super high-end children’s cars, and now a new development from South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai. The car company has just announced their new Android Wear app that allows users to control their cars from their wrist.
The app is called Blue Link, and it gives users the ability to remotely start, lock and unlock their cars, and even find the parking location in a crowded parking lot.
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Two new Moto Mods were introduced — one made by Lenovo and one by Livermorium. Lenovo’s Vital Moto Mod scans and tracks five key vital signs. Livermorium created a backlit full QWERTY keyboard that you slide your phone up to use. CES 2018 is off and running and we’re seeing a ton of cool new gadgets on display. The Android OEM who may love gadgets the most is Motorola.
It’s time for the Sunday giveaway! Like every week, we’re giving away a brand new Android phone to one lucky Android Authority reader.
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A Xiaomi product manager said that Reddit comments were used for design inspiration on the Pocophone F1. In particular, the device’s large battery and fast processor were chosen in direct response to Reddit comments. Unfortunately, Xiaomi confirms that there are no current plans to bring the Pocophone F1 to the United States. The Verge just published an interview it conducted with Jai Mani, the lead product manager for Xiaomi in India.
Forget elections, forget Guy Fawkes, forget Black Friday. The most anticipated day this month is today, November 8th, the day that Angry Birds Star Wars was released. Since early October the game designers over at Rovio have been teasing us with sneak previews, featuring the Luke and Leia Angry Birds characters, and by posting videos and images. But now, the wait is over Angry Birds Star Wars is now available in Google Play Store for free.This Star Wars crossover game is a stroke of genius.
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It seems like storage expansion is one of those smartphone features that’s gone the way of the headphone jack. That is, it’s a feature that’s been dropped from many flagship phones even though many people seem to love it.
Storage expansion is still commonplace on mid-range and low-end phones, and some flagship devices have them too. But does your current smartphone have this feature? You can let us know by voting in the poll below.
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Amazon is spending almost $9 billion on its purchase of MGM, with the intention of bolstering the Prime Video catalog. However, I personally think Prime Video’s biggest issue isn’t content but rather the user experience. In fact, I said as much in an opinion piece over the weekend.
I also wanted to know what Android Authority readers thought of the Prime Video experience, leaving a poll at the end of the article.
The Google Pixel 4a is shaping up to be a respectable mid-tier device, expected to come with a Snapdragon 730 chipset, 6GB of RAM, and a 5.8-inch display. What’s really important here is that the phone could cost as low as $349. Google is expected to release all the details on August 3rd, stay tuned!
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will not be a mid-tier device. Speculation is you’ll see double the RAM as the Pixel 4a, the top-end Snapdragon 865, or 865 Plus, and a nice big 6.
With the new iPhones coming out today, I wanted to revisit the whole Apple vs. headphone jack fiasco. If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably got some strong opinions on this one—as do I. However, I want to approach this topic as a matter-of-fact discussion of the industry and not simply a venting of frustrations. We’re going to answer the title of this article in plain terms with little room for debate.
AMD has been hard at work for the past few years, and it has done a stellar job of catching up with its competition. While it has Intel beat for now in the CPU space, it still has some distance to go before it can bounce back to match Nvidia in the graphics department. It certainly is making progress there though, and the latest milestone in that direction is AMD AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR).