A few well-placed animations can make your app feel more dynamic and engaging, whether it’s giving users something to look at while you perform work in the background, subtly highlighting the part of your UI that users need to interact with next, or simply adding a flourish to a screen that might otherwise have felt flat and boring.
In this article, we’ll explore MotionLayout, a new class that makes it easier to add complex, interactive animations to your Android apps.
Intel plans to address the state of their 14nm, 10nm and future 7nm chips at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) this year. While the majority of their presentation will be focused around their current 14nm chips, the company plans to discuss how it will continue the journey 10nm and even to 7nm in the years to come.
Intel’s 14nm technology is what we have access to currently, and the first chips based on the 10nm process won’t be available to the public until early 2017.
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The Samsung Galaxy S8 was the first with Bluetooth 5.0, kind of.
If you’re interested in saving some money and don’t mind using last year’s gear, you can get an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S8 or Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus at Best Buy right now for some deep discounts.
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As with most Best Buy deals, you save the most money by activating the device right there in the store, in this case on a new line with Verizon.
Who knew that Google Chrome would get so far? It now accounts for 1/3 of the market, and it has the highest browser market share as well, surpassing the total market share of IE (IE7, IE8, IE9) on its own. Chrome took 33.4% market share in June, according to StatCounter, while IE took only 32%. Firefox was at 23.7%, while Safari was at 7.1%.
What’s nice about Chrome is that it auto-updates every few weeks, so pretty much everyone is on the latest version of Chrome, benefiting from the latest features and latest performance improvements, and enjoying faster-loading web pages.
Travelling to and from the US anytime soon? There’s a smaller chance you’ll be subjected to random phone searches at the border. A Boston federal court has put a stop to suspicionless searches of travelers’ electronic devices in the US.
Random searches of phones and laptops have become quite rampant in the US. Last year, the US government conducted more than 33,000 searches of travelers’ devices. The number reflects a four-fold surge in the past three years.
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Motorola has launched the Moto E7 in Europe. The phone retails for €119.99 or £99. We’ve seen a few Moto E7 leaks emerge before, revealing a pretty capable low-end smartphone for the most part. Now, Motorola has made it official and launched the phone in Europe.
The firm announced the Moto E7 today, and the list of features is indeed true to the leaks for the most part.
Call Screening, which has until now been exclusive to the Google Pixel phones, allows Google Assistant to answer phone calls on your behalf. Assistant announces itself and asks the reason for the call, a conversation which you can listen in on to help decide whether you want to step in and answer or not. It can help avoid telemarketers and spam calls, though it’s exclusive to the U.S. currently.
Renders of unknown Motorola device suggest flagship with quad rear camera
Update, February 11, 2019 (4:08PM EST): Rebel Inc. is now available on the Play Store for the low price of free. That said, the game’s in-app purchases that unlock content range from $0.99 to $15.99 per item. There’s also a $2.49 in-app purchase that unlocks the premium version of the game.
The premium version includes the following:
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Samsung is set to release its 512GB microSD memory card. It’s not cheap, though. It is currently listed on the German version of its website for 289.90 euros (~$330.75). Samsung is currently selling some of its other microSD cards at a heavily reduced price. Those waiting for Samsung’s 512GB microSD card may not have to wait much longer as the company has listed the card on its official website in Germany.