Nature is all around us. Most people enjoy it that way. There is no digital experience that beats just walking outside and enjoying the sunshine. However, technology can help you enjoy such experiences a little more or help you enjoy them when it’s otherwise not an option. A lot of people like nature sounds for sleeping and meditation. Those people have plenty of good options. Here are the best nature apps and nature sound apps for Android!
Just when you thought you’d learned everything there is to know about the Pixel 4, another leak has dropped with a bit more information about the camera software.
The Pixel series is widely considered to be one of the best camera smartphones around, but the software has been fairly light on advanced options. A fresh leak out of Vietnam (h/t genk.vn) gives us a closer look at how the latter might be changing.
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The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 has surfaced in live photos from a Taiwanese regulator. Promo animations have also provided a clear look at the smartwatch. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 may be one of the more poorly kept hardware secrets this summer.
To start, live photos of the next-generation smartwatch have emerged from Taiwan’s NCC (via The_Tech_Guy and MySmartPrice) in certification filings. They largely confirm what you’d expect — this will be a subtle evolution of the original Galaxy Watch design that revolves around slightly smaller 41mm and 45mm case sizes, with wireless charging when you need a top-up.
Update, December 20 at 3:43 p.m. ET: Feral Interactive has finally launched the long-awaited Android version of Rome: Total War on the Google Play Store. The historical RTS game will cost you $9.99/10.99 euros/9.99 pounds up front, but thankfully it does not have any in-game ads or purchases.
Original article, November 8 at 3:41 a.m. ET: One of the best historical real-time strategy games of all time is finally making its way to Android devices.
The Amazfit brand offers some slick fitness trackers and smartwatches at affordable prices, making it the brand of choice for those on a budget. Today only, you can stretch that budget a little further, with 30% off pretty much every wearable the brand has to offer.
Read more: The best fitness tracker deals
One of the most eye-catching price drops is on the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro. This premium smartwatch sits above the refreshed GTR 3 in the Amazfit lineup.
Head over to our partner site Drone Rush for all the details on the new DJI Mavic Air.
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The Mavic Air is a new folding drone from DJI, on sale now starting at $799. The drone offers 4K video at 30 fps and 12 MP photos from the 1/2.3-inch camera sensor. You can fly by hand, with the Android app, or with the dedicated remote control. Bigger than the DJI Spark and smaller than the DJI Mavic Pro, the Mavic Air offers the best of both worlds!
As 2021 hurtles towards its end and we see 2022 appear on the horizon, you might think that there is no new tech news to be shared. But you would be wrong! There is much to be said about Qualcomm, MediaTek, the Raspberry Pi, and Qualcomm again!
December 3, 2021
System-on-a-Chip
Qualcomm and MediaTek
At the heart of every smartphone, tablet, and many laptops is a System-on-a-Chip (SoC). More than just a CPU, an SoC also contains other key parts to make a complete system including a GPU, a 4G/5G modem, an image processor, a video encoder/decoder, a machine learning accelerator, and more.
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As per a fresh leak, the Google Pixel 6 series is expected to go on pre-order starting October 19. The phones could eventually release on October 28. There’s still no word on an official launch date, but a September reveal seems unlikely. According to the information obtained by the tipster, Google will open pre-orders for the Pixel 6 series on October 19. The phones would eventually go on sale and hit store shelves the following week, on October 28.
Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority
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Google Pixel 7 Pro renders have leaked from a trusted source. The phone looks a lot like the Google Pixel 6 Pro, but with some new camera sensors. This is a very early leak since we don’t expect the phone to launch until October. Every year, Google launches a new Pixel flagship, and every year we see it leaked earlier than the previous year.
At this point, saying Android has a serious problem when it comes to phones receiving reliable Android upgrades is getting old. We’ve written about it a lot — even I, specifically, have written about it a lot. You’ve told us your thoughts. We all get it. Even with all that, though, the latest announcement of iOS 14 really sends the message home.
This week, Apple officially confirmed that the 2020 iteration of iOS will land on every iPhone since the iPhone 6S.