If you want something done right you have to do it yourself. Ever since the iPod vaulted MP3 players past CD’s, car manufacturers have been creating ways to integrate compatible software into their stereo systems. This integration has taken many forms. From something as simple as an AUX jack for stereo audio, to Bluetooth connected systems with limited app support and voice control, they have gone through many iterations in less than a decade.
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The Galaxy Universal Remote app is one of the better remote apps available on the Play Store. It uses a device’s built-in IR blaster to control your TV, set top box, media streamer, and even your camera if you have a supported DSLR. It features a smooth, easy-to-use interface with a bucket load of supported devices and you can get a device supported upon request.
Two apps in the Play Store, one of them with more than a million downloads, are mining cryptocurrency whenever the device is plugged in for charging.
Identified by the researchers of security firm Trend Micro, the apps are some of the first malware found in the Play Store that uses virtual currency mining to generate profits for its developers. Trend Micro found that the two apps, Songs (1 to 5 million installs) and Prized (10,000 – 50,000 installs) mine Dogecoin or Litecoin, which is later converted into Bitcoin.
If you have little babies, you are likely familiar with sound monitors that allow you to know if your child is safe while you are away from his or her crib. Now a company called Wavhello has come up with an idea that turns an ordinary Bluetooth speaker into SoundBub, one that’s made just for babies.
The speaker comes in three super-cute designs; Bella the bunny, Ollie the owl and Benji the bear.
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OnePlus and Dirac engineers worked closely to optimize speaker and headphone quality. Dirac’s EQ correction and multi-band compressor algorithms run efficiently on the Snapdragon 845’s DSP. The company provides similar solutions for Oppo, Xiaomi, and Huawei smartphones. The OnePlus 6 is one of the few 2018 flagships that launched with a headphone jack — hooray! But did you also know that it has a selection of other audio enhancement under-the-hood to boost both speaker and headphone quality?
Update, September 5, 2019 (12:05 PM ET): It only took Sharp about five months after launch, but the Aquos R3 has finally made its way to Europe. The Japanese company announced its European launch details at IFA 2019.
The Sharp Aquos R3 will retail for 729 euros (~$805) when it goes on sale in November. We didn’t get an exact launch date or specific European countries though.
In case you missed it, the Sharp flagship packs a Snapdragon 855 processor, a 6.
The Google Play Store was the leading app store among the four major ones in terms of number of downloads in this year’s first quarter, according to Canalys’ App Interrogator research. The research takes into account data for the four major application stores – Google Play Store (which should be getting some look changes soon), Apple App Store, Windows Phone Store, and BlackBerry World.
On the financial front, Apple’s App Store is the clear leader, with a 74 percent share of revenue out of a total of $2.
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OnePlus has launched its OnePlus Store app in North America. The app is a pocket version of the firm’s online store. A number of specials are available ahead of the OnePlus 9 series launch. We’re just days away from the OnePlus 9 series launch, so it makes sense that the company wants to give users an easy way to buy one. To this end, the firm has launched its OnePlus Store Android app in Canada and the US.
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Samsung has published a white paper regarding 6G technology. It foresees user-experienced download speeds of 1Gbps and latency under ten milliseconds. Samsung thinks 6G networks could arrive as soon as 2028. 5G has launched in many markets, although there are still several major countries that have yet to receive the new connectivity standard. However, Samsung isn’t waiting around. Last year we heard the company was expanding its research into 6G and now it’s just published a white paper to discuss its vision for 6G connectivity.
Looking for an alternative to Google’s stock Calendar app? A quick look on Google Play will turn up a hefty number of choices, though probably one of the most enticing options is a relatively new app by the name of Today Calendar.
Today Calendar is the effort of developer Jack Underwood, and as of today, it has finally exitedbeta. The Today Calendar is based on the AOSP Calendar app, albeit with a number of tweaks to both the UI and the feature set.