Today is the one-year anniversary of the original Google Pixel and Pixel XL. And what better way to celebrate Google’s first smartphones than with some great follow-ups? Google brought us quite a few goodies today, chief among them the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL.
Without further ado, here are the key announcements from the Google event today:
Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL formally announced! The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are Google’s new flagships.
Today, Qualcomm has announced two new mobile platforms for the smartphone market – the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630. Sitting just under the company’s flagship 800 series, these two new processors are aimed at bringing flagship-tier performance and features to mid-range handsets.
For a quick glance at the specifications of Qualcomm’s latest and previous 600 series processors, check out the table below.
Snapdragon 660Snapdragon 653Snapdragon 630Snapdragon 626CPU
Snapdragon 6604x Kryo 260 @ 2.
Amazon is updating its Kindle app for Android with tighter Audible integration, making it easy to switch between the regular and the audio version of a book.
Amazon bought audiobook purveyor Audible in 2008 to establish a foothold in the fast growing segment of audiobooks. Now the retail giant is giving users of Kindle for Android quick access to the Audible version of the book they are reading, all without leaving the app.
Since the latest update, Pokémon Go is no longer compatible with rooted Android devices, but do not fret, there’s a way around this rather harsh restriction.
First, a little recap: last week, Niantic Labs began rolling out a new update to the wildly popular Pokémon Go for Android. The main addition is Buddy, a Pokémon sidekick that will walk by side in your travels, and the update also includes a bunch of smaller tweaks.
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Update, December 8, 2020 (12:45 PM ET): Yesterday, Google pushed out the December 2020 Android security patch to most of the active Pixel phones. However, the update for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL was notably absent. Now, though, the update is available from the usual sources (OTA is here and the factory image is here).
This will be the final update for the Pixel 2 line.
Now that you can track your phone’s location online, and even track other people’s locations, it is almost impossible to lose your phone given that you have an application that tracks your device’s locations. But what happens when you don’t have one of those programs installed? Now, thanks to Lookout Labs, you can turn to Plan B. More specifically, if you lost your phone and did not install Lookout Mobile Security, or any other location tracking service, simply go to the Android Market Web Store and install Plan B remotely.
Fresh off of watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens last night, I was hoping I could find some way to sneak it into the news for the day. My wish has been granted, as Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has now received a new update, bringing in characters from the latest Star Wars movie.
New unlockable characters include the movie’s villain, Kylo Ren, as well as hero characters such as Finn and Rey.
Horror has the power to shock, disturb, and frighten us. But it can just as easily move us and force much-needed introspection. Such is the case with Martyrs Lane, coming to horror streamer Shudder Thursday.
The AMC Networks–owned streaming service picked up Martyrs Lane ahead of its premiere at Canada’s Fantasia Film Festival, where one of its young stars, Sienna Sayer, earned a Cheval Noir Special Mention.
The film is a thoughtful, chilling look at how the past can haunt us, and grief can’t simply be buried and forgotten.
Ever since its debut in 1992, the Mortal Kombat series has been known for its cutting-edge graphics and intensely bloody fights. And now, the latest installment in the series has been released on Android.
This is not the first time that Warner Bros. has ventured into the realm of mobile gaming, with some other high-profile games includingInjustice: Gods Among Us and wildly popular Heads Up!. Therefore, we expected Mortal Kombat X to be exceptional, and for the most part, there are a lot of great features.
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More Samsung Galaxy A42 5G specs have surfaced, including confirmation of its chipset. Samsung has announced the UK price and availability of the phone. Update: October 12, 2020 (5:36 AM ET): Samsung has announced the UK price and availability details for the Galaxy A42 5G. The phone will cost £349 (~$454) and will become available starting November 6.
Samsung has also confirmed that the Galaxy A42 5G houses the Snapdragon 750G chipset and is its most affordable 5G phone to date.