Tile’s item tracking now covers your fitness tracker that fell between the couch cushions. The company has formed a partnership that will help find lost Fitbit devices through the Tile app, beginning with the Inspire 2.
An update rolling out this week for Fitbit’s wearable will make its last known location visible through the app, including through Tile’s worldwide network if the gadget is beyond Bluetooth range. The tracker itself, meanwhile, can ring your phone if you’ve misplaced it.
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YouTube Music free background listening will finally be a feature starting November 3. Unfortunately, this feature will only be available in Canada. There’s no word on when this feature might expand to other markets. YouTube Music is the latest attempt by Google to compete in the streaming music business. It finally took over from the now-shuttered Google Play Music nearly a year ago.
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The Google Pixel 5 bucked the trend of glass-backed phones earlier this year, featuring a “bio-resin” (plastic) material atop metal for the rear cover. It’s a rather interesting approach to smartphone design, with Google also cutting a hole in the metal layer to enable wireless charging.
Our own Eric Zeman felt confident enough to use the Pixel 5 without a case, but he recently noticed that a fall on gravel resulted in the phone having tiny gouges in the plastic material.
The Nest connected home hardware company, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is making an effort to link to more of its big brother’s products. The Nest app for Android now allows people who own its camera products to view their feeds on the big screen, assuming it runs Android TV.
Nest's first outdoor security camera is weatherproof and can see in the dark
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That means if you own either the indoor or the recently released outdoor camera from the company, the Nest app can now work with Android TV so you can see who is at the door while you are watching the football game.
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One of Nintendo’s patent applications shows off what looks to be a Game Boy-inspired smartphone case. The case features a cutout for the display, along with the traditional D-pad, B, A, Start, and Select buttons. Patent applications do not guarantee that the product will become a real thing. With Nintendo’s NES and SNES Classic consoles proving that there is still significant interest in the 129-year-old company’s older titles, might Nintendo channel that desire into a nostalgia-filled smartphone case that hits me and plenty of others right in the childhood?
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A new Nokia-branded smartphone has appeared on China’s TENAA regulatory website. The new phone may be the rumored Nokia 7.1 Plus. The phone’s specs sheet suggests we’re looking at an upper mid-range device. HMD Global is expected to launch a new handset on October 4, tipped to be the Nokia 7.1 or Nokia 7.1 Plus. Now, an unknown Nokia-branded phone (model number TA-1131) has appeared on China’s TENAA website, and it could be one of the anticipated devices.
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Samsung has launched the Galaxy M21 2021 Edition in India. The phone is apparently identical to the previous model in terms of hardware. Update: July 20, 2021 (6:15 AM ET): Samsung has announced the Galaxy M21 2021 Edition in India. The phone features identical specs to its predecessor with a mild visual refresh. Read more about the phone, including pricing and availability details, at the link.
Original article: July 9, 2021 (2:10 AM ET): Samsung‘s Galaxy M series of phones are pretty solid budget devices, and the Galaxy M21 was definitely one of the better phones in this family.
It has not been long ago since the Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware update for the Samsung Captivate was released, and now an Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich custom ROM for the Captivate is finally available.
However, this ICS firmware for the Captivate is unofficial and Samsung Electronics has left us with no clue on when the official ICS update will be coming.
Many users have already experienced Ice Cream Sandwich on their devices (mostly through custom ROMs), but many have still yet to try it on their devices.
For its price point, it's impressive just how few compromises are involved with the Honor 7X.
When I learned I’d be writing reviews for Android Authority, I was super excited at the prospect of being sent technology to test. As a tech nerd, this seemed like the perfect scenario. What I didn’t quite realize is that it would often mean having to ditch the device I chose to buy for a while, in order to live with something that may perhaps be more of a budget choice.
The Blade Vec 4G is one of the newest members of ZTE’s Blade family. It sports a quad-core Qualcomm processor and a crisp TFT 720p 5 inch display. With a good price point and 4G connectivity this phone is worth checking out. ZTE is one of the top 5 mobile handset and smartphone manufacturers in the world. It has a large range of devices to fit almost every budget. The company recently released the ZTE Blade Vec 4G, an affordable 4G smartphone with a 5 inch, 720p HD display.