TL;DR Ars Technica has gotten Google’s mysterious Fuchsia platform up and running on a Pixelbook. The new OS supports smartphone and laptop display formats, though many features remain unfinished. A recent apps menu and split-screen mode are functional, but app buttons are nowhere to be found. Google Fuchsia is another operating system that the company is developing alongside Chrome OS and Android. Google’s been working on it since 2016, but has remained tight-lipped about the project.

Those of us who have the good fortune of having Google Assistant on our phones are right now enjoying the ability to control our devices without having to lift a finger. Need directions?  Want to send a text while driving? Need to set a timer? Hear a joke? Turn off Bluetooth? Search the web? Just ask. There are still things that Google Assistant can’t do. While Google Assistant is great, it’s not perfect.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is a cool Android smartphone that does not just accomplish its regular Android duties but runs PlayStation games, too. The dedicated game pad built into the Xperia Play makes this device a mini version of the PlayStation Portable (PSP). Despite the fact that this smartphone can play PSP games, this one is still a true-blue Android device. And, because of that, we can install the CyanogenMod custom ROM into this machine.

OEM updates are typically a constant cause for concern among the Android enthusiast crowd. If Apple’s iOS deployment could be seen as a “best case” scenario, the sheer number of handsets running Google’s mobile OS – as well as the number of manufacturers who provide them – have basically rendered all but the Nexus devices subject to sluggish software refreshes. The problem gets even worse when considering the prospects of non-flagship devices.

Update, May 12, 2020 (02:30 PM ET): Yesterday, we found out some more info on the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition as it relates to Germany (and likely the rest of Europe). Now, though, we have some info for the device as it pertains to the United Kingdom. According to Huawei, the P30 Pro New Edition will be available in the UK starting June 3, 2020. It will be available in Silver Frost only and will cost £699 (~$859).

For parents who are looking for a friendly Android tablet for their kids, there is a new entry that they should consider. Karuma’s Playbase Go tablet was created with the learning benefit of kids in mind. As such, it is pre-loaded with several kid-friendly apps, including the highly popular kid-friendly apps by Zoodles. The Playbase Go tablet has a 7-inch capacitive touch display and is powered by 1.2GHz single-core processor, 1GB RAM, and 8GB internal storage memory.

We did some things differently in 2018. We usually just post our picks for the best new apps and best new games of 2018. However, we wanted the opinion of our readers as well. Over the course of December, we did polls for your favorite Android apps and Android games of 2018. Additionally, we used a link shortening service in 2018 that keeps track of the number of clicks any link receives.

On a busy announcement day from CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Samsung introduced more than one new computing device. Also making a quiet appearance is the Chrome OS-powered Chromebook 3. Samsung has been a long time player in the Chromebook market, indeed, this is their third version of their simply named Chromebook line. With pricing and availability not yet released, we’re expecting an official release sometime in early 2016. Considering the minimal fanfare of this announcement, it should come as little surprise that the Chromebook 3 includes just a minimum of new specs and features, starting with a familiar 11.

15 best Android games available right now Apps Today, the official end-of-life of Westworld for Android begins. Users who open the app starting now will be greeted with a message that states that “the park is entering a new phase and will no longer be taking applications for new employees.” Users are instructed that they have until April 16, 2019, to spend any in-game currency before losing it forever.

Most Android Phones out there are rocking Android 2.2, or Froyo. While decent, most are wanting to get their hands on Gingerbread, or Android 2.3 on their phone of choice as soon as possible. With all of this being said, many are wondering what the main differences are between what they have right now, and what they can expect (and look forward to) as soon as they can get Gingerbread goodness on their device.