Tag: android
Samsung’s future smartwatch is rumored to use Android, not Tizen
Samsung has been using its Tizen platform on smartwatches ever since 2014's Gear 2 line, but it might go back to its Android 'roots' in the near future. Both SamMobile and well-known leaker Ice Universe claim Samsung is making a smartwatc… Source
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Google launches the first developer preview of Android 12
Almost exactly a year after Google announced the first developer preview of Android 11, the company today released the first developer preview of Android 12. Google delayed the roll-out of Android 11 a bit as the teams and the company’s partners adjusted to working during a pandemic, but it looks…
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Samsung is bringing some of the Galaxy S21’s software features to older devices
When Samsung announced its new Galaxy S21 lineup in January, the company also detailed the latest version of its One UI Android skin. The update came with quite a few new features and now Samsung plans to bring some of those to its older devices, inc… Source
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Carl Pei’s Nothing has acquired the branding of defunct phone brand Essential
Andy Rubin’s Essential may get a second chance at life. Nothing, the new startup from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has acquired the company’s branding. Digging through the UK Intellectual Property Office database, 9to5Google found that Rubin transfer… Source
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This Week in Apps: Bumble’s IPO, Google’s missing privacy labels, a developer crusades against scams
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion…
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‘Project CARS GO’ finally comes out on March 23rd for Android and iOS
Nearly three years after it was first announced, Project CARS GO has a release date. Slightly Mad Studios’ motorsport series heads to Android and iOS devices on March 23rd, with the game available to preload today. If you end up downloading Project C… Source
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