Gadgets
Bose introduces QuietComfort 35 II headphones featuring Google Assistant
We reported some days ago that a pair of Bose headphones featuring Google Assistant could soon see a release. And just like that, we have them!
September 2017
Gadgets
Nest announces slew of new smart home products
Nest surprised us this week with a bevy of new products for the smart home. Nest Secure is a smart alarm system, Next Hello is a new doorbell with a camera, and Next Cam IQ is a new outdoor security camera. Not everything about each product is entirely new, and the prices for these new gadgets aren’t cheap. Some of the devices are up for pre-order now and will hit markets later this fall.
Google News
Google extends security patch support for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P by two months
The last Google Nexus smartphones, the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, were both due to continue receiving software patch updates until September 2018. However, Google has updated its support pages to give each handset an additional two months of patch support compared with the earlier date.
Apps & Games
Twitter might soon double its tweet character limit from 140 up to 280
Twitter is experimenting with a new character limit for tweets. For as long as we can remember, the threshold has been at 140 characters, which for most us, just simply isn’t enough. This can be seen as one of the downsides to using Twitter for expressing thoughts or something important that happened during your day, that just can’t be told in two lines.
Apps & Games
OnePlus announces ‘Individual Application Update’ for OnePlus 5, OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 3
Android has been infamously known for its fragmentation whereby Android OEMs take as long as several months to update the Android system for their devices. Google pushes out Android system updates for its Pixel (formerly Nexus) devices, while Android OEMs receive the same updates after the Google release for their own devices. Android OEMs such as Sony, Samsung, and LG have been doing their best to ease the updating process by releasing several apps to Google’s Play Store that can [Read More]
Carrier News
Verizon’s Wear24 Android Wear smartwatch is no longer available
A few months ago, Verizon and Quanta (the producer) debuted an Android Wear smartwatch namely Wear24. The watch was available for $349 outright and was 4G LTE compatible, with of course Verizon’s wireless network. In what was supposed to contribute to the revival of Google’s Android Wear platform by showcasing the powers of Wear 2.0, the Wear24 smartwatch appears to be no longer available.
Apps & Games
Are you an Amazon Prime member? If so, you’re about to gain access to live NFL Thursday night games
Amazon made a deal with the National Football League (NFL) during the off-season months that will provide Prime customers with free access to live Thursday night games. This means that if you’re currently a subscriber of Amazon Prime, you’ll soon be eligible to watch Thursday night NFL games in real-time, free in HD across all your devices.
Gadgets
Levi’s Commuter Trucker Jacket with Jacquard technology will be available from Wednesday, September 27
Levi’s and Google will release the Commuter Trucker Jacket with Jacquard technology tomorrow. This is a piece of wearable technology designed to make it easier to do ‘life’ whilst wearing it.