Jason England
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A Colorize beta for Google Photos is coming soon
By Jason England last updated
A year after Colorize for Google Photos was announced, the product lead has tweeted that a beta is coming soon for the feature that transforms your black and white photos to color.

Play Store redesign for Android TV rolling out over the next few weeks
By Jason England last updated
The long-awaited Play Store redesign for Android TV has finally begun rolling out to select users. Over the next few weeks, it will roll out to the vast majority of Android TVs.

Gallery Go is the latest Google app to get a dark theme makeover
By Jason England last updated
Gallery Go is a lightweight offline gallery app from the Google Photos team, and it just got an important update that adds a dark theme.

Instagram bans influencers from promoting vaping, tobacco, and firearms
By Jason England last updated
Instagram will soon start enforcing a policy that will ban influencers from creating branded content featuring vaping, tobacco, or firearms.

Play Store dark theme is now widely rolling out
By Jason England last updated
After lots of patiently waiting, the Google Play Store's dark theme is now widely rolling out!

Google Fit is the latest Google app to join the dark side
By Jason England last updated
Google Fit is the next app from Google to get a dark theme makeover joining several other apps including Calendar, Keep, and Photos.

Google Calendar, Hangouts Chat, and Meet were temporarily down this morning
By Jason England last updated
Several Google services went down this morning, including Google Calendar, Hangouts Chat, and Hangouts Meet. It appears all services have been restored as of 7:43 AM EST.

Steam Link exits beta, now available for over 200 Android devices
By Jason England last updated
Steam Link for Android is officially out of beta, and will let you game on the go with your phone or tablet with support for 200 Android devices.

Get a free Huawei Watch GT Classic when you purchase a Mate 20 Pro in Canada
By Jason England last updated
In Huawei's latest promo, Canadian customers can get a free Watch GT Classic with purchase of the Mate 20 Pro.

A new NVIDIA Shield TV just stopped by the FCC
By Jason England last updated
After paying a visit to the FCC, we now know that the release of an updated NVIDIA Shield TV with a new processor can't be far off.

Nokia 7.2 now available to pre-order in the U.S. through B&H for $349 [Updated]
By Jason England last updated
The Nokia 7.2 was announced back at IFA 2019 in a brilliant Cyan Green color, and you can now pre-order it for $349 from B&H Photo ahead of the September 30 launch date.

Hulu gives up on Daydream VR, removes support with latest update
By Jason England last updated
When speaking to Variety recently, Hulu revealed that it has removed Daydream VR support for its app beginning with version 3.55.

NBCUniversal releases SYFY, USA Network, and more apps for Android TV
By Jason England last updated
Better late than never, NBCUniversal has just released apps for several of its most popular networks for Android TV.

The adorable Lenovo Smart Clock is now available for pre-order
By Jason England last updated
We haven't seen or heard much about the Lenovo Smart Clock since it was shown off at CES this year, but it's finally available for pre-order.

Hulu's offline downloads finally rolling out for Android users
By Jason England last updated
After adding offline downloads earlier this month for iOS devices, Hulu has now added the feature to the Android app.

Samsung to include a touch bezel on the Galaxy Watch Active 2
By Jason England last updated
More leaks are coming out regarding Samsung's new wearable, this time revealing that the Galaxy Watch 2 Active will feature a touch bezel and use Bluetooth 5.

The 2017 Nokia 3 just got a slice of Android 9 Pie
By Jason England last updated
The budget-friendly Nokia 3 was launched back in 2017 and just got its promised Android 9 Pie update.

Smart Compose is coming to Google Docs starting with G Suite users
By Jason England last updated
Typing is overrated, and that's why Google is expanding Smart Compose to Google Docs. It is currently only available for beta testing for G Suite users in English.

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides start receiving Material Theme redesign
By Jason England last updated
Google is now rolling out the new Material Theme design for its Google Docs, Sheets, and Slide apps.

Plex and Warner Bros. fight piracy with free, ad-supported streaming deal
By Jason England last updated
Warner Bros. has struck an agreement with Plex to start streaming movies and TV shows later this year.

Instagram is testing hiding likes in six more countries
By Jason England last updated
In an effort to make social media less of a popularity contest and less toxic, Instagram is testing out a feature which would hide likes from everyone but the original poster.

One UI update rolling out to Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and Gear Sport
By Jason England last updated
Samsung is rolling out the One UI update to the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and Gear Sport with a refreshed user interface and new features.
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