I figured the Galaxy Watch 4 would be just like all the previous Wear OS watches I've used and didn't like. I was wrong. This is a breakthrough device for Wear OS with the potential to save the whole platform. Here's why!
It seems like every company that makes a smart camera has a subscription service attached. But are any of them really worth it, though?
The next generation of anything "smart" you buy will be powered by AI as much as possible. It's both wonderful and worrisome, but there is nothing we can do about it. Here's why.
You own the parts. You own the accessories. But you don't own any of the things that make your phone actually work.
Play Services started as a way to make sure all apps worked on all phones. Now it's something very different and very powerful in its own right.
The Pixel 6 is the first all-in-one Google product ever. Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Either way, it's going to be really interesting.
By giving up its tight control, Google uses the Android phone strategy to try and save Wear OS. It will probably work.
Even the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy S Ultra can't replace something as powerful as the Galaxy Note. Here's why
Samsung isn't an ad hosting company. It stopped trying to become one and instead focused on what it does best — make its customers happy.
No other company — including Google's own Fitbit — can design, manufacture, and distribute a product like Samsung. No other company will be able to make a high-quality product and sell it at a reasonable price. No other company can save Wear OS.
An abstract data array neural network accelerator by any other name would still smell as sweet. It'd be too difficult to type a hundred times, though.
There are several solutions for the enterprise to get Windows programs running on Chromebooks. There are also several reasons why one might work better than others. In the end, though, it's all about money.
Epic's lawyers aren't afraid of hyperbole, but they are 100% right when saying that Google and Apple are tied together. There really is no need to get iPhone users to switch to Android for Google to make mountains of money.
OnePlus is the Android enthusiast brand. So why did it think nobody would notice that it was trashing our favorite apps?
Nobody likes the idea of old watches not getting updated, but that's what's needed to fix the platform for everyone.
Do you like streaming media? Do you like to play games? Do you like reasonable monthly subscription fees? I think Microsoft is going to have just what you're looking for — and soon.
It is possible to work with Android's permissions model, consider the security challenges mobile devices bring, and still include browser extensions the right way. Google could do it if it really wanted to.
The hardware I want to buy is already out there. I'm just waiting to see how the software side will turn out.
With Android 12, Google is going to try and take the Pixel 6 into the mainstream. It may be a success or backfire, but at least Google would finally be showing up for the fight.
Android 12 is unfinished, probably filled with bugs and even Google tells you to not use it on your daily driver. But dammit, I need it now.