Garmin announces a dash cam with Amazon Alexa built in
Jan 8th - Garmin is taking the dash cam to the next level with some smart integrations. The Garmin Speak Plus is a dash cam that includes Amazon Alexa.
Joe Fedewa
Features Editor
Samsung’s 2018 4K TVs get Bixby and SmartThings integration
Jan 8th - Samsung is doubling down on Bixby at CES this year. After launching Bixby on the Samsung Galaxy S8 early in 2017, Samsung is putting the voice assistant in other products.
Google is selling more than one Home product every second
Jan 8th - The smart home speaker wars are getting intense. Google was relatively late to the game, but they’ve wasted no time catching up to Amazon.
NVIDIA shows off a 65-inch 4K gaming display with Android TV
Jan 8th - NVIDIA is partnering with PC brands to bring big-screen gaming to the PC with 65-inch displays that have all the high-end specs a PC gamer would need.
OnePlus Switch app makes it easier to transfer data to your new phone
Jan 5th - Android’s built-in backup system is good for getting your apps, but it doesn’t include much data. OnePlus is taking matters into their own hands with a new app.
Android Security Director is leaving for Nest, will be replaced by former Blackberry Chief
Jan 4th - Google is shifting some people around in the Android and Nest divisions. Adrian Ludwig has been the Director of Android Security for the last 6 years. He’s now moving to a similar position at Nest.
T-Mobile had the highest customer satisfaction in 2017 of all U.S. carriers
Jan 4th - T-Mobile, especially John Legere, is not afraid to let everyone know when they do something better than the other carriers. It may not surprise you to find out that T-Mobile had the best customer satisfaction in 2017.
LG’s TVs this year will feature Google Assistant built-in
Jan 3rd - CES has become a show dominated by TVs and it should be no different this year. LG is set to show off a new lineup of OLED TVs powered by webOS, but they’ll also include a Google feature.
Wireless Android Auto head units will be launching later this year
Jan 2nd - Wireless Android Auto was shown off at Google I/O in 2017. Now, it’s finally coming to market thanks to 3rd party head units.
Android 8.0 Oreo is rolling out now to the Xiaomi Mi A1
Jan 2nd - The Xiaomi Mi A1 was the company’s first Android One device. It launched a few months ago and Xiaomi promised it would be updated to Android Oreo before the end of 2017.
30+ Best Android Games of the Month [January 2018]
Dec 31st - Hundreds of great games arrive in the Play Store each month. Some are from big-name gaming studios, others are from small indie developers. It can be hard to keep up with them all.
30+ Best Android Apps of the Month [January 2018]
Dec 30th - In order to help you find only the best apps that have been released in the last month, we have assembled this list.
Android 8.0 Oreo is rolling out today for the Asus ZenFone 4
Dec 29th - As the year comes to a close, Asus is updating the ZenFone 4 to Android Oreo before the calendar switches to 2018. The update is rolling out now over the air.
Android apps will soon be able to run in the background on Chromebooks
Dec 29th - Android apps in Chrome OS only work when they are in the foreground. As soon as you go to a different task, the app freezes where you left off. This is changing soon.
OxygenOS Open Beta 29 for the OnePlus 3 and 20 for the OnePlus 3T released
Dec 28th - The OnPlus 5T may be the new phone on the block, but OnePlus hasn’t forgotten about the OnePlus 3 and the OnePlus 3T. The latest OxygenOS beta updates bring some new improvements.