Month: July 2017

  • Gboard for iOS now integrates YouTube and Google Maps, also lets you draw

    Google has updated its Gboard keyboard app for iOS today, adding three big features. First off, the keyboard is now integrated with Google Maps and YouTube. So after you tap the G icon you can choose from three actions – perform a web search like before, look up a video on YouTube, or share your…

  • Meizu Pro 7 Plus teardown: to reach the secondary screen, remove the main screen

    The Meizu Pro 7 Plus is cool, but it has two screens that might break and need replacing. How hard could it be? Well, someone took the time to take one apart, so we can find out! The front seems to come off easily enough, though you need to watch out for the ribbon cable…

  • Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) getting Android 7.0 Nougat in Russia

    The Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) is now receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update, just under two months after the 2016 model. The updates for the A5 (2017) and A7 (2017) are not out yet, even though they received Wi-Fi certifications before the A3 (2017) did. Back to the update in question. It’s currently rolling out…

  • Moto X4 colors leak in press render

    The Motorola mid-ranger Moto X4 might be announced at IFA at the beginning of September but we already know plenty about the device. After being benchmarked on GFXBench and Geekbench, the phone that would cost €350 was leaked by Evan Blass, revealing its color palette. The colors from right to left are Nimbus Blue, Lunar…

  • Google Play Services now boasts 5 billion installs

    Google Play Services come pre-installed on just about every Android phone (well, except those sold in China). They are an essential mix of high and low-level stuff, everything from contact syncing to geo-positioning goes through these Services. Play Services became the first mobile “app” (if you can call them that) to reach 5 billion installs.…