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Facebook Messenger Now Has Live Location, Just Like Google Maps

Tim March 27, 2017 14

In a recent update for Google Maps, users gained the ability to share a live location. In an update for Facebook Messenger, that same feature is now available. With the update, available for Android and iOS, users can share their real-time position on a map...

1Password Teasing the Magic of Autofill APIs on Android O

Tim March 24, 2017 18

Android O was only announced earlier this week, now in the first stage of the developer preview, but 1Password is already hyped about the features baked inside. In a post published to its blog, AgileBits (the developers of 1Password), tease the magic of the...

Google Activates Server-Side Change to Somehow Address Pixel’s Bluetooth Issues

Tim March 24, 2017 79

According to a post on the Google Product Forums, a fix on Google's servers has been issued, one that will hopefully address the variety of Bluetooth-related issues reported by many, many Pixel device owners. If you haven't heard of this select issue, be you...

Here’s the Movado Connect, Available This Fall

Tim March 24, 2017 88

Movado, one of the other luxury brands entering the Android Wear market, has now detailed what the upcoming Connect smartwatch looks like. Spoiler alert, it looks like a Movado. Thanks to the Museum dial, a signature look seen on many Movado timepieces, the...

T-Mobile Offers Scam Block and Scam ID, Fends Off Would-Be Scam Calls

Tim March 24, 2017 56

Available to all T-Mobile customers with a compatible phone (any device capable of displaying caller ID), Scam Block and Scam ID will make sure you aren't picking up the phone when an unwanted solicitor or potential scammer is on the other line. The way Scam...

Facebook Messenger Update Brings Message Reactions and Mentions

Tim March 23, 2017 18

An update is headed out for users of Messenger, bringing Reactions for messages, plus Mentions for when you're inside a group chat. Facebook wants to provide a more fun and useful experience inside Messenger, and with Reactions, that's what you will get. Once...

Here’s What to Expect From the Next Big Emoji Update

Tim March 23, 2017 75

Back in November, Unicode Consortium, who are the overlords that determine what new emoji will come to smartphones, detailed the next round of emoji that is set to launch in mid-2017. Thanks to Emojipedia, a site that makes and showcases emoji, we now have a...

Fossil Group Announces Many New Android Wear Watches for 2017

Tim March 23, 2017 24

Android Wear news is flying out of Baselworld this week, with multiple companies announcing plans for new Android Wear devices. First up, we have Michael Kors, Fossil, and a couple of other Fossil Group brands introducing new wearable devices. For Fossil, it...