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Switch to Android App Update Makes It Easier for All to Ditch That iPhone

Kellen June 29, 2022 28

Google's Switch to Android app is getting much wider availability today, so that you can ditch the iPhone and move over to just about any semi-new Android phone. The Switch to Android app, which was previously available for switching to Pixel phones, is now...

Android Uses Drake’s “Texts Go Green” to Keep Pitching RCS to Apple

Kellen June 20, 2022 26

To start the weekend, Drake released a new album titled "Honestly, Nevermind," a super vibey summer dance album that is unlike almost anything the rapper has released. Whether the singsongy form of Drake is your favorite or not, at least one of the songs...

Don’t Be a Phone Asshole.

Kellen June 3, 2022 98

A musician I'm a big fan of released his upcoming tour schedule this morning and opened up ticket sales. He's playing in Portland and I have yet to see him live, so I'll likely end up buying tickets. But as I was going through that process, I saw the list of...

Google TV App Arrives on iOS

Kellen June 1, 2022

Google began replacing the Google Play Movies & TV app with Google TV a couple of years ago on Android and TV platforms. The Google TV app was to act less as a store and more of a content curator that tied into your other streaming services to help you...

Phones With Replaceable Batteries Primed for Comeback in EU

Tim April 4, 2022 22

A development of note is taking place in the European Union, one that seems worthy of discussing even to us Yanks. The EU Parliament has recently voted to mandate that by 2024, portable batteries in appliances, like the ones found in smartphones, must be...

Motorola Claims #3 Spot in US Smartphone Market for First Time

Tim March 29, 2022 21

LG's exit from the smartphone business presented a unique opportunity for the ever-competitive field that makes up the Android OEM world. LG, even towards the end, sold a substantial amount of handsets (majority in the low-end to mid-tier range), so naturally,...

iMessage Reactions Going Live in Google Messages

Kellen January 31, 2022 106

The days of "LAUGHED AT" or "LIKED" in your Google Messages app when a friend with an iPhone reacts to your text message are almost over. Actually, they very well may already be over if you are running the latest build of Google Messages Beta. Within the past...

Counterpoint’s Latest Figures: Samsung Sells a Lot of Phones

Tim January 28, 2022 4

Counterpoint Research's 2021 global smartphone shipment numbers have been posted, confirming what was already known -- Samsung sells a lot of phones. Maybe most surprisingly, Samsung's annual shipments grew in 2021, despite the ongoing chip shortage, as well...