Google's Play Store now has a way for visitors to avoid downloading mobile apps and games with in-app ads. A label shows smartphone apps that contain annoying ads and appears beside a different label that shows if an app contains in-app purchases. It highlights the controversial issue of using ad-blocking when many content providers and app developers rely on ad revenue to stay in business.
Amazon products featuring its Alexa Voice Service (AVS) include the tech giant's line-up of Echo smart speakers. Last year the company set up a $100 million fund to help developers integrate AVS tech into third-party devices. Invoxia's Triby that includes the company's digital assistants is a voice-controlled hub that is the first such product to hit the market.
Samsung's wearable Gear S2 is getting more exciting with its official Band adapters set to make the Android smartwatch more chic and unique.
Huawei, the Chinese electronics giant has embraced Virtual Reality (VR) by releasing a new headset of its own, which can be connected to a user’s phone. It combines the power and processor of a phone and includes a built-in screen inside the headset itself. The device is going to be launched this year.
The latest Android software that Google is working on is the Android N, which is said to be supporting pressure-sensitive display screens in the near future.
The leaked photos of two BlackBerry Android smartphones have been revealed.
The specifications of an upgraded editions of Google Nexus 6P has surfaced on GeekBench.
The team of one of the most bestselling first-person-shooter game, "Call of Duty," is said to receive bashes coming from the game's avid fans. This is because fans dislike the idea that their favorite game franchise is headed to continue its futuristic direction.
Dyson's new Supersonic hair dryer launched in Tokyo on April 27, Wednesday is an attempt to revolutionize the home appliance. The goal is to solve everyday problems caused by today's hairdryers including frizzy hair and burned scalps. British designer and engineer James Dyson hopes to grab market share in an big industry that includes three-quarters of women in the United States alone.
Samsung introduced its Gear 360 camera at February's Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. The South Korean conglomerate just announced that the 4K 360-degree camera will hit the retail market on April 29, Friday in select countries but did not reveal the United States price tag for the virtual reality device.
