YouTube Music for Wear OS gets a confusing new update

YouTube Music for Wear OS just received a new update and it's a bit of a mixed bag. It does fix a long-standing issue when browsing tracks in albums, but it also introduces an interesting solution to playing order, to put it mildly. The new version 6.15 now allows you to browse individual tracks within an album and adds a blurry album art in the background. The former was previously impossible and you could only play an entire album and you were forced to skip each track manually until you find the right one. The new interface And while this change is more than welcome, Google...

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Google is working on new UWB-based features for Chromebooks

Currently, the UWB (Ultra Wide Band) applications are limited, and the chip is present in only a handful of Android and iOS devices. However, that's probably about to change in the near future as Google is working on new UWB-based Chromebook features. While UWB is currently used mostly for a more accurate way to determine the device's position and navigation indoors, the short-range wireless communication protocol has a lot more potential than this. In fact, it's so powerful that it may replace Bluetooth, NFC and RFID in the future. Not to mention, it can rival the Wi-Fi protocol with...

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Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24+ to adopt a flat design

With Samsung's foldables out of the way, the upcoming Galaxy S24 lineup leaks will likely intensify. Today's rumor is about the Galaxy S24 and S24+ design change. According to a reputable Samsung tipster, Ice Universe, Samsung will likely flatten the side frame to be more in line with the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 looks. Right now, the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ have flat backs but slightly bulging middle frame and that's about to change. Galaxy S24 mockup renders Perhaps the decision is influenced by external factors given that the design trends for the past couple of years...

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Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro get Android 14-based MIUI 14 stable beta

Xiaomi first released its Android 14-based MIUI 14 beta back in May and today, the company is seeding a stable version of the software, but still beta, of course. After all, Google hasn't released an official and stable version of Android 14 to the masses. Google achieved platform stability with its Android 14 Beta 5 update about a week ago and it seems like Xiaomi is done with most of the beta testing too. Notably, the most recent MIUI 14 stable beta update is based on that Android 14 Beta 5 we are talking about. Even though Xiaomi 12T was part of the first Android 14 Beta release,...

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IDC: India's PC market continues to slide, shrinks by 15 year-over-year

According to the latest PC market analysis from IDC, the PC market has declined in the second quarter this year by 15.3% year-over-year. The silver lining is that it actually grew compared to Q1 2023 by 5.9%. All PC market categories saw a decline, though, with the notebook segment declining by 18.5% YoY, while the desktop segment had a smoother sailing with a 7% YoY decline. Looking at the PC market as commercial and consumer, things aren't that great either. The consumer segment fell by 17% while the commercial slid by 13.8% YoY. There's a good trend in the educational and...

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Realme Buds Air 5 series will go global on August 23

The Realme 11 series arrived back in May, and they shared the stage with the Buds Air 5 Pro earphones. Today, we learned the audio wearables will reach their first international market on August 23 - it will be launched in India, alongside the Realme 11 5G and Realme 11x 5G. In just two days, Realme first revealed the Buds Air 5 Pro would arrive in India, and today we saw another case with a different size, LED placement, and fancy blue color - surely this is the vanilla Buds Air 5, a likely successor of the Buds Air 3. The Buds Air 5 Pro has 11 mm woofers and 6 mm planar drivers,...

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