The Archos Oxygen 68XL has a 6.85-inch HD+ display with 218 PPI of pixel density and a unique appearance at first glance. Unlike the notch-ed smartphones that we have seen over the past couple of years, the Oxygen 68XL takes a completely different approach with its notch. Instead of putting a notch at the top-center of the display, Archos has re-thought the design and placed the notch on the top-right corner of the display, which differentiates it from the rest of the smartphones with a notch....

It is indeed true. The reason is simple; you can’t install software on Chromebooks. Since viruses enter computers as executable programs, they can’t latch onto a Chromebook. That said, there are some gremlins that can get into the works, but Chromebook easily gets rid of them. Why are Chromebooks immune to viruses? Google designed Chromebook OS to be an internet-based system. You can’t install software, so you have to use web-based programs such as Google Docs or Microsoft Office Online....

BlackBerry and AT&T have held close ties for a bit of time now, and it looks like the two companies will be working with one another again for another high-brow handset. According to serial leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks), the Android-based BlackBerry-branded slider that was rumored earlier in the month is indeed on the way, and AT&T will be the exclusive carrier at launch. The device is referred to as the “BlackBerry Venice,” but it’s likely that that title is just a codename, and won’t be the final brand whenever it does finally get released....

“Apple was too scared to acquire me.” Yes, you read that right. An app dedicated to something as routine as the weather comes with a truckload of sass. The first hint you get of it is while installing it when it will call you “meatbag” (a word you will hear very often indeed). Of course, it tells you about the weather, giving you the day’s and the week ahead’s information about the temperature, precipitation, wind, visibility pressure, humidity, dew point and all....

Keep reading to get great deals on what you need to make excellent videos. Shure MV7 USB podcast microphone Shure designs some of the best microphones that all come with TeamSpeak certification, amazing voice-isolating technology and crisp sound that truly cancels out background fluff. Whether it’s a gaming YouTube channel, podcast, or you want your true voice to come through with the highest possible audio, it doesn’t get much better than Shure....

Google executives have confirmed to Android Police that the seamless update feature in Android N will not be making its way to current Nexus devices. The feature has been borrowed by Google from Chrome OS and removes the hassle of installing any system updates manually, as the OS itself downloads the update in the background and applies it in the next time the device is restarted or powered on....

Well, the new operating system is still in testing phase. However, it has been made available in the form of first developer preview for Nexus and Pixel series of Smartphones. Here in this article, we will talk about five best features of Google’s new operating system. Let’s know the features: Background Limitation: Well, in previous versions of an Android operating system, users need to limit the background usage of apps manually....

AOKP or Android Open Kang Project is known in the Android community for offering a plethora of features and their love for unicorns. It also comes in second in the custom ROM world, in terms of popularity and user base, after CyanogenMod. The ROM was founded back in the Galaxy Nexus days by a college student – romanbb a.k.a Roman Birg who has since played a major role in making it so popular....

Good. According to Gurman, moving the release gives Apple more time to streamline the Stage Manager, which in the betas has been buggy, difficult to use, and is also limited to the newer M1 iPads. Gurman also points out that pushing the release forward by a month brings it closer to the release of the new hardware, which is expected before the end of the year. Also: How to use iPadOS 16’s Stage Manager: 5 tips to transform your iPad experience On top of this, Apple has already announced that some iOS and iPadOS features, such as an updated CarPlay experience, won’t be available immediately, and that those will be added in later updates....

This path is about to be finalized, with the arrival of the beta to Android and everything pointed out that the same would happen with iOS. The truth is that the tech giant Apple came back with its word back and rejected the Valve app. Everything seemed well underway for Valve to release its mobile apps for the Steam Link service soon. The Android version is already in tests in its beta version, with all indicating that there are no problems....

Of course, not every new feature added by Apple recently has been a smashing success. The latest iOS update, which included contact-tracing capabilities, hasn’t had a chance to live up to the hype. The reception to apps made for the service has been mixed as well. Tap or click here to find out why. But just when you thought the last update was fresh on your phone, Apple announced it’s releasing iOS version 13....

As currently, more than 171 million units are actively in use, while in the second place Huawei is following the path with 132 million active units. However, we all know that very well the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has recently won the title of the second-largest phone manufacturer in the world, of course, it means that the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei simply managed to surpass the tech giant Apple and going after the South Korean giant Samsung....

Also: Apple’s iPhone 14 event is Sept. 7: What to expect and how to watch After 15 years (the first iPhone launched in June 2007), you might expect the iPhone bandwagon to be slowing down – at least a bit. What’s remarkable is that there’s no sign of this happening. If you’re not convinced, Counterpoint Research has just published some pretty remarkable number crunching: Apple shipped 237.9 million iPhones last year – an all-time high....

I thought Apple was over itself. Somehow, though, the company can’t help itself. It can’t help crowing when it ought to be knowing what the world has become. We’re all fluid these days, so why, Apple, must you be so rigid? And so, well, uncertain about your rigidity. Yet again, you see, Cupertino has returned to a subject it’s been obsessing about for too many years. To wit: Is the iPad a computer or not?...

’ll be there to cover the press events traverse the show floor in search of the latest phones, gadgets, apps, services. But before we endure the eternal flight from San Francisco to Barcelona, let’s take a quick inventory of what’s likely to come from this year’s Mobile rld Congress. ’Samsung rld Congress’ Samsung has the biggest stranglehold on the mobile industry, will likely have the most device announcements to share....

While many were mass-produced fan favorites from movies and TV shows, there were also toy collections that came out of nowhere that became instant hits. Tap or click here to see how toys are made. As the years and decades go by, you may not give those toys from your childhood a second thought; however, if you had the foresight to hang on to a few, you may be in luck....

The company’s chairman ney Shih was on h (along with the company’s mascot, Zenny) to show off a bunch of new phones a couple of tablets that offer a variety of attributes to try st out from what’s becoming a popular market. y this matters: India is getting a lot of attention as many buyers there are picking up their first smartphones. It’s also one of the emerging markets to get ’s attention with its Android One program....

But they do exist. And they can be really good. You can check out our list of elite Android tablets if you want more info on them. Take the Blackview Tab 12. Blackview is a company better known for making rugged Android smartphones (such as the flagship BV9900Pro, featuring a built-in thermal camera), but it also makes other gadgets – such as tablets. But is it any good? Yes. Overall, the fit and finish is great....

The Galaxy S6 is equipped with a 16-megapixel camera with an f/1.9 aperture, optical image stabilization, tracking autofocus. It also uses a rear-facing D flash features manual focus capability. I used a Galaxy S6 ge for this test, which has the exact same camera sensor software as its flat brother. The G4 features a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera with an f/1.8 aperture, three-axis optical image stabilization, dual-tone D flash, hybrid infrared autofocus....

The latest issue causing headaches is the Start button mysteriously vanishing from the desktop. Unlike Windows 10, the Start button moved to the center of the screen where you can access the menu functions. Read on for details on the problem facing some Windows 11 users and what you can do about it if you are affected. Here’s the backstory Windows 11 packs a lot of changes, but the most obvious is the redesign of the desktop and other visual elements....