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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 104

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...

Can Your Phone Connect to Verizon’s New C-Band 5G Network?

Kellen January 19, 2022 46

We've talked a lot this week about the launch of C-Band 5G and how it'll finally bring a good 5G experience to Verizon and AT&T customers. The thing is, we didn't mention which devices will work and you are probably staring at yours right now wondering if...

Google Goes After Apple Over iMessage, Green Bubbles, and “Bullying”

Kellen January 10, 2022 96

During Apple's very public battle with Epic over the App Store and Fortnite, we learned a lot about the history of iMessage and how Apple's executives were at one point split over whether or not to bring it to Android. The side that wanted to keep the...

Google Might Make Your iPhone Friend’s iMessage Reactions Less Annoying

Kellen November 19, 2021 49

The timing of this bit of news couldn't be more perfect. A day ago, DL's very own Tim was on Twitter doing that complaining thing about iPhone owners responding to text messages of his with those awful reactions that show up on Android as these really annoying...