Google.org recently announced a significant investment in the future workforce of Asia-Pacific.
Google Play Pass now available in PH. Here are 5 games to download first
Google Play Pass is now available in select international markets, including Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, bringing hundreds of curated games and apps free of ads and in-app purchases — all for one affordable monthly payment. Play Pass, if you’re not familiar, is essentially Google’s version of Apple Arcade and Xbox Game Pass.
In beta: Google app lets you play Android games on PC
Cross-platform gaming just got a push from the big G itself.
Google foldable name, competitive pricing tipped
Google is said to be working on its first foldable smartphone, which might launch sometime later this year. The latest word is that the American tech giant’s alleged foldable phone could be called the Google Pixel Notepad, and not the Pixel Fold as earlier presumed.
Best-performing midrange, flagship phones in Oct 2021
Nearly two weeks after announcing the latest rankings of the best-performing Android phones released in China, Antutu has finally posted the global versions.
Realme GT 5G, Mi 11 Lite 5G top-performing phones in May 2021
And they’re up. Benchmarking platform Antutu has finally released May’s best-performing flagship and midrange Android phones globally.
Samsung may have had a chance at buying Android
Android is, by far, the most popular operating system, running on 2.5 billion devices and more than 80% of smartphones around the world. It’s also pretty much synonymous with American tech giant Google, which bought Android in 2005.
GCam on Redmi Note 8: Installation guide; vs stock camera app
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 is one of the most feature-packed camera phones in the Philippines, launched with a starting price of P7,990 (around $158) in early October.
Samsung’s Android 10 update schedule in PH
Samsung is getting ready to roll out the Android 10 update to its devices in the Philippines. The announcement follows the release of a stable version of the latest Android iteration for the Samsung Galaxy S10.
Microsoft can do business with Huawei again. Is Google next?
A new report suggests Huawei is inching closer towards securing a license for Google software on its new devices.
Huawei gets US license extension until Feb 2020
And yet another extension. Technology giant Huawei has been given another 90-day reprieve by the Trump administration on the day that the second temporary license was set to expire, as seen in this official document.
Realme announces Android 10 rollout schedule
Here’s some good news for you, Realme users. The company is gearing up to update some of its recent smartphones to Android 10 in the first and second quarter of 2020.
When your Xiaomi phone will get MIUI 11
Xiaomi is just about ready to roll out the newest iteration of its custom Android interface — MIUI 11. The firmware based on Android 7.1 up to Android 10 (depending on the device) will be coming to 42 devices during a staggered rollout that starts October 22.
Android’s best can’t beat iPhone 11 series in new Antutu ranking
For all the innovation in the Android space, Apple’s iPhone still reigns supreme when it comes to performance, at least on paper. Benchmark app Antutu ranks the top 10 best-performing iOS devices, and all the iPhone 11 variants easily beat out the top Android contenders.
Google Pixel 4, 4 XL: Internet’s most-leaked phones now official
We don’t need an official metric for us to say the Google Pixel 4 feels like the most-leaked phone in recent history — some even came from Google themselves. And let’s say what’s been leaked is basically what we got.
Xiaomi Mi A3 PH price, availability revealed
We reported earlier this week that the new Xiaomi Mi A3 will be released in the Philippines soon, a month after its global launch in Europe. It has been hailed as a massive upgrade over the its predecessor — both in terms of specifications as well as design.
Confirmed: Huawei may continue working with US companies
On the day the temporary general license that allows American companies to do business with Huawei is set to expire, the United States Commerce Department announced an extension of the initial 90-day reprieve.
Huawei to get another extension for Android license — report
International news agency Reuters broke the story that one time Google had suspended its business ties with Huawei after the United States government added the latter to a trade blacklist.
Xiaomi Mi A3 launch scheduled for July 17 (Updated)
So the Xiaomi Mi A2, a rebranded Mi 6X that was launched first in Spain July 24 last year, will finally get a successor come July 25.
Honor phones that will get EMUI 9.1 update in August
In the Philippines, 19 smartphones from its mother brand, Huawei, either already received or are about to receive EMUI 9.1. But how about those from its own stable of handsets?