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According to the latest report by TechnikNews, Motorola is working on a new mysterious flagship device codenamed “Frontier”. The phone is allegedly already in the works, and sounds interesting in certain aspects. The most important thing, as noted by the leaks, is the fact that this Motorola “Frontier” smartphone will not come with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. In fact, it will pack the successor of the Qualcomm 8 Gen 1 SoC....

Firefox is also getting a first-run language switcher which Mozilla describes as a “new feature that makes it easier for people to use their preferred language.” Mozilla says Firefox will recognize the device language preference and ask if you’d like to switch. Credit card autofill, on the other hand, has been expanded to regions like the UK, France, and Germany. It was previously limited to users in North America....

In case you don’t know, Nearby Share is Android’s answer to Apple AirDrop. It lets you send files from one device to another with just a few taps. You don’t have to dig into the Bluetooth settings and pair devices. This has been a feature in Android since 2020, and it’s become a preferred method of sharing files. Nearby Share will let you send files to your devices without needing to accept it Nearby Share is great, but there’s a small bump in the road: the receiving end needs to accept the file before it can be sent....

The Nebula team made the announcement through its Twitter page (via 9to5Google) while also providing the Play Store link for the app. The Android TV version of Nebula appears to have the same link as the mobile/tablet version. This streaming service currently has names like MKBHD, Captain Midnight, EposVox, and more Nebula is a streaming platform developed by YouTube creators for longer and education-centric content. The service already has creators like Marques Brownlee, TechAltar, Captain Midnight, EposVox, and a handful of others....

Nest Secure was a rather short-lived product under Google‘s Nest lineup of smart home and security solutions. The alarm system debuted in September 2017 with a hefty price tag of $499. It never picked up traction on the market like other Nest products. Three years later, Google abruptly announced that it is discontinuing the Nest Secure alarm system. The announcement came in October 2020 with the company providing no reason or a substitute product....

Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales is a mobile puzzle rpg that launched on Android and iOS in September of last year. Netflix acquiring the studio shows that the company has a growing interest in games, specifically mobile titles. Though this should come as no surprise. When Netflix initially announced that it would begin offering games through its service, it also suggested that it had plans to expand. That it would start things small, but eventually grow to offer a larger variety of game titles in the app....

According to the changelog, the new software package adds a “Disallow All” option to the settings page from where you can control APK sideloading. If enabled, your device will not allow the installation of any APK package. It will also alert you of any untrusted apps that are already installed, such as apps with a known history of spam, scam, or phishing activities. You can individually control those apps from this page....

That 48-megapixel camera is backed by an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera (120-degree FoV), a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth camera. A 16-megapixel camera sits on the phone’s front side. The Ulefone Power Armor 13 promo video talks about its cameras The device supports a lot of modes that you can take advantage of. It comes with support for timelapse, and slow motion photography. It has the AI scene recognition feature, as well as a dedicated night mode, for shooting photos in low light....

Notably, Google has been testing a new and updated version of the YouTube app for regular Chromecast since the beginning of this year. Fast forward to now, the updated app is seeding for 3rd-gen Chromecast and Chromecast Ultra. As noted by 9to5Google, some users back in March this year, started seeing a new experience when casting YouTube from their phone. Some of them saw richer video players with more controls, allowing them to control resolution, closed captions, and the feature to add playlist or queue....

The app hasn’t been in the Play Store for long, but it has an excellent 4.7-star rating after around 200 reviews. There is a reason for that, not only does this app work great, but it also looks great, and can be useful. NoFilter app can help you find the very best photo spots Many of us didn’t travel much in the past two years due to the pandemic, and are eager to change that....

What’s the Nokia G50 all about? As noted above, 5G is a primary selling point for Nokia G50. And that’s driven by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 480 platform, coupled with a modest 4GB RAM and 128GB of storage. With microSD card support for up to 512GB. But all of that isn’t the only way Nokia G50 looks to be future proof, right from launch. The Nokia G50 is also Wi-Fi 6-ready, with Bluetooth 5....

The Nothing Phone (1) will offer 45W charging with PPS standard support Three model numbers got spotted, C304, C347, and C348. These may be different chargers for different markets around the globe. In any case, the adapter is rated at 45W, and listed to have an IP20 “degree of protection”. It is also noted that this power adapter will be compatible with the PPS charging standard up to 45W. That’s a good thing, as you’ll be able to charge other Android devices, notebooks, and so forth....

Ever since 2016, Instagram let users tag different products in their posts. This would make it easier for people to link to buy the products being advertised. While this is a really useful feature, it was limited to Instagram royalty. Only certain influencers could actually tag products in their posts. Now, more people can tag products in their Instagram posts Now, things are changing, as Instagram is trickling this feature down to Instagram pedestrians....

Now, it seems weird that the company would try out games, but the point is to create more ways to have conversations with the other speakers. These games will mostly be time wasters and ice breakers for the speakers. You can form a room around these Clubhouse games When you’re new to speaking to an audience, it can be stressful. That’s one reason why Clubhouse is testing this game. It’s called Wild Cards....

The Nubia Z50 comes in glass back and vegan leather back variants The Nubia Z50 is made out of metal and glass, as expected. The green model comes with a vegan leather backplate though. The phone has a heavily curved display on the front, with thin bezels. A centered display camera hole is also included here. All the physical buttons sit on the right side, and on the black model, the power/lock key is red....

The 9.0.1 update will fix the issues affecting the Shield TV devices NVIDIA makes quality Android TV devices. The company has been making its Shield TV devices for several years and still continues to do so. It recently updated a bunch of its current and past Shield TV devices to Android 11. However, that actually brought along some issues that affect all of them. Notably, they had trouble with playing some of the content....

The new RTX 2050 will have some upgrades NVIDIA introduced the RTX 20 series back in 2018, and that line was succeeded by the RTX 30 series. The RTX 2050 was thought to be dead at this point, but it seems that NVIDIA thinks otherwise. Starting in early 2022, the company will be releasing a new version of the RTX 2050 to the market. There are going to be some notable changes to some of the internals that will actually give this chip a bit of a performance boost....

Exobot is an Android banking malware that first came into the scene in 2016. The threat actor behind it maintained this malicious code until 2018, with reports of exploits coming in from various corners of the world. The author of this malware sold off the source code in 2018 but it was soon leaked publicly. Meanwhile, Exobot gave birth to a new RAT called ExobotCompact. The newly discovered Octo Android banking malware is an updated version of it, with several new features....

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is picking up the One UI 3.1.1 update with the firmware version F916BXXU2EUH5 in Europe, F916WVLU2EUH5 in Canada, and F916NKSU1DUH5 in South Korea. According to a SamMobile report, the update introduces the September 2021 Android security patch as well. The Galaxy Z Flip and Z Flip 5G are also now receiving the One UI 3.1.1 update in Europe and South Africa, at least. The firmware versions for the former are F700FXXU8EUH5 and F700NKOU3EUH5 in the two markets respectively....

The OnePlus 10 name has been spotted, but the phone likely won’t launch The thing is, the OnePlus 10 is likely not coming at all. This name has been spotted in an import database listing alongside the OnePlus Nord 2T, allegedly. Considering that we haven’t seen a single legit leak of the phone, and the fact that several sources reported it’s not coming… well, this import listing is not enough to convince us otherwise....