During today’s Pokémon Presents livestream, The Pokémon Company announced that Pokémon Unite will become available for iOS and Android on September 22. The strategic battle game came out for Nintendo Switch in late July, but its arrival on mobile devices will expand the game’s potential user base. For users already playing on Nintendo Switch, fear […]
The Google Pixel 5a Is $449, Adds a Bigger Screen and Water Resistance
Google’s next midrange smartphone is the Pixel 5a, featuring a slightly bigger display than last year’s Pixel 4a, a considerably larger battery and IP67 water and dust resistance. It’s priced at $449, which is $100 more than the Pixel 4a, and is expect…
Google’s Pixel 5a with 5G adds water resistance, a bigger battery and a headphone jack
It’s no secret that Google is in the midst of a pretty massive overhaul of its Pixel division. The Pixel 6 offers the next major Hail Mary for the company’s hardware division, complete with its own custom chip, Tensor. This is not that. The new flagship won’t be available until the fall. Meantime, here’s the […]
Samsung has its own AI-designed chip. Soon, others will too
Semiconductor software-design maker Synopsys is adding AI to its arsenal.
Android 12 Beta 4、プラットフォームの安定版のマイルストーンに到達
headless 曰く、Google は 11 日、次期 Android 4 番目のベータ版となる Android 12 Beta 4 を提供開始した(Android Developers Blog の記事)。
Beta 4 ではプラットフォームの安定版のマイルストーンに到達し、Android 12 の API とアプリ側から見える挙動がすべてファイナライズされた。これにより、アプリとゲームの開発者にとっては最終の互換性テストを行い、互換性問題を修正したバージョンを提供開始すべき時期となる。互換性…
A new Senate bill would totally upend Apple and Google’s app store dominance
With two giants calling the shots and collecting whatever tolls they see fit, mobile software makers have long complained that app stores take an unfair cut of the cash that should be flowing directly to developers. Hearing those concerns, a group of senators introduced a new bill this week that, if passed, would greatly diminish […]
Apple and Google seem spooked by bill requiring more app stores and sideloading
Bill would make iOS and Android more open to 3rd-party stores and sideloaded apps.
「Google Play ストア」でアプリ配信の仕組みが変更に。これはユーザーにとって朗報なのか？
グーグルが「Google Play ストア」で配信されるAndroidアプリの規格変更に乗り出した。ユーザーにとっては自分が必要なデータだけをダウンロードすればいいのでアプリが“軽く”なる利点があるが、必ずしもメリットばかりではないようだ。
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Google launches Android 12 beta 4, hitting the platform stability milestone
Google has now taken another step toward the public release of the latest version of the Android operating system, Android 12. The company today released the fourth beta of Android 12, whose most notable new feature is that it has achieved the Platform Stability milestone — meaning the changes impacting Android app developers are now […]
WhatsApp gains the ability to transfer chat history between mobile operating systems
WhatsApp users will finally be able to move their entire chat history between mobile operating systems — something that’s been one of users’ biggest requests to date. The company today introduced a feature that will soon become available to users of both iOS and Android devices, allowing them to move their WhatsApp voice notes, photos […]