Android 15 to finally bring Material You to volume panel

Google released the Material You design language in 2021 and incorporated it in many places in Android the same year with Android 12. However, there are still a few UI elements in the operating system that don’t follow the Material You design language. One such UI element is the volume adjustment panel that comes up […]

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One UI 6 has issues with Material You color theming

Google introduced Material You theming structure with Android 12 in 2021, and Samsung incorporated it into One UI 4.0 and named it Color Palette. While Google went pretty wild with the use of colors in its version of Android, Samsung kept it pretty subdued with One UI. Material You is broken in One UI 6 […]

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Here’s some Galaxy A35 and A55 promo material to get you excited

In less than a week, Samsung will take the wraps off the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55, its newest mid-range offerings for consumers on a tighter budget and those who don’t care for the latest and greatest specs that one gets on flagship smartphones. Samsung India recently revealed that the A35 and A55 will be […]

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Weekly poll result: titanium emerges as the new material of choice for smartphones

Some people always keep their phone in a case and so they don’t care about materials. That doesn’t mean that there is no room for trying out new things – last week’s poll shows that there is a lot of interest in titanium. Right now this is available only on a few premium phones, the […]

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Google Translate gets Material You design for Conversation mode

It has been at least a couple of years since Google introduced the Material You design language for Android. By now, the complete operating system and most of the stock apps have started using the Material You design language. However, some of its apps still use the older design language, including Google Pay. The company […]

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Samsung Galaxy Ring is reportedly extremely light and comes with different material finishes

Samsung had a “One more thing” teaser at its Galaxy Unpacked event with the Galaxy Ring tracker. While we only got a teaser at the event tech analyst Avi Greengart shared some more details based on early access with a prototype Galaxy Ring unit. Samsung Galaxy Ring teaser image The wearable is remarkably light and […]

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Microsoft leverages AI to identify a new material that can potentially reduce the use of Lithium in batteries by 70%

What you need to know Microsoft and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) might be on the verge of a breakthrough that will see the use of lithium in batteries reduced by up to 70%. The scientists leveraged AI and highly capable computing to identify potential materials that can be substituted in place of lithium. Lithium […]

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OpenAI admits that it’s ‘impossible’ to create ChatGPT-like tools without using copyright material, amid court battles over intellectual property theft allegations

What you need to know OpenAI has found itself in the corridors of justice after being slapped with multiple lawsuits over copyright infringement. The company admits that it’s impossible to create AI chatbots without using copyrighted material from the internet. It highlighted that copyright law doesn’t forbid training while making its submission. While the OpenAI’s […]

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OpenAI admits it’s ‘impossible’ to create ChatGPT-like tools without using copyright material, amid court battles over intellectual property theft allegations

What you need to know OpenAI has found itself in the corridors of justice after being slapped with multiple lawsuits over copyright infringement. The company admits that it’s impossible to create AI chatbots without using copyrighted material from the internet. It highlighted that copyright law doesn’t forbid training while making its submission. While the OpenAI’s […]

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“Whether a company loses a factory in a fire or millions of files in a cybersecurity incident it may be material to investors” A new SEC rule went into effect requiring public companies to report cybersecurity incidents in 4 days

What you need to know Cybersecurity breaches seem to only be more commonplace with the recent high-profile MGM, Ardent Hospital, Xfinity, and Insomniac breaches. Cybercriminals have an incentive to keep attacking these companies, companies need more incentive to improve protection rather than plan for recovery of a breach. New SEC rules went into effect on […]

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ChromeOS 117 brings Material You design and new features to Galaxy Chromebooks

Google has started rolling out ChromeOS 117 to Galaxy Chromebooks and other ChromeOS devices globally (via 9To5Google). This is a big software update as it brings Google’s Material You design language to the OS. The new design language changes the look of many UI elements, including Quick Settings, the date tab that shows the calendar, […]

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Google Chrome gets Material You design on Galaxy Book laptops

In its new blog post, Google announced that it will roll out a new version of the Chrome web browser for desktops (Windows/Mac/ChromeOS) in the coming weeks with a refreshed design and new security features. The latest announcement comes on the occasion of Chrome’s 15th anniversary. Starting with the refreshed design, Google is updating Chrome […]

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WhatsApp bringing Material You UI elements to Android app

One of the best and most popular messaging apps worldwide, WhatsApp, is all set to gain some new features in the coming days. A few weeks ago, we reported that WhatsApp is working on a new design for the context menu. Later, some days ago, it was reported that WhatsApp would soon bring screen sharing […]

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Wear OS 4 will bring Material You to Galaxy Watches

The Wear OS 4 update was announced during the Google I/O 2023 event. Wear OS 4 is based on Android 13, a significant upgrade from Android 11, which formed the base for Wear OS 3.5. Wear OS 4 will be released to the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5, bringing battery life improvements […]

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Android 14 brings support for Ultra HDR photos, Material You+ UI, and more

During the Google I/O 2023 event last night, the company spent very little time speaking about Android 14. However, it did share some interesting tidbits across the entire session, shining some light on the features that we can expect to see on Android smartphones, including Samsung’s Galaxy lineup of phones and tablets. Android 14 preserves Ultra […]

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Samsung smartwatches could use some fresh Material You customization features

The color palette feature in One UI has been around since version 4.0, i.e., Android 12. After its debut, Samsung upgraded the color palette tool a couple more times through One UI 5.0 and One UI 5.1. And now, Android 14 might prompt another big update for the Material You color palette in One UI […]

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Even in beta, it’s clear to me that Diablo 4 is game of the year material

The Diablo 4 early access beta has ended. Thousands of demons have been slain, hundreds of players have been squashed by The Butcher, and many bug reports were filed. While pockets of the internet debate and wade into full-blown arguments over Diablo 4’s finer details, as I sit here I am elated.  Diablo 4 was […]

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Google : la suite Workspace passe au Material Design 3 et fait le plein de nouveautés, les voici

En plus de passer à la nouvelle interface Material Design 3, les applications de Google Workspace gagnent plusieurs fonctionnalités très pratiques. Page d’accueil du blog Google Workspace / Crédit : Google Google Workspace regroupe de nombreuses applications connues du grand public telles que Gmail, Agenda, Drive, ou encore Meet. Son succès ne se dément pas, […]

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Galaxy Store finally gets a Material You app icon

With the launch of the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung is going back to its software update development, and we’re already seeing signs of its progress. The company has released the February 2023 security patch to the Galaxy Note 20 series. Now, the South Korean firm has released a Material You app icon for the Galaxy […]

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