What you need to know Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield launched into early access on Sep. 1, 2023 for Xbox and PC, with the standard edition arriving on September 6. On September 7, Bethesda shared that Starfield crossed 6 million players, becoming Bethesda’s biggest launch ever. A couple of weeks later, Bethesda revealed that Starfield has […]
Read MoreSamsung is preparing the second One UI 6 beta, and reports from China suggested the software update might be delayed for a couple of days. While some markets are waiting for an updated user interface version, today, India got its first taste of One UI 6 beta running on top of Android 14. Screenshots, posted […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Threads, an Instagram app from Meta, has surpassed 100 million users in less than a week. This makes it one of the fastest growing platforms in the world. Many users have flocked to Threads since Twitter implemented “rate limiting.” You can now follow team Windows Central on Threads too! Meta […]
Read MoreThreads was launched on July 5 as a text-based extension of Instagram, and the latest report is 100 million people signed up in the first five days. Meta’s platform is clearly an attempt to draw users from Twitter to its own ecosystem, but it still lacks major features, such as chronological feed, robust search, and, […]
Read MoreMeta did a limited launch of Threads yesterday as a direct competitor of Twitter. Users can post texts, images, and videos up to 5 minutes and like, comment and re-share other people’s messages. And despite the limited availability the first 7 hours after the platform was started saw 10 million people signing up, Meta CEO […]
Read MoreOn Global Accessibility Day Samsung released an update to the Galaxy Buds2 Pro that enabled Enhanced Ambient Sound, a feature that helps people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. The update was rolled out in South Korea initially but is now expanding to Europe. The firmware update is version R510XXU0AWF4. Here’s the changelog: A new feature has […]
Read MoreGoogle released the Developer Beta version of Android 14 earlier this year, and at Google I/O 2023, the company released the Public Beta version. Yesterday, Google released the Android 13 Beta 3 update and said that the operating system has now reached platform stability. It means that Samsung could soon release the One UI 6.0 […]
Read MoreSmoke from wildfires in Canada has engulfed the East Coast, cloaking cities in a hazy smog and putting some 100 million people under air quality alerts. More than 400 fires are burning in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Ontario, and half are uncontrolled. New York City became home to the worst air quality in the world. Philadelphia […]
Read MoreSamsung released a major camera-improving update for the Galaxy S23 series in South Korea last month, which was later rolled out in Europe and India. Now the update is seeding in the US for carrier-locked and unlocked models of the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. Galaxy S23 (left), Galaxy S23+ (center), and […]
Read MoreThe major camera-improving update released by Samsung for the Galaxy S23 series last week in South Korea is now rolling in Europe. It comes with firmware version S91xBXXU1AWC8 and April 2023 Android security patch and requires a download of about 930MB. The update tweaks the autofocus algorithm for faster photography and fixes issues related to […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy A14 5G was Samsung’s first phone for 2023. The device came with Android 13-based One UI 5.0 out of the box. Now, the smartphone has started getting the One UI 5.1 update, bringing more features and improved stability. The update is currently rolling out in some Asian countries right now. The One UI […]
Read MoreApple has made notable progress on noninvasive blood glucose monitoring technology, according to a new report from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Planned as a future Apple Watch feature, Apple wants to use the function to allow diabetics and others to test their blood glucose levels without needing to prick the skin for blood testing. To test […]
Read MoreLast month, the international variant of the Galaxy S10 Lite received the January 2023 security patch. Now, almost a month later, the carrier-unlocked variant of the Galaxy S10 Lite (SM-G770U1) is also getting the same security update in the US. This is the first update for the phone after receiving the Android 13 OS and […]
Read MoreSouth Korean battery maker, Samsung SDI (Samsung’s arm), revealed that the company posted a record profit in 2022. Samsung SDI’s net profit increased by 63.1%, registering KRW 2.03 trillion (approx $1.62 billion) in the same period. These staggering profits were made possible by strong EV battery demand and Energy Storage Systems (ESS). Samsung SDI highlighted […]
Read MoreScores of Galaxy smartphones have been updated to Android 13 and One UI 5.0 already, with most of them getting the update before 2023 kicked off. The Galaxy S10 Lite first received the Android 13 update in November last year and, at long last, it is being updated in North America. The update is available […]
Read MoreThe MIUI 14 was announced a month ago and immediately reached some Xiaomi smartphones in China. Today, we received a report that a stable global version is also out, and Xiaomi 12 flagships are the first to get it. The new user interface is based on Android 13 and brings the latest January 2023 security […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Windows 8.1 officially reached its end of support today. The operating system aimed to fix many of the issues introduced with Windows 8 but was ultimately received poorly by general users. Those with PCs running Windows 8.1 can upgrade to Windows 10 for free and Windows 11 if their system […]
Read MoreWhile the Galaxy S20 FE has just started getting the Android 13 update in the US, the international version received the Android update a few weeks ago, along with the November 2022 security update. Now, Samsung is updating the Snapdragon 4G version of the Galaxy S20 FE with the December 2022 security patch. The latest […]
Read MoreEarlier this week, Samsung released the December 2022 security update to the Snapdragon variants of Galaxy S22 series phones in some Asian countries. Now, the company has released the new security patch to the Exynos version of the Galaxy S22 in European countries. The latest software update for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and the […]
Read MoreLast month, Samsung rolled out two software updates to the Galaxy S22 series smartphones. The first update brought the Android 13 OS along with One UI 5.0 customization, while the second update offered the November 2022 security patch. Now, Samsung has started rolling out December 2022 security patch to the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and […]
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