Jason England
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Google is working to remedy the Google Calendar spam issue
By Jason England last updated
The discovery of a recent exploit has allowed spammers to make their way into your Google Calendar via Gmail event invites. Google says it is working on a fix.

China starts working on its own blacklist in response to the Huawei ban
By Jason England last updated
After the U.S. ban has left Huawei at a standstill, China is now looking to retaliate by making its own blacklist of companies it deems unreliable.

Doom and Doom II now available on the Play Store for the 25th anniversary
By Jason England last updated
Get ready to slay some demons while on the go with the official ports of Doom and Doom II this weekend.

Anker's Google Assistant car charger, the Roav Bolt, is now on sale
By Jason England last updated
Anker's Roav Bolt car charger puts Google Assistant in your car and is now up for order on its site.

Chrome 79 update paused after causing users to lose data in some apps
By Jason England last updated
The rollout of Chrome 79 has stopped at 50% after a bug was discovered that loses data in third-party apps that make use of Chrome's WebView.

All four major carriers throttle streaming video, regardless of congestion
By Jason England last updated
Recent research shows that all four of the major wireless carriers in the U.S. restrict bandwidth of streaming video whether it is congested or not.

Google to stop producing some of its hardware in China
By Jason England last updated
Between increased tariffs from the trade war and an increasingly hostile Chinese government, Google has begun moving some manufacturing of its hardware outside of the country.

Australia is the first to use smartphone-detecting traffic cameras
By Jason England last updated
Australia is the first country to use mobile phone-detecting cameras along its roads. The government hopes it can cut road fatalities by 30% by 2021 in North South Wales by using the cameras.

Disney Plus finally has a Continue Watching section
By Jason England last updated
Disney+ just added the "Continue Watching" section to its app, one of the most requested features since it launched.

Google Play Pass adds 37 new apps and games, including Cut the Rope
By Jason England last updated

Injuries due to cell phone usage have risen dramatically since 2007
By Jason England last updated
After analyzing data from national emergency rooms, a recently published study showed that injuries from using cell phones have increased dramatically over the past 20 years.

Gmail gets account-switch gesture and hints at upcoming dark mode
By Jason England last updated
The new quick-switch swiping gesture has finally made its way to the Gmail app. Now, you can swipe over your avatar to swap between your Gmail accounts with ease.

Apple Music beta adds Chromecast support for Android devices
By Jason England last updated
After nearly four years, Apple Music has finally added Chromecast support in the latest beta update.

A Colorize beta for Google Photos is coming soon
By Jason England last updated
A year after Colorize for Google Photos was announced, the product lead has tweeted that a beta is coming soon for the feature that transforms your black and white photos to color.

Gallery Go is the latest Google app to get a dark theme makeover
By Jason England last updated
Gallery Go is a lightweight offline gallery app from the Google Photos team, and it just got an important update that adds a dark theme.

Play Store dark theme is now widely rolling out
By Jason England last updated
After lots of patiently waiting, the Google Play Store's dark theme is now widely rolling out!

Google Fit is the latest Google app to join the dark side
By Jason England last updated
Google Fit is the next app from Google to get a dark theme makeover joining several other apps including Calendar, Keep, and Photos.

Google Calendar, Hangouts Chat, and Meet were temporarily down this morning
By Jason England last updated
Several Google services went down this morning, including Google Calendar, Hangouts Chat, and Hangouts Meet. It appears all services have been restored as of 7:43 AM EST.

Steam Link exits beta, now available for over 200 Android devices
By Jason England last updated
Steam Link for Android is officially out of beta, and will let you game on the go with your phone or tablet with support for 200 Android devices.

Get a free Huawei Watch GT Classic when you purchase a Mate 20 Pro in Canada
By Jason England last updated
In Huawei's latest promo, Canadian customers can get a free Watch GT Classic with purchase of the Mate 20 Pro.

A new NVIDIA Shield TV just stopped by the FCC
By Jason England last updated
After paying a visit to the FCC, we now know that the release of an updated NVIDIA Shield TV with a new processor can't be far off.

Hulu gives up on Daydream VR, removes support with latest update
By Jason England last updated
When speaking to Variety recently, Hulu revealed that it has removed Daydream VR support for its app beginning with version 3.55.
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