No, that’s not a phone: XREAL’s new touchscreen AR glasses accessory can shoot 3D videos and is made to save your phone’s battery life

XREAL Beam Pro front and back.

What you need to know XREAL is a Chinese technology company that makes augmented reality (AR) glasses. Today at AWE 2024, XREAL announced a brand new Android mobile device called Beam Pro, which serves as an accessory for the XREAL AR glasses. The XREAM Beam Pro offers dual 3D cameras, allowing users to record 3D … Read more

Sinister new tactics used by crooks to snatch phones and access cash

THIEVES are stealing personal details from banking, credit card and shopping apps by tricking victims into unlocking their phones, a Sun on Sunday investigation has revealed. This sneaky tactic involves criminals asking unsuspecting strangers for directions so they open their mobile phones to access online maps before the devices are taken. Thieves steal personal information … Read more

Google fans are excited about the list of upgrades now coming to Android phones

GOOGLE has unveiled a selection of free updates sent to your Android phone. They add new artificial intelligence functionsand even help you identify spam phone calls. It’s now possible to reverse search mystery numbers in your Pixel phone’s call logCredit: Google The upgrades come specifically for Google’s Pixel devices. These are Google’s own brand smartphones … Read more

‘Stop shoving phones in our faces’: Chipotle staff are tired of TikTokers trying to catch them ‘cutting corners’

WWhen Atulya Dora-Laskey works the line making tacos, burritos and salad bowls at a Chipotle in Lansing, Michigan, she knows there’s a chance a customer will pull out a camera to film her putting together their lunch. When it does happen, “it is an immediate source of anxiety for my colleagues and for me,” she … Read more

The number of foldable phones is increasing, but North America’s biggest brands are lagging behind

OnePlus Open vs. Pixel Fold

What you need to know Huawei led the global shipment of foldable phones for the first time in the first quarter of 2024. The company overtook Samsung, the previous shipping leader, because it was concerned that Samsung is becoming complacent with its Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip brands. Honor and Motorola found success outside … Read more

Some phones are about to get an update that will actually give your battery a boost

Close-up of a woman charging her cell phone with the charging icon

We’ve all been there… (Photo: Getty) What’s the biggest complaint we all have about our smartphones? Not the fact that they follow us everywhere or share all our data, but the fact that their batteries are often worthless. Well, happy days – the new Android 15 can give your phone a three-hour battery boost. Sorry … Read more

Some phones are about to get an update that will actually give your battery a boost

We’ve all been there… (Photo: Getty) What’s the biggest complaint we all have about our smartphones? Not the fact that they follow us everywhere or share all our data, but the fact that their batteries are often worthless. Well, happy days – the new Android 15 can give your phone a three-hour battery boost. Sorry … Read more

Android 15 Beta 2 fully restores Cast volume controls for speaker groups on Pixel phones

TL; DR With the release of Android 15 Beta 2, Pixel phones will once again be able to control the volume of Google Home speaker groups while casting. Google deliberately disabled this functionality on Pixel phones in late 2021 due to a legal dispute with Sonos. In late 2023, Google announced it would bring back … Read more