Android Pay launched in Canada on Wednesday, with support for a number of major banks at launch, and additional banks to be added soon. The Android Pay debut in Canada was teased at Google’s I/O developer conference keynote earlier this month, and reported as imminent last week by MobileSyrup. The launch today includes support for Visa and MasterCard credit, as well...
Read MoreImage copyright Essential Image caption The Essential Phone uses a dual-camera system to take pictures in low light Andy Rubin, one the creators of Google’s Android software, has launched his own high-end smartphone. Mr Rubin left Google in 2014 to create Playground, a technology investment company. Essential is one of the companies it funds – and the...
Read MoreHere’s the big question for Andy Rubin, widely known as the father of Android: what’s next? The answer, in part, is that his new company is announcing an entire ecosystem of products that will work together: an intelligent assistant device for you home, a 360 camera, and (of course) a phone. That last one runs Android, which is what you’d expect from any new phone...
Read MoreThe former Google executive behind the development of the Android mobile operating system has unveiled a new modular smartphone called the Essential, set to be available sometime this summer. Priced starting at $699, the phone is designed to be upgraded with a variety of magnetically snapped-on accessories, including a 360-degree camera and a docking station. Andy...
Read MoreApple’s Control Center in iOS 10. Jeff Dunn/Business Insider Apple is likely to unveil the next iteration of iOS soon. That means it’s “wish list” season, a time for iPhone owners to compile all the things they’d like to see on their devices. (And then whine about if they don’t arrive.) For me, there’s one Android-esque bit...
Read More
Recent Comments