Google celebrates 15 years of Street View with a new camera

Street View marks 15 years today and to celebrate, Google has added a way to look at past Street View imagery on mobile. The feature has been around on desktop since 2014 but is just now making its debut on iOS and Android. Where available, you'll get a "See mode dates" toggle that will reveal all the available Street View data of a certain place. Looking at older images on mobile Google is making a huge update to the way it captures Street View data for Google Maps with a new camera. Pictured below, it's a new, modular system that weighs less than 15 pounds, and Google says is...

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OnePlus 10 Pro gets May Android security patch and bug fixes with new software update

The OnePlus 10 Pro is receiving a new software update, which bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to May 2022. The new firmware also improves the system stability and squashes a few bugs, including the one that caused HDR photos to overexpose in certain scenarios. Here's the full changelog of the update: System Improved system stability. Fixed an issue where music playback would stutter when your phone was connected to a Bluetooth car kit. Fixed a noise issue that might occur when you record audio. Updated Android security...

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Realme Pad X key specs confirmed ahead of launch

Realme will unveil the Realme Pad X in China on May 26. The company hasn't detailed its specs sheet yet, but it took to Weibo to confirm a few specs of the tablet ahead of the launch event. The Realme Pad X will pack an 11" 2K display having Rheinland's Low Blue Light Certification. The tablet will also have a hardware-grade anti-blue light filter and feature four speakers with Dolby Atmos, which should offer a great entertainment experience. Realme Pad X will come with an 11" 2K display and Dolby Atmos Fueling the entire package will be an 8,340 mAh battery with 33W fast...

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Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho gets Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update

The Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho announced last August with Android 11 and One UI 3.1 is now receiving the Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update. The update has firmware version A127FXXU5BVE4 and brings a refreshed UI and the usual One UI 4.1 goodies to the Galaxy A12 Nacho. It also bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to May 2022. The Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho is a Galaxy A12 with a different chip The One UI 4.1 update is currently seeding in Russia and could expand to Europe in the next few days. If you live in Russia and haven't received the update on your...

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“LG IMS” Bug was causing some LG phones on T-Mobile to go offline

LG devices on T-Mobile may have experienced a serious hiccup towards the end of the weekend. A backend change caused LG devices to display a persistent error that caused “LG IMS” to crash without ability to connect to cellular services. The following error message above continued to show, even after being dismissed, with little time to perform other actions between error messages. Unfortunately, LG IMS has stopped. The good news is that a resolution has been issued. Anyone with an LG device on T-Mobile experiencing this problem should restart their devices to fix the issue. Those who...

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Motorola confirms next Razr will have Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Motorola brought the Razr brand back to life several years ago, and the foldable smartphone has had two iterations so far. None of them were powered by a flagship chipset, but a company executive revealed this is about to change. A brand manager of Motorola shared a teaser on his own Weibo page, revealing the new Moto Razr will run on the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. The first smart Moto Razr arrived in late 2019. Back then Motorola told us that having a flagship chipset is not a top priority among foldable users, and that’s why HQ decided against the idea. Three years later, the...

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The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 is available for pre-order, sales start tomorrow

The new Xiaomi Mi Band 7 will launch tomorrow, but you can already reserve one on the company’s storefront at JD.com. Actually, there are two versions – regular and NFC. While they will be available simultaneously in China, chances are that the global launch of the NFC version will come later (that was the case for the Mi Band 6 NFC). Anyway, there’s no word on pricing yet. For the 6th generation, the regular model cost CNY 230 while the NFC one was CNY 280. European prices were €45/€55, respectively. The new generation promises a series of updates, starting with a larger display –...

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