Hardware and electronics manufacturer ASUS has used its Computex 2016 press conference in Taipei to introduce three new Android-powered ZenFone smartphones. The third-generation range of devices offers three new models, with each carrying a different price-point and slightly varied specification to appeal to different corners of the market. Regardless of whether you're looking for a nice entry-level device, or a highly performant device with a whopping display, ASUS looks to have you covered with this announcement.
AmpMe allows you to play same music across many different devices at once, including iPhone and Android, improving the resulting audio output thanks to there being more speakers in use across a wider space.
Samsung has just announced its Batman-themed Galaxy S7 Edge Injustice Edition, which also ships with a matching Gear VR headset, and more. Here are the details.
Regardless of whether your comic book allegiances lie with Marvel or DC, it seems that Samsung is ready to have your back with a customized hardware regardless of if you're a hardcore Captain America fan, or prefer the mortal Batman, the Dark Knight. After working in partnership with the Marvel Universe to launch some limited edition Iron Man-themed devices, it's now being suggested that the South Korean company is preparing for a partnership with the iconic DC Comics as part of a Batman-themed Galaxy S7 Edge handset launch.
Much to the distain of many smartphone manufacturers around the world, it's not unusual for celebrities and people in positions of power to be caught using one smartphone over another when they've been paid to endorse a particular brand, or even worse, when they are the executive chairman of a company that actually produces a rival platform. As an example, many people would expect Alphabet/Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to use an Android-powered device given his position of authority within the company that actually builds the Android OS, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
History has shown us time and time again over the years that all industries go through periods where all of the emphasis is placed on one trend that's currently capturing the imagination of consumers. Where mobile is concerned, that current trend is most definitely virtual reality, with large and small companies around the world looking to release something in the VR space in the hope of getting in on the boom. One such company looking to capitalize on that particular area of interest is Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus who is looking to tackle virtual reality in a big way with the upcoming OnePlus 3 smartphone, and a OnePlus Loop VR headset.
At it's I/O 2016 conference, Google has announced that it will be bringing Google Play Store and Android apps to the Chrome OS. It will be detailing the project to developers at a session to be held today at the conference.
Google is planning to release a standalone Android Auto app later this year, which will allow users to take advantage of what the platform has to offer, but without the need for a specific Android Auto-compatible car.
Google has announced Android Wear 2.0 for smartwatches and wearables. Here are all the new features in one single place, along with a video demo showing them all in action.
Like a plethora of other companies and newly founded startups, Google is using its vast resources to dive two feet first into the world of virtual reality. The Alphabet-owned company has used the opening keynote of its I/O 2016 conference in Mountain View to introduce Daydream, a virtual reality platform that leverages the power and versatility of Android N as the underlying operating system. In its purest form, Daydream is a much more advanced successor to Cardboard, Google's budget virtual reality technology that has allowed many more people to get involved in the world of virtual reality.
















