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Google Play Games for Windows is adding support for native PC games

The Google Play Games app for Windows debuted in early 2022, allowing users in a handful of countries to run a handful of Android games on their PCs. Since then, it’s expanded to support 3,000 games that are available to play in more than 140 countries. Now Google has made a surprise announcement: Google Play […]

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Google Pixel 8 now supports display output (if you’re running Android 13 QPR3 Beta)

Google’s Pixel 8 smartphone is the company’s first phone that you can plug into an external display since the Nexus 5, which was released more than ten years ago. Or at least, it will be very soon. Before the Pixel 8 launched, Kamila Wojciechowska spotted clues that it would support USB DisplayPort Alt Mode, allowing […]

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Lilbits: More Raspberry Pi 5 HATs, Apple reinstates Epic Games’ developer account (days after terminating it)

Raspberry Pi’s single-board computers have supported expansion boards called HATs (Hardware Attached on Top) for more than a decade. But those boards have typically had to rely on the 40-pin headers to communicate with the board. The Raspberry Pi 5 is the model that also has a PCIe connector, and in recent months we’ve seen […]

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Lilbits: Pixel 8a could cost more than the Pixel 7a, and Surface Pro 10 could have an OLED display

Details about the Google Pixel 8a have been leaking for months, but launch day could be coming soon, as WinFuture has found product listings at some retail websites… including some references to the price tag, which indicate that Google’s next mid-range phone will be pricier than its last. In other recent tech news from around […]

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Lilbits: Google Messages blocks RCS on rooted phones, HDMI Forum blocks AMD’s open source high-res/refresh rate drivers

Google has spent the last few years pushing RCS as the future of instant messaging, thanks to support for features that are missing from SMS such as typing notifications, read receipts, high-res photo sharing, and support for sending messages over WiFi as well as cellular networks. But… many Google Messages users recently noticed that they […]

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Android 15 Developer Preview brings partial screen sharing, “notification cooldown” and other changes

The first developer preview of Android 15 is now available, giving us a first very early look at what to expect from the next major version of Android, which won’t officially launch until much later this year (probably in the fall). Android 15 Developer Preview 1 can be installed in an emulator or on a Google […]

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Lilbits: Disney’s Epic $1.5 billion bet on gaming, Pixel Fold 2 leaks, and more

Disney is already a behemoth in the movies & TV space, but now the company wants a slice of the gaming pie. The company has announced plans to collaborate with Epic Games to bring Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and other content and characters to Fortnite and other games and experiences powered by Epic’s Unreal […]

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Lilbits: A real PlayStation handheld on the way? And goodbye Google Cache, hello Linux laptop with Raptor Lake Refresh

Last year Sony launched its first PlayStation-branded handheld gaming device since killing off the PlayStation Vita. But the new PlayStation Portal isn’t a standalone game console – it’s basically a remote control for a PS5, allowing users to stream games over a network connection. Meanwhile the Nintendo Switch, Valve Steam Deck, and countless other handhelds […]

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Lilbits: Leaks, leaks, and more leaks: Pixel 8a, Pixel 9, Zenfone 11, Surface Pro 10, and Surface Laptop 6

It’s apparently leak week, because over the past few days we’ve seen the first pictures of the Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro hit the internet, and details about the Asus Zenfone 11 are starting to arrive… even though none of these phones are expected to launch until much later this year. Meanwhile we’ve […]