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Google is finally bringing streaming to its YouTube Music app on Wear OS. It now joins Spotify as the main method of streaming music on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and other Wear OS-powered smartwatches. “We’re excited to share that the YouTube Music app on your Wear OS watch is rolling out two new features. First, starting this week you will be able to stream music over LTE or Wi-Fi, so you can listen to your favorite playlists wherever you go, even when your phone isn’t nearby. Second, you can now add a new YouTube Music tile to your watch that allows quick access to your recently played playlist or to the browse page of the YouTube Music app,” the Wear OS team shared . Google rolled out YouTube Music to Wear OS watches after the launch of the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic last year, albeit limited to streaming only. The company was joined by Spotify shortly afterward, giving Wear OS users options when it came to music. You’ll still need a YouTube Premium … [Read more...] about Google finally adds streaming to YouTube Music on Wear OS | Digital Trends

Google Maps is celebrating its 15th anniversary by taking mobile Street View viewers on a trip down memory lane. Google announced on Tuesday that it is implementing a new feature that will allow people using the app worldwide to see historical imagery on their phones. Anyone using the desktop version of Street View has had the ability to see historical images of various locations since 2014, but from today, anyone using the mobile app will also be able to see how much their favorite landmarks have changed over the years. Here’s how it works. Let’s say you want to look up the Guitar Hotel at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Street View. You can see information about the building by tapping anywhere on the photo, and then tap See More Dates to view historical images of the Guitar Hotel from its construction phase in 2018 to its completion in 2019 and its full operation today. The earliest photos of other locations and landmarks date all the … [Read more...] about Latest Street View app update will send you back in time | Digital Trends

While retailers are preparing to launch their Memorial Day sales , impatient shoppers who are planning to buy a new laptop can actually already start availing discounts that have rolled out ahead of the holiday. For those on a tight budget, you might want to try looking at Chromebook deals , as they’re generally cheaper than traditional laptops. For example, Best Buy is offering the Asus 11.6-inch Chromebook for just $99, in an early Memorial Day sale that slashes $120 off its original price of $219. If most laptop deals that you see are beyond your budget, you should check out the Asus 11.6-inch Chromebook, especially if you only need a device for basic functions like doing online research, typing documents, and watching streaming content. It comes with the Intel Celeron N3350 processor, Intel UHD graphics, and 4GB of RAM, plus an 11.6-inch display featuring HD resolution. For storage, the Chromebook is equipped with a 32GB eMMC, and for transferring photos, there’s a … [Read more...] about This Asus Chromebook is $99 at Best Buy for Memorial Day 2022 | Digital Trends

Honor’s Magic4 and Magic4 Pro smartphones are the company’s big flagship phones for 2022, and have been announced at Mobile World Congress, the industry trade show taking place in Barcelona, Spain, this week. These two phones are packed with camera technology, the latest Qualcomm processor, and Google Mobile Services, making them very exciting. We just hope the opportunity will come for global fans to actually buy one. Contents Price and availability Magic4 Pro Magic4 Price and availability Honor hasn’t provided a final release date or any indication of availability for the Magic4 Pro or Magic4, but it has said how much they will cost. The Magic4 Pro with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage space will be 1,099 euros which is around $1,227, and the Magic4 with the same memory specs will cost 899 euros, or about $1,005. Honor’s only indication of when the Magic4 phones will be available is sometime between the end of March and the end of June this year. Magic4 Pro … [Read more...] about Honor pulls the Magic4 Pro out of its hat at MWC 2022 | Digital Trends

Last week, Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky joined a chorus of mostly online voices in advocacy for a small premium smartphone . In an interview with The Verge and on the aptly named “ smallandroidphone ” website, he lamented the dearth of choices in the smartphone world when it came to size. According to him, small phones fit nicely in a pocket, are very light, easy to use one-handed, and handy in sports. Contents Discontinued for a reason No one buys them Small size, big compromises These are all really good arguments for the ever-recurring small phone debate we have year after year, but the numbers have been in for a long time: No one really wants small phones that badly. Discontinued for a reason “Since Sony discontinued the Xperia Compact line, no other Android phone maker has had the courage to make a small premium Android phone. It’s up to us to change that,” the page reads. It’s a strange request. What manufacturer would discontinue a product if … [Read more...] about Small phones have had a chance, but we always go large | Digital Trends