Back in early 2016, Google announced that it would be adding the popular Waze navigation app to Android Auto so that drivers with the infotainment system installed in their cars would be able to take advantage of everything the app had to offer. Unfortunately, Google was unable to roll the app out to Android Auto… Read more »
Could Additional Testing Have Averted Samsung’s Note 7 Debacle?
Exploding is not a term that any electronics manufacturer wants associated with its consumer products, yet that is exactly the situation that Samsung found itself in following the release of its much-anticipated Note 7 smartphone. Just a few short weeks after the Note 7 was released, Samsung was forced to issue a recall for 2.5… Read more »
New Lab Hardware
We’ve added a bit of new hardware to our test lab inventory, as we often do. First off is an LG K3 phone running Android 6.0.1, remarkable mainly for its small 4.5” screen and accompanying low resolution display (854×480). The phone was requested for a specific project, and we were happy to accommodate. it will… Read more »
Amazon Makes It Easier for Developers to Test New Alexa Skills
Amazon is in the process of trying to encourage more software developers out there to create and test out as many new Alexa skills as possible. Alexa is the voice service that powers Amazon’s Echo devices, and Alexa’s skills are what allow people to issue commands to their devices by using their voices. Therefore, it… Read more »
