News & Reviews: operating system
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Oct 15, 2021
A surprising partnership has been announced, and it's between two companies that hardly have any connections, well, except selling smartphones. The latest information shares that Sony will be working with Meizu to utilize its Flyme OS. Both have also confirmed the partnership by posting the announcement on their official Weibo accounts.
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Oct 01, 2021
HUAWEI HarmonyOS is getting its next upgrade soon, according to one of the company's employees. The last version of the operating system, which is HarmonyOS 2.0, debuted in September 2020 at the Huawei Developer Conference. Therefore, it makes sense for HarmonyOS 3.0 to arrive in this time frame.
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Sep 21, 2021
Yup, you read the headline title right - the next OnePlus device (which isn't the OnePlus 9T series) won't be using OxygenOS purely but merging with OPPO's ColorOS. This was confirmed in an interview between The Verge and OnePlus CEO Pete Lau recently. But what does that mean for the future of OxygenOS?
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Sep 13, 2021
If you happen to be a fan of OPPO, you would be glad to know that the company just announced the next ColorOS software update. Simply dubbed as ColorOS 12, it is revealed that this update will be released on 16 September 2021. That's just three more days and it will be launching in China first.
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Aug 20, 2021
The next big Android update is coming to us with a new design, which Google has given us sneak peeks, and some exciting features. As a default browser on most Android phones, Google Chrome is said to bring something that we never know we needed along with the Android 12 update. According to the latest report, the browser could support multiple windows on smartphones in the future.
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Aug 03, 2021
Due to the pandemic, most schools in Malaysia had to resort to e-learning for students. For that, a laptop is definitely needed and Chromebooks are ideal since they're affordable. With the new Chrome OS update, we can expect more convenient models to launch.
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Jul 24, 2021
It seems that a recent report by XDA-developers hinted that the upcoming Android 12 operating system might not allow users to customise the smartphone’s fonts and icons. While there’s no official statement as to why the feature was removed, speculations were hinting the changes were intended to make way for the new “Material You” design.
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Jul 19, 2021
Microsoft's latest operating system update, Windows 11, was announced not long ago and will be coming in late 2021. The update is bringing many useful key features including a Mac-like interface, better Android smartphone integration, and better virtual desktop support. Thanks to Intel, we might already be able to know when the operating system update is being rolled out.
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Jul 14, 2021
Many know of Xiaomi's spinoff company, Huami, as one that does wearable devices. But it seems like the company has sort of been slightly branching off. At the company's Future of Tech event, it revealed some health-related products, including an MRI scanner.
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Jul 12, 2021
Smartwatches have been around for years, with Samsung considered one of the best in terms of operating systems. However, even Samsung sees the need for a change to WearOS. So it's not too surprising to hear that Huami is going for an OS overhaul too.
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