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Spotify launches Greenroom, a Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces competitor

Spotify announces Greenroom, a new competitor for the suddenly-popular category of livestreaming voice chat apps like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces.

Although Greenroom carries Spotify’s branding, it’s a separate app altogether. It works with the same basic premise as Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse. One user creates an audio-only room with listeners able to tune in and participate. The creator of the room can control whether anyone speaks or only certain folks.

Spotify positions Greenroom as a way to connect with people to “join the conversation”. It features music, sports, and…

Qualcomm confirms Snapdragon Wear 3100/4100 “capable” of running new Wear OS

During Google I/O, it was announced that Wear OS was going to receive a long-awaited and significant update. The question remained whether existing wearables running Wear OS would be upgradable to the new Wear OS version co-developed with Google and Samsung.

Thanks to a statement provided to XDA-Developers, we have confirmation that upgrading existing Wear OS devices to version 3.0 is theoretically possible. The spokesperson confirms that both the Snapdragon Wear 3100 and Snapdragon Wear 4100/4100+ will be “capable” of supporting Wear OS 3.0. Here’s what Qualcomm said.

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Google offers a look into its first permanent Google Store in New York

Google announced its plans to open its first permanent brick and mortar store in New York City last month and today Google unveiled the store in a blog post. The store will open its doors to the public on Wednesday June 17. In anticipation of its new store opening, Google offers a look inside the store, its layout, and spaces throughout.

In Google’s Blog post, the company explains that the store’s materials, furniture, and fixtures were all considered with sustainability in mind. “The veneer on the walls is a soft gray responsible sourced hickory, each lighting fixture is energy…

There won’t be a Huawei Mate 50 series this year, rumor has it

At this point in the year, Huawei’s P50 flagship device family should’ve already been announced, but the company’s very well documented woes stemming from the various bans against it issued by the US government have taken a toll on that launch, which is why it’s rumored to have been delayed.

It should still happen at some point this year, and that’s much more than could be said for the presumptive Mate 50 family. Every year in the second half, Huawei has unveiled the new Mate flagships, complementing the P-series in its roster. But in 2021, that won’t happen, according to a new report out…

Rugged Motorola Defy 2021 has full specs leaked alongside a bunch of images

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a ruggedized smartphone from Motorola, but the company is apparently looking to revive its Defy brand this year, with a device aptly named the Motorola Defy 2021, which has now leaked in full, with specs and images, courtesy of Evan Blass, aka @evleaks.

This phone will have IP68 dust and water resistance, withstanding up to 1.5m of water depth for up to 35 minutes. It’s also “drop-proof”, able to survive falling from up to 1.8m onto steel. It sports a structurally reinforced PCB as well as a lanyard that’s somehow supposed to reduce…

Samsung Galaxy M32 unboxing video posted ahead of announcement

The Samsung Galaxy M32 has essentially leaked in full (by Samsung itself, no less) and we even saw pricing details. Even so, the phone doesn’t officially go live until next week – Samsung and Amazon will launch the M32 in India on June 21 at noon.

So, one might say that it is too early for unboxing videos, but here we are. There isn’t much to unbox: the phone itself, a 15W charger (EP-TA200) and a USB A-to-C cable. There should be a SIM ejector in there too. This is pretty much what we expected and the same kit that the A32 comes with.

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