You can soon text on desktop with Android Messages

An update coming to Android Messages brings with it a highly requested feature: the support for web browsers. Google has begun rolling out the ability for users to sync their messages between their Android devices and web browsers. This means you can send text, images, stickers, emojis, and the like right from your computer. And you will also be notified when a new message comes in. To pair, you just need to head to the Android Messages website and there you will need to scan the QR code to pair your phone with your computer. There is a “Remember this computer” option, which should make pairing easier in the future.

At the moment though, while the website is up, the QR code scanner on the phone isn’t live yet. You should see in the More options menu the option “Messages for web.” Google has begun rolling out the new feature and will do so in the coming week so keep an eye out for that. On top of this, other new features for Android Messages include new GIF search capabilities, previews for links of articles and videos, and the ability to copy one-time passwords with a single tap.

The OPPO Find X has a very expensive Lamborghini limited edition version

If Huawei has Porsche as its partner, then its Chinese rival OPPO has Lamborghini. Announced at the tail-end of the Find X’s launch in Paris, the premium smartphone gets a big boost (especially in terms of price) with the Find X Automobili Lamborghini Edition. This special model costs a whopping 1,699 euros (around CA$2,600) and will be coming to Europe in August. It shares most of the specs of the Find X but what sets it apart is new packaging and design, even faster charging, and more storage.

The Find X Automobili Lamborghini Edition has things like Super VOOC charging, which fast charges this phone’s 3,400mAh battery from 0 to 100 percent within 35 minutes; a carbon fiber textured rear engraved with a 3D-like engraving of Lambo’s logo; and 512GB of onboard storage. The phone’s packaging has “Y” design on the box, which comes from the shape of the Lamborghini Aventador’s car light and its charging cable features a woven pattern similar to the ignition coil of the Aventador’s V12 engine.

Google launches Podcasts app for Android

After killing off its first attempt at a podcast app back in 2012, Google is trying once again with the aptly named Podcasts app. While you can play podcasts through Google Play Music, Zack Reneau-Wedeen, product manager for this standalone app believes it “could as much as double worldwide listenership of podcasts overall.”

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BlackBerry KEY2 arrives in Canada on July 6 with pre-orders starting tomorrow

BlackBerry Mobille is releasing the successolr to last years BlackBerry KEYOne. The BlackBerry KEY2 is the latest, most powerful and most advanced smartphone. Featuring a dual-camera wityh 2X zoom, a new speed key as well as more security features

BlackBeryy KEY2 in Silver comes to Canada on July 6 for $829.99 CAD unlocked from Amazon.ca, BestBuy.ca, Walmart.ca, Staples.ca, Blueshop.ca.

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