Google has announced an update to its Fit mobile apps that will introduce a new centralized home screen of health-related information and more sleep tracking data. The updates, for both the Android and iOS versions of Google Fit, will start rolling out this week. Google is also adding new tiles to its Wear OS smartwatch […]
Google’s Stadia game streaming service is officially adding support for messaging, the service has announced. Messages can be sent to members of your party as well as other players more generally. Alongside it, the service has also announced support for sharing screenshots and video clips on the web via sending links, and it’s adding more […]
Google originally intended to offer a baby blue color, to the Pixel 4a and you can now officially buy it at Google’s website for the same $349 price. Today, it’s announced a limited edition of the Pixel 4a called Barely Blue and it’s a pale pastel hue with an orange power button. Google did not […]
Google is adding a new option to let users opt out of having their Gmail, Chat, and Meet data used to offer smart features like Smart Compose and Smart Reply, Google announced today. Although you’ve previously been able to toggle these individual features on and off, the new toggle disables the background data processing that […]
Microsoft is introducing the ability to integrate popular workplace apps like Asana into meetings on its Teams collaboration platform. Teams meetings were previously limited to chats and channel communications, but now users can integrate 20 new apps into their meetings. For instance, you can discuss and modify a project built in Asana with others directly […]
iFixit has finished a teardown of the 12 mini that reveals just what Apple sacrificed in the name of size. The battery is an expectedly smaller 8.57Wh versus the 10.78Wh in the regular iPhone 12, although that’s still larger than the 6.96Wh from the iPhone SE. The Taptic Engine, speakers, and MagSafe ring are all […]
Apple’s smallest and largest iPhones have recently gone on sale – the iPhone 12 Mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max and it seems like the former is in a spot of trouble. Some early iPhone 12 Mini buyers have been reporting issues with their new handset. Users took to Reddit, MacRumours and Apple’s forum […]
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 is anticipated to debut in January, and Android Police has a slew of leaked specs for the forthcoming phone. Android Police says its leaker confirmed that earlier renders of the S21 which show the same camera bump of the Galaxy S20 are accurate. The whole lineup, including the 6.2-inch S21 and 6.7-inch […]
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is a beast of a smartphone with a massive 6.7-inch display, but this year, perhaps more than ever before, the Max is the best iPhone Apple has to offer. ForGorgeous redesignVersatile and improved camerasSolid battery lifeAdvanced LiDAR technologyExtensive 5G support Against60Hz DisplayExpensive starting priceCharger not included At its core the […]
Cyberattacks that originated in North Korea and Russia have been targeting companies conducting research for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, Microsoft said in a new blog post. The company says the attacks were aimed at seven leading pharmaceutical companies and researchers in the US, Canada, France, India, and South Korea. The campaigns reportedly come from Russia’s […]
Qualcomm on Friday received a license from the US government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China’s Huawei Technologies, an exemption to US trade restrictions imposed amid rising tensions with China. “We received a license for a number of products, which includes some 4G products,” a Qualcomm spokeswoman told Reuters. The American company didn’t […]
Zoom said earlier this week it would lift its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases nationwide and various new and existing restrictions on interstate travel, this year’s Thanksgiving will be […]
Reports are coming in that the PS5 has a bug that requires a factory reset to fix. Word is spreading that Sony’s new PS5 might have bug that interferes with downloads. The problem occurs when a user tries to download certain games or apps. Instead of starting the download as normal, the PS5 will do […]
YouTube Rewind, the company’s annual end-of-year tribute to creators, trends, and moments that defined the platform, will not happen this year. The annual Rewind videos celebrate YouTube’s biggest moments and trends each year, as well as its enormous community. However, “2020 has been different,” the platform said in a statement. “It doesn’t feel right to […]
Facebook is giving users a new way to chat with disappearing messages. Messenger and Instagram will soon get a new “vanish mode” feature for ephemeral messages. Some users may have already noticed Vanish Mode in the chat settings on Messenger, as Facebook has been rolling out it slowly to some users since the redesign was […]