Apple Design Award-winning ski and ride tracking app Slopes is out today with a big update – interactive maps available for more than 200 resorts around the world. The functionality brings live tracking for where you and your friends are with lift and run details overlayed on-screen, plus you can see exactly where you’ve been.
Last year Slopes debuted its privacy-focused location sharing to…
The EU legislation to mandate a common smartphone charger is now a done deal. After it looked like it would pass back in June, the Council of Ministers ratified the vote in October. Today the law has been officially signed and published with a December 2024 deadline for all…
How to turn on end-to-end encryption for iMessage, iCloud, iPhone backups in iOS 16.2
December 9, 2022
Apple is launching a big security enhancement with iOS 16.2 that brings the long-requested feature of full encryption for iMessage in iCloud, iPhone backups, and eight other apps/categories. As part of the process, you’ll need to set up a recovery contact/key – here’s…
Apple Music Sing karaoke feature won’t be compatible with all devices running iOS 16.2
December 9, 2022
Apple this week announced a new feature called Apple Music Sing, which brings a karaoke experience to most songs available on the streaming platform. However, although Apple has said that the feature will be released soon for iPhone and iPad users with iOS 16.2, not every model will support it. Read on as we detail which devices are compatible with Apple Music Sing.
Apple Music Sing requires…
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Updated on 12/2 at 11am PT: The Smash World Tour (SWT), a grassroots Super Smash Bros. circuit organized by VGBootCamp, announced that Nintendo is…
The Pixel 7 Pro launched with version 8.7.165 of Google Camera, and 8.7.250 is now rolling out with the addition of Macro Focus settings but also with the removal of the double-tap action gesture.
At launch (on version 8.7.165), Google turned on Auto Macro so that…
The latest wave of Samsung Galaxy phones is receiving the most recent December 2022 security update. Here’s just how the Korean tech giant is handling the rollout.
Samsung December 2022 security update – here’s what’s new:
Each and every month, Google and its partners push a new Android security patch that provides resolutions to known issues with the mobile operating system. The…
Realme has officially confirmed that the Realme 10 Pro and 10 Pro+ will be released in global regions having launched in China back in November.
The device duo is firmly within the budget segment and includes a number of key components that might make these devices…
Samsung’s latest Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 4 update brings a World Cup-themed watch face [U]
December 8, 2022
Along with stability improvements to the Galaxy Watch 5, Samsung’s latest update is bringing a fun new watch face built just for the World Cup celebration.
As on top of updates as Samsung has been lately, the Galaxy Watch 5 has seen a few updates since its release back…
Disney+’s ad-supported tier launches today with Chromecast and Android TV support; no Roku
December 8, 2022
After months of hearing about it, Disney+ has today launched its “Basic with ads” tier that lets customers save some money in exchange for sitting through a few ads. It launches with support for both of Google’s big-screen platforms, but won’t work on Roku for the time being.
, December 8, Disney+ is offering its service with ads starting at $7.99 per month. That cost gets you the core…
