After over a month of beta testing, Apple has made the iOS 15.2 Release Candidate available to developers. Head below for the full release notes on everything new in this update, which will be released to the public as soon as next week.
Update: Now available to public beta testers as well.
Today’s new release of iOS 15.2 RC is available to developers via an over-the-air update in the…
Apple announced its new Voice Plan for Apple Music in October with a release date of later this year. Now ‘later this year’ has arrived, and the new tier for Apple Music memberships is making its first public appearance.
The Apple Music Voice Plan is highlighted in…
iPhone production reportedly halted briefly in ‘nightmare before Christmas’ scenario caused by parts shortage
December 8, 2021
As Apple’s ever-important holiday shopping season continues, the company is facing what a new report from Nikkei Asia describes as the “nightmare before Christmas.” According to the report, Apple is ramping up pressure on suppliers amid iPhone and iPad shortages…
Google Search updates ‘Top stories’ with new grid design, organization on desktop web
December 8, 2021
Over the past few days, you might have noticed that Google.com looks slightly different when searching for news. Google’s “Top stories” carousel on the desktop website has been revamped with a new grid-based organization structure.
Instead of “Top stories” being shown as a list or carousel, Google now makes use of a grid. On more minor stories, you get a 2×2 layout, while more…
There are a slew of apps available with which you can share your location with friends and family. Although they generally work as intended, some of them prompt privacy concerns. Here’s how you can share your location using Google Maps instead.
What location data does…
Google Docs making it easier to customize and edit tables
December 8, 2021
While Google Workspace offers Sheets, people still use Docs to create inline tables. Google is now letting you better create and customize tables in the Docs web app with a handful of upgrades.
These “several new ways to customize tables” in Google Docs starts with a…
In 2020, Google’s streaming service offered a “Year in Review” playlist, while a handful of users got an email with top stats. YouTube Music’s 2021 Recap is much more extensive than previous Google efforts and more on par with other streaming services.
Update 12/7: As of Tuesday afternoon, YouTube Music’s 2021 Recap is widely rolled out to Android and iOS users. Close the mobile app…
Hands-on: Google’s Entertainment Space has potential, when paired with the right Android tablet
December 8, 2021
Earlier this year, Google announced a new feature called “Entertainment Space,” a way to offer Android tablets a specialized media experience that organizes content in one place. For the past few weeks, we’ve had a chance to try out the feature, and it has some clear…
Google Stadia is now available for LG WebOS Smart TVs
December 8, 2021
As was promised at the beginning of the year, Google Stadia is now playable on the most recent generations of LG’s WebOS Smart TVs.
At CES 2021, LG debuted a new lineup of smart TVs, and Google and Nvidia were each there to support the launch by announcing that dedicated…
Just published: More sample images from the Nikon Z9
December 8, 2021
We recently took delivery of a pre-production sample of the Nikon Z9, and we spent our time with it shooting as much as possible. We’ve just updated our previously-published gallery of samples with more than 50 new images taken in and around the Pacific Northwest.
Please note that as with our earlier gallery, these images were taken using a pre-production camera, and at Nikon’s…
