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Review: Pela cases for Google Pixel 7 offer dozens of designs and a comfortable feel

January 12, 2023
In hunting for the best case for the Pixel 6 series last year, I was quickly enamored with the compostable cases from Pela. For the Pixel 7 series in 2023, Pela is still one of the best case makers, and now that includes many more design choices. Pela is a case brand known for using eco-friendly materials. The company builds its cases from plant-based materials which allows the cases to be…
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Google Meet rolling out in-call emoji reactions

January 12, 2023
In addition to raising your hand or using text chat, Google Meet is adding emoji reactions that appear “as a small badge in the sender’s video tile.” This feature has been planned since 2021. Besides the top-left corner, emoji reaction will float up the left side of…
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Google Meet adding 360-degree backgrounds on Android and iOS

January 12, 2023
Google Meet already offers a number of effects to customize your video feed and will soon add 360-degree backgrounds.  These 360-degree backgrounds move with your mobile device by taking advantage of gyroscope/orientation data. Google tells us that the backgrounds are…
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Meta Quest Move adds support for Health Connect syncing on Android

January 12, 2023
Meta today announced Quest Move support for Google’s Health Connect so that “Android users [can] get credit for their VR workouts without having to manually input the minutes they exercised.” Meta Quest Move is the app on VR headsets that keeps track of burned calories, activity duration (minutes), and other goals. You first have to set that up in virtual reality by enabling the “Connect…
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Download the beautiful Saltern wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac from Basic Apple Guy

January 12, 2023
Following up after launching a wallpaper in honor of the iPhone’s 16th birthday, Basic Apple Guy is back with some gorgeous wallpapers that were inspired by images used to unveil the iPad Pro but were never included on the device. Download the Saltern wallpapers for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac below. Apple didn’t include the stunning Saltern Study images to use as wallpapers but they did…
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iPhone 15 Pro won’t feature clicky volume and power buttons

January 12, 2023
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is doubling down on his prediction that the iPhone 15 Pro models will switch from physical volume and power buttons to new solid-state buttons. If iPhone users “respond well” to this change, Kuo explains that Apple will likely roll out the…
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Twitter forcing algorithm timeline in your face in latest iOS update

January 12, 2023
It has been a long time since Twitter started showing users tweets based on suggestions rather than chronological order, which was heavily criticized at the time. But after many complaints, the platform let users choose whether they wanted to see the chronological or algorithm-based timeline on the Twitter app by default. Unfortunately, the latest Twitter update for iOS forces users to once again…
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