Netflix has confirmed that it is now rolling out Spatial Audio support to its iPhone and iPad applications. This enables an immersive experience using directional audio filters, and it has been a long time coming to Netflix users.
A Netflix spokesperson has confirmed to 9to5Mac that the company has started rolling out Spatial Audio support on iPhone and iPad on iOS 14. The news was first…
Delightful Google ad imagines the Perseverance Mars rover using Google Photos [Video]
August 19, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance landed on Mars six months ago and has been chronicling its mission with good imagery and video. Google is marking the anniversary with a very fun ad that imagines if the Mars rover used Google Photos.
At under a minute long, “A Mars Rover Looks…
In June, Google redesigned Discover to be “more streamlined” by removing article descriptions and making other visual tweaks. On Android 12, the Google Discover feed to the left of the Pixel Launcher has added more Material You flourishes.
On Android 12, Discover…
Last year, Google Chat added support for talking with users outside their company, thus expanding from being just an internal team communication tool. Google Workspace admins are now getting the ability to limit that external Chat access.
Initially, Workspace admins could either allow or disable external Chat with other Gmail users and other companies that use Google for email. More granulation…
Galaxy Buds 2 Review: Best of the Pro for less
August 19, 2021
You can buy truly wireless earbuds at just about any price point now, whether that’s super-premium options that cost well over $200 or super-affordable options that cost just $20. It’s the middle ground, though, which I find the most interesting. That’s where…
Twitter is updating its API v2 so that developers can look up its Spaces social audio rooms, the company announced Wednesday, which could allow them to share information about Spaces more easily outside the Twitter app.
Twitter has been rapidly improving Spaces, but before…
We recently learned that Samsung is gearing up to make OLED screens for the 2022 iPad Air using a new advanced manufacturing technique, and a fresh report says that LG is doing the same.
Apple is expected to upgrade the iPad Air to an OLED screen next year…
Background
We previously outlined the background to this.
Apple currently uses LCD displays for its iPad range, despite the switch to…
WhatsApp for iOS to launch large previews when sharing links
August 18, 2021
In April, WhatsApp rolled out an update with an improved media preview. Now, the app is testing a large preview when sharing links. According to the reliable WABetainfo, with WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.21.160.17 available on TestFlight, all beta testers can see large previews…
During the Pokémon Presents today, The Pokémon Company shared some news regarding Pokémon UNITE, which is set to arrive on September 22 to iPhone and iPad users.
The new Pokémon MOBA, which was released in July for Nintendo Switch users, is a 5×5 strategic game that…
The Pixel 4a was announced just over a year ago and curiously remains on sale following yesterday’s Pixel 5a with 5G unveil. In fact, it’s the only phone from the Made by Google 2020 lineup to remain in stock in the official US store.
That isn’t to say supply hasn’t been running low in recent weeks. It was removed from the Google Fi store earlier this month, while it’s no longer listed…
