MobileNews

Google confirms camera revamp on Pixel 6 series, including 4x telephoto on ‘Pro’

Google today announced that its next flagship smartphones would be the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro and, with that, announced that both smartphones would see a camera revamp after 5 generations of roughly the same hardware. Teased by Google today via MKBHD, some other outlets, and its own Store, Google announced that Pixel 6 Pro would be coming with a new camera setup that includes bigger sensors.
Read more
MobileNews

Google will spend more on marketing the Pixel 6 series than any Made by Google phone to date

The poor market penetration for Pixel devices since launching in 2016 could be set to change in 2021, with Google’s Rick Osterloh confirming a large marketing push for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. Speaking to the Verge, Osterloh stated that Google will “invest a lot in marketing,” and that despite the poor sales figures in recent years, there is a major desire “to grow.” While this is great…
Read more
MobileNews

New Google Keep widget w/ Material You design teased on Pixel 6

In teasing the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, Google has shown off what looks to be a new homescreen widget for Google Keep, complete with a Material You design. As it stands today, Google Keep has only two options for Android homescreen widgets: a short “Quick Capture” widget with shortcuts to adding new notes, and a larger “Note List” with the same controls and a scrollable view of your…
Read more
MobileNews

Google’s redesigned emoji rolling out to Chat for Android

Last month, Google announced a revamp of all its emoji — nearly 1,000 characters — coming to Android 12 this fall and Chrome OS 92. These new emoji designs are also set to arrive in Google Chat over the coming weeks. Google set out to make its emoji more “globally…
MobileNews

Slimmer chips could boost iPhone battery size from 2023

Slimmer chips could enable Apple to increase the size of battery fitted in iPhones and other devices, without affecting the overall dimensions. A supply-chain report indicates that Apple will be increasing its use of a technology the company referenced in a patent last month…
MobileNews

Fitness Totals for iOS enhanced with widget themes, comparable bar charts, more

Fitness data can be a tremendous motivational tool for creating healthy habits when clearly visualizing buckets of information captured with the Apple Watch. That’s what Fitness Totals for iOS is all about, and the first major update to the iPhone app that launched last year is taking it even further. Timothy Buck and company have taken a proven method for visualizing information in Fitness…
Read more