Over the weekend, an explosive report from Amnesty International detailed targeted attacks towards target human rights activists, lawyers, and journalists using Apple’s iMessage system as a vector by which to deliver the zero-click attacks. In a new statement provided to the Washington Post, Apple defended its security practices and said it leads the industry in security innovation.
As we…
Instagram seems to be working on a new feature for its iOS users. This time, the social network wants to implement a new home screen widget to let users easily switch between accounts if they have two or more profiles logged into the same device.
The new feature was first…
Apple has officially released iOS 14.7 to the general public. This update comes as iOS 14 beta testing begins to wind down ahead of iOS 15 launch in a couple of months from now. Here’s everything new with iOS 14.7 that should make you update your iPhone now.
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The arrival of Google TV has pushed the direction of Android TV, for better or for worse. Following a redesign based on Google TV earlier this year, more features are coming over to Android TV, including support for the watchlist and more.
With another new Android TV homescreen update, Google is delivering three new features to devices, such as the Nvidia Shield, various Hisense and Sony TVs…
Google Pixel Foldable tipped for 120Hz display as Samsung prioritizes screen over camera on Fold 3
July 20, 2021
Foldables are poised for a big wave over the next several months as multiple devices are about to hit the market. Most notable in that group is Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3, but as rumors heat up, we’re also hearing more about the Google Pixel foldable, which, allegedly…
Google rolling out Material You redesign of Wear OS Play Store, watch app installs from phones
July 20, 2021
At the start of this month, a revamped Google Play started appearing on Wear OS. Google today officially announced this Material You redesign of the Play Store and that the ability to install Wear OS apps to your from your phone is rolling out.
At a high level, this…
Android 12 Beta 3 signifies a milestone as the stable OS builds inch ever closer to a full launch later this year. We’ve already done a deeper dive into the “top” new features and functions, but we’ve unpacked a few more that you might have missed but should definitely still know.
It feels like with each Beta release, certain gripes and complaints are being addressed as soon as Google is…
Google replacing classic Hangouts with Chat for more Workspace users ahead of enterprise shutdown
July 20, 2021
Google has a multi-stage plan to shut down classic Hangouts and move enterprise Workspace customers to Chat. This latest step in advancing Google Chat adoption takes place next month.
For the past year, your Workspace administrator has been able to keep both classic…
Since February, Google has been introducing new “Curated Culture” backgrounds every month. For July, the company is marking International Friendship Day with a new trio of Pixel wallpapers.
The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General…
Downtime among Google’s largest services is typically rare, but it does occur from time to time. Google is now updating the Workspace Status Dashboard and other tools that admins can use to keep track of outages.
The Google Workspace Status Dashboard is getting a brand new design that is already available for Cloud products and the Maps Platform. The previous UI very much dated back to early…