Outside of Assistant displays and speakers, as well as thermostats and Wi-Fi routers, Google’s smart home lineup is quite old and due for an overhaul. Google looks to be laying the groundwork for that by selling out of the Nest Detect and removing product listings for the Nest Cam IQ Indoor and Outdoor.
The Nest Detect helps expand Nest Secure. When the home security system was discontinued in…
At the end of last month, Google announced a 4K Plus add-on for its cord-cutting service. YouTube TV is also planning to add 5.1 Dolby surround sound for all members free of charge, but it won’t be coming to the Chromecast with Google TV until “later this year.”
In a…
The Phone by Google app — as it’s officially named — is a key part of the Pixel experience, and home to a handful of Assistant and other smart features. Google is now testing a settings redesign in the Phone app to make everything more manageable.
Update 7/13: The…
We’re expecting to see an iPhone periscope lens in one or more models in next year’s lineup, and Apple has now been granted a patent for one implementation of the optical technology.
A periscope lens could comfortably allow 10x optical zoom in an iPhone …
Background
We’ve previously explained in detail how a periscope lens works, but here’s the short version:
Zoom lenses require a…
WhatsApp for iOS working on a new call experience
July 13, 2021
WhatsApp had released version 2.21.140.11 beta on TestFlight. This update brings a new call interface and a few more tweaks to this function.
According to WABetaInfo, when WhatsApp beta testers make a call using the app, they will see a new interface similar to FaceTime.
Verizon and Mastercard have announced a new partnership that hopes to advance contactless payment solutions with 5G cellular service. The collaboration is aiming to help small and medium-sized businesses and one of the most interesting possibilities is making iPhone and…
JetBlue first got FAA approval to use iPads on the flight deck of its fleet of airliners back in 2013, and is now introducing the latest M1-powered iPad Pro models.
JetBlue says that the iPad quickly proved to be an invaluable tool, replacing reams of paperwork as well as providing convenient access to operational apps …
JetBlue was one of the first domestic airlines to use digital…
One of the features Apple touted as being included with iOS 15 is expanded support for Car Keys, allowing you to unlock, lock, and start your car without having to take your iPhone out of your pocket. Ahead of iOS 15 launching to the public this fall, the Car Connectivity…
Some iOS versions mysteriously refuse to show ‘69’ as the temperature in the iPhone Weather app [U]
July 13, 2021
In a curious turn of events, iOS 14.6 and some earlier versions are preventing the temperature from showing as 69 degrees on iPhone in its default Weather app even if that’s the actual reading. Instead, the temperature is being rounded up or down to 68 or 70.
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We’re about a month out from Samsung’s Unpacked event, but the leaks aren’t stopping. This week, an official video posted by Samsung itself has had both the Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch 4 Classic and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 make a probably unintended cameo in a new video.
In a video posted to YouTube this morning, Samsung interviews developers who work on the “Good Lock” experience that…
