As we spotted last week, the Google Weather app on Android is getting a redesign, and it’s now beginning to roll out to those on the latest Search beta.
Before this, Google had not touched the Weather experience on Android for several years. This revamp brings many Material Theme flourishes like a search bar with rounded corners and updated tab indicators for Today, Tomorrow, and 10…
Anker’s Nebula brand makes some really good Android TV-powered projectors, but now the brand is expanding to a streaming dongle. Ahead of its release later this year, the company has shown off the design.
On its Japanese Twitter account, Anker Nebula announced the…
Earlier this year, LG announced it would officially be shutting down its mobile division, leaving the smartphone industry as a whole. In the time since, the resale value for LG phones has absolutely plummeted… more than it did before.
LG smartphones have long been…
Here’s how Google is changing emoji design in Android 12 instead of bringing back the blobs
May 26, 2021
Emoji on Android has changed a lot over the years, and with the coming release of Android 12, Google is tweaking the design yet again. This time around, the company is tweaking hundreds of emojis with flatter designs and, in some cases, reverting back to designs from Android 10.
Emojigraph took a deep dive this week on Android 12’s new emojis, finding that a whopping 389 designs have been…
What’s next for Google’s Fuchsia OS?
May 26, 2021
The day we’ve been waiting for has finally come; while it may not have been as splashy of an event as we hoped, Google’s Fuchsia OS has been released for real devices. The question now is: where will Fuchsia go next?
Fuchsia in the smart home
Nearly five years after…
Google Photos is ending its perk of free unlimited storage starting on June 1, 2021. It was a huge selling point for the service for years, which, understandably, has many wishing they could keep it. The good news, though, is that Google Pixel owners will still be eligible…
Chrome 91 rolling out: Freeze Tab Groups, launch PWAs at startup, Android tablets load desktop site
May 26, 2021
Following version 90’s release on Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux, the next release of Google’s browser is rolling out. Chrome 91 is here with a handful of features for Android including updated form controls and desktop sites on tablets.
When Tab Groups are collapsed to take up less space, Chrome 91 will freeze those pages to free up system resources. There are exemptions for tabs that…
Google has swapped its homepage logo out with an addictive swing dancing game in honor of New York City’s Savoy Ballroom.
When the Savoy Ballroom opened on March 12, 1926, there were two things that set the venue apart from much of New York’s dance scene. Firstly, the…
First all-electric Google Street View car is a Jaguar I-Pace with air quality sensors for Dublin
May 26, 2021
For the past few years, Google has equipped its mapping vehicles with air pollution sensors. Google worked with Jaguar Land Rover on the first all-electric Street View car that will be tasked with measuring air quality in Dublin, Ireland.
A Jaguar I-Pace is being used for…
MindNode for iPad and iPhone gets new outline features to improve your visual brainstorms
May 25, 2021
Back in January, popular mind mapping software MindNode for Mac got a new set of outlining features. Today those handy tools are arriving on iPad and iPhone with the ability to add, edit, and remove nodes right from the hierarchical view.
The MindNode 2021.2 update for iPad and iPhone includes side-by-side outlining with mind mapping as well as a full-screen outline option for a more versatile…
