With Oculus VR headsets and Portal video conferencing smart displays, Facebook is increasingly becoming a hardware maker. One Facebook product reportedly in the pipeline is a smartwatch that’s trying to compete with Google-owned Fitbit and the Apple Watch.
The Information broke the news today and detailed how the Facebook smartwatch would be powered by “an open-source version of Google’s…
For years now, Google has been developing Fuchsia, an operating system that is distinctly not based on Linux. The latest proposal for Fuchsia OS shows how this “not Linux” operating system could run “unmodified” programs for both Android and Linux.
One of the…
A new analytics report has revealed the highest-grossing subscription apps on iOS for 2020. YouTube Premium heads the list, which allows subscribers to watch videos without ads, download them for offline viewing, and also includes access to YouTube Music Premium.
The top 10…
Canon launches ‘Photo Culling’ iPhone app to intelligently keep your best photos and delete the rest
February 12, 2021
Canon is out with its take on a duplicate photo removal tool for specifically made for iPhone. But this one goes beyond just a duplicate finder. The idea with the new Photo Culling app is to use AI to easily find and keep your best photos while being able to quickly delete the rest.
iPhone cameras keep getting better and that means it’s easier and easier for your photo library to rapidly grow.
Apple shares tips from pro photographer for capturing floral images with iPhone 12 Pro
February 12, 2021
Shot on iPhone 12 Pro Max by Nathan Underwood. Floral arrangements by Kiana Underwood.
Valentine’s Day day is this Sunday and ahead of the flowery, festive love holiday, Apple has shared a detailed post on “How to capture stunning floral photos with iPhone 12 Pro…
Insane Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra breaks cover w/ 120x zoom, rear display in camera housing, more
February 12, 2021
Although rumored and teased, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has not yet actually launched, but a hands-on video leak has given us a glimpse at what looks like will be an utterly insane Android-powered smartphone.
A hands-on video briefly appeared online courtesy of a Filipino…
Have you ever wanted to use Google Assistant on your computer? Unless it’s a Chrome OS machine, you’ve probably been out of luck. Now, though, a clever developer has managed to toss together an unofficial Google Assistant client for Windows, macOS, and Linux, but it’s a bit complex.
Let’s start with the good. This unofficial Google Assistant client by Melvin L. Abraham (available for…
Google app for Android tests ‘Read aloud’ and ‘Translate’ in browser
February 12, 2021
Recently, instead of using classic Chrome Custom Tabs, the Google app for Android began using a bespoke in-app browser for search results and more. Now the in-app browser for Google Search on Android is testing handy shortcuts to “Read Aloud” and “Translate.”
Last…
Google celebrates Lunar New Year w/ trio of Year of the Ox Doodles
February 12, 2021
To ring in the Lunar New Year, Google has replaced their homepage logo with one of a trio of Doodles celebrating the Year of the Ox.
Across the world, today marks the Lunar New Year, the first day of the year on lunisolar calendar systems that follow the movements of the…
Google Prompt 2FA UI on Android gets much-needed dark theme
February 12, 2021
If you’re not using security keys, the Google Prompt is the next best two-factor authentication method to protect accounts. Google is now updating the Prompt’s Android UI with a much-needed dark theme.
Compared to the previous iteration, the new Google Prompt centers the company logo, “Is it you trying to sign in?” title, and email address. While seemingly minor, it improves…
