The Chromecast with Google TV has been a hit so far thanks to useful software features, a clean UI, and a reasonable price tag. Unfortunately, though, it hasn’t been without issues. One ongoing problem that some Chromecast uses have been facing for the past few months has been apps freezing at random, and there’s no fix in sight.
The folks over at PiunikaWeb recently highlighted this issue…
Google rolling out Cast firmware 1.52 to Nest Hub, Max: New Alarms UI, Sunrise, Zoom, and more
February 10, 2021
The Google Nest Hub and Hub Max are picking up a handful of new features with Cast firmware version 1.52. This release has been in the Preview Program for the last few weeks, and is now widely rolling out to all other users.
New Nest Hub alarms UI + Sunrise
Google has…
So far, Samsung has done a very good job in rolling out Android 11 to its lineup of Galaxy smartphones and tablets, but there’s still a fair bit of work to do. Over the past week or so, Samsung has been expanding Android 11 to more Galaxy A and Galaxy M series devices…
Chrome OS’s upcoming Android “Phone Hub” may be getting the ability to mirror your phone’s screen as an exclusive feature for Google Pixel phones.
For a few months now, we’ve been tracking Phone Hub as the latest way that Chrome OS and Android will be “Better Together.” To recap, Phone Hub, which has ever so slowly begun rolling out, is a suite of features that connect your phone…
As of last year, downloading certain apps from the Play Store on Chrome OS would automatically “install” the Progressive Web App. The latest service to follow this PWA approach is YouTube Music, though Google is taking a circuitous route with a separate Chromebook…
Google rolling out new Pixel Buds firmware 553 update
February 10, 2021
Google last updated the second-generation Assistant headphones in September with a fix for audio cutouts after a set interval. Firmware 553 is rolling out to Pixel Buds today, though an update changelog has yet to be provided.
The Pixel Buds have only received a dozen…
Samsung is still putting obnoxious ads on Galaxy devices; here’s how to avoid most of them
February 10, 2021
Ads are a big part of the web and apps on your phone, but they’re also becoming a part of operating systems for some Android OEMs. Samsung has started pushing ads through notifications and its own apps on Galaxy phones, and they’re pretty obnoxious. If you want to avoid dealing with them, though, here’s how to turn them off – at least, turn them mostly off.
First things first, let’s…
A pandemic-induced worldwide chip shortage is continuing to hit iPhone 12 production, despite Apple’s advantages in negotiating priority with many of its suppliers. So far, the company has been affected by shortages of both power management chips and LiDAR components…
Wistron iPhone production restarting after riot, but Apple says supplier still on probation
February 9, 2021
Wistron iPhone production is restarting in India almost two months after an employee riot caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage to the plant.
That isn’t the end of the matter, however, with Apple stating that the supplier is still on probation ……
Adobe is out today with a handy update to that brings document collaboration to all three of these Creative Suite apps. Additionally, Photoshop gets a new Preset Sync feature.
Adobe shared the news in a blog post this morning:
Starting today, we make collaborating with others when working together on Photoshop and Illustrator documents much easier with the new Invite to Edit feature. This…
