Some iOS users have been reporting that they can no longer open any third-party app on the iPhone or iPad after syncing the devices with the new M1 Macs. The apps crash right after opening them, which makes it impossible to use any installed app.
The first reports of this problem were shared by users as of December 2020, a month after the launch of the new Macs with M1 chip. Similar reports were…
Samsung drops Galaxy Z Flip 5G price to $1,199, giving foldables a more affordable starting point
February 2, 2021
As Samsung prepares a year of pushing foldables toward the mainstream, the company has made a big move on the affordability front. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G now starts at a fairly reasonable price of $1,199.
When it first debuted in mid-2020, Samsung’s revised Galaxy…
Ford this morning announced a wide-ranging partnership with Google to help the automaker adapt to “seismic changes as new technology transforms the way people move.” Ford and Lincoln cars will soon use Android Automotive, while there’s also a cloud component to this…
After we first spotted the functionality in development back in September of last year, Google looks to be preparing a rollout of “access” roles for household members in the Google Home app.
Being able to share your Google Home household with other users is handy for families and roommates, ensuring everyone has the ability to interact with smart home devices from their phones and speakers.
The second software update of 2021 for the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), and Pixel 5 was released today. This February security patch contains the usual set of bug fixes.
There are 21 issues resolved in the February security patch dated 2021-02-01…
Over the past few years, Google has been working to reduce the need for users to perform follow up queries. Google Search is now streamlining that further with an “About this result” panel that provides direct information about websites before clicking.
The top-right…
Google shuts down efforts to publish first-party Stadia games as Jade Raymond departs
February 2, 2021
Google has announced that it is winding down Stadia Games and Entertainment, shutting down efforts to develop first-party games.
In an announcement on the Google Blog, Phil Harrison, Google’s Vice President and GM of Stadia, has shared that Stadia Games and Entertainment, a wide-reaching effort to develop first-party games for Stadia as well as publish games from other developers, is coming to…
Android users looking for Elon Musk on Clubhouse caused an identically named app to pull itself
February 2, 2021
Elon Musk tweeting yesterday morning that he would be on Clubhouse later in the evening spurred more than a few people to look for the app on Android. The service is currently exclusive to iOS, but users looking through the Play Store did find an identically named app.
The ongoing Xiaomi/US saga is quickly escalating. If you haven’t been following it closely, basically one of the swan songs of Trump’s government was to designate Xiaomi as a “Communist Chinese military company”. A title that would qualify it to fall under…
Realme opens Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 early access program for six smartphones
February 1, 2021
Realme today opened the Realme UI 2.0 early access program for six smartphones in India – Realme 6, Realme C12, Realme C15, Realme X2, Realme X3, and Realme X3 SuperZoom.
Realme UI 2.0 is based on Android 11, and those interested in getting a taste of it can apply for the early access program by heading to the > menu on their smartphone, click on the gear icon in the top-right corner of…
