If you’re running, the last thing you want to do is break your stride to fiddle with your phone or watch for whatever reason. Answering calls, changing tracks, marking lap times, all of it distracts you from the pursuit of a better time when you’re striking the sidewalk. That’s the problem that ArcX believes it’s fixed with its silicon ring with a small joystick on one end. The idea being…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, Apple TV [Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon]
January 9, 2021
Apple Arcadelaunched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for January 8: Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon.
You can learn more about and downloadall the…
Here’s how to use your Apple Watch as a viewfinder and remote for your iPhone’s camera
January 9, 2021
As pointed out by multiple viral posts on Twitter this week, the Apple Watch has a nifty feature that allows it to serve as a viewfinder and remote for your iPhone’s camera. Here are the full details on how this works, plus one alternative if you’re looking for a…
Feature Request: Apple should evolve iPhone calls with option for FaceTime Audio default
January 9, 2021
2021 is here and 5G is coming online around the world. US carriers have decent coverage nationwide with mid and Sub-6GHz spectrum 5G but issues like call quality and reception are still a problem even with the latest-gen cellular network. I think it’s time for Apple to make its first-party FaceTime Audio calls an option to be the default on iPhone.
We’ve seen Apple expand and evolve the ways…
Android 12 wish list: Features we would love to see [Video]
January 9, 2021
Android 12 may not be here in a full release capacity until the latter half of 2021, but that hasn’t stopped us from dreaming up a wish list of things we really hope to see in the next OS build.
There were quite a few people disappointed with Android 11, which felt a…
As the pandemic continues to rage on, video conferencing is still a crucial tool. Unfortunately for some Google Meet users, the service is suffering a partial outage this morning that, thankfully, doesn’t seem to break video calls for everyone but is returning a 502…
Google is touting a “more tailored experience” on a revised Meet homepage for Workspace customers that provides three precise options for creating a new meeting.
Clicking the dark green “New meeting” button on the left-hand side of meet.google.com will present three options:
Create a meeting for later: Generate joining information for a new meeting. You can save this information to use…
The Google Phone app has been working on call recording for some time now with the feature live in several regions. Now, the app is preparing an enhancement to call recording that sees Google Phone automatically recording calls from unknown numbers that aren’t in your…
LineageOS 17.1 coming soon to OnePlus Nord
January 9, 2021
OnePlus made a splash with the original OnePlus Nord phone, making its hardware and OxygenOS experience available at a more accessible price point. For those who perhaps aren’t a fan of OxygenOS or want their device to last longer than the official updates, LineageOS 17.1…
Alphabet Scoop 109: Nest Hub w/ Soli coming, new Cams, and our 2021 Made by Google predictions
January 9, 2021
This week we talk about our report of a new Nest Hub that will feature Soli-powered sleep tracking, as well as the upcoming line of Nest security cameras. We then preview and make predictions about what we want to see in the Made by Google 2021 roadmap.
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