Apple once again dominated Christmas day smartphone activations in the US, according to new data from Flurry Analytics. The data indicates that the iPhone accounted for nine of the top ten smartphone activations on Christmas day this year, although total activations were down compared to 2019.
Interestingly enough, the iPhone 11 was the most popular iPhone activated on Christmas day, followed by…
Last August, Apple filed a lawsuit against virtualization company Corellium, which allows users to virtualize iOS for security research purposes. Now, a judge has thrown out Apple’s claims that Corellium’s virtualization tools violated copyright law.
Apple had also…
These are the games we want to see on Google Stadia in 2021
December 30, 2020
The first full year of Google’s Stadia platform saw the debut of over 100 games and the promise of four times that many on their way. As opinions of Stadia change, here are some of the top games we want to see arrive on Stadia in 2021.
In this list, the most active…
Google’s Adaptive Charging for Pixel phones only works with alarms set during these hours
December 30, 2020
The December Feature Drop introduced a trio of smart features to better optimize Pixel usage. Adaptive Charging, which has your Pixel top up slowly overnight to preserve battery health, is the most significant, but there are key requirements to get it to work.
Adaptive Charging helps preserve battery health over time by dynamically controlling how quickly a Pixel device charges. Just plug in your…
Xiaomi’s Mi 11 is the first Snapdragon 888 phone
December 29, 2020
Most rumors suggest Samsung will launch its new Galaxy S-series lineup earlier than usual this year. But even with a supposed January 14th reveal date, the S21 won’t be the first phone to come out with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 processor. That distinction will go to…
LG rolling out AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support for its 2018 Smart TVs
December 29, 2020
As reported in September, LG finally made the Apple TV app available for its 2018 OLED Smart TVs as the app was previously only available for the 2019 and 2020 LG OLED TV models. However, features like AirPlay 2 and HomeKit remained unavailable as the company promised the…
Xiaomi Mi 11 is the first Snapdragon 888 smartphone, ships w/ Android 11, no charger
December 29, 2020
With 2021 just a couple of days away, the first smartphone with next year’s flagship chip is going official. The Xiaomi Mi 11 has been announced — here’s what it brings to the table.
With the Mi 11, Xiaomi is shipping the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor along with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It’s a highly capable spec sheet without any major compromises.
Google Store adds ‘Subscriptions’ page to advertise paid YouTube services, Stadia Pro, more
December 29, 2020
The majority of Google’s apps are free (and more than usable with ads), but the company has built up a number of paid service tiers — led by YouTube — in recent years. The Google Store is now prominently advertising those offerings with a dedicated “Subscriptions”…
OnePlus 9 series to miss out on periscope lens, new report claims
December 28, 2020
We are expecting three new OnePlus 9 phones at the start of next year but according to a leak from China, none of them will have a periscope telephoto camera. This is the second time we’ve heard this – the first time being back in November when the first CAD-based…
Xiaomi had a massive event today in Bejing, China, where it introduced its latest flagship smartphones, as well as the latest version of its custom interface, called MIUI 12.5. It is a follow-up of MIUI 12 and comes with massive privacy improvements, optimized application handling, and the ability to receive notifications and do some work on connected Windows devices effortlessly.
Xiaomi…
