Earlier this month, Google announced that the carousel at the top of Photos would add more memories and designs. Google Photos is now using that to serve your Year in Review and generate a 2020 photo book.
Once available, “Year in Review” will appear first in the Memories carousel on Android and iOS, with the web excluded. Instead of the usual look back at this day/week in previous years or…
To ring in the December holiday season, Google is running a series of Doodles celebrating the many holidays happening globally, including New Year’s Eve.
Today’s global Google Doodle, notably labeled as being “Day 1” of the “December Holidays” series, features…
Apple suffers a loss in lawsuit against maker of iPhone emulators
December 30, 2020
Apple sued security start-up Corellium last year, accusing it of violating copyright law for offering researchers access to “virtual” iPhones that can help them find bugs in iOS products. Now, a federal judge in Florida has tossed Apple’s copyright complaint, giving…
2020 saw a record App Store spend as coronavirus lockdowns saw people forced to seek more at-home entertainment, according to analytics data. With less time spent with family, and fewer entertainment options outside the home, more time has been spent using apps.
The holidays alone have seen consumers so far spend an estimated $407M on iOS and Android apps, some 34% up on the same period in 2019…
Google has replaced their homepage logo with a Doodle honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich, an Alaskan Native and civil rights activist responsible for the first anti-discrimination bill to pass in the United States.
Elizabeth Peratrovich was born on July 4, 1911 in Petersburg…
Google Search testing new ‘Short videos’ Search carousel
December 30, 2020
A few months ago, we saw Google begin surfacing “Short Videos” in a Discover panel but it now looks as though this test has been expanded to Search.
Previously, this panel within Google Discover would showcase or highlight content from sites such as Instagram and…
Android Smart Selection feature now lets you convert to other units
December 30, 2020
For those not aware of the power of the Android Smart Selection feature, it contextually offers you neat options such as directly calling a selected telephone number and now the ability to convert to various units.
Having been around since 2017, the feature has evolved here and there as an extension of the standard text selection panel that pops up when you highlight certain text. It’s a…
One UI 3.0 with Android 11 now rolling out for Galaxy Note 10 series
December 30, 2020
The One UI 3.0 update complete with Android 11 has now officially started rolling out for the former flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series.
Spotted as rolling out already in Germany by SamMobile, the One UI 3.0 update has arrived right on schedule after the Note 10…
OxygenOS 11.0.6.7 for OnePlus 8T brings fingerprint scanner, camera boosts, November patch, more
December 30, 2020
The OxygenOS 11.0.6.7 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8T with a number of important software and hardware boosts for the fingerprint scanner, camera, and more.
As one of the few OnePlus smartphones actually running Android 11, the OnePlus 8T has a distinct…
Before writing about games, I had a lot of different jobs. I sorted packages at a FedEx facility, I built delivery pallets at a Kroger distribution center, and I worked as a courier. Now that I spend all day at a desk thinking about video games, I definitely harbor a slight longing for something more physical. But games are actually fantastic at emulating the world of blue-collar jobs, and I found…
