Nearly all of Apple’s MagSafe accessories for iPhone 12 provide a decent amount of value. But one of them has so much underutilized potential coupled with an astronomical price tag. Of course, I’m talking about Apple’s new MagSafe Sleeve.
Apple has been making really high-quality leather sleeves for various products for a couple of years now but the MagSafe Leather Sleeve is unique. Not…
Galaxy S21 hands-on leak shows off the thin bezels, flat display, matte back [Video]
December 12, 2020
The war on bezels continues with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S21 series as a new video shows off the phone’s very slim bezels all around on the completely flat display.
Posted to YouTube today, this video depicts what appears to be the mid-tier Galaxy S21+ model…
You can now search Google Assistant settings on Android as Routines UI tests tweaks
December 12, 2020
Back in August, Google redesigned preferences for Assistant to just be one long alphabetical list. The Google Assistant settings page on Android now features a very convenient search field as tweaks to the Routines interface are being tested.
When we first spotted the new…
Google AdSense drop its barebones link ad units starting next year
December 12, 2020
Google AdSense is one of the easiest ways to monetize a website, but the platform is about to say goodbye to one of its ad formats. Starting next year, Google AdSense will drop its link unit ads.
For those unfamiliar with AdSense, publishers have the choice of two types of ad blocks. The ones you’ll see throughout most of the web are display ads, but “link” blocks provide AdSense…
Instead of first reaching out to support, some problems with today’s smart home devices can be resolved by looking through available documentation. To simplify that journey, Google has released two troubleshooting tools for Nest Cams and Thermostats.
We’re really…
Google Search adds 50 new 3D Animals, including many more dogs
December 12, 2020
One highlight of this year has been the immense popularity of AR creatures from Google that helps replicate the great outdoors inside. Google Search has now added 50 new 3D animals in the biggest drop yet.
Announced on Friday afternoon, there are “50 new AR animals to…
Oppo Enco X and Oppo Watch get special Chinese New Year editions
December 11, 2020
Oppo unveiled its long awaited Reno5 series and the brand also introduced special Chinese New Year editions of its Oppo Watch and Enco X TWS earbuds.
Oppo Watch and Enco X limited editions
Both come in red colors with the Oppo Watch sporting a limited red watch strap with exclusive detailing as well as custom watch faces.
The Oppo Watch will retail for CNY 1,999 ($305) while the Enco X earbuds…
Apple is developing its own modem for future iPhones
December 11, 2020
Apple has started developing its own cellular model this year, one of the company’s executives has revealed. According to Bloomberg, Apple hardware technologies SVP Johny Srouji told employees in a meeting: “This year, we kicked off the development of our first internal…
Samsung Galaxy M12 passes by Geekbench with Exynos 850
December 11, 2020
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy M12 midranger was spotted in renders and a Bluetooth SIG listing and now the device has been found in a Geekench listing revealing it’s powered by the Exynos 850 chipset. The only other device to release with this SoC is the Galaxy…
Realme Buds Q2 to retain design, have similar battery capacity
December 11, 2020
Realme brought the Buds Q wireless earphones as a more elegant solution and an alternative to the Buds Air series. The first Realme Buds Q arrived with a 40 mAh battery in each bud, and now the successor Buds Q2 was certified by FCC, revealing the buds will inherit the capacity and the overall design.
Realme Buds Q2 on FCC
The FCC listing has the marketing name, as well as the model number…
