Verizon and Apple have partnered to offer a new enterprise iPhone upgrade program called “Fleet Swap.” As the name suggests “Fleet Swap” allows businesses to upgrade all their smartphones — from any carrier — to the new iPhone 12 models and notably with zero upfront cost.
Verizon and Apple held a webinar and shared a press release today to detail the latest partnership. The carrier…
Apple doubles down on upcoming iOS 14 privacy features, slams Facebook for collecting ‘as much data as possible’
November 20, 2020
Last month, a coalition of eight civil and human rights organizations penned an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook regarding the company’s decision to delay the release of the new App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14.
Apple has now responded to that letter, doubling…
Google rolls out Drive and Fit iOS home screen widgets with Calendar, Chrome coming soon
November 20, 2020
Back in September, Google introduced iPhone and iPad widgets for Photos, Search, and YouTube Music. In addition to Gmail yesterday, Google Drive and Fit widgets are now on the iOS home screen, with Calendar and Chrome also previewed today.
The Google Drive widget —…
El Hijo is coming to Google Stadia on December 3
November 20, 2020
Today, Google is celebrating the one-year anniversary of their game streaming platform Stadia. As a coincidental part of that celebration, the developers of El Hijo have announced that the game will be coming to Stadia and other platforms on December 3.
First announced for Stadia back in July, El Hijo — A Wild West Tale is a uniquely non-violent stealth game where you take the role of a…
Stadia will be playable on iOS via Safari in the coming ‘weeks’
November 20, 2020
Apple’s tough enforcement of its App Store policies has led to a sad lack of a playable version of Google Stadia on iOS. That is set to change very soon as public testing of a dedicated progressive web app is set to start within “several weeks.”
On the day that…
New Google Fi subscribers can get the Pixel 4a 5G for just $299
November 20, 2020
After introducing new family features yesterday, Google Fi is offering a significant $200 discount on the Pixel 4a 5G for new subscribers, while existing members can take advantage of a lesser but still notable deal.
New customers get $200 off Pixel 4a (5G) when you buy…
Google’s latest #StadiaSweepstakes gives away Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Pac-Man
November 20, 2020
Google had a handful of big reveals for its one-year anniversary, and now the company is also doing a giveaway. The latest Stadia Sweepstakes is giving away Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle for free.
Through its Twitter account, Google is doing a second free code giveaway for Stadia players. This time around, the company is giving away two different titles for free on…
Destiny 2 is Google Stadia’s first completely free-to-play game, no subscription required [Updated]
November 20, 2020
In Google Stadia’s biggest player outreach to date, Destiny 2’s base game is becoming entirely free-to-play — no subscription required — to match other platforms.
Update: Destiny 2 is now available for all Stadia players to enjoy for free.
For the past year…
Google Translate talks turkey with new Thanksgiving easter egg
November 20, 2020
Thanksgiving is just a week away in the United States, and to prepare, Google Translate has launched a new easter egg to help you “talk turkey.”
Multiple countries around the world celebrate Thanksgiving each year, with some nations like Canada having already had…
Pixel 4a: Google’s most delightful phone of 2020 now looks the part in ‘Barely Blue’ [Gallery]
November 20, 2020
In this line of work, which is clearly not reflective of the general populace, the phone one uses is more or less pre-determined by what’s newest. My daily driver history since 2016 has been set by Google’s annual hardware cadence. This strategy, or the lack of one, has served me well in that I don’t have to actively choose a phone. That is, until the Pixel 4a and its new Barely Blue…
