In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Google has replaced their homepage logo with a Doodle video honoring Maria Tallchief, the first Native American prima ballerina.
Maria Tallchief was born on January 24, 1925 as Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief to a wealthy member of the Osage Nation and his Scottish-Irish wife. She grew up on the Osage reservation in Fairfax, Oklahoma, and was enrolled…
Videos: First iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max teardowns detail battery changes and more
November 14, 2020
As the first iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max orders arrive to customers, early teardown of both new devices have now surfaced. The new videos showcase the detailed internal designs of the new 5.4-inch and 6.7-inch flagship iPhone 12 models.
The teardown comes courtesy…
Popular iOS podcast client Castro has launched a new update today that brings widgets to your iPhone home screen in multiple sizes with support for dark/light mode, new custom icons, and more.
Castro shared the news in a blog post today: “Time to make some room on the…
Readers have just one week left to enter to win an iPhone 12 Pro from our friends over at Survivor. From now until Nov. 20th, Rewards readers can hit the form below and follow each step to increase their entries and chances of taking home one of Apple’s latest devices.
Take a look at the new Survivor and enter the giveaway now:
With the arrival of the full iPhone 12 lineup, Survivor is back to…
Alphabet Scoop 104: Free Stadia Premiere bundles, Google Photos backup changes, more
November 14, 2020
This week, we talk about Google giving away free Stadia Premiere Edition kits to YouTube Premium subscribers. We then swing to the other end of the spectrum and dive into Google Photos no longer offering unlimited High quality backups.
Alphabet Scoop is available Google…
Google Ads, DV360 picking up tweaked ‘About this ad’ info panel
November 14, 2020
Back in July, Google announced some updates and upcoming features for the “Why this ad” panel. Its tweaked replacement, “About this ad,” is now launching and rolling out on Google Ads and Display & Video 360.
“People want information on the ads they see as…
As 2020 comes to a close, Google has now confirmed the shortlist for the Users’ Choice Awards for movies, books, games, and apps.
You’ll probably already have some of the most popular applications inhabiting this list of the “best” of 2020 – although that is definitely open to interpretation. Being polite, there are some really boring and low-effort inclusions that you’ve probably…
T-Mobile put random OnePlus pop-up stores around the US, you can win $5,000 by finding them
November 14, 2020
T-Mobile is the only US carrier offering the OnePlus 8T, and now the two companies are putting together a fun contest where you can win a phone, some earbuds, or up to $5,000. Here’s how.
The “OnePlus Go Farther” contest sees T-Mobile placing three “pop-up…
Almost every tech company was invested in virtual reality five years ago and saw it as the future. One Google effort was to use VR as a means to let students go on virtual field trips. Expeditions is now being folded into the Google Arts & Culture app as the dedicated…
Google Search celebrates Diwali 2020 with a new easter egg
November 14, 2020
In preparation for Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, Google Search has launched a new lamp-lighting easter egg.
Diwali, a festival of lights traditionally celebrated by some Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists, uses lamps and fireworks to symbolize “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.” Celebrants will often redecorate their homes with things like diyas…
