Alongside the iPhone 12 mini and Pro Max orders opening this week and the devices arriving to the first customers on November 13, Apple’s VP of camera software engineering Jon McCormack and product line manager Francesca Sweet have shared a behind the scenes look at the company’s philosophy for iPhone camera design, it’s goals for everyday users to pros, and more.
McCormack and Sweet…
MagSafe Duo reviews: A convenient but expensive way to charge iPhone and Apple Watch
November 9, 2020
Alongside the first reviews of the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max, we’ve also gotten closer looks at the new MagSafe Duo Charger and the iPhone 12 Leather Sleeve with MagSafe today. The $129 MagSafe Duo and $129 Leather Sleeve don’t yet have release dates, but…
Google opens Play Store voting for your favorite Android apps, games, books, and movies
November 9, 2020
As the penultimate month of this year is fully underway, Google Play is preparing its Best of 2020 roundup. Users’ Choice voting starts today in four categories.
Google Play’s 2020 Best of awards are back – capping off a year unlike any other. Once again, we want…
Today’s Google Doodle in the UK celebrates the 140th birthday of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect and designer of one of Britain’s most iconic street symbols — the red phone box.
Who is Sir Giles Gilbert Scott you ask? Well, Sir Giles was born on this day in 1880 in London, England. Coming from a family of significant architects, his mother would often take him and his siblings to…
OxygenOS 11.0.1.1 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro with the update bringing the slightly overdue October 2020 security patch, plus quite a few more tweaks and fixes on top.
After we saw the Android 11-based update begin rolling out last month, there was a…
It looks as though the Nokia license is set to come to further products, as a firm appears set to bring a Nokia-branded Android TV set-top box to Europe.
According to German site Golem.de (via @androidtv_rumor), SEI Robotics is behind the “Streaming Box 8000” but…
LineageOS 17.1 support is now coming to a small selection of older hardware including the OnePlus 5/5T, the Fairphone 3, and the LTE variants of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e.
If you are happy to hang on to your device a little longer than average, installing a custom ROM might be a way to increase longevity even further — especially when the OEM ends “official” support. LineageOS 17.1 is…
As a way to control your Android device from your PC, the Microsoft Your Phone app is a really awesome added tool that Windows 10 users should be taking advantage of. And thanks to a recent update, those with selected Samsung Galaxy devices can now run multiple apps when…
OnePlus 8/Pro update causes full reset for some OxygenOS beta users, ‘fix’ available
November 9, 2020
Beta updates are the easiest way to be on the bleeding edge for new software, and OnePlus has a great beta program for its phones. However, a mistake with the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro has left some beta users with a completely reset phone following a beta update.
OxygenOS Open…
First announced in March, HMD Global is now bringing the Nokia 8.3 5G to the US. The phone is launching on Verizon as the Nokia 8 V 5G UW and will be available on November 12.
The name is quite a mouthful, with the last three elements — and the 5G logo on the back — more or less due to Verizon. This device supports Verizon’s Ultlra Wideband and low-band 5G network, which recently rolled…
