Samsung’s latest attempt to keep up with the Apple Watch came with the new flagship Galaxy Watch 3, and the wearable is pretty successful at being an Android alternative to Apple’s popular smartwatch. Now you can get the Galaxy Watch 3 for $60 less than normal thanks to an early Black Friday sale at Samsung. The Galaxy Watch 3 (41mm) is down to $340 on Samsung’s website, which is the lowest…
iOS 14: How to use the new Markup color tools on iPhone and iPad
November 5, 2020
Another one of the less-flashy improvements with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 is revamped Markup color tools. Read along for what’s new and how to use the new iPhone and iPad Markup color tools.
With iOS 13, the Markup color options were limited to one grid of choices (120 colors…
iPhone 12 takes speed test crown from Samsung Note 20 Ultra with A14 Bionic and 50% less RAM
November 5, 2020
After launching back August, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra with the Snapdragon 865+ chip and 12GB RAM has been the fastest smartphone when it comes to app-loading style speed tests. However, now that Apple’s released its iPhone 12 and 12 Pro with the new A14 Bionic…
In conjunction with the iPhone 12, Apple revived the MagSafe branding for a new line of magnetic accessories for the iPhone. The early accessories in the MagSafe lineup include cases, a Leather Wallet, and a MagSafe Charger, but a new concept today from Parker Ortolani imagines how MagSafe could be used for external power.
Apple has introduced Smart Battery Cases for the past several iPhone…
Qualcomm reports strong revenue in Q4 2020 and expects even more with 5G on iPhone 12
November 5, 2020
Qualcomm today reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2020, which drove the company’s stock price higher tonight. This comes after the company introduced its 5G modems on several smartphones recently, including the iPhone 12 lineup.
As reported by CNBC, the…
Justine Ezarik, otherwise known as iJustine, was recently joined via video by Apple’s product line manager for the iPhone, Francesca Sweet. Francesca and iJustine discussed 5G — arguably the most significant selling point for the iPhone 12 line.
The interview began…
Android Auto tweaks its Google Assistant UI yet again
November 5, 2020
Google has been giving its Android Auto platform quite a bit of attention as of late, including some adjustments to the look of Google Assistant. Now, yet another UI tweak is rolling out to some users with Android Auto showing the Assistant UI on the left part of the screen.
The previous Assistant UI, which you can see here, put the Google Assistant “listening” indicator at the bottom of the…
Hands-on: T-Mobile’s Android TV dongle is great for TVision, but there’s no other reason to buy
November 5, 2020
Last week, T-Mobile announced a new effort to bring live TV to its customers. The carrier’s mobile customers now have access to an affordable live TV streaming platform that’s available starting today, as well as an Android TV dongle that’s designed especially for it.
Google Messages begins testing scheduled sending options
November 5, 2020
While Google Messages offers a variety of exclusive features like bringing RCS to more Android phones and allowing texting from the web, there are quite a few things it can’t do. One of those is about to change, as it seems it has begun to allow a lucky few to schedule…
Google Pay (Tez) gets new multi-colored logo in India
November 5, 2020
Back in September, Google Pay (Tez) received a Flutter rewrite that will serve as the service’s global foundation and expansion moving forward. Google is now introducing a new logo for the Pay app in India.
Pay branding has long been a Google “G” next to the word “Pay.” The background is different for the Tez version, but otherwise very similar. Users today in India — and possibly…
