Google offers “Go” variants of its most popular apps for lower-power devices. This week, Gmail Go was quietly made available for all users to download, regardless of device, on the Play Store.
The Play Store listings for the applications are nearly identical, but Google does specify how the Go variant offers the “Gmail you love, now lighter and just as fast.” That said, Google has not…
The new Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is the fourth phone in the S line this year. That’s a lot of variants, and it doesn’t include the two Note 20 phones and seemingly innumerable A-series phones Samsung also released this year. Trying to figure out which one has the right mix…
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 review: stylus tax
October 9, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a good phone, but don’t buy it at its advertised retail price of $999.99. It’s a fine phone if you can find it for less, and hopefully you can because the only other phone with a stylus that matters is the very expensive Galaxy Note 20…
How much is your iPhone 11/Pro worth right now?
October 9, 2020
As of this writing, the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro are still the latest and greatest iPhones. But that’s going to change soon — namely next week when Apple announces their successors. Whether you’re looking to sell your iPhone 11 to upgrade to the iPhone 12 mini or even the iPhone 12 Pro Max, you’ve come to the right place. First, let’s find out how much it’s worth and how to get the most…
This fall is shaping up to be a busy one for the iPhone. Apple is rumored to be preparing four different iPhone 12 variants set for an announcement next week. Read on as we round up all of the specs, features, and design details that we know about the iPhone 12 so…
Google Assistant gets custom shortcuts for directly interacting with third-party Android apps
October 8, 2020
Google Assistant is getting much more integrated with third-party apps on Android phones. Google is rolling out the ability to search apps and even use voice commands for popular tasks like sending messages, starting runs, or browsing your shopping cart.
While Assistant has…
Google has been adding a few new accessibility features to its products lately and today’s update is something for those who might want help hearing things around them. Sound Notifications is rolling out to Android (and Wear OS) devices and it’ll use the microphone in your phone to listen for things like beeping appliances, running water or barking dogs. Then, it’ll send you a push…
Google Assistant is available on a slew of platforms from cars to TVs and wearables. However, the place where it has really taken off is inside the home on Smart Displays and speakers to control household fixtures. Google now wants to bring Assistant’s ubiquity to Android…
iOS 14: How to translate websites on iPhone and iPad
October 8, 2020
One of the less flashy but valuable upgrades that arrives with Safari this year is built-in translation. Follow along for a look at how to translate websites on iPhone and iPad in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14.
In addition to the dedicated new Translate app for iPhone and iPad in…
Samsung's Galaxy S20 FE is surprisingly easy to love
October 8, 2020
If there’s one thing I like more than an unabashedly good smartphone, it’s an unabashedly good cheap smartphone. Spoiler alert: The Galaxy S20 FE (or Fan Edition) is precisely that.
There are a few ways to look at a phone like this. Through one lens, it&aposs Samsung&aposs response to an ongoing pandemic and its economic effects. Through another, it&aposs the valuable connective…
