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The Polestar Precept, an electric sedan powered by Android, is going into production

September 26, 2020

In February, Chinese electric vehicle company Polestar revealed a gorgeous sedan concept called the Precept that featured a stunning design along with an interior chock-full of sustainable material. But as with most concepts, it wasn’t clear whether the Precept would ever be a real car. Today, Polestar sweeps away that uncertainty by announcing that the seductive sedan will indeed be going into…

iOS 14: How to hide iPhone app pages for a clean and customized UI

September 26, 2020

Along with all-new home screen widgets, iOS 14 offers the ability to remove app pages (without deleting apps) as another way to customize your experience. Follow along for a look at how to hide iPhone app pages for a cleaner setup. Up until iOS 14, the main ways to organize…

Microsoft’s new Xbox app will let you stream Xbox One games to your iPhone

September 26, 2020

Microsoft is about to release a big Xbox app update for iOS that includes the ability to stream Xbox One games to an iPhone. A new Xbox app will arrive in the App Store soon that includes a remote play feature, which lets Xbox One console owners stream their games to an…

Here’s how Microsoft’s new Xbox app works for streaming Xbox One games to iPhone

September 26, 2020

A report earlier this week indicated that Microsoft’s new Xbox app would come to iOS with support for streaming Xbox games to your iPhone. The app is now available in beta, and has a hands-on look at how it works. First and foremost, what’s important to note here is that the new Xbox app is not the same as Microsoft’s xCloud streaming game service. Here’s how the two compare: The new…

Microsoft is bringing Xbox remote play to iOS

September 26, 2020

Just a few days after opening up Xbox remote play to Android users, Microsoft has confirmed it’s testing the feature on iOS devices as well. The Verge’s Tom Warren got a look at the new Xbox app in beta, and it works just like you’d expect: It connects directly to your…

Facebook says it’s been asking Apple to let people change iPhone’s default messages app for years

September 26, 2020

With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple finally acquiesced to a longtime request from customers: the company introduced an option to change your default apps for browsing the web and handling email. But many other categories of apps — messages, music, calendar, etc. — remain…

The OnePlus 8 is now $100 off in every configuration

September 25, 2020

OnePlus has axed the price of its OnePlus 8 at its own site and on Amazon, and each configuration is available now for $100 less than before. The most affordable option, with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, is $599 instead of $699. Currently, you can only get this price at OnePlus.com on the “glacial green” color. The upgraded version with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage in the…

Facebook argues Apple should let its apps like Messenger be default on iPhone

September 25, 2020

With iOS 14, Apple has opened up its mobile platform more than ever before with the ability to set third-party apps as defaults for mail and browser. Riding on that change, Facebook is criticizing Apple for not opening up messaging on iOS to do the same. All told, Facebook…

YouTube brings a new video interface to Android TV, Fire TV [Gallery]

September 25, 2020

YouTube has essentially the same app across TV platforms, and over the past week it’s been rolling out a revamped video interface to some platforms. Here’s a quick look at the new YouTube UI rolling out on Android TV, Fire TV, and probably other platforms. Over the…

Facebook wants users to be able to set Messenger as the default on iOS

September 25, 2020

Facebook wants you to be able to choose Messenger as the default messaging app on iOS, The Information reports. Apparently, Facebook has been trying to convince Apple to let users swap the default messaging app to Messenger for years. Now that iOS 14 lets users select alternative web browser and email apps, Facebook is renewing its Messenger push. “We feel people should be able to choose…