An admittedly modest UI change in Android 11 makes it much easier to manage and decipher any current VPN connections on your smartphone.
The change was likely introduced with the last Android 11 Beta 3 build, but is live for all in the full release of Android 11 — which dropped officially last week. On Android 10, when connected to a VPN, you’d get a slimline notification confirming that you…
Processor: Google Pixels are coming, OnePlus Buds are seized, and LG is making weird phones again
September 15, 2020
Processor is a digest for what’s happening in the world of consumer technology, with incisive analysis (or maybe just jokes) from Dieter Bohn. Sign up for the newsletter here and check out the Processor video series on YouTube.
Over the weekend, the US Customs and Border…
Samsung launches luxury Galaxy Watch 3 Titanium edition
September 15, 2020
Samsung has now officially launched the Galaxy Watch 3 Titanium edition, which will go on sale in South Korea and other selected global markets from September 18.
The smartwatch is essentially just the Galaxy Watch 3 with a new shell. It comes with a 45mm case but should…
Motorola's 5G-capable Edge is $200 off right now
September 15, 2020
When Motorola introduced the Edge, it was attempting to make an affordable 5G smartphone. The problem was that at $700 the Edge wasn’t all that affordable, and several other mid-range phones — LG’s Velvet, OnePlus Nord, Samsung Galaxy A71 5G — undercut the price. Now, after a few months on the market, Motorola has dropped the Edge price to $500 — that’s what people who preordered the…
LG teases an ‘Explorer Project’ phone with a slide-out display
September 15, 2020
LG is entering a highly experimental phase of being a phone maker, in which it tries to woo new customers over with all sorts of unique designs. The LG Wing, with its flip-around display and second screen, is the first in a series of Explorer Project handsets that try…
We recently saw Samsung begin seeding the One UI 3.0 update to approved developers but the full changelog has been shared online — giving us a glimpse of what to expect.
Updates for Samsung devices are always highly anticipated — with the One UI 3.0 update being no…
New AirPods firmware update brings spatial audio and automatic device switching to iOS 14 beta users
September 15, 2020
Apple has released new firmware for AirPods and AirPods Pro today, enabling new iOS 14 features including spatial audio and automatic device switching. Today’s firmware update brings AirPods and AirPods Pro to version 3A283 firmware.
The spatial audio feature is exclusive to AirPods Pro, and the toggle is accessible via Control Center when your AirPods Pro are connected. In Control Center…
Apple will hold a special event this Tuesday and we expect new Apple Watch and iPad hardware, a new subscription bundle, and more. has now learned from a trusted source specific details of the new iPad models and also the iPhone 12 lineup, which corroborate previous…
LG’s official reveal of its twisting Wing smartphone had a Marvel-esque post-credit scene: a teaser of the next phone in its new “Explorer Project” range, which appears to have an expandable, slide-out display.
The clip, as spotted by CNET, doesn’t offer a lot of…
Unbox Therapy gets first hands-on w/ LG Wing, goes deep on camera features [Video]
September 15, 2020
The LG Wing was announced this morning, but as of this writing, only one member of the US media actually has a device for a hands-on (as far as we can tell). That’s Lew from Unbox Therapy, unsurprisingly, and you can check out his full hands-on with the weird new phone — including a deep dive on its camera functions — below…
The unboxing isn’t anything surprising if you’ve seen a…
