Alongside the debut of Galaxy Note 20, Watch 3, and other new devices at Unpacked, Samsung also teased its next foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 2. This morning, the company has confirmed it will hold an “Unpacked Part 2” event on September 1st to fully reveal the device.
Next Tuesday, September 1, Samsung will be fully detailing the Galaxy Z Fold 2 at “Unpacked Part 2.” We learned some…
LG made an air purifier for your face
August 27, 2020
These days, it’s natural to be concerned about the air that you’re breathing, given what airborne nasties are lurking in front of our faces. LG has decided that the smartest thing you can do is to strap an electronic air purifier onto your face to scrub your inhalations…
NVIDIA Shield update makes its 4K upscaling even better
August 27, 2020
NVIDIA has just released the latest Shield TV update, marketing the 25th time that the streaming device has been refreshed since the original model launched in 2015. The anniversary update includes a few interesting features like 4K AI upscaling tech with improved sharpness…
Hands-on with iOS 14 beta 6 changes and features
August 27, 2020
This week, Apple released the sixth beta for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, and like last week’s beta 5 release, beta 6 includes several new changes and features. Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for a look at what’s new.
What’s new in iOS 14 beta 6?
Create Shortcuts to switch accounts on Apple TV with iOS 14 and tvOS 14
Updated Shortcuts widget
Siri now positioned correctly for landscape…
After a judge ruled that Apple couldn’t terminate Epic Games’ developer accounts relating to its Unreal Engine but could eliminate its dev accounts tied to Fortnite, Epic confirmed that it won’t be budging before the August 28 deadline. And now that Fortnite versions…
Google: Jetpack Compose lets Android developers write apps with ‘dramatically less code’
August 27, 2020
Google today released the alpha version of Jetpack Compose, its UI toolkit for helping developers “build beautiful UI across all Android platforms, with native access to the platform APIs.” While an alpha release means it is definitely not production ready, Jetpack…
When Apple and Google debuted their jointly developed COVID-19 exposure notification system, some of the underlying infrastructure was integrated into their iOS and Android operating systems, but key pieces — including receipt of actual exposure notifications — depended on geographically specific apps to be released by countries or individual states. That’s about to change somewhat when…
Facebook again criticizes iOS 14 privacy changes, warns of drastic effect on advertising industry
August 26, 2020
Facebook continues to warn advertisers about the effects of the privacy and tracking changes that Apple has planned for iOS 14. While a pair of earlier reports indicated Facebook’s concerns, the company has now published a blog post detailing how advertisers will be…
Apple releases iOS 13.7 beta with support for COVID-19 Exposure Notifications without downloading an app [U]
August 26, 2020
Update: As of right now, iOS 13.7 is only available to developers. We will update this post if that changes today. Initially, iOS 13.7 appeared to be rolling out to all users, but we’ve since confirmed that it is a beta release for now.
Apple is releasing iOS 13.7 to…
Epic says new Fortnite season won’t be released on Mac or iOS due to legal dispute with Apple
August 26, 2020
The battle between Epic Games and Apple over App Store guidelines will have a detrimental effect on the end user. Epic has confirmed today that it will not be released in the latest Fortnite season, Chapter 2: Season 4, for iOS and macOS gamers.
On the same day that Apple kicked Fortnite out of the App Store, Epic said that Fortnite on iPhone and iPad would likely miss out on future updates and…
