In a big move to improve its weather app, Apple has purchased the highly popular iOS app Dark Sky. Along with the acquisition comes the end of Dark Sky for Android as well as an end to the API that’s used by popular apps like Carrot Weather, and more.
Dark Sky announced the news in a blog post today. The news will certainly mean much improved native weather app for iOS but also brings with it…
Huawei wants Google apps in its ‘AppGallery’ store
March 31, 2020
Due to the US government adding Huawei to the Entity List, the Chinese smartphone maker has been unable to use Google apps on its smartphones. As a result, Huawei has been building out its “AppGallery” store for devices like the P40 Pro, but Huawei still wants Google…
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra brings a ton to the table, but for an enthusiast phone, its design is rather boring. To give the look some new life, Samsung is apparently adding a new color variant in the not-too-distant future, but we just don’t know which one the Galaxy S20…
Publix now lets you buy your Pub Sub and groceries with Apple Pay on iPhone or Apple Watch
March 31, 2020
Shopping at Publix may be a pleasure, but checking out at the grocery store chain has been a bit archaic for the last five years. The retailer waited half a decade to acknowledge Apple Pay, but the contactless payment service may finally be accepted by the grocery store chain. No better time than a social distancing mandate to embrace contactless payments from 2014 for buying your Pub Sub…
The Vive Cosmos had a shaky start, but HTC has made a lot of improvements to its latest VR headset. And those updates (which I’ll cover soon) may make you want to pick one up to play games like Half-Life: Alyx. This is especially true if you already own the original Vive.
OxygenOS 10.3.2 rolling out now for OnePlus 7/7 Pro w/ March 2020 patch, slow-mo video fixes, more
March 31, 2020
The stable OxygenOS 10.3.2 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro, bringing with it the March 2020 security patch plus a number of performance tweaks.
This latest update comes shortly after the OxygenOS Open Beta 11 update brought similar tweaks, the…
Rumor: Apple starting iOS 13.4.1 beta soon, only bug fix updates planned until iOS 14 release in September
March 31, 2020
According to the latest report from The Verifier, which has a mixed track record of accuracy, Apple is readying an iOS 13.4.1 build for developers and public beta testers. It also expects that Apple is planning to only release bug fix updates to iOS 13 from now on.
This means there would not be a 13.5 release; the 13.x version bump would generally indicate substantial new features coming to iOS…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly touted as having a critical role to play in 5G networks, though the specifics of the 5G-AI relationship are often left ambiguous or masked with jargon in corporate announcements. That’s not the case for 5G network hardware maker…
Nike is rolling out a nice update to the Nike Run Club app for iPhone and Apple Watch today. The update brings new interface tweaks to the Apple Watch app, as well as additional metrics to the post-run experience.
Nike says the new version of the Nike Run Club app shows…
How to check and track coronavirus symptoms on Android
March 31, 2020
Right now, we’re square in the middle of a pandemic the likes of which our generations have never experienced, which is also inconveniently overlapping with the tail end of the normal cold and flu season and the arrival of allergy season. This has caused a fair bit of uncertainty for some, but thankfully there are ways to have a better idea of whether or not your symptoms line up with those of…
