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. To encourage those VR enthusiasts to upgrade, HTC plans to sell a standalone version of the Cosmos head-mounted display. The…
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…
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 Nokia, however, which today announced AVA 5G Cognitive Operations, offering AI as a service so mobile carriers can optimize their…
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…
With a brand-new logo and April 14 launch date set for the OnePlus 8 series, the Chinese firm shared a small collection of new wallpapers for you to put on your smartphone.
Known for low-poly and more abstract wallpapers, OnePlus has decided that celebrating the new logo and branding is a call for some updated backdrops to freshen up your “flagship killer” — or any other smartphone, for that…
iPhone 9 case inventory arriving at Best Buy, other retailers with April 5 merchandising date
March 31, 2020
The long-rumored iPhone 9 is expected to be released at some point this spring. Now, accessories from case makers are making their way to retailers such as Best Buy, with specific instructions not to inventory the products until the end of this week.
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How to screen share and remote control iPhone, iPad, Mac to help colleagues, friends, and family
March 31, 2020
The need for video calls and screen sharing has really ramped up as the coronavirus pandemic has spread around the world. Sometimes it’s easy enough to troubleshoot with a call or text when you aren’t nearby, but it’s often helpful to see what’s happening on-screen…
iOS 14 code reveals updated Activity rings for Apple Watch in upcoming kids mode on watchOS 7
March 30, 2020
exclusively reported earlier this month that iOS 14 and watchOS 7 will include a new SchoolTime mode and kid mode. The latter feature includes the ability for a parent to set up and manage an Apple Watch for a child with a single iPhone.
Each Apple Watch account is currently connected to a single iPhone’s Apple ID. This new mode will let a parent manage their child’s Apple Watch from the…