Huawei has decided to take on the AirPods much more directly with the FreeBuds 3, the companies own take on completely wireless earbuds but with some pretty notable enhancements.
Utilizing a familiar design and with active noise cancellation, on paper, the package seems a very enticing one. When the FreeBuds 3 were announced back at IFA 2019, there were many claiming that they could be a…
As expected, Apple today has released iOS 13.3, iPadOS 13.3, tvOS 13.3, and watchOS 6.1.1 to the public. These updates include bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as some notable new features and customization options.
iOS…
NVIDIA's RTX GPUs will speed up Maya 2020 workloads
December 10, 2019
Now that NVIDIA’s RTX graphics cards are boosting performance for Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite and Blender, it was only a matter of time until Maya, the 3D creation tool widely used for Hollywood films and TV shows, joined the party. NVIDIA announced today that…
iOS 13.3 arrives with full support for physical security keys
December 10, 2019
Apple is releasing its new iOS 13.3 update for all compatible devices today. The biggest addition is the ability to use FIDO2-compliant USB-C, NFC, and Lightning physical security devices with Apple’s Safari browser. These physical security keys offer greater account protection, and Yubico released the first Lightning security key back in August. Previously, iOS apps had to individually add…
Apple’s operating systems are receiving what will likely be their last updates ahead of the holiday season, as the company is currently pushing out point releases for iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS, plus smaller point-point releases for macOS and watchOS. While the iPhone and iPad…
Pixel’s improved memory management may expand to other phones w/ future Android versions
December 10, 2019
Google’s Pixel smartphones usually feel faster and smoother than a lot of other Android phones, but they’re not all that great at memory management. Whether that’s a hardware or software flaw, Google plans to improve memory management on Pixel with a coming update, and…
Portrait mode for Google Duo begins rolling out on Android
December 10, 2019
Yesterday, Google unveiled its first proper “feature drop” for Pixel phones, bringing a variety of new Pixel-specific features to apps like Google Duo. Another new feature has begun to become available for Google Duo, regardless of if you use a Pixel phone, in the form of portrait blur.
Last week, a teardown of the Pixel Tips app revealed a number of new features coming to Google apps in…
Google built its own tiny HDMI 2.1 box to jump-start ‘the next generation of Android TV’
December 10, 2019
Today, Google is announcing that Android 10 is arriving on Android TV, and it’s about as bland of an update as they come. Primarily, it’s just the performance and security benefits of Android 10, without a single new user-facing feature. But at the bottom of Google’s…
Samsung has been pushing the Android 10-based update of its One UI 2 to Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ devices all across the globe, but one member of the family was missing until now. Starting today, Samsung Galaxy S10e users will also receive the stable variant of the…
Since it doesn’t have the same features, Android TV’s major system updates usually lag a fair bit behind smartphones. Today, though, Google is announcing the Android 10 update for its TV platform alongside some new hardware for developers.
Cutting right to the chase, Google says that Android 10 is now available for Android TV. This is arriving just before…
