In an effort to offer an alternative to traditional cable TV, Verizon has today launched its own set-top box. The Verizon Stream TV is launching today with Google’s Android TV and some free add-ons too.
The Verizon Stream TV is launching today. The box will be available for free for 5G Home subscribers with each additional box costing $69.99. The box supports content up to 4K HDR and Google…
Google Stadia app is now available on iPhone
November 12, 2019
Google Stadia will be available starting next week and now, the official app has just arrived on iPhone. However, there’s a catch to its availability.
Available now on the App Store, the Google Stadia app for iOS is designed not to play games, but instead for managing your…
iOS 13.3. beta 2 brings Safari support for NFC, USB, and Lightning FIDO2 security keys
November 12, 2019
Apple released the second developer beta of iOS 13.3 today and one of the changes includes Safari support for NFC, USB, and Lightning FIDO2-compliant security keys.
Apple detailed the official support in the iOS 13.3 beta 2 release notes (h/t Ricky Mondello).
Apple…
Facebook’s iOS app might be opening the camera in the background without your knowledge
November 12, 2019
Facebook’s iOS app appears to be activating the camera in the background of the app in some situations without a user’s knowledge. However, Facebook tells The Verge that it’s submitting a fix to address these issues to Apple today.
There are a couple ways that this has been found to happen. One person found that the camera UI for Facebook Stories briefly appeared behind a video when they…
Apple releases second developer beta of iOS 13.3
November 12, 2019
Apple today has released the second developer beta of iOS 13.3 today, following last week’s release of the first beta. tvOS 13.3 beta 2 is also now available, alongside watchOS 6.1.1.
iOS 13.3 includes a new option in Settings to disable the Memoji keyboard from always…
The best smartwatch to buy for your iPhone.
November 12, 2019
If you have an iPhone and want a smartwatch, there’s only one choice to make: how much do you want to spend on an Apple Watch?
That’s because the competition in the smartwatch space is not very good right now. Although there are a few different smartwatch and fitness…
The best smartwatch to buy if you have an Android phone
November 12, 2019
There’s no slam-dunk best smartwatch for Android users. From one perspective, that’s a great thing because it means that there’s real competition among a bunch of companies on an equal playing field. From another, though, it’s a bummer because no smartwatch on Android is quite as good as the Apple Watch is for iPhone users. (And no, getting an Apple Watch if you have an Android phone is…
FoodNoms for iOS offers robust food, calorie, macros tracking with an Apple-like UI
November 12, 2019
A new food, calorie, and macros tracking app for iPhone and iPad has arrived with a compelling design, great Apple integration, and more. FoodNoms is available now and customers can even try it out for free without signing up.
FoodNoms includes rich features like…
Disney+ launched earlier today, and to say the service is struggling to stay online is a bit of an understatement. You can’t say issues were expected, but it doesn’t make it any less frustrating for Chromecast, Android, and other streamers who are hoping to get their fix…
All Macs have a clear and unmistakable ‘camera in use’ indicator in the form of a green LED next to the camera. Indeed, on Macs released from 2008 onward, there is a hardware interlock between the camera and LED which makes it physically impossible for an app to switch on the camera without the light also coming on to alert you.
Yet there is no equivalent on iPhones or iPads – which, as we…
