After going on tour at I/O 2021, Google’s Blob Opera is back with a bang for late 2022, and they are challenging you to a classical music rhythm-based music game.
The Blob Opera “Blob Beats” mini-game offers a Guitar Hero-inspired take on the German composers classics. Designed as a way to experience Beethoven’s music through gaming, this is an arcade rhythm-based game that sees you take…
iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite rolls out to United Kingdom, France, Germany and Ireland today
December 13, 2022
Apple today announce the expansion of its Emergency SOS via satellite feature to more regions. The satellite connectivity feature is now available to iPhone 14 customers in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Ireland.
The feature is rolling out today. Emergency SOS via…
Tim Cook in Japan: Praises Sony camera sensors, ahead of rumored iPhone 15 improvements
December 13, 2022
A series of tweets from Tim Cook in Japan include the usual fare – praising developers who work with Apple, celebrating the use of Apple tech in education, and so on – but one less usual one. Cook also tweeted a photo of a visit to Sony’s secretive camera sensor…
Here’s everything new in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 [Gallery]
December 13, 2022
Google usually releases previews bright and early, but opted for a late afternoon release for Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1.
Over the coming days, we’ll dive into all of Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.) QPR1 screenshots appear on the left…
Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1: Pixel Launcher tweaks padding and density
December 13, 2022
In the latest pre-release update to Android 13 on Pixel phones, Google has tweaked the padding and density of the Pixel Launcher.
While Android 13 has been available for a few months now, Google is still continuing to make gradual, quarterly changes for the benefit of…
Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1: Media player adds quirky lava lamp effect
December 13, 2022
Google is continuing to have fun with Android 13’s new media player as QPR2 Beta 1 adds a delightful lava lamp overlay effect to the controls.
It started with the scrubber bar wiggling and oscillating as audio played in Android 13. In QPR1, Google changed the scrubber…
Android 13 output switcher support for Chromecast rolling out, starting with YouTube Music
December 13, 2022
When Android introduced the output switcher two years ago, people immediately wanted Cast support. This is finally happening on Android 13 with YouTube Music being one of the first apps to list Chromecast devices in the output switcher.
One of our Android 13 devices (Pixel 7) running the stable QPR1 December release and YouTube Music this evening has started surfacing Chromecast devices in the…
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: A flagship foldable refined
December 13, 2022
Throughout its first three generations, Samsung’s flagship foldable phone has made massive leaps and improvements. Simply putting together the original Fold with its flexible OLED screen was a triumph of engineering, even though it had some obvious flaws. Then on the Z…
Galaxy S23 Ultra specs leak in regulatory listing with its custom version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
December 13, 2022
Samsung is gearing up for a February launch for the Galaxy S23 series, and this week a regulatory listing is giving us a look at the core specs for the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
Over the weekend, the Galaxy S23 Ultra made its way through TENAA, a regulatory board in China that’s…
Google delays start of Manifest V2 Chrome extension deprecation
December 13, 2022
Google was originally set to phase out Chrome support for old Manifest v2 extensions in 2023, but that’s now being postponed.
In 2021, Google announced its deprecation plans and last provided an update this September. On Friday, the company said that the “Manifest V2 deprecation timelines are under review and the experiments scheduled for early 2023 are being postponed.”
The original plan…
