While Elon Musk paid a visit to Apple Park last week for a meeting with Tim Cook, he was not able to get Apple to change its App Store fees (shocker!). As such, The Information reports that Twitter is planning to charge more for its Twitter Blue subscription on iPhone, as a way to offset the 30% cut Apple will take.
Twitter had previously advertised that Twitter Blue would cost $7.99 per month…
Motorola adds a 90Hz display to its budget-friendly Moto G Play
December 8, 2022
Motorola is churning out another budget Android phone today with the Moto G Play (2023). The $170 handset runs an eight-core MediaTek Helio G37 chipset, the same entry-level processor from the latest Moto G Power. Unfortunately, although the new Moto G Play offers…
Google Maps and Waze teams to merge, apps will remain separate
December 8, 2022
The Waze team is being merged into the organization responsible for Google Maps, though no changes to the end-user experience were announced as part of this internal change.
According to the Wall Street Journal, “Google plans to combine the team working on the mapping…
When Twitter’s Blue subscription comes back, it may cost a lot more than before if you purchase it straight from the app. According to The Information, the company informed some employees that it’s going to charge users $11 for Blue subscription if they pay through its iOS application. But if they pay through the web, it will only cost them $7 a month for the service, which includes…
Google Stadia is set to shut down for good just a month from now, but a developer kit has now surfaced showing off what was used to get games ready for the now-defunct cloud gaming platform.
Gamers Nexus on YouTube obtained a Stadia “Dev Node” which is what Google…
Google is working on upgrading its Nest Audio smart speaker to run on the company’s own Fuchsia operating system.
For the last few years, Google has been steadily working on switching its Nest Hub smart displays from running on “Cast OS” to the company’s in-house…
Samsung looks to be expanding blood pressure readings to Galaxy Watch to a new country
December 8, 2022
For the past few years, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch lineup has included the hardware for blood pressure readings, but the functionality is blocked in some countries. Now, it seems the feature is expanding to at least one new region.
As spotted by Lowyat, it seems that blood pressure readings are heading to Galaxy Watch devices in Malaysia in the not-too-distant future.
Malaysia’s Ministry of…
Why I think email is still the best communication service, as Yahoo Mail for iOS gets another upgrade
December 8, 2022
Earlier this fall, Yahoo Mail added new features designed to streamline how users manage commerce features via email. As the Christmas season likely leads to more email newsletters, shopping alerts, and discounts, read on to learn how Yahoo is looking to improve…
Apple drops iOS 16.2 RC with upgrades to end-to-end encryption, Apple Music Sing, and more
December 8, 2022
iOS 16.2 RC for iPhone and iPad is now available for testing through Apple’s developer beta program. Today’s release introduces a number of enhancements to end-to-end encryption across various services including Messages in iCloud. The release candidate also introduces…
The iOS 16.2 Release Candidate is now available to developers, and it includes a number of different changes and upgrades. The update also expands a change to AirDrop that was previously limited to China: restricting how the “Everyone” option works with a new limitation.
A new restriction on AirDrop settings
Historically, Apple has three different options for AirDrop. “Receiving Off”…
