A little under two months after stable Android 13 began rolling out to the OnePlus 10 Pro, both successor series models are seeing the same OS advancement. The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are now seeing the full stable release of OnePlus’s version of Android 13, OxygenOS 13.
Android 13 is highly regarded as a coat of polish on a rough Android 12. Though the previous version brought tons of new…
Galaxy A33 is next in line for Samsung’s Android 13 update
November 10, 2022
As it continues to expand Android 13 and One UI 5.0 to the masses, Samsung has just opened up the update to its affordable Galaxy A33 5G.
Rolling out in portions of Europe first as spotted by SamMobile, the Galaxy A33 5G is picking up Android 13 in an update that weighs in…
The COVID-19 disruption to iPhone 14 production at Foxconn’s primary assembly plant was bad enough for Apple to issue a warning about limited availability, and Foxconn has now issued a warning about the impact on its own prospects for the current quarter.
Foxconn says that…
Emergency SOS via satellite for iPhone 14 launching later this month, Apple announces $450 million investment
November 10, 2022
Apple confirmed today in a press release that the new satellite features for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro will indeed launch in November for customers in the United States and Canada, as originally announced. When out of cell service, iPhone 14 users will be able to connect to a satellite overhead to send a short emergency text message, and share their location with family.
Apple today announced a…
Twitter chaos continues: Epic trolling, and new blue checkmarks for iPhone owners only
November 10, 2022
There’s no let-up in the Twitter chaos, as new owner Elon Musk continues to make things up as he goes along.
Musk has today stated that the rollout of “new verified Blue” is currently limited to iPhone owners only, and that new accounts are banned from applying for a…
Twitter has altered the rules for its $8 Blue subscription service to prevent new accounts from getting a blue checkmark. The company clarified on the service’s help page that accounts created on or after November 9th, 2022 “will be unable to subscribe to Twitter…
The Pixel Watch is the first Wear OS smartwatch to integrate support for Fitbit, and it works fairly well on the whole. However, a bug with the Fitbit app and the Pixel Watch leaves calorie counts inaccurate, but Google is looking into it.
Since the launch of the Pixel Watch, some owners have noted disparities between calories counted on the Pixel Watch compared to other smartwatches and fitness…
Google One VPN coming to desktop with Mac and Windows apps
November 10, 2022
Following iOS availability earlier this year, the Google One VPN is now available for Mac and Windows through new desktop apps.
The Google One VPN is available to those on the 2 TB or greater “Premium” plan, which is above the 100 GB “Basic” ($1.99/month or…
After the abrupt shutdown of Google Stadia in September, Google is today starting the process of refunding players for their game purchases and hardware.
Starting today, November 9, Stadia refunds will start heading out to the original transaction method that Stadia players…
Google Contacts getting a large Material You homescreen widget
November 10, 2022
While we wait for YouTube’s to go back live, Google Contacts is in the process of getting a new Android widget that lets you more prominently place a person on your homescreen.
Contacts has long let you create three types of homescreen shortcuts: Contact, Direct dial, and Direct message. Sized like app icons, they feature a person’s profile image with the Contacts app badge in the bottom-right…
