Apple this week launched the first betas of its next round of software updates, including iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1. A new report from g today indicates that Apple is currently targeting a release date to the public sometime in mid-December for these updates.
iOS 16.2 release date
In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says while Apple…
Arm reportedly changing licensing model to prohibit custom GPUs and TPUs, could impact Google Tensor
October 30, 2022
Arm and Qualcomm are currently involved in a dispute over the latter’s acquisition of a chip company called Nuvia and subsequent work on new desktop (and server) chips. This lawsuit has revealed that Arm is apparently changing its licensing terms and business model so that…
Google prototyped iris scanning during the Pixel 2 era
October 30, 2022
Like any other hardware maker, Google goes through a lot of ideas before the final product, and one such exploration involved putting an iris scanner on the Pixel 2.
Shared on Twitter yesterday by Internal Archive, we see a prototype Pixel 2 as evidenced by various…
9to5Rewards: iPhone 14 Giveaway + Abode HomeKit Bundle
October 30, 2022
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Abode is the only home security system (both DIY and professionally installed) on the market that allows users to control their…
Over the years, Google has crafted some fun and spooky games for Halloween, and this year they’ve expanded The Great Ghoul Duel with hats, new maps, and so much more.
While some may be partial to Magic Cat Academy, the single-player Halloween Google Doodle game series…
It’s been almost a decade since Pebble closed its doors, but support for the brand’s smartwatches has lived on. This week, Google itself has somewhat revived the official Pebble smartwatch app to bring support for the Pixel 7 series by adding 64-bit support to the…
The third-party Pixel Watch band market is still sparse, making any new band bound to get some attention. Now, it looks like Ringke has a leather band to offer for the Pixel Watch, coming in at just a few dollars under Google’s official options.
For the Pixel Watch, Google decided to use a proprietary band connection. While neat and definitely secure, it does pose some problems. Mainly, it…
New Google Phone, Messages, and Contacts app icons roll out [U]
October 29, 2022
In addition to introducing a handful of Messages features, Google is rolling out new icons for the SMS/RCS app, as well as Phone and Contacts.
Update 10/28: Just a week after the icons were announced, Phone by Google has been updated with the new logo. The Phone icon is…
Wavetale expanding beyond Stadia to PC and console just in time to escape Google’s sinking ship
October 29, 2022
The shutdown of Google Stadia is going to bring a few exclusive games down with it, but one exclusive is going to be able to escape the sinking ship. Wavetale, a “First on Stadia” title released in 2021, will make its way to PC and consoles in December.
Wavetale was…
Google details benefits of 64-bit-only Android phones, like more RAM, starting with Pixel 7
October 29, 2022
Google today officially confirmed that the “Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are the first Android phones to support only 64-bit apps” and detailed the benefits.
By dropping support for 32-bit code and Android applications built that way, Google highlights several tentpoles, starting with how 64-bit apps “run faster because they have access to extra registers and instructions that aren’t…
