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Google has already stopped selling the Stadia Controller – now it needs Bluetooth unlocked

September 30, 2022

Stadia is dead. After three years of ups and downs, the platform has been confirmed to shut down early next year, and Google has immediately stopped selling all hardware related to its gaming efforts. While the Stadia Controller is dead, we still wish Google would unlock support for using it over Bluetooth. In announcing the shutdown of Stadia earlier this afternoon, Google confirmed the…

Google’s Phil Harrison told employees of Stadia’s shutdown minutes before the public

September 30, 2022

Today, Google announced that it would be shutting down Stadia, its game streaming service from 2019. However, Stadia’s Phil Harrison only told employees about the shutdown minutes before the public learned. At 9:15 a.m. on September 29, Google made a public announcement…

Google Play Store redesign for Wear OS rolling out [U]

September 30, 2022

As telegraphed by September’s Google Play system update, the Wear OS Play Store is beginning to get its new redesign. Update 9/29: The Play Store redesign is now rolling back out. We’re seeing this server-side update with version 32.3.44-26+. The design appears…

Chrome for Android’s tab count now includes pages within Tab Groups

September 30, 2022

Google rolled out Tab Groups to Chrome for Android last year and is now changing the behavior of the open tab count to be more accurate. Previously, Tab Groups and whatever was open within them would only count as one tab in the eyes of the indicator to the right of the Omnibox. With Chrome 106, all open tabs count towards the total, with the shell of the Tab Group ignored. As a result, you…

PSA: Don’t try to use iOS 16’s iCloud Shared Photo Library yet

September 30, 2022

Apple is close to launching a major new feature in the Photos app that makes it much easier to share photos and videos with loved ones. iCloud Shared Photo Library lets you automatically or manually share your whole library or parts of it. But while the feature is available…

Send Later with Mail: How the new scheduling feature works in iOS 16

September 30, 2022

The Mail app gets some valuable enhancements with iOS 16. One of the headlining features is the ability to schedule emails to be sent at a specific time. Follow along for a hands-on look at how it works to Send Later with Mail on iPhone. Apple’s Mail app has gotten a…

1st gen AirPods Pro users seeing ‘Adaptive Transparency’ option after iOS 16.1 beta update

September 30, 2022

One of the new features announced with the second generation AirPods Pro is “Adaptive Transparency,” which takes Transparency Mode to the next level by minimizing specific sounds while still letting users hear what’s important around them. However, with the release of iOS 16.1 beta 3, those with first-generation AirPods Pro are also seeing this option in the iOS Settings app. Adaptive…

Intel claims its Arc A770 and A750 GPUs will outperform NVIDIA's mid-range RTX 3060

September 30, 2022

Ahead of bringing its Arc desktop GPUs to everyone in a couple of weeks, Intel has revealed more details about what to expect from the graphics cards in terms of specs and performance. The A770, which starts at $329, will have 32 Xe cores, 32 ray-tracing units and a 2,100MHz…

Apple releases iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5

September 29, 2022

Today Apple has updated its mobile devices to iOS 15.5 (for iPhones) and iPadOS 15.5 (for iPads), respectively. As the .1 incrementation implies, this one isn’t a big update, but it still manages to pack in a couple of new features. First up, the Wallet app now enables…

Oppo Reno8 series listed online, Reno8 Pro+ handled on video

September 29, 2022

Oppo’s Reno8 series is launching next Monday on May 23 and the leaks just keep coming. The series is actually listed on Oppo China’s online store revealing three models – Reno8, Reno8 Pro and Reno8 Pro+. We now have detailed official images of all three phones revealing their color options and designs. In addition, a Chinese tech blogger posted a hands-on video of the Reno8 Pro+ showing…