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Query optimization isn’t necessarily new. Cost governance in the cloud to identify and control expenses for queries isn’t new, either. What is new, however, is Bluesky, a cloud-based workload optimization vendor, focused on Snowflake, that launched earlier this month to…
Apple publishes new design guidelines for Live Activities on the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island
September 27, 2022
iOS 16.1 is currently available in beta testing and includes support for the Live Activities API, which allows developers to add real-time notifications to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. As iOS 16.1 nears a public release sometime this fall, Apple has now published its…
Safety Check for iPhone: How to immediately stop sharing location and more in iOS 16
September 27, 2022
One of the important new features in iOS 16 is Safety Check. Designed as a tool for those at risk for domestic abuse or similar situations, Safety Check for iPhone lets users immediately revoke location access others have – including apps – and also walks through a…
Using custom app icons has become more seamless with iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island
September 27, 2022
Apple has never officially let users change iOS app icons. However, thanks to the Shortcuts app, anyone can create a home screen shortcut with a custom icon that opens a specific app. This process comes with the downside of showing a huge banner every time the user taps the icon, but iPhone 14 Pro and Dynamic Island makes using custom app icons much more seamless.
Custom app icons on iPhone 14…
The recently announced Memories revamp with added vertical swipe gesture is now beginning to roll out more widely in Google Photos on Android.
This is the first major change to the look and feel of the story-like section found along a top carousel of the Google Photos app…
Samsung has updated these devices to Android 12
September 26, 2022
Android 12 is still a very new version of the platform, but Samsung is launching the update for its Galaxy devices less than a month after Google’s own Pixel phones. More devices will be updated over the coming months, and Samsung has confirmed a preliminary list of…
Google Wallet randomly stops working for some users, falsely claims devices are rooted
September 26, 2022
Google Wallet is a pretty simple and straightforward way to manage mobile payments and other cards, but over the past few days, the app has randomly stopped working for some users with a notice claiming that “your device doesn’t meet security requirements,” falsely claiming that devices are rooted.
As some users have reported on Reddit over the weekend, Google Wallet and Google Pay seem to…
Apple confirms it has already started manufacturing iPhone 14 in India
September 26, 2022
Apple has officially started manufacturing the new iPhone 14 in India, the company confirmed in a statement to TechCrunch. This marks the first time that Apple has started locally producing a new iPhone lineup in India in the same calendar year as its release.
“We’re…
Should Apple expand its new ‘Ultra’ branding to the iPhone 15 lineup?
September 26, 2022
Apple just started selling the new Apple Watch Ultra. A few months ago, the company introduced the M1 Ultra processor. Is it time for Apple to bring this branding to the iPhone, with next year’s iPhone 15 Ultra replacing the iPhone 15 Pro Max?
Apple has been pretty…
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 falls to a new low of $250
September 26, 2022
If you have your eye on Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 5 but were waiting for a deal, one has already arrived. Amazon’s Woot portal is selling the 40mm model in several colors (Grey, Pink Gold and Silver) for $250, a savings of $30 or 11 percent off the regular price.
Buy Galaxy Watch 5 at Woot – $250
The Galaxy Watch 5 scored a solid 85 in our Engadget review, and we once again…
