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iOS 16 is full of headline-grabbing new features like a customizable Lock Screen, upgrades to Messages, and a refreshed design for notifications. iOS 16 also brings some smaller changes – and sometimes the smaller changes are even more notable than the tentpole features. This year, one of my favorite features of iOS 16 is the ability to effortlessly lift the subject from the background of an…

Google Stadia launched with high hopes and big promises, but three years later, the service is full of more unknowns than actual games. How many games are coming this year? For its first two full years, Google Stadia made a promise to bring at least 100 new games to the platform per year. In 2020 and 2021, that’s a goal Google did meet. And at this point, there are nearly 300 games on…

Working with The National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE) and the Asian American Federation, Google wants to “provide security devices and resources to AAPI-owned small businesses” in the form of Nest Cam Kits.  The AAPISTRONG Nest Cam Kit includes three Nest Cam (indoor, wired), a 12-month subscription to Nest Aware, and professional…

Even if you like to wait for new iOS and macOS updates to settle down before you take the plunge, you will want to update your iPhone and Mac asap, even if you opt to remain on iOS 15 for now. On iPhones, Apple is offering a choice between iOS 15.7 and iOS 16 when you update. An update is urgent because iOS 15.7 (and iOS 16) and macOS Monterey 12.6 fix zero-day security vulnerabilities, which…