Last year Google Maps added support for showing routes that are eco-friendly and fuel-saving in the United States, with the promise that those routes would expand in the future. Now, Google Maps is bringing fuel-saving routes to Germany.
As fuel prices rise and climate change impacts the globe more and more, choosing a more efficient route to get from point A to point B can help save money and…
Oppo ‘Find N Fold’ and ‘Find N Flip’ tipped to take on Samsung with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
August 12, 2022
Oppo is no stranger to the foldable phone. In fact, last year saw the Find N announced and sold in China. This year, Oppo seems to be expanding its territory and preparing to launch a brand new set of foldables under the name “Find N Fold.”
Back in December of last…
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on Apple Arcade games.
New for 8/12: The popular simulator Talking Tom has landed on Apple Arcade.
You can…
The good news about Apple’s rumored iPhone 14 Pro price hike
August 12, 2022
The iPhone 14 will be even more expensive than its predecessor, at least according to a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. If he’s to be believed, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will both be more expensive than their predecessors.
But the addition of a new iPhone 14 Max this year means there are some important details to keep in mind.
The impact of an iPhone 14 price hike
You…
If you missed out on snapping up an NVIDIA Shield TV Pro or Shield TV when they were on sale for record-low prices during Prime Day, there’s some good news. The media streaming devices have dropped back to the same all-time lows at Amazon. The standard NVIDIA Shield TV…
Motorola Razr 2022 revealed with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and 144Hz display, China-only for now
August 12, 2022
Samsung owns the foldable market in the United States, but its one historical challenger is preparing to make a better competitor. Motorola just unveiled the Razr 2022, a Galaxy Z Flip-style foldable that finally competes with Samsung spec for spec.
The Motorola Razr 2022 is…
Google Search will now show you what cloud streaming services have a particular video game, building on existing support for movies, TV, and music.
For years now, Google Search has acted as an aggregator of the world’s streaming services. If you want to watch a particular show, you can use Google Search or Google TV to get accurate info about what services it’s on. For example, searching for…
TiVo is a name best known for its DVR back in the early 2000s, but in recent years, the company has moved on to streaming with the TiVo Stream 4K based on Google’s Android TV platform, which hit the market in 2020. Now, though, TiVo has revealed plans to move into proper…
Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro: Why is sapphire glass so special?
August 12, 2022
The Galaxy Watch 5 is just another step in a line of very good smartwatches put together by Samsung. At first glance, there isn’t a whole lot that raises the Galaxy Watch 5 to the next level in comparison to its predecessor. Do a little digging, and you’ll find that the…
Google slows hiring as Pichai calls for consolidating investments, more productivity [U: Pause extended]
August 12, 2022
In a sign of the times and following other tech companies, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees today that Google is “slowing the pace of hiring for the rest of the year.”
Update 8/11: Business Insider reported today that Google has extended the initial two-week hiring freeze by another week. It comes as Pichai at the end of July reiterated that “productivity as a whole is not where it needs to…
