Bloomberg is the latest publication to report on iPhone shipments growing in China after COVID-19 lockdowns lifted. Apple was responsible for leading a rebound in the smartphone market in June as Chinese users are buying more iPhone 13 than ever.
According to Bloomberg, China’s mobile phone shipments jumped 9.2% in June, led by Apple and Samsung. The Cupertino company has become the…
Samsung will unveil the next generation of its foldable phones on August 10. In its fourth year of folding smartphones, the question remains: when will Apple be part of the trend and launch its first foldable iPhone?
Reports about a future foldable iPhone are sparse. The…
The tweaks and small additions to Google Photos continues with the Info pane on the web getting a rather useful “Backed up” section.
Since 2020, photos.google.com has included “Uploaded from” and “Shared by” image information that’s not found on the Android or…
One of the major visual changes in Android 13 is a redesign of media controls, and YouTube Music has just been updated to support the new style.
Apps need to target API level 33 to take advantage of the new design. Otherwise, all controls appear at the very bottom of the taller player for a very cramped experience that complicates tapping.
YouTube Music 5.16 targets Android 13 and gets a rounded…
As of late, Google Photos has been emphasizing screenshots and the Android app now offers an app shortcut to quickly view them.
Long-pressing on the app icon reveals the addition of “View screenshots” alongside “Free up space” and “I’m Feeling Lucky.” It’s…
With version 100 in late March, Google released a Chrome icon redesign across the desktop and mobile apps. An interview today with the team behind the revamp shares some interesting details about the process.
For example, before the 2008 launch, a rocket ship featuring a red…
I/O 2022 closed with a very unexpected look at the company’s augmented reality efforts. Google announced today that it will “test AR prototypes in the real world” starting in August.
Google says “testing only in a lab environment has its limitations,” and wants to “better understand how these devices can help people in their everyday lives.”
This “small-scale testing” will be…
The popular third-party Android launcher, Lawnchair, has lost part of its development team due to concerns about the app’s use of code taken from Google’s own Pixel Launcher.
One of the key elements of the Pixel series is its launcher, regarded by some for its clean…
Samsung Calendar update revives Google Calendar’s long-gone natural language processing
July 20, 2022
A new update rolling out for the Samsung Calendar app is set to make a few key improvements that remind us of what once was with Google Calendar. Group calendar invitation management will be easier for users and quick add recommendations are set to gain a couple of settings…
Philips Hue soon to launch new ‘Natural Light’ mode that mimics sunlight throughout the day
July 20, 2022
Smart lighting can breathe new life into your home, and one of our favorite options is Philips Hue. It’s recently been uncovered that Hue is preparing a new “Natural Light” mode which is designed to mimic real outdoor lighting conditions, and it looks pretty sweet.
This new “Natural Light” option was officially announced a while back and supposed to arrive last year, but it ended up…
