Apple Music is my preferred streaming music service, and I’ve tried them all. As I wrote a few months back, Spotify has its perks, but it falls short of being a powerful music streaming app because of its insistence on merging podcasts and music.
But with that being said, there’s one feature that Spotify (and even the Apple Music app on Android) has that Apple Music for iOS lacks: gapless…
iMessage is such a great communications tool to use across your Apple devices. I love being to communicate my messages more clearly (and fun) with the slew of features and integrations within this app. It’s more than just text messaging these days, and it’s added new…
The past year has shaken up the mobile industry a bit when it comes to the chips in some of the most popular smartphones, starting with Google’s Pixel 6 taking on its own Tensor chip. Now, Samsung says that it is working on a chipset “unique” to Galaxy…
Continuing the stellar efforts in recent months, Samsung is now rolling out the April 2022 security update to selected Galaxy devices. Here’s every device that has been updated so far.
Samsung April 2022 security update – what’s new
We’ve seen Samsung really up the ante with update speed over the past 18 months to the point that each patch begins rolling out before release notes are…
iOS 15.5 beta 1 changes and features: Wallet updates & handy new HomePod feature [Video]
April 6, 2022
Yesterday Apple released iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 beta to developers, and it’s likely that the public beta release isn’t far behind. While not packed with new features and changes like iOS 15.4, this latest beta release comes with a modest amount of updates and…
Satechi Slim X3 Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard review: A more affordable alternative to the Magic Keyboard
April 6, 2022
Designed with Apple users in mind, the Satechi Slim X3 Backlit Keyboard is a cost-effective alternative to Apple’s Magic Keyboard. It has some of the same features of the Magic Keyboard as well as some additional ones.
I’ll be comparing the Satechi keyboard to…
Plex picks up Google TV’s best tricks w/ universal watchlist and search for streaming services
April 6, 2022
There are way too many streaming services today, and with content constantly moving between them, it isn’t easy to keep track of shows and movies you want to watch. Google TV solved that problem when it launched in 2020, but now Plex is throwing its hat in the ring with similar tricks.
Plex today announced a major update to its app across all platforms. A brand new section of Plex will be…
Even in the age of streaming services, sometimes purchasing movies and TV series to own them is the better play; this is especially true when looking at services like Netflix that change their terms at a moment’s notice. That being the case, Family Sharing is a fantastic…
Google Maps rolling out toll pricing, more detailed navigation, and new iOS integrations
April 6, 2022
Google Maps is rolling out a trio of big updates over the coming weeks that add toll estimates and improve the navigation experience with a new map, while the iOS app is getting a series of additional integrations.
Some users have seen estimated toll prices in Google Maps…
It was only a couple of months ago that the Google Phone app was spotted preparing a revamped dialer design with some Material You flare. Now, the update is officially starting to roll out.
In what appears to be a partially server-side rollout based on Google Phone v78, the new Material You dialer is showing up for users. The change does require that you are a part of the Google Phone beta…
