Charging has always been a focus for OnePlus, with the brand usually having the fastest wired charging speeds of any smartphone sold in the US. This year, the OnePlus 10 Pro ups the ante with 80W charging, but that’s limited to 65W in the United States.
When it launched in China earlier this year, the OnePlus 10 Pro introduced 80W charging to the series for the first time, an upgrade from the…
Google Play Protect marks discontinued YouTube Vanced Manager as ‘harmful,’ prompts uninstall
March 29, 2022
The feature-adding and ad-blocking YouTube Vanced app was discontinued earlier this month, but the app’s developers said it would continue to work until changes to YouTube’s API killed it off for good. Now, those with the app still installed are seeing Google Play…
A report today says that ‘Russian Google’ Yandex is sending data harvested from millions of iOS app users to Russia – whether or not you use the company’s apps. Laws there could compel the company to make the data available to the Russian government.
Your data can be…
How to export a Google Doc to PDF in Google Drive
March 29, 2022
Google Docs has been a go-to product for many for quite a long time. Google Drive can handle complex text documents, as well as easy and simple tasks. One of those is exporting text documents as PDFs. Here’s how to export PDFs in Google Docs.
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In the coming weeks, Google Chat will replace classic Hangouts for Workspace customers. As part of this, Google said it would disable the old Hangouts mobile apps, and that looks to be underway with the iPhone app now removed from the App Store.
Update 3/29: Hangouts for…
Apple patent reveals next-generation force sensors for Apple Watch, MacBook, and iPhone
March 29, 2022
Except for the trackpad on MacBooks, Apple has all but discontinued Force Touch (also known as 3D Touch) technology from its products. However, it seems that the company still has plans to somehow bring Force Touch back, as new patents reveal next-generation force sensors…
Motorola Frontier leaks with Samsung 200MP sensor
March 29, 2022
Motorola’s rumored 2022 flagship Android phone is expected to bring a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus chipset alongside Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor and we just got our first live look at the alleged device thanks to a Chinese tipster.
Motorola Frontier camera island
The upcoming Motorola Frontier houses a huge camera island on its back with a massive cutout for the 200MP main sensor. The…
The Realme 9 series kicked off with the 9i, a 4G only mid-ranger. After that came two Pro models (both with 5G), then the Realme 9 5G and 9 5G Speed. Several leaks indicate that this will be followed by with second 4G model, though one more capable than the 9i.
First off…
Nokia XR20 starts receiving Android 12 update
March 29, 2022
It looks like HMD Global has readied another update to Android 12, this time for the Nokia XR20 smartphone launched last summer with Android 11 on board.
Reports are starting to come in on Twitter from users in Finland who have received the coveted update to the latest…
Pixel 6 and 6 Pro cases from Casetify, a new Made for Google partner, are now available
March 29, 2022
With the Pixel 6 now a few months old, Casetify is the latest accessory maker to release cases for the flagship phones as a Made for Google partner.
The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro offerings from Casetify are part of the “Impact Cases” series, which is made from 65% recycled — specifically old plastic from PCs, other used cases, and manufacturing scraps — and plant-based material. That aspect is…