New data is out from Counterpoint Research providing their analysis on U.S. smartphone market shares in 2021. The data shows the market shares between leading smartphone brands such as Apple, Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, and others with iPhone defeating each brand in every quarter.
iPhone started the year strong having dominated 55% of the market share in Q1. Samsung has been Apple’s closest…
iOS 15.4 is certainly a big update ,as it brings features like Face ID while wearing a mask and Universal Control, but it seems there’s more to come. Following the release of iOS 15.4 beta 3 to developers on Tuesday, some people have noticed that the system now prompts…
What is VO2 max and why should you set it up with Apple Watch?
February 16, 2022
One of the useful and somewhat buried health features on Apple Watch is VO2 max. The measurement can be estimated by Apple Watch when recording specific workouts but it isn’t enabled by default and actually goes by another name. Follow along for a look at how to use VO2…
YouTube testing of PiP for iOS app continues as desktop site trials more browsable comments list
February 16, 2022
Back in June, YouTube announced that it was beginning to roll out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) to the iOS app for Premium subscribers. That said, the Google video site has yet to make it widely available, though it just extended the opt-in testing period again.
Picture-in-Picture – which allows users to watch YouTube while using other iOS apps – is currently available to Premium customers who…
iPhone users benefit as new report details widespread cellular data speed boost thanks to 5G
February 16, 2022
As 5G spreads around the world, more people have access to faster, low-latency cellular data connections – and that includes iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 users who benefit from the new technology. As reported by OpenSignal, average cellular data speeds have increased “almost…
Limited Google Doodle celebrates Lantern Festival 2022
February 15, 2022
The latest limited Google Doodle is celebrating Lantern Festival 2022, which signifies the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Although celebrations are limited in certain regions in 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic, the Lantern Festival or Shangyuan Festival is a…
Just a few short days after the launch of Android 13 Developer Preview 1 Tasker developer João Dias is teasing us with new features and functions for the automation app.
Thanks to some under-the-hood changes to Android 13, developers are now able to take better advantage of tiles API. This means that Tasker can tap into the Quick Settings toggles section and allows you to create your own custom…
The lines between Oppo and OnePlus are set to blur even further with confirmation that the Find X5 and future Find X series devices will come with Hasselblad tuning and performance improvements.
In a dedicated blog post, Oppo has officially committed a three-year…
Walmart’s Onn Android TV streamer gets another update w/ January 2022 security patch
February 15, 2022
Super-affordable Android devices are not hard to find, but all too often they’re essentially abandoned immediately with very few updates. Last year, Walmart debuted the most affordable Android TV streamers ever under its Onn brand, and yet another update that delivers the…
Shield TV gets 9.0.1 update to fix Android 11 issues including Plex servers, storage permissions
February 15, 2022
The Nvidia Shield TV series has easily become the collection of Android devices with the best update history, but the recent upgrade to Android TV 11 brought with it some major bugs. Now, Nvidia is rolling out the 9.0.1 update for Shield TV that fixes the most common issues.
Android TV 11 for the Nvidia Shield TV brought an unfortunate number of problems, primarily due to system-level changes to…
