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Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: iOS classic ARPG ‘Crashlands’]

January 14, 2022

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 the latest from Apple’s gaming service. New for 1/14: Another iOS classic has arrived on Apple Arcade, this time it’s the action roleplaying hit Crashlands. You can learn more about and download all the new games by heading…

iPhone 14 could bring 120Hz ProMotion support without spending $999 on a Pro model

January 14, 2022

Apple’s entry-level iPhone 14 lineup this fall could look a lot like last year’s premium iPhone 13 Pro. Two hardware features previously reserved for Pro models are rumored to find their way to non-Pro iPhones this year. ProMotion, Apple’s marketing name for its…

Google purchases its current UK office for $1 billion, details upcoming renovations

January 14, 2022

Over the past two years, Google has committed to eventually bringing its employees back into the office as part of a “flexible workweek.” Google’s latest commitment to this model is purchasing its existing UK office for $1 billion. In 2011, Google moved into the…

Google Meet gets live translated captions [Update: Exits beta]

January 14, 2022

Back in 2019, Google introduced real-time video call transcriptions and has since added support for more languages. The next step sees Google Meet beta test live translated captions. Update 1/13/22: Google Meet’s live translated captions capability is now out of beta for calls organized by the following Workspace editions: Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, the Teaching and…

Google’s ‘Device Utility’ app from Sonos lawsuit is off to a rough start with review-bombing and messy performance

January 14, 2022

Google Assistant speakers and Chromecast-compatible products were hit with some big changes last week, as Google lost a lawsuit from Sonos that required the company to make some changes. Now, the “Device Utility” app Google built to work around those changes is being…

Android 13 tipped to evolve on Material You with more choices for color palettes

January 14, 2022

With Android 12 having been a massive overhaul to the platform’s visual makeup, at least on Pixel phones, Android 13 is mostly expected to be a relatively minor update on that front. As details have started to leak out, though, one thing that certainly has our attention is…

Google Meet ‘Companion Mode’ rolling out on the web, starting with Nest Hub Max calls

January 14, 2022

Back in June, Google previewed a second screen experience for video conferencing. Google Meet’s Companion Mode is now beginning to roll out “when joining a meeting using Google Meet hardware or the Nest Hub Max.” Companion Mode lets you text chat, hand raise, create/answer polls, screen share, and access host controls on another device (i.e. laptop) as you have a Google Meet call open on a…

Here’s how to set up a Nest speaker following Google’s Sonos lawsuit

January 14, 2022

The aftermath of the Sonos versus Google lawsuit changed a lot about how Nest speakers and speaker groups work. Now there are a few extra steps to set up a Nest speaker in Google Home. Follow along to learn how to do that as smoothly as currently possible with the Device…

Nest Hub Max may soon run Fuchsia as Google ramps up internal testing [Update: Vulkan approval]

January 14, 2022

The Nest Hub Max may soon be switched to Fuchsia — Google’s homegrown operating system — as internal testing ramps up. Update: The Nest Hub Max’s upgrade to Fuchsia is becoming increasingly likely as new evidence comes to light. Earlier this year, Google took the…

WhatsApp for iOS adds settings to manage long-anticipated Reactions feature

January 14, 2022

WhatsApp for iOS has been working for at least six months on a new Reactions feature, which will look similar to iMessage and Facebook’s functions. Now, a new report shows Reactions are actually really close to its public launch. As spotted by WABetaInfo, version 22.2.72 of WhatsApp beta for iOS brings new settings to manage notifications for reactions, although it’s still impossible to…