According to Merriam-Webster — yes, I’m purposefully being cliche, the em dash can be used to separate extra information in place of a comma, colon, or parenthesis. Google Docs will now autocorrect for the em dash (—), but it’s using the wrong default shortcut.
Like commas and parentheses, em dashes set off extra information, such as examples, explanatory or descriptive phrases, or…
Google Pixel 5a wins blind camera test, Pixel 6 Pro gets knocked out in first round [Video]
December 18, 2021
Camera quality is, technically, subjective when it comes to the final product, which always makes it interesting to see who wins when you don’t know where the shot is coming from. In his latest blind camera test, MKBHD saw the Google Pixel 5a topple the competition…
What are Google Photos’ Cinematic photos and how do they work?
December 18, 2021
Google Photos has a few tricks up its sleeves, including one called Cinematic photos. This feature turns your ordinary photos into vivid and realistic moving photos. So, how do Cinematic photos work, and how can you create them? Follow along as we take a deep dive into…
LG adds new pro monitors as lower-cost Pro Display XDR competitors
December 17, 2021
There aren’t too many Pro Display XDR competitors at present, but LG has offered one of the few – and is about to add another …
The top end of the pro monitor market comprises reference monitors costing tens of thousands of dollars. Alongside these, Apple’s Pro Display XDR looks comparatively affordable at $5k, and only a handful of other companies compete in this middle ground ……
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 12/17: A big title has arrived on Apple Arcade…
The next wave of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphones is likely to include the upcoming Xiaomi 12, and thanks to leaked renders, we’re getting an idea of what to expect from the flagship.
Although the “Mi” moniker has been dropped, for all intents and purposes…
Galaxy S8 series gets an extra security update, months after Samsung’s support ended
December 17, 2021
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 was a hit for the company, and years later it’s proven to be one of the better-supported flagships of its time. This week, Samsung is rolling out the November 2021 security update for the Galaxy S8, months after support was supposed to have ended.
The Galaxy S8 series was released towards the middle of 2017, with Samsung’s policy at the time not promising anything…
The latest Google Doodle is dedicated to Émilie du Châtelet, the French mathematician and philosopher best known for translating and expanding on Isaac Newton’s laws of physics.
Life of Émilie du Châtelet
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du…
Chrome now tracks and shows product price drops in the tab grid, starting on Android
December 17, 2021
In time for last-minute holiday shopping, Chrome for Android is getting a particularly useful price drop tracker right in the tab grid.
If you leave a shopping listing open in Chrome, Google will overlay price drops on the miniaturized page preview in the tab grid. The…
The new Google Pay app brought with it a lot of annoying design changes and UI quirks, and slowly they’ve been quietly fixed. Now, Google Pay has finally added a sorely needed search bar for sifting through rewards and offers.
Google Pay’s rewards and offers tab is full of cashback offers, boosted rewards for referrals, and more – Google even occasionally runs events that can offer various…
