The Nest Hub Max may soon be switched to Fuchsia — Google’s homegrown operating system — as internal testing ramps up.
Earlier this year, Google took the bold step of updating existing 1st-gen Nest Hub smart displays from their Linux-based Cast OS to the company’s long-in-development Fuchsia operating system. This marked the official debut of the OS, though it was done largely without…
Google Fit for iOS can measure heart & respiratory rates using just your iPhone’s cameras
December 26, 2021
At the start of this year, Google rolled out the ability to track key vitals directly on your Android device. Google Fit on iPhone has now quietly received the same ability to measure your heart and respiratory rate using just cameras.
Heart rate measurements start by…
The viral hit TikTok has basically taken over the internet during the past two years, and now there are stats to back it up. According to a new report, TikTok was a more popular domain than Google over the course of 2021.
CloudFlare this week went through some data on the…
The Blob Opera is a machine learning project that Google has had around for a while, and it was also the undisputed star of this year’s Google I/O conference. Now, Google is updating Blob Opera for the holidays.
Announced on Twitter, Google revealed that the Blob Opera is getting a holiday upgrade with a handful of Christmas songs, a snowing background, and Santa hats for the entire…
iPhone: How to enable and disable iCloud Private Relay in iOS 15
December 24, 2021
One of the new security features arriving with iOS 15 brings a new level of privacy to web browsing beyond what VPNs offer. But while the feature boasts total encryption, there is a potential downside with keeping it enabled. Here’s how to turn on/off iCloud Private Relay…
iPhone 13 Pro and Galaxy S21 Ultra battle it out for MKBHD’s smartphone of the year
December 24, 2021
MKBHD is back once again for the 2021 smartphone awards. After the blind camera test last week, where the iPhone 13 Pro was beaten by the $399 Pixel 5a, he is back picking the best phone in nine different categories, ending with the overall ‘Phone of the Year.’
Before…
OnePlus 10/10 Pro: Everything we know so far [Video]
December 24, 2021
After skipping the OnePlus 9T this year in global markets, the OnePlus 10 series means that hopefully, we’ll see more upgrades and a great leap forward over the previous generation. With that in mind, this is everything we know about the upcoming smartphones.
Hardcore fans would definitely argue that OnePlus is on a downward spiral, but the sales figures in recent years say the opposite. We…
Some Pixel 6 users continue to face connection issues that appear to be exacerbated by the December security patch. Google has been working on a possible connectivity fix via Carrier settings and testing it with what appears to be a small number of Pixel 6 users in recent…
Google shares ‘Getting to Know Your Pixel’ guide in ASL [Video]
December 24, 2021
In the coming days, many people will be setting up new phones that they received as presents. Google has released a video in ASL that walks those that are “hard of hearing or profoundly Deaf” through helpful Pixel accessibility features like Live Transcribe and…
Early Android 13 ‘Tiramisu’ build leaks, showing off new lockscreen options and more
December 24, 2021
While Android 12’s rollout starts to pick up steam and Android 12L is around the corner, development is ongoing for the next major release, Android 13 “Tiramisu.” Now, we’ve got an early first look at some of the upcoming changes.
The folks over at XDA got their hands on an early build of Android 13 “Tiramisu” and were able to find four notable changes within the build. Given the…
