A Google Cloud outage this morning is responsible for taking down parts of Snapchat, Discord, Spotify, and a host of other services that rely on GCP for hosting.
The outages are more partial in nature with most of the nytimes.com and the Spotify player still working. In the case of the music streaming service, Spotify Connect is offline.
Users on Downdetector have also reported issues (404…
Google TV has been expanding its list of services since its launch over a year ago, and this week another option has been added. BET+ now features integration with Google TV.
Available now, BET+ is fully integrated with Google TV. This includes both support for content…
Google Meet calls hosted by premium Workspace tiers now support up to 500 participants
November 17, 2021
Remote work is here to stay, and Google Meet is accommodating that by adding support for video meetings with up to 500 participants on select Workspace tiers.
Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers can soon host…
As Twitter rolls out new features to its once-neglected API, the popular third-party app Tweetbot continues to become more powerful. This week, Tapbots has rolled out its latest update to Tweetbot 6 with support for limiting who can reply to tweets as well as support for creating polls.
As noted by MacStories, the new Tweetbot update comes as Twitter has made its API the default for developers.
While Android 12 for Samsung devices look more likely with each passing week, the Korean firm is rolling on with its consistent monthly security patches. For November 2021, a select few Samsung Galaxy smartphones are already seeing the latest updates. Here’s the full…
OnePlus Nord N20 5G renders hint at iPhone-like boxy design
November 16, 2021
Another day, another set of high-quality 3D renders, this time giving us a glimpse at the proposed OnePlus Nord N20 5G – and the design treads a very familiar path.
For better or worse over the past few years, we’ve seen a multitude of design traits hop the fence from…
OnePlus has rolled out the November security patch to these phones
November 16, 2021
OnePlus promises to deliver regular system updates for its wide array of smartphones for at least two years and in some cases longer for flagships, so let’s see how they’re handling the November 2021 security update.
OnePlus November 2021 security update — What’s new?
Google added the November security patch as the first post-Android 12 updates for all eligible Pixel devices, but as…
Android 12 gains PS5 DualSense and enhanced DualShock 4 support w/ PS Remote Play update
November 16, 2021
If you’re lucky enough to have a PS5 and, therefore, the new DualSense controller, thanks to a PS Remote Play app update, the gamepad is now fully compatible with the recent Android 12 update while the PS4’s DualShock 4 is getting some enhanced features, too.
You have…
Latest Android 12 beta update on Galaxy Z Fold 3 fixes 120Hz display, other patches on Flip 3
November 16, 2021
Samsung’s Android 12 update delivers quite a few cosmetic and functional changes, and the rollout is picking up steam in terms of its rollout with the S21 series seeing a wide release just yesterday. Now, Samsung is rolling out an update to the Android 12 beta on its…
Google details Chrome OS long-term support (LTS) enterprise channel that updates every six months
November 16, 2021
Ahead of Chrome OS getting major updates every four weeks at the end of this month, Google today detailed the new six-month “long-term support” (LTS) channel for education and enterprise customers.
The Chrome OS LTS channel is intended for companies that manage a fleet of Chromebooks. As such, feature updates that can change the UI or user experience will occur “every six months rather…
