One of the seemingly major upgrades that was supposed to come with Google’s Pixel 6 series was an improvement to charging speeds, bringing the max rate from 18 watts all the way up to 30 watts, beating out Samsung and Apple at the same time. As it turns out, though, the 30W rate that Google strongly implies may be a case of misleading marketing.
Google claims in its marketing and on a support…
How to save any WebP image as a PNG or JPG in Google Chrome
November 6, 2021
The internet is full of incredible photos, and there are endless reasons you’d want to save them to your device. In some cases, you may think you’re looking at your new wallpaper when you realize the image only saves a WebP file. Fortunately, an extension for Google…
In November of 2019, Google upgraded Assistant’s “play me the news” capability with personalized audio digests. Google Assistant has now removed “Your News Update” and gone back to only offering standard sources.
For the past two years, Google has offered two…
Review: Google’s $599 Pixel 6 isn’t just an amazing deal, it’s arguably better than the Pro
November 6, 2021
The Pixel 6 series is a reinvention of the company’s smartphone lineup, and that’s obvious on the Pro. The standard model, however, takes a step back with a design that feels more Google-ly, with specs that hold up to that flagship and a price that arguably makes it the best deal for a smartphone today.
Our review of the Pixel 6 speaks largely in comparison to the “Pro” model, so we…
Google is all-in on Rich Communication Services (RCS) as its main consumer messaging strategy. That said, Google Messages is working on the ability to have video usually sent over MMS be sent using Google Photos instead.
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Google Assistant on Pixel 6 is randomly placing phone calls for some, here’s how to stop it
November 6, 2021
Some Pixel 6 owners have found their phone spontaneously placing calls to contacts, and Google Assistant may be to blame. Here’s how to fix the issue.
Between the impressive camera upgrade and the all-new Google Tensor chip inside, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have been…
Google Pay app adds quick shortcut menu to make its new interface a little less confusing
November 6, 2021
The new Google Pay app is a stark departure from the version that came before it, and it’s no secret that it hasn’t been as big of a success as Google hoped. Now, the company is adding a new shortcut menu to the Google Pay app.
Seemingly rolling out on an account-by-account basis – we’re able to consistently see the menu on one account, but not others – this new shortcut menu appears…
A new Twitter search button has been added to the iOS app, making it easier to search the tweets of a specific user …
XDA Developers first spotted it.
We have discovered that a Search @Username’s Tweets button is appearing on the latest (stable) version of the iPhone…
3nm Mac and iPhone chips coming as soon as 2023, Apple Silicon roadmap leaps ahead of Intel
November 5, 2021
Apple is taking the PC world by storm with its first debut of Apple Silicon chips inside of Macs, taking what it learned from developing the iPhone and iPad A-series of chips and bringing that architecture to laptops and desktops.
Today, The Information said that Apple has…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Transformers Tactical Arena]
November 5, 2021
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 11/5: Transformers Tactical Arena is the latest title to arrive on Apple Arcade.
You can learn more about and download all the new games by heading to the Arcade tab in the App…
