When the iPhone 13 lineup was first released in September, teardowns quickly revealed a major change to the repair process. For the first time, if you place the iPhone 13’s display through a third-party repair, Face ID will stop working. Now, iFixit has published a closer look at this change, calling it a “dark day for fixers, both DIY and professional.”
iFixit says that this change now…
Pokémon TCG Live for iOS and Mac delayed to 2022
November 5, 2021
In September, The Pokémon Company International announced a brand-new game for iOS and macOS devices called Pokémon TCG Live. The game that was going to have a beta version for PCs and Macs and a soft launch in Canada late this year got delayed.
This information was…
Hands-on: HP Chromebook X2 is pretty close to the ideal Chrome OS tablet, when it’s on sale
November 5, 2021
Google started pushing Chrome OS tablets a few years ago, but with the Pixel Slate being a rather spectacular failure, the task of bringing that idea to life fell to the company’s partners. Lenovo was the first to strike excellence with its IdeaPad Duet in 2020, and now HP…
Google renames ‘My Business’ to ‘Business Profile,’ dedicated app will be replaced by Search/Maps
November 5, 2021
As the holiday shopping season gets under way early this year due to supply concerns, Google today announced its latest tools for local shops, including a renamed “Business Profile.”
“Google My Business” is now “Google Business Profile.” The dedicated My Business Android and iOS app will be replaced in 2022 in favor of Google recommending “small businesses manage their profiles…
Changing animation speed on Google’s Pixel 6 series can break the fingerprint scanner on AOD
November 5, 2021
We’ve been pretty happy with Google’s Pixel 6, but as with any new device, it’s had a couple of little quirks to adapt to. One of those quirks that was discovered by enthusiasts this week is that changing the animation speed on Pixel 6 devices seems to break the…
Google Search will rank desktop sites based on ‘page experience’ starting in February
November 5, 2021
Since August, Google has been using a “page experience” metric to determine how websites appear in mobile Search. Page experience ranking is now coming to the desktop version of Google Search from February 2022.
Page speed and other experience metrics that quantify…
The first foldable Pixel phone is set to arrive in 2022, and it will not use the same high-end camera sensors found in the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
One of the biggest jumps forward for the Pixel line this year was in the camera department. Where typically Google’s phones would compensate for outdated camera hardware with truly impressive software and machine learning enhancements, the Pixel 6…
Android Auto does not appear in the Pixel 6’s app launcher, but settings can still be accessed
November 5, 2021
Android 12 replaces “Android Auto for Phone Screens” with the long-awaited Assistant Driving Mode. As part of that, most people with the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro lose the Android Auto icon in the app launcher.
The Pixel 6 series is the first to launch with – versus just…
Samsung Galaxy A13 to come with a 50MP camera
November 4, 2021
Samsung introduced the affordable Galaxy A12 last November, and now it is time for the successor, tentatively called Galaxy A13. According to sources from South Korea, the main camera will be equipped with a new 50MP sensor, while the rest of the shooters will remain…
Motorola has just announced its new Moto G51 smartphone in China, in partnership with local carrier China Mobile. It is officially the first phone with the new Snapdragon 480+ chipset by Qualcomm and comes with a big battery and screen, as well as an attractive price tag.
The Moto G51 is built around a 6.8” LCD with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate and a single punch hole for the…
