We’re coming up on three weeks since the release of the iPhone 13 lineup, and my iPhone 13 Pro Max has already become an integral part of my tech setup. Head below as I break down five quick impressions of Apple’s flagship iPhone 13 Pro Max after the first three weeks of usage, including details on ProMotion, size, and much more.
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The popular role-playing game Genshin Impact received a major update this week with new character, more areas, events, and weapons. However, the update also brings a new 120 FPS mode to the iOS version of the game, which now takes advantage of the ProMotion display on the…
Following the bigger Android and iOS redesign in January, Google Search will soon adopt continuous scrolling on the mobile web.
Quite simply, there will no longer be a “See more” button once you reach the bottom of the page. That said, you’ll continue to see the list…
HTC’s new Vive Flow VR headset uses your phone as a controller, and it requires Android
October 15, 2021
VR isn’t as big as it once was, but HTC is still evolving its Vive lineup. Today, the company announced the HTC Vive Flow, a small VR headset that doesn’t just use your Android phone as a controller, it requires it.
Coming at a cost of $499, the HTC Vive Flow is designed to be a VR headset that doesn’t require a full gaming PC to access. Instead, the 189g headset has a very slim design…
Self-driving cars may one day be the future, but as it stands today, they’re still figuring out the conditions of roads. This includes roads in San Francisco, where Google has been testing out its Waymo cars for quite some time now. Lately, though, some residents of the…
Chrome OS will soon have a way to set your wallpaper to one of your favorite images or albums from Google Photos.
Across Pixel phones, Chromecasts, and Nest smart displays, Google has made it all too easy to set your wallpaper to your favorite shot from Google Photos or…
Google directly running Galaxy Z Fold/Flip 3 ads on its main YouTube channel [Update: More]
October 15, 2021
In recent years, the Android team has released partner videos with Samsung highlighting how the OS takes advantage of new hardware, like foldables. Google today released a curious trio of ads about its apps running on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3.
Update 10/14: Google has a full landing page for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 at unfold.withgoogle.com. It released a full minute-long ad today…
Twitter is testing inserting ads into conversations on iOS
October 14, 2021
Twitter has announced it’s conducting a new test with some users in which ads start to appear in the middle of conversations.
The announcement was made by Twitter’s revenue product lead Bruce Falck (via the Verge). According to Falck, if you’re part of this global…
Samsung is chugging along with its work on bringing its take on Android 12 to the public, and the company has also quietly introduced a new weather widget for the homescreen.
The new “Dynamic Weather” widget comes with Samsung’s Android 12 update, though it’s…
Just because Apple refuses to make the switch to USB-C on its phones doesn’t mean all users are left despaired. Enter – a Master’s degree student of robotics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) who single-handedly converted a regular Lightning-equipped iPhone X into the first Apple smartphone with a USB-C port. He did so after a few months of work and recently shared the…
