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Here’s a first look at HTC’s ‘Vive Flow’ VR headset

October 13, 2021

HTC teased on Tuesday its new VR headset “Vive Flow,” which is expected to be officially unveiled on October 14. However, well-known leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) shared exclusive marketing images of the product on Twitter ahead of HTC’s official event. While the images do not provide us with any details of the technical specifications, they do show a glimpse of what to expect from the…

Assistant Driving Mode adds Bluetooth auto-launch as old Android Auto disappears for more users

October 13, 2021

With Android 12, the “Android Auto for Phone Screens” experience is going away in favor of Google Assistant. That transition is happening for more users as of late, while Assistant Driving Mode can now auto-launch when it connects to your vehicle’s Bluetooth. For…

Google’s latest 3D animals are endangered species from Sweden, including the arctic fox

October 13, 2021

In partnership with the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Google has launched a new collection of its popular 3D animals that includes five endangered species, including the arctic fox. While Google’s 3D animals have been popular for their ability to let families…

Unleash your iPhone with these new wallpapers celebrating next week’s Apple event

October 13, 2021

Apple has just announced its October event where we expect to see the long-awaited redesigned Apple Silicon MacBook Pros. The event, which takes place on Monday, October 18 is accompanied by a gorgeous invitation graphic. We’ve turned the graphic into some fantastic wallpapers for your iPhone to get hyped for next week’s event. All of the wallpapers are optimized for the largest iPhone, the…

Take your screenshots up a notch using ‘Apple Frames,’ now with support for iPhone 13 and more

October 13, 2021

One of the shortcuts I use most often is the Apple Frames shortcut made by Federico Viticci at MacStories. Apple Frames is a shortcut that runs through Apple’s Shortcuts app. It’s designed to put screenshots inside physical device frames of Apple products, as you can see…

Report: Apple cuts iPhone 13 production by 10 million units, due to ongoing chip shortages

October 13, 2021

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has significantly cut its production schedule for the iPhone 13 series. Due to ongoing chip shortages, the supply chain is supposedly unable to deliver its original targets for iPhone 13 shipments. The report says Apple is now expecting to…

Google countersues Epic Games for ‘willfully’ breaching Play Store contract w/ Fortnite stunt

October 13, 2021

Last year the hit game Fortnite was briefly available on Android through the Google Play Store, until Epic Games kicked off its war against app store fees by adding its own payment system to the game behind the backs of Google and Apple. Now, Google is launching a countersuit against Epic Games for that breach of contract. Epic Games launched a lawsuit against Google immediately after the app…

Google Pixel 6 specs: ‘Tensor’ chip, 120Hz display, 4x zoom, under-display fingerprint

October 13, 2021

Seemingly to outdo itself from two years ago, Google today announced the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in an early teaser well ahead of the formal launch later this year. While Google is keeping some specifics close to its chest, we’re getting a pretty good idea of what the…

Stadia brings its ‘direct touch’ controls to iOS devices

October 13, 2021

Earlier this year, Stadia debuted a new method of playing cloud games on Android by passing your touchscreen presses through to the game. Now this “direct touch” control scheme is coming to Stadia’s iOS app. Debuting with the release of Sega’s HUMANKIND, a 4X game…

Setting up Smart Lock no longer requires using a UI dating back to Android Lollipop

October 13, 2021

Smart Lock dates back to Android Lollipop and was Google’s solution for reducing the number of times users had to enter their passcodes before the ubiquity of fingerprint readers. Smart Lock in Android Settings was recently updated with a much-needed modern UI. Smart Lock is powered directly by Google Play services and until recently kept the same interface from 2014. This included screens…