The always creative Basic Apple Guy is out with his latest wallpaper for iPhone today. The new design celebrates the return of the full-size HomePod by bringing the revived smart speaker to your iPhone display with a beautiful gradient.
The new wallpaper features a gradient of the colors found on the smart speaker’s touchscreen and also the HomePod 2 itself at the bottom of the…
Samsung’s One UI 5.1 can lift objects from a photo and cut out the background, just like iOS 16
February 14, 2023
There are a few new software perks on the Galaxy S23 series, but one that seems like it might be exclusive to the company’s latest smartphone is the ability for Samsung’s software to pull objects out of photos, leaving the background behind.
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Google Play Store emphasizes notifications in search bar tweak
February 14, 2023
The Google Play Store has rolled out a curious tweak to the top of the app that heavily emphasizes notifications.
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Google Fi impacted by T-Mobile outage
February 14, 2023
As of Monday evening (PT), the T-Mobile network in the US is suffering an outage that’s impacting MVNO customers, including those on Google Fi.
The T-Mobile outage does not affect all users, but the geographic impact is nationwide in “several areas.” This network problem started around 6 p.m. PT, with a T-Mobile executive at 8:46 p.m. citing a “3rd party fiber interruption issue.”
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T-Mobile is suffering what appears to be an increasingly widespread outage in the United States. The carrier has (vaguely) acknowledged the issues via its support account on Twitter, but there’s no timetable on when services will be restored for users.
T-Mobile’s outage…
One UI 5.1 is the latest version of Samsung’s skin on top of Android, and it’s now making its way to more and more devices. Alongside older Galaxy S flagships, Samsung is also now bringing One UI 5.1 to the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Fold 3, and Flip 3.
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Though Samsung’s Galaxy S23 series doesn’t take a jump in pricing from last year’s models, that doesn’t mean paying full price is necessary. Samsung and its partners offer up some pretty good pre-order deals. Here’s where you can pre-order the Galaxy S23, S23+, or S23 Ultra and get the best deal.
Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra pre-orders
While the S23 lineup looks remarkably similar…
Report: Google custom silicon work continues with ARM server chips
February 14, 2023
Following “Argos” VCU chips that help YouTube process videos more efficiently and Tensor, Google is working on custom server chips.
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Google Chrome preparing to adopt Android’s native sharing menu
February 14, 2023
Google Chrome for Android is laying the foundation for removing its custom sharing menu in exchange for Android’s native sharing menu, a win for consistency across apps.
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Samsung releases update for Galaxy Watch 4 and 5, seemingly fixing ‘raise to wake’ gesture
February 14, 2023
Only a few weeks after its most recent update, Samsung has begun rolling out a new patch for the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5 series, bringing some timely bug fixes for recent issues like the broken “raise to wake” gesture.
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