Mobile

Joining a slew of other companies amid the Delta variant of COVID-19, Google today announced that the vast majority of staff won’t have to return to offices until January 10, 2022.  In a memo this morning, CEO Sundar Pichai said that the company is extending its “global voluntary return-to-office policy through January 10, 2022, to give more Googlers flexibility and choice as they ramp…

Google Assistant routines are a great way to automate home functions through voice commands, and slowly they’re getting smarter. Now, Google Assistant is rolling out a new routine trigger that allows routines to start when you dismiss an alarm. Rolling out widely today, users can now set up this option for any Google Assistant routine they’ve created. Under the “add starter” button, a…

Samsung’s new foldable phones are picking up an option to extend battery health. On both the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3, a new toggle allows users to put a hard limit on charging. Buried in the settings of One UI 3.1.1 on these devices, Samsung offers users the ability to limit the top end of charging on their device. The limit caps charging, whether it’s wired or wireless, at 85% capacity.

When Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo yesterday suggested the possibility of iPhone 13 satellite communications capabilities, that might sound exciting. The reality, however, is that is isn’t – at least, not for most of us. That’s not just because Apple may not actually enable the technology, but even if it does, most of us will never use it. What are satellite phones? A satellite phone is a…