At I/O 2022 in May, Google announced “My Ad Center” to let you control advertising by topic and brand. It’s now starting to roll out with a rather bold approach that might get people to interact with advertising more by letting them customize it directly. Once live in the coming weeks, My Ad Center will offer an app-like (think: topics and interests in Google News or Discover) level of…
Google is rolling out a handful of new features for Messages today to make the core experience more convenient, like a YouTube PiP. This follows a similar set of announcements back in March.
Here are the new Google Phone, Messages, and Contacts app icons
As we spotted…
Android 12 is finally available for Chromecast with Google TV (4K) and available out of the box on the HD model too. But it’s an update that doesn’t bring a ton of user-facing features. One addition in Android 12 for Chromecast with Google TV is frame rate matching, but…
It’s almost surreal that this product finally exists. The Pixel Watch is finally here as Google’s first self-branded Wear OS smartwatch, nearly a decade into the platform’s existence. Is it any good? Let’s take a look…
Our review of the Google Pixel Watch was first published on October 12, but updated on October 20 following more time with the product.
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The DALL-E API won’t be officially announced until later this fall, according to OpenAI, but today the company shared details about a customer already…
Pok Pok Playroom iOS app for kids gets in the Halloween spirit
October 20, 2022
Following the launch of updates like a music Sequencer, Marble Machine, and Space content, Pok Pok Playroom for kids has received another new release. Many of the app’s toys have new Halloween content that offers fun open-ended play while encouraging growth with…
Google Messages updates bring iOS reactions and YouTube embeds
October 20, 2022
Google has detailed the new, recent and upcoming changes to its Messages app in an effort to advocate for the more widespread adoption of the RCS messaging protocol. Apple chief Tim Cook recently made clear that the company has no plans to fix the ‘green bubbles’ texting experience anytime soon, but Google’s feature additions improve messaging interoperability between iOS and…
Apple Fitness+ comes to iPhone on October 24th
October 20, 2022
Apple isn’t just updating iPad and Mac software next week. The company has revealed that Fitness+ will come to the iPhone on October 24th in tandem with required software updates, including iOS 16.1. You’ll need the handset to sign up, but it will also be…
Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s engineering team had turned its focus on a next-generation electric car platform that will be half the price of the Model 3/Y platform.
For years now, Tesla has been talking about making cheaper electric vehicles, but inflation and high…
In a new interview, Stellantis European Head, Uwe Hochschurtz, claimed, “The people have decided: we will be purely electric,” backtracking statements made by the company’s CEO, Carlos Tavares.
The statement is a surprise as the Stellantis CEO has been adamantly against going all-in on electric vehicles.
Less than a year ago, the Stellantis leader said electric vehicles were being…
