Few wearables beyond the Apple Watch have taken the market quite like the Xiaomi Mi Band series. A mixture of price, battery, form and function combine to ensure that the Mi Band 7 remains Xiaomi’s best budget product for yet another year.
While you might first feel that very little has changed. There are some very minor tweaks that evolve the Mi Band and make it the perfect everyday fitness…
Google Password Manager starts offering on-device encryption on Android, iOS, and Chrome
June 22, 2022
The technology industry (Apple, Google, Microsoft) ultimately wants to get rid of passwords with passkeys. Until then, the Google Password Manager is starting to offer on-device encryption so that “only you can see your passwords.”
Today, the Google Password Manager…
After the main release and two patches, Google is now asking for feedback on Android 13 Beta 3 in a survey that’s slightly different from past versions by focusing on the search experience.
For starters, the survey is hosted on Qualtrics instead of Google Forms and asks…
Android Auto is officially saying goodbye to the version that works directly on your phone, as it moves to being an experience “only available for car screens.”
Android Auto is ‘only available for car screens’
When it first debuted back in 2015, Android Auto was available both in compatible vehicles, as well as with a version that could be used on your smartphone’s screen. Years later…
Best Buy has sold Google Fi SIM cards since 2019, and a monthlong promo sees new in-store or online activations come with a $100 bill credit.
When activating a new Google Fi line in-store — which involves talking with an employee — or online at Best Buy, you’ll get…
The recent flurry of Google Password Manager news continues with Chrome 103 for Android replacing the browser’s built-in saved credentials list with Android’s default offering.
On Chrome 103 for Android, opening Settings reveals a new “Password Manager” menu item…
iPhone users are walking around with great cameras in their pockets, so why not use that with their Macs? That’s the basic idea behind Continuity Camera, a new feature coming to macOS Ventura that’ll let you plop an iPhone on top of your Mac, and use those mobile cameras to power video chats in FaceTime, Teams and any other conferencing app. While cool, the feature is a bit clunkier…
You won’t have to wait ages to try Apple’s major software updates this year. Apple has confirmed that public betas of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura and watchOS 9 will be available in July through the company’s testing website. Developers already have…
Last year, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 9000 as a flagship chipset to give Qualcomm a run for its money. Now, the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ is giving that chip a mid-cycle refresh with slight improvements. Here’s what’s new.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ is…
As is tradition, Apple will leave some of its older devices in the dust when it starts rolling out its latest operating systems. When iOS 16 arrives this fall, it will be available for iPhone 8 and later — in other words, all the phones Apple has released since 2017. That means iPhone 6S, iPhone 7 and iPhone SE (first-generation) users won’t be able to upgrade to iOS 16.
When it comes to…
