If you’re looking for a slick new wallpaper to rock on your iPhone, The Basic Apple Guy is out with a new collection of schematic wallpapers that are gorgeous. These wallpapers are designed to show the “intricate interior network of tightly integrated components” hiding within your iPhone.
Update: The Basic Apple Guy is out with new schematic wallpapers for the iPhone 12 as well.
These…
Galaxy S22 lineup reportedly switches back to all glass designs instead of mixing in plastic
December 21, 2021
Last year’s Galaxy S21 series came with the slightly unexpected change to a plastic build for the base model, but it seems that’s a decision Samsung is soon to reverse. According to a reliable source, the Galaxy S22 series will go all-in on glass designs.
According to…
Stephen Curry last week broke the all-time record for three-pointers made in NBA history, and to celebrate Google Photos is out with a new ad featuring pictures and videos from his personal library.
The fun 60 second ad starts with Curry using the Pixel 6 Pro (in a case)…
As seen with 12L, Google is making a big push to improve the experience of using Android and its apps on large screens. In its developer recap, Google shared today that usage of Android apps on Chrome OS increased 50% year-over-year.
This Chromebook YoY metric specifically, according to internal Google data from 2020-2021, counts the “number of users engaging with Android apps.” It comes…
Google OnHub router support & Home app control ending in 2022, Nest Wifi discounts offered
December 21, 2021
Before Google Wifi was announced alongside the original Pixel phone, Google a year earlier released OnHub-branded routers from Asus and TP-Link. In late 2022, Google will end support for OnHub routers that will be seven years old at that time.
In August of 2015, Google…
Google finally stops selling the Home Mini after four years
December 21, 2021
The Google Home Mini launched in October of 2017 and was replaced two years later by the Nest Mini. Despite that, the original affordable speaker has remained available for sale but is now finally out of stock on the Google Store.
Earlier today, Home Mini availability on…
These days, your Android device is teeming with personal information, sensitive or not. It’s never a bad idea to set a screen lock for your Pixel or other Android device. Here’s how you can do it and why you should.
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Why is it important to set a screen lock for your Pixel or Android device?
Setting a screen lock on a Pixel
Setting up a screen lock on other Android…
Google’s latest social play to advertise the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro is quite elaborate and involves the creation of a themed tarot card deck, as well as AR filters on Instagram.
Most people will get a kick out of the “tARot randomizer” selfie filter on Instagram that, per…
Correction (Monday, December 20, 2021): It appears as though LG relatively quietly introduced a 27” model of its UltraFine OLED Pro monitor earlier this year, but as of now it’s still only available to pre-order at this time, so it hasn’t actually made it to market.
The View from a 360-Degree Camera 100,000 Feet Above Earth
December 20, 2021
The Insta360 team partnered with NewMakeIt to send its tiny ONE X2 action camera high enough into the sky to clearly see the darkness of space and the curvature of the Earth.
Views of Earth from space are relatively common when taken from the International Space Station, but it is much rarer to see views from cameras and photographers not related to a space program. Insta360 partnered…
