Your smartphone knows a lot about you, and in some cases, too much. Certain features and settings are enabled on Android by default that we think you might want to disable them right now.
A word of warning, simply disabling a few settings on your Android smartphone will not instantly return it to where it was the day that you bought it. That said, it could improve your daily experience and give…
OxygenOS 11.0.5.1 for OnePlus 7/7T series brings December 2021 patch, fixes WhatsApp media bugs
December 26, 2021
OxygenOS 11.0.5.1 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7 and 7T series with the December 2021 security patch and an important bug fix.
Although this update is still based upon Android 11 and not the contentious Android 12 build, we’ve seen roll out for other devices, and…
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.
Update 12/24: Google indeed printed the Tarot cards out into a physical deck and sent them to…
Google Fi’s year-end gift for subscribers is a $10 Play Store credit [U: Steps for ‘Ineligible’]
December 26, 2021
Since its inception, Google has given Fi members a holiday gift. For 2021, the “year-end gift” is simply $10 in Google Play credit that can be redeemed from the Fi app.
Update 12/24: If the Fi website says you are ineligible, Google says to make sure you’re redeeming with the right account, and offers the following steps:
Open your Fi account (desktop or app) and click on “Claim your…
The Nest Hub Max may soon be switched to Fuchsia — Google’s homegrown operating system — as internal testing ramps up.
Earlier this year, Google took the bold step of updating existing 1st-gen Nest Hub smart displays from their Linux-based Cast OS to the company’s…
Google Fit for iOS can measure heart & respiratory rates using just your iPhone’s cameras
December 26, 2021
At the start of this year, Google rolled out the ability to track key vitals directly on your Android device. Google Fit on iPhone has now quietly received the same ability to measure your heart and respiratory rate using just cameras.
Heart rate measurements start by…
How to watch the launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
December 26, 2021
After nearly two and a half decades of planning and work, NASA is finally set to launch its next-generation space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, this morning. The spacecraft will ride to space on top of a European Ariane 5 rocket, taking off out of Europe’s primary launch site in French Guiana, South America.
The launch is expected to last just 26 minutes to get JWST to…
Early Christmas morning, NASA’s revolutionary new space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, successfully launched into space after taking off on top of a European Ariane 5 rocket from South America. The launch marks the beginning of one of the most anticipated…
CES 2022 loses Microsoft in Las Vegas over COVID fears
December 24, 2021
Microsoft is the latest company to drop a physical presence at CES, as the increased prevalence of COVID-19 spooks exhibitors. It joins a growing list of major companies ditching the world’s largest technology show.
“After reviewing the latest data on the rapidly…
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Before Halo Infinite, I wasn’t a fan of the Halo series. I’ve always found it boring. This happens to me a lot — games that others love, I just bounce off of. But in the…
