After limited testing in selected regions earlier in the year, Netflix has now rolled out the “Play Something” shuffle mode to all Android users globally.
Designed to help take the stress out of finding something to watch — which is half the battle with most streaming services — “Play Something” simply opens and plays a movie or TV show based upon your previous watch history and…
Around two months after their announcement, Google is releasing the latest two cameras in its revamped Nest lineup. The Google Nest Cam Floodlight and Nest Cam Indoor are now available starting at $99.
The new Nest Cam releases reflect the first major shakeup to the…
Google turning on 2-step verification (2SV) for 150 million more accounts by the end of 2021
October 5, 2021
Back in May, Google said it would start automatically enabling two-factor authentication on eligible accounts. As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google today provided an update on its account 2SV efforts, including upcoming security features.
The company’s latest…
With Android 12’s release being delayed for Pixel phones, all eyes are looking to see who will make the first move for a stable update. Today, Samsung inched closer to that goal with the release of its second Android 12 beta which, unexpectedly, adopts Material You’s “Dynamic Color” feature.
The nearly 1GB Android 12 Beta 2 release for the Galaxy S21 series brings with it a few notable…
Google’s Android TV platform doesn’t rely on major system updates for its biggest new features, but often those updates can breathe some life into aging hardware. Nvidia’s Shield TV lineup has been sitting on top of Android 9.0 for years now, but it seems that Android…
Tesla is ordered to pay ex-worker $137 million in racial abuse lawsuit, releases blog about verdict
October 5, 2021
Tesla has been ordered by the court to pay $137 million to an ex-contract worker at its Fremont factory in a racial abuse lawsuit.
Following the verdict, Tesla released a blog post defending itself – something the automaker rarely does since it dissolved its press…
At the start of last month, we enabled a new YouTube Music widget for Android that was first teased in Pixel 6 ads. The “Turntable” widget is now briefly appearing for some YouTube Music users today.
Update 10/5: The Turntable widget is now widely available with version 4.47+ of YouTube Music following a server-side update on Android 12. It’s not appearing on Android 11 and older.
Nikon Japan has published a new teaser video for its forthcoming Z9 mirrorless camera. Little information is shared in the 30-second video, but we do get our first glimpse of the backside of the camera from Nikon itself, revealing at least one detail we haven’t yet seen…
The province of Saskatchewan in Canada has joined a growing number of regions around the world in levying punitive taxes against electric cars while letting gas cars continue to get away with murder. But a local group has come up with a creative way to show just how dumb…
UK pledges to source 100% of its electricity from clean energy – including nuclear – by 2035
October 5, 2021
British prime minister Boris Johnson will officially announce this week at the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester that all of the UK’s electricity will be sourced from clean energy by 2035, according to the Times. But not everyone is happy that nuclear will be included in the mix.
Johnson’s announcement comes as the UK prepares to host COP26 in Glasgow next month.
