Almost a month since Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced WhatsApp would receive end-to-end encrypted backups, it looks like the feature is finally rolling out for some beta testers.
As reported by always reliable WABetaInfo, version 2.21.200.14 of WhatsApp released end-to-end encrypted backups for specific beta testers. With that, these users will already take advantage of protecting…
The Galaxy Watch 4 is the best watch you can buy with Wear OS today, and a big part of that comes down to Samsung’s software add-ons. Today, Samsung has released its web browser to the Galaxy Watch 4 so users can access the internet from their wrist.
Originally available…
Tesla expands solar roof installations to anywhere in the US
October 7, 2021
Tesla has decided to expand the market for solar roof tile installations to anywhere in the US.
The move comes as Tesla aims to greatly accelerate solar roof installations.
Until recently, Tesla solar roof installations were limited to some approved markets in the US…
DxO has announced the version 1.5 update of the AI-powered RAW processor software PureRAW. The company says the update uses “smart technology” to fix the seven problems that affect all RAW files: demosaicing, denoising, moiré, distortion, chromatic aberrations, unwanted vignetting, and a lack of sharpness.
The company says this update — which is free for existing users of DxO PureRAW —…
Caviar encases a PS5, iPad mini, AirPods Pro and an iPhone 13 Pro in solid gold, offers a cheaper gold-plated version
October 7, 2021
Gold has been a status symbol for thousands of years and is still a popular choice. Caviar is one of the companies that breaks out of the usual mold of gold watches and gold earrings and offers stuff like gold game consoles and gold headphones.
The latest collection is named…
There’s been talk of a Samsung Galaxy A13 in the works – a budget 5G phone with a 50MP main cam and a 5,000 mAh battery. Now the same device was spotted on Geekbench bearing the SM-A136U model number.
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G scorecard
The scorecard reveals A13 5G…
Halide 2.5 update brings macro mode to all iPhones
October 7, 2021
Popular iPhone and iPad camera app Halide today released version 2.5, which come with a major new feature that enables macro mode for all iPhone models.
Called Neural Macro, this mode can be accessed in the app through the manual focus mode. Once enabled, the app will automatically select the lens on your iPhone that has the closest focusing distance.
To get a closer crop of the subject, Neural…
Valve posts disassembly video of its handheld Steam Deck PC
October 7, 2021
Valve has just posted a video to its YouTube channel of its upcoming Steam Deck being partially disassembled. Valve is the company behind Steam, a popular online PC game store. The Steam Deck is a handheld PC designed to mimic the form factor of the Nintendo Switch so that…
Assistant ‘Quick phrases’ on phones lets you stop alarms, answer calls without ‘Hey Google’
October 7, 2021
Last month, we detailed Google’s work on a feature that lets you skip Assistant’s hotword for select commands. On phones, Assistant “Quick phrases” work differently and in a somewhat more limited manner.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 6, 2021
October 7, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
