Apple is making it easier to recover iCloud data in the event of forgotten passwords or device passcodes with iOS 15. There are two options. Let’s look at how iCloud Data Recovery Service works with iCloud Recovery Contacts and the iCloud Recovery Key.
The new option to regain access to iCloud data in the event you’re locked out comes with two ways to set it up on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You…
Spotify users may have to wait longer to get full AirPlay 2 support on Apple devices. The company confirmed this week that plans to add AirPlay 2 to Spotify’s iOS app have been delayed indefinitely.
The news was confirmed on the Spotify Community by a representative of…
Belarus Olympian used Google Translate to ask Japanese police for help before coerced flight
August 7, 2021
Last Saturday, Belarusian officials attempted to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to leave Tokyo. The athlete revealed yesterday that she used Google Translate to reach out to Japanese authorities and avoid the flight from the Olympics.
Tsimanouskaya has since been…
Every good operating system needs a web browser, especially as more and more apps move to the web. To that end, Google is preparing to bring the full Google Chrome browser experience to Fuchsia OS.
For years now, the Fuchsia project has had a lot of overlap with Chromium, sharing both code and hardware with Chrome OS. In 2018, we even showed a simplified web browser running on Fuchsia, which…
Google signing free users out of Hangouts for iOS, Android as part of ‘switch to Chat’ prompt
August 7, 2021
In late 2021, classic Hangouts will stop working for enterprise Workspace customers and only Google Chat will be available. Google is now beginning that process of deprecating the Hangouts app and website for free personal accounts with a warning and sign out.
As we were…
Google app removing ‘More’ tab & placing settings, reminders in avatar menu [Update: Rolling out]
August 7, 2021
While Discover and Assistant Snapshot have gone through a handful of visual revamps in recent years, the rest of the Google app has remained the same. Google is now testing a settings redesign on Android that removes the “More” tab.
Update 8/6: After first being…
With Meet getting Google’s full attention over the past year, Duo has not seen a meaningful update in quite some time. Google Duo is soon receiving a homescreen redesign that adds a “New Call” button that hopes to simplify the app.
Update 8/6: As of today, the Google Duo redesign that removes the live preview for a more conventional homescreen is widely rolled out. That front-facing camera…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The Australian government has selected Lockheed Martin Australia and Northrop Grumman Australia to progress to the next round of its fifth-generation Joint Air Battle Management System (JBAMs) competition, to be delivered under the $2.7 billion AUD…
Rare and Dazzling ‘Meteor Cluster’ Caught on Camera
August 6, 2021
The Subaru-Asahi Camera which is installed at the Subaru Telescope dome in Maunakea, Hawai’i captured a rare “meteor cluster” event, an unusual phenomenon where a group of meteors appeared from the same direction in the sky for 10 seconds.
The rare meteor event is…
A Slippery Slope? Apple Will Soon Snoop on Your Photos
August 6, 2021
The photos on your iPhone will no longer be private to just you in the fall. The photos are still yours, but Apple’s artificial intelligence is going to be looking through them constantly.
Apple’s algorithm will be inspecting them, looking out for potential child abuse and nude photo issues. This should be of major concern to photographers everywhere. Beware!
On one hand, this is a great…
