Sony has published an official warning on its website that states that it is aware that lasers can cause damage to its cameras’ image sensors. While this information is probably not news to most, Sony notably has finally publicly acknowledged the danger.
While there have been stories that report the damage that lasers can cause to camera sensors that date as far back as 2010, Sony has chosen…
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NASA Study Highlights Importance of Surface Shadows in Moon Water Puzzle
The shadows cast by the roughness of the Moon’s surface create small cold spots for water ice to accumulate even during the harsh…
Slimmer chips could boost iPhone battery size from 2023
August 2, 2021
Slimmer chips could enable Apple to increase the size of battery fitted in iPhones and other devices, without affecting the overall dimensions.
A supply-chain report indicates that Apple will be increasing its use of a technology the company referenced in a patent last month…
Fitness data can be a tremendous motivational tool for creating healthy habits when clearly visualizing buckets of information captured with the Apple Watch. That’s what Fitness Totals for iOS is all about, and the first major update to the iPhone app that launched last year is taking it even further.
Timothy Buck and company have taken a proven method for visualizing information in Fitness…
Android updates are still not perfect, but we’re seeing things improve year over year. Samsung has accumulated a stellar update track record as of late and is now among the best in the business when it comes to rolling out Android updates. Now, the company is rolling out…
When Apple introduced MagSafe to the iPhone 12 series in late 2020, we didn’t expect it to take almost a year for similar magnetic tricks to arrive on Android. However, Realme is looking to one-up MagSafe with its own MagDart magnetic charger.
Although not officially…
Google’s Wear OS has always been known for its battery life, but in a negative sense rather than a positive one. The platform has been notorious for powering smartwatches that can only last about a day, but Wear OS 3 will seemingly change that. According to a new Galaxy Watch 4 Classic leak, battery life could last as long as a whopping seven days.
WinFuture today posted a more in-depth look…
Some Android Auto users have been missing the weather icon for months; Google working on it
August 2, 2021
Google’s big redesign to Android Auto a couple of years ago resulted in the removal of a quick weather icon. It was later restored, but some users mysteriously lost it again earlier this year.
It was in February of 2020 that Google brought back the weather icon in…
Gboard redesign with Material You theming, Google Sans comes to Android 12 [Update: Rolled out]
August 2, 2021
With Beta 3 earlier this week, Google’s upcoming design language is appearing in more places throughout the OS. Some Android 12 users are now seeing the Gboard Material You redesign live.
Update 8/2: The Gboard redesign with Material You theming and button tweaks (which…
Google’s canceled ‘Android for Feature Phones’ gets a detailed overview in new leak [Video]
August 2, 2021
It’s no secret that Google has been trying hard to better service emerging smartphone markets, with India being a major focus for the company. “Android for Feature Phones” was once an ambition Google was working towards, but it was scrapped before coming to market. Now, we’re getting a better look at what that platform would have been.
Looking back a bit, we previously reported on…
