One of the hallmarks of the upcoming Material You design language, featured in Android 12, is apps theming themselves based on your current wallpaper. Signs have begun to point toward Chrome for Android preparing to support Material You color theming.
Update: A new flag confirms the Material You coloring will indeed be coming soon to Chrome on Pixel phones.
Material You is set to freshen up…
Tesla increases the price of the base Model Y again
June 26, 2021
Tesla has been almost continuously adjusting its prices across its lineup over the past few months, and now, the Model Y is seeing another small price increase.
In February, Tesla made several changes to Model 3 and Model Y prices, mostly going down, again in early…
Podcast: Tesla opening Supercharger network to other EVs, supercomputer, Mustang Mach-E GT, and more
June 26, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla making moves to open Supercharger network to other electric cars, Tesla’s latest supercomputer, Ford Mustang Mach-E GT range, and…
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney: Game companies say they love innovation but resist creators at every turn
June 25, 2021
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Owen Mahoney has grown skeptical of people who say they love innovation but fail to support creative people. The Nexon CEO brought this up in a speech at the recent Nexon Developers Conference in South Korea.
The thing is that he is kind of casting suspicion on people in roles like himself, as Mahoney is…
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On the GamesBeat Decides podcast this week, editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti woke up early so Jeff could go to the zoo. That means you get Jeff’s disturbing morning voice. The…
The photography website Feature Shoot is bringing the museum outside and giving photographers a chance to have their work posted on billboards in New York City as part of its Global Billboard Project, replacing commercial advertising with art.
Feature Shoot says that its…
Apps can request access to more RAM with iOS 15 entitlement, exceeding normal system memory limits
June 25, 2021
A newly documented entitlement will allow app developers to request privileged access to RAM on iOS and iPadOS. This system entitlement has existed in prior iOS versions as a private escape hatch, used by some internal processes.
The change from private to public means that third-party app developers will be able to take advantage of it where appropriate. This will be especially useful on the…
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 180 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New: The iOS hits Leo’s Fortune and INKS have arrived on…
iPhone has become an incredibly powerful device over the last fourteen years and the early days of the smartphone’s experience can feel like ancient history. Now a new speed test looks to quantify how much faster the iPhone 12 is compared to the original iPhone.
While an…
Over the past few weeks, Google has introduced standalone preference pages for various Assistant features. The latest sees Google Assistant settings for the Android “Lock screen.”
The new “Lock screen” menu is grouped under “Popular Settings,” like Voice Match, Languages, and Routines, before the full alphabetical list. On first launch, you get a splash screen about using Assistant…
