Security updates are designed to keep Android devices as secure as possible, but you’re only as safe as your latest update. OnePlus does promise regular updates for its smartphones for at least two years, so let’s see how they’re handling the May 2021 security update.
OnePlus May 2021 security update — What’s new?
The April security patch was released by Google on May 3, but as is…
Play Pass is a subscription service by Google that grants Android users access to over 800 games and apps for a low monthly cost, but Verizon subscribers are about to get a bonus. Starting this week, the service is a free perk of your cellular service.
Verizon announced…
Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed, asked to pay $16,000 to thousands of owners
May 24, 2021
In court in Norway, Tesla was found guilty of throttling charging speed and battery capacity through a software update.
Unless it appeals, Tesla is going to have to pay $16,000 to each of the thousands of owners affected in the country. The fine could be even more…
The news slipped through the cracks last week with the madness that was I/O 2021, but Google had another notable announcement. Starting with future versions of Android, Google and Qualcomm will offer a faster way to roll out neural network updates to Android users on Snapdragon chips.
First things first. What is a neural network update? NNAPI updates affect the AI-focused portion of your…
Google’s $1 billion licensing program to support publishers and surface new card-based content is now coming to the desktop web. News Showcase will be available on the Google News website after previously being limited to Android and iOS.
The News Showcase panels will…
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.
IBM’s AI research division has released a 14-million-sample dataset to develop machine learning models that can help in programming tasks. Called Project CodeNet, the dataset takes its name after…
The last update to Pixel Buds with an accompanying changelog came in September with a fix for audio cutouts, while that was preceded by a feature drop the month before. One upcoming new capability for the Pixel Buds could be the ability to see remaining battery life in hours on Android 12.
Today, the Pixel Buds companion ‘app’ can show the battery life for each component as a percentage.
Scoring explained: Why we think the Fujifilm GFX 100S’ peers are cameras half its price (NOT the Sony a1)
May 24, 2021
I’m, at best, a keen enthusiast photographer but the GFX 100S’ strengths are all in areas that benefit the kinds of photos I like to take (everyday scenes, landscape, portraiture), whereas the a1’s aren’t: its speed would be utterly wasted on me.
The…
Starting next week, Twitch for iOS is adding over 350 new tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.
According to the company in a blog post, the list of new tags includes transgender, Black, disabled, veteran, and…
The new Torque 1 e-bike may be the most affordable torque sensor-based electric bike yet
May 23, 2021
The Torque 1 electric commuter bike from St Petersberg, Florida-based Ride Scoozy may just be one of the most affordable electric bicycles out there with a torque sensor.
For those that don’t nerd out about e-bikes as much as the rest of us, a torque sensor is just a more elegant way of controlling power on an electric bike.
E-bikes that lack throttles are powered by a Pedal Assist System…
