DisplayMate has put the iPhone 12 Pro Max Super Retina XDR display through its highly detailed testing and the outcome isn’t surprising: Apple has once again earned “DisplayMate’s highest ever Display Performance Grade of A+” and “Best Smartphone Display Award.” However, going beyond the iPhone 11 Pro’s accolades last year, the 12 Pro Max has matched or set 11 smartphone display…
Widgetsmith 2.0 now available with new themes and artwork for iOS 14 home screen widgets
November 18, 2020
The popular Widgetsmith app received a major update to version 2.0 today. Widgetsmith, which allows you to create custom widgets for your iOS 14 home screen, now includes pre-built themes for your widgets that are fully customizable, an RGB/HEX color chooser, and…
Apple releases second iOS 14.3 beta with Apple ProRAW to developers
November 18, 2020
Following the release of the first iOS 14.3 developer beta last Thursday, Apple has just released iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 beta 2 to developers. The update comes with some minor tweaks in addition to the Apple ProRAW mode for iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
The most…
Google Home 2.31 redesigns Media controls, lets you trigger Routines on other devices again
November 18, 2020
Back in September, the Home app lost the ability to trigger Assistant Routines. Google Home 2.31 today returns that capability, while there’s a big revamp to media controls.
A few weeks ago, Google rolled out a new fullscreen Routines page that opened after tapping the purple shortcut at the top of the Home app. “Personal Routines” can be viewed and customized, while new ones can be…
Verizon is today launching a new set-top box for its customers based on Google’s Android TV. The Verizon Stream TV, second-generation, is available starting today with new software, an updated design, and a slick feature.
In terms of hardware, the new Verizon Stream TV…
Following a step-focused redesign in April, Google Fit is now getting a richer homepage that can display more information, as well as additional sleep data and a sharing feature.
The top of the Google Fit homesceen continues to be rings for Heart Points and steps. This is…
Trump rushes through US Arctic Refuge gas and oil lease sales
November 18, 2020
Donald Trump’s administration is bulldozing through a last-minute gas and oil drilling-rights auction in Alaska’s 19-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Biden vowed to block oil exploration in the largest national wildlife refuge in the country.
Trump’s Arctic Refuge destruction
The Trump administration announced yesterday that it…
Enhance your workflow with Kanbani for Android [Video]
November 18, 2020
If you’re looking to improve your daily organization and streamline many of your daily processes and tasks, then there’s no reason you shouldn’t give a thorough test drive.
Below we go hands-on with the dedicated Kanbani Android app to better show you how to get…
We’re very lucky in Europe, as there are now nearly 40 electric vehicles to choose from. With changing attitudes to air pollution and climate change, allied to various government deadlines (a ban on new gas car sales from 2030 in the UK is expected imminently), next year…
Destiny 2 will be Google Stadia’s first completely free-to-play game, no subscription required
November 18, 2020
In Google Stadia’s biggest player outreach to date, Destiny 2’s base game is becoming entirely free-to-play — no subscription required — to match other platforms.
For the past year, Stadia has offered Destiny 2: The Collection — which includes the base game and its first two major expansions Forsaken and Shadowkeep — for free to Stadia Pro members, a deal which is set to be…
