General Motors (GM) today announced that it has finalized agreements to power all of its US sites with clean energy by 2025.
This is in line with the accelerated target that GM announced in September 2021, which is five years ahead of the 2030 target the company announced in early 2021 and 25 years ahead of the initial target of 2050, set in 2016.
GM’s clean energy portfolio now includes…
While Google apps have generally removed the navigation drawer in recent years, some have brought them back with YouTube for Android and iOS being the latest example of that.
For many years, the second tab in YouTube’s bottom bar was for a “Trending” page. That was…
Samsung Galaxy S22 gets astrophotography and multiple exposure mode in latest camera updates
October 27, 2022
A lot of Android devices now rely heavily on software to make cameras capable of much more than normally possible. Today, Samsung announced a new set of camera updates to the Expert RAW and Camera Assistant app on the Galaxy S22 that makes things like astrophotography and…
At the start of August, Google replaced the Duo logo with Meet’s four-colored icon only to bring it back due to user confusion. With the latest update to Google Meet, the Duo icon is once again gone on Android.
In late August, Google intentionally brought back the Duo icon on Android to help people that launch video calling by searching “Duo” in their app launcher. As such, users have two…
Pixel owners can now leave Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 feedback
October 27, 2022
Following last week’s surprise drop of Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3, Google this morning released the accompanying feedback survey, though there is an oversight.
The Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 feedback survey starts by having you confirm the version (T1B3.221003.003) you’re…
Following Cloud Next 2022 earlier this month, Google Meet is getting two more announcements focused on enterprise video calling hardware, including how these dedicated cameras will run Android.
Meet hardware for conference rooms has traditionally run ChromeOS, but Google…
With recent updates to the Google Search app, Google has been steadily preparing redesigns of Discover and the Assistant for the Pixel Tablet.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of…
Google is rolling out an update to the Pixel Camera app a month after the last release, with version 8.6 introducing a handful of Material You tweaks and Speech enhancement for the rear Pixel 6 lens.
Update 10/26: Google is widely rolling out a minor update to Camera 8.6…
Xbox Game Pass accounts for 15 percent of Microsoft’s gaming revenue, says Phil Spencer
October 27, 2022
Microsoft’s Game Pass service is profitable and accounts for about 15 percent of the company’s overall Xbox content and services revenue. Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer shared the tidbit of information in an on-stage interview at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech…
iOS 16.2 adds new Sleep widget for your Lock Screen, Medications widget also coming soon
October 27, 2022
iOS 16.2 beta 1 launched yesterday to developers with a handful of new features and changes. As it turns out, the update includes a new Lock Screen widget option for Sleep data from the Health app. There’s also a new Medications widget coming soon as well.
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The new Sleep widget for the Lock Screen is included in the first beta of iOS 16.2. You can add it to your iPhone’s Lock Screen to…
