Google’s push to optimize first-party apps for large screen Android devices and the Pixel Tablet continues with a handful of updates for Chrome that rolled out in recent months.
The biggest recent change is a grid view to complement the tab strip that Chrome for Android tablets has long used. Instead of just using the desktop design, a familiar tab button that notes how many pages you have open…
After having a less-than-stellar experience with the official case for the Pixel 6, I’m cautiously optimistic that Google has improved on that design for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro case.
I won’t spend long today bemoaning the design failures of the Pixel 6 Pro’s…
Google Meet appears to be on its way to TVs, with an official app showing up on Samsung Smart TVs ahead of a formal launch.
Video calling reached its heights during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still remains a huge part of daily life for many. Google’s…
Since launch, the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro have been running a Google Play system update from July, but some users are now being prompted to install a new version only to have that download fail.
While running the latest October 5, 2022 Android security patch level, the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are on a July 1, 2022 Google Play system update. It’s so old (over 90 days) that the Security Hub prompts you to…
The Pixel 6 was a reinvention of Google’s smartphone, pushing the company firmly into “flagship” territory in a way that past devices hadn’t really aimed at. Now, we’re at the second generation of that reboot, and the Pixel 7 Pro builds on Google’s flagship and…
For the past several years, Google has been working with accessory manufacturers to build out an ecosystem of high-quality options for cases, screen protectors, and more for Pixel phones and other devices. This year, Casetify is joining the Made for Google program with its…
Google announced Material You at I/O 2021, and it has since come to the vast majority of its Android apps. On the web, Gmail is the primary example, but you can also demo Material Design 3 on Material.io.
Google considers Material.io to be an “online textbook” and it was redesigned this month with even more Material Design 3 elements to demo its full potential:
For this refresh, the…
Looks like the rumors were right all along – Apple just confirmed today that it’s releasing what it’s calling iPadOS 16 on Monday, October 24. That’s exactly the date which was rumored last week.
Apple released iOS 16 last month but, for the first…
NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky
October 19, 2022
Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky.
Every six months, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or NEOWISE…
Following Tuesday’s announcement of new iPad models, Apple has confirmed that iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1 and other software updates will be released to the public next week. And now, the company has released new RC (Release Candidate) builds of these updates to developers and public beta users.
Today’s build number is 20B79, compared to the previous build 20B5072b. Developers and public beta…
