Twitter Circles were first announced earlier this year, bringing back the name and general idea of Google+’s Circles. Now, Circles are rolling out widely to everyone.
What are Twitter Circles? As we covered back in May, the idea here is to send tweets to a select group of users rather than the general public. Up to 150 users can be in a Circle, and tweets sent to a Circle can’t be retweeted or…
Google celebrates its inception every year on September 27 and marks it internationally with deals on first-party hardware. The Google Store will be having that one-day 24th birthday sale a bit early next week.
Across most European and some Asia-Pacific (Japan and Taiwan…
Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of themed icons; here’s an ongoing list of apps that support the…
Last September, the Google app redesigned its “Collections” tab, and the system built in to Search for bookmarks is now becoming more prominent with a save button directly on mobile web results.
When opening web pages through the Google app (Search or Discover), the built-in browser (on iOS and Chrome Custom Tab for Android) has long featured an “Add to collection” button in the top-right…
Google Design today shared a video “collage of animated experiments inspired by #MaterialDesign,” specifically Material You.
Coming in at under two minutes, it’s the culmination of artwork created by someform Studio that Google Design commissioned and has been sharing…
Ubisoft’s Rocksmith+ subscription service will arrive on September 6th, the publisher announced today. Following a nearly year-long delay, the guitar learning platform will be available on PC exclusively through the Ubisoft Store. With 5,000 songs available at lunch…
In a week, Apple will announce the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro series. With leakers now debating over the colors that Apple will unveil, graphic designer Ian Zelbo has shared some renders with the possible colors for these upcoming phones – and they look great
Ian Zelbo‘s renders use information shared by Twitter user Jioriku and an account from Naver. Both have said these will be the…
iPhone 14 chip news: What to expect
August 31, 2022
Apple is set to unveil the all-new iPhone 14 lineup this fall, bringing new features such as an always-on display and upgraded camera hardware. What about the iPhone 14 chip? As it turns out, things are going to be interesting this year. The iPhone 14 chip will be different…
As you probably already know, iMessage is Apple’s instant messaging platform. It was introduced in 2011, and Apple never made it available for Android or Windows. This has frustrated many users, especially those who want to switch from iOS to Android but don’t want to…
Baidu’s (BIDU) Apollo Go service strikes 1 million EV autonomous ride milestone in China
August 30, 2022
Chinese tech giant Baidu (BIDU) beat Wall Street’s Q2 earnings estimates on Tuesday despite several headwinds in China’s economy. Baidu’s Apollo Go, its robotaxi business, unveiled its next-gen autonomous EV, the Apollo RT6, as the service surpasses 1 million rides.
Like Google in the US, Baidu dominates the search market in China with a market share of three-fourths (75.5%).
Although…