If you were unable to place an outgoing call with Google Voice this afternoon, that was due to a problem “affecting a majority of users.”
From around 4:12 p.m. to 5:04 p.m. PT, “Customers impacted by this issue may experience calls made through Google Voice to fail.” Specifically, those making outgoing calls heard a “number is not in service” message.
However, Google says SMS/MMS…
Google last changed the Play icon in 2016 when Play Movies & TV, Music, and Newsstand were still vibrantly kicking. Over six years later, the Google Play Store is getting a new logo.
Before the 2016 redesign, which also placed everything in triangles, the icon had more…
After previous branding, price, size, and color leaks, we now have our first look at Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro thanks to what should be official renders.
Evan Blass on 91mobiles this evening leaked the next-generation Galaxy Watch devices as…
XPeng teases video of City Navigation Guided Pilot: Is it a better ADAS than Tesla FSD beta?
July 7, 2022
Ahead of its official release in China, XPeng Motors has posted a teaser video showcasing the engineering (beta) version of its City Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP). The one-take video shows XPeng’s P5 sedan driving autonomously from XPeng HQ in Guangzhou to the city center, demonstrating a number of ADAS functions. If and when it reaches mass production, City NGP could offer a legitimate…
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
The Bézier Game aims to improve Photoshop users’ skills with the pen tool, a notoriously difficult implement to master for photo editors.
The game is on the website Method of Action, and it’s a free tool designed to help Photoshop and Illustrator users to…
Ricoh has announced that the limited edition GR IIIx Urban Edition, which was initially only available as part of a kit, is being made available on its own.
Ricoh initially launched the GR IIIx Urban Edition Special Limited Camera back in March. The camera features a different metallic gray finish and navy-blue ring around the lens barrel, had a few software differences, and shipped with a…
The July security patch is rolling out to Pixel (4/XL, 4a, 4a 5G, 5, 5a, 6, and 6 Pro) phones today in what should be one of — if not — the last Android 12 updates before the next major version of Google’s OS launches.
There are 12 security issues resolved in the…
Last week Google’s Gboard keyboard finally launched a split keyboard option but only for foldable devices. As it turns out, the split keyboard in Gboard also works on Microsoft’s Surface Duo.
A split virtual keyboard isn’t a particularly uncommon feature for larger…
Your laptop’s battery life may get a boost as Google Chrome looks to tone down background pages
July 7, 2022
Google Chrome is the world’s most popular internet browser, but it’s also notorious for eating up battery life in many cases. However, a new behind-the-scenes change may help that going forward.
In the latest updates to Google Chrome, a new flag has surfaced that shows a potential source of battery savings from the browser. Titled “quick intensive throttling,” this upcoming feature stops…
