At this point, Google’s biggest Android apps have been updated with Material You. Redesigns are widely rolled out, but widget availability varies depending on whether you have a Pixel or Samsung device running Android 12. The following is our running tally of which Google app Material You widgets are available where.
Widgets available on all Android 12 devices
The vast majority of Google’s…
40+ iOS 15.4 changes and features – hands-on with everything new for iPhone and iPad [Video]
March 16, 2022
Apple yesterday shipped the final public versions of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4. The releases include many iOS 15.4 changes and features, along with several noteworthy updates. Included is the ability to unlock your iPhone while wearing a mask, support for Universal Control on…
Xbox Cloud Gaming for iPhone and iPad becomes ‘smoother and more responsive’ in latest update
March 16, 2022
Microsoft has announced that its Xbox Cloud Gaming service (formerly xCloud) has received a valuable update for a smoother experience for all supported iPhones and iPads. Backing up the claim, Microsoft is hearing praise from iOS users on the new changes.
As a refresher…
iOS 15.4 is now available, here’s why you should update
March 16, 2022
Apple has officially released iOS 15.4 to the general public. This update comes a few weeks after the company introduced iOS 15.3, a small upgrade compared to iOS 15.2, which brought SharePlay compatibility. Here’s everything new with iOS 15.4 that should make you update your iPhone now.
New emoji
Why even bother updating to a new operating system if it doesn’t have new emoji? Luckily, iOS…
One of the subtle changes Apple has included with watchOS 8.5 is the ability to restore the wearable’s firmware without having to send it in for repair. Here’s how it works to restore Apple Watch with iPhone.
In a new support document that arrived alongside the release…
Ahead of an electric motorcycle, Kawasaki shows off an electric goat robot with a human rider
March 15, 2022
If I didn’t know better, I’d think Kawasaki was doing everything it could to delay giving the world a new electric motorcycle. Instead of an awesome two-wheeler, Kawasaki just rolled out a four-legger in the form of a goat robot.
Well there’s a brand new…
Volvo flew us out to sunny Palm Springs to test the relatively new C40 BEV. But the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company couldn’t help but give us a quick drive in the bigger XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid while we waited. The mid-sized SUV got a nice upgrade this year to 35 miles of all-electric driving in its ‘Pure’ mode. That puts it into our “if you can commute without using gas, it’s an…
Battery manufacturing startup Northvolt announced today a new battery cell gigafactory coming to Germany.
It’s the firm’s third large-scale battery factory.
Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on Tesla’s first Gigafactory in…
Volvo and Starbucks team up on Chargepoint DC fast charging network test from Seattle to Colorado
March 15, 2022
One area of the EV experience that traditional automakers seem to have little thirst for is the DC fast charging network that recharges their cars over long drives or in cities where Level 1/2 charging is inaccessible. Volvo is now exploring its own DC Fast Charging network…
Ampler unveils three more European-made urban electric bikes with stealthy designs, GPS, and more
March 15, 2022
Ampler Bikes, the Estonian-based manufacturer of some of the sleekest and stealthiest e-bikes we’ve tested, has just unveiled three more big updates to the company’s lineup. Following on the heels of two new models announced last week, now the Ampler Stellar, Curt, and Stout are all getting Generation 2 updates that see the bikes packed with new tech and features.
The three models previously…
