Under the auspice of spring cleaning, Google Photos is redesigning its Library and Sharing tabs over the coming weeks. There’s a focus on easier sorting of albums and shared content, as well as the introduction of various shortcuts.
The Library tab today starts with compact links to Favorites, Utilities, Archive, and Trash. This is followed by a carousel of on-device folders and a grid of…
Home security is important in today’s day and age, but it’s something that’s unfortunately not easy in Google’s ecosystem. While Nest cameras go a long way in protecting your home, Google pulled the plug on its only true security system, Nest Secure, in late 2020…
Motorola Edge+ has a stylus and 3 years of security updates for $999 [Update: Launch details]
March 23, 2022
Motorola’s name and reputation in the smartphone industry has changed a lot in recent years, with the company only making a return to flagship phones in the past couple of years. Today, Motorola is announcing the Edge+ (2022), its latest, stylus-wielding flagship phone…
Google Phone & Messages address potential privacy concerns, reduce call & message metadata collection
March 23, 2022
In response to a research paper outlining the data collected by Google’s Phone and Messages apps, including call and text records, the company has updated both apps to better respect privacy.
As initially reported this morning by The Register, a new research paper has been published by Professor Douglas Leith of Trinity College Dublin, detailing the data collected by apps that are powered by…
Back in November 2021, Netflix announced that it would launch a new addition to its mobile app – a gaming section. While the service only started out with a few titles, it has been expanding over time. So what does Netflix’s gaming section have to offer in terms of…
Report: Samsung Galaxy A12 was the world’s most popular smartphone in 2021, foldables grew 300%
March 23, 2022
According to a new report, the most popular smartphone in the world for the year of 2021 wasn’t an iPhone, or a high-end Android phone, but rather Samsung’s affordable Galaxy A12.
Given its smaller lineup and immense popularity, Apple’s base-tier iPhone is usually…
After updating the primary tab with interactive device toggles inspired by Android 11, the Google Home app wants to redesign the “Feed” to be more useful.
The Google Home app consists of two main tabs. There’s the “Home View” with a list of all your devices laid out in a grid that Google just updated to allow for quicker actions. Next to it is the “Home Feed” tab that’s meant to…
After the death of Play Music, Google Play was left with applications, books, and television. The Play Store will soon drop Movies & TV on Android with the Google TV app being the new place to buy and rent content.
When YouTube Music replaced the Play equivalent…
As reported by Reuters, Apple and patent-licensing company WiLAN have signed a new license agreement. Concerning wireless technology, the companies have had patent disputes for years and finally reached an agreement.
WiLAN is an intellectual property licensing company…
Today, Twitter announces it’s launching a new way for users to post their own GIFs by creating them with the in-app camera on iOS devices.
According to the Twitter Support account, more than just sharing GIFs, iPhone users can now create their own animated images within the app following these simple steps:
On the Twitter app, tap to create a new tweet;
Select the Camera icon;
Choose the…
