QR codes have been around for years, but they were underused in the time when they required a separate app to be installed in order to use them. Now, just about every phone, including Google’s Pixel lineup, has a QR scanner built-in, but according to a recent report, Google’s phones have been misreading some codes.
German publication Heise reported last week that Google Pixel phones misread…
After missing its original 2021 deadline, Microsoft this morning is rolling out Android 11 to the Surface Duo.
Featuring the January security patch, the Surface Duo gets the following new features with Android 11:
Enabled launching of OneNote when clicking the top button…
Smartwatches can be a very mixed bag, and Wear OS hasn’t quite hit the heights most of us would have hoped. We’ll likely see a resurgence over the coming years as Google and Samsung really invest in the platform. The first sign of that increased investment is the Galaxy…
Low-end ‘Chromecast HD with Google TV’ rumored as existing dongle adds ‘4K’ sticker on box
January 25, 2022
On Friday, we reported that Google was developing a new Chromecast device powered by Google TV. A new report today corroborates the existence of “Boreal” and reveals that it will be a lower-end streaming dongle that might launch as the “Chromecast HD with Google TV.”
As the name suggests, it will only support HD output (at 60FPS) instead of the 4K resolution offered by the 2020 model.
Earlier this month, 9to5Google reported that Google’s upcoming foldable might be named the “Pixel Notepad” and that it may cost less than the Galaxy Fold. We are now hearing that Google has a price of around $1,400 in mind for the Pixel Notepad.
This target price…
In case you hadn’t noticed, the Pixel line of phones – while great devices – are absolutely not without issues. Among those issues tends to be adaptive screen brightness problems, wherein the Google Pixel on Android adjusts brightness under the wrong circumstances.
Google TV needs a ‘flagship’ Chromecast to set an example, even if a cheaper one will sell well
January 25, 2022
The $50 Chromecast with Google TV was a great launch vehicle for Google’s latest attempt at offering a streaming platform, but as it enters 2022, the affordable device’s flaws are being felt by more people. As we reported last week, Google is working on another Chromecast device, but one that’s even more on the low end — here’s why we’d rather see a “flagship.”
Quickly recapping…
Back in September, Google added support for uploading image watermarks in Docs and is now making it easy to create your own background text identifiers.
Insert > Watermark on the web will open a side panel that features the new Text tab next to Image. You just Insert…
WhatsApp for iOS has just been updated to version 22.2.75. With that, many features being tested for a few months are now rolling out to the public version of the app.
One of the most important features of this update is the ability to pause and resume while recording…
Seeing a pink screen on your iPhone 13? Here’s how to fix it
January 25, 2022
Since the launch of the iPhone 13, some users have been dealing with a pink iPhone 13 screen bug that is often accompanied by slow performance, apps freezing/not working properly, and unexpected shutdowns. Let’s look at what you can do to fix the pink iPhone 13 screen bug.
While some early reports of the pink iPhone 13 screen surfaced when the lineup launched back in October, the problem has…
