Security updates are designed to keep Android devices as secure as possible, but you’re only as safe as your latest update. OnePlus does promise regular updates for its smartphones for at least two years, so let’s see how they’re handling the September 2021 security update.
OnePlus September 2021 security update — What’s new?
Google released the September security patch way back on…
Here’s what 9to5Google readers said they prefer between fingerprint scanners and face unlock
October 11, 2021
With the Pixel series, up until now, we’ve relied on a capacitive fingerprint scanner save 2019, where Face Unlock was briefly added to the mix. Because the Pixel 6 is set to include software-based Face Unlock and an in-display fingerprint scanner, we wanted to know just…
Google AdSense helps monetize millions of websites, making it a crucial tool for many. This morning, though, some were left in shock as the AdSense dashboard was suddenly down, leaving publishers and site owners unable to check their earnings or manage ads.
Navigating to…
Google TV starts rolling out user profiles next month on Chromecast, televisions from Sony, and TCL
October 11, 2021
Over a year after its debut, Google TV is getting a major and welcome upgrade. Rolling out next month, Google TV is getting user profiles.
Google TV is all about personalized recommendations, which made the lack of personal profiles on the platform a pretty huge downside since it meant recommendations might be perfect for one family member, but wrong for another using the same TV. After…
Google TV update will bring cards to Ambient Mode w/ info including weather, sports scores
October 11, 2021
Alongside the announcement of user profiles, Google TV is getting another fairly big upgrade in the near future. Soon, the Ambient Mode screen on Google TV will add support for cards that show information and content from select apps and services.
“Glanceable” cards on…
Tesla announced a new “Gigabeer” with Cybertruck-inspired bottle that it plans to sell out of its factory in Germany.
From a fart machine inside Tesla vehicles to flamethrowers, Elon Musk has had plenty of strange ideas that sounded like jokes but became reality.
Back…
A few months after its reveal at Google I/O 2021, Google started rolling out its new Android TV remote in the Google TV app last month. Now, the company is confirming plans to bring the same functionality to the Google Home app on Android and iOS devices.
In a community post today, Google confirmed plans to add a remote for Google TV and Android TV devices to the Home app. This would live…
Tesla has officially started its “wider release” of Full Self-Driving Beta in the US, which consists of slowly allowing more owners to download based on their “safety score.”
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD) enables Tesla vehicles…
Kawasaki announces its motorcycles to go all-electric by 2035
October 11, 2021
The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer has announced that by the year 2035, it will only sell electric motorcycles in developed countries.
The timeline is one of the farthest set for a shift to electric vehicles, and the commitment leaves room for the continued sale of…
Google applications on iOS have long been criticized for not feeling native to the platform. Earlier this year, the company’s designers reviewed their approach for developing iOS apps and opted for a change.
Google apps on iOS have long looked and functioned near identically to their Android counterparts. That in itself is fine and the company’s prerogative, but Apple enthusiasts have…
