During Apple’s Q3 2021 earnings reports, CEO Tim Cook spoke briefly about the number of customers who have switched to iPhone and also about those who have recently upgraded to new devices. According to Cook, Q3 2021 represented the best quarter when it comes to upgraders, while the number of switchers was also “really strong.”
Without mentioning numbers, Tim Cook assured that the last…
The Pixel 5a 5G is on the horizon and as the hardest late-2021 Pixel to justify, it’s no doubt going to be a very tough sell with the Pixel 6 series looming. In-depth rumors are thin on the ground, but we’ve been digesting and discussing all things Pixel 5a 5G to better…
Ahead of the launch of an in-app remote that’s due for some time soon, the Google TV app for Android is getting some updates in the coming days. Starting this week, the app will add support for searching for on-demand content from YouTube TV and other providers as well as…
Off the news of June’s Pro games and a more specific release window for Ark: Survival Evolved, Google has another announcement for new games on Stadia this week. Over the next few months, the hit game Control: Ultimate Edition will be heading to Stadia along with Olympic Games Tokyo.
Announced in an blog post in May, Google confirmed that Control would be heading to Stadia over the Summer in…
Android tablets are not exactly king of the hill nowadays, but Samsung’s Galaxy Tab lineup does offer features and hardware you can’t get elsewhere. According to a new rumor, the Galaxy Tab S8 series won’t be a huge upgrade on the spec sheet, but it’ll be releasing…
Google developing ‘Switch to Android’ app for iOS to copy data and apps from your iPhone
July 28, 2021
Google is developing a new iOS app called “Switch to Android,” which should be able to copy the most important data from your iPhone and bring over your apps.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application…
Olympic athletes in 3D are the latest AR objects available in Google Search; here’s who you can see
July 28, 2021
Following an announcement at Google I/O earlier this year, the collection of 3D objects available in Search is expanding. Available now, a bunch of athletes from the Olympics can now be viewed in 3D through Search, and Google is even advertising them in Discover.
Like the 3D animals that kicked off the trend, Olympic athletes in Google Search are animated models that show up under specific…
Sundar Pichai: Fall Pixel line showcases Android 12 & ‘deep tech investments,’ touts long-term strategy
July 28, 2021
During Alphabet’s Q2 2021 earnings, Sundar Pichai talked quite a bit more about Google’s consumer hardware efforts than usual. The CEO teased the upcoming fall Pixel lineup, some highlights, and long-term strategy.
Pichai started by providing a recap of what Google…
Over the past weeks, we’ve been tracking how stock of Made by Google’s 2020 lineup has been running low at both the Google Store and various retailers. After being sold out for the most of this month, the first-party Google Fi store today delisted the Pixel 5 and 4a…
Canon patent application shows shutter-like barrier mechanism for protecting mirrorless image sensors
July 28, 2021
Left: The barrier mechanism when it’s closed; Right: The barrier mechanism when it’s open.
Canon has filed a new patent application for an in-camera mechanism designed to protect the shutter and image sensor of its mirrorless cameras from dust and debris when no lens is attached.
Japanese patent application number 2019–234718 describes (machine-translated) an ‘invention related…
