There’s no doubt podcasts are having a moment. They have been for a while, and it started before we were all stuck at home. Music services, production companies and more are betting big on the format, by either snapping up platforms and high-profile hosts or announcing a slate of new shows at a constant pace. Of course, that’s all well and good for the established players, but what about…
If you want to add your account to the WhatsApp Mac app, you’ll now need to use either Face ID or Touch ID on your iPhone in order to activate it. The new requirement applies to any iPhone with either of the biometric login features …
The Mac app works in a rather…
Report: Facebook building antitrust lawsuit against Apple over iOS 14 privacy features
January 28, 2021
Facebook is reportedly planning to take its long-running battle with Apple to the courts. The Information reports that Facebook has been working with outside legal counsel to prepare an antitrust lawsuit against Apple alleging that the company “abused its power in the…
OxygenOS 10.3.8 rolls out for OnePlus 6/6T w/ January patch
January 28, 2021
The OxygenOS 10.3.8 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 6 and 6T with the incremental update touting the January 2021 security patch but very little else of note.
After seeing the entire OnePlus 7 and original Nord get an OxygenOS 11.0 Open Beta with all the trappings of Android 11, those with the OnePlus 6 or 6T will have to make do with another Android 10-based OxygenOS 10.3.8 update for…
While it’s most definitely a “simple” note-taking, checklist, and reminders app, Google Keep is great at what it does. It should be a little easier to stay on top of reminders though, as Google Keep is now adding location-based reminders as of the latest update.
The…
Galaxy S21 series can apply custom backgrounds, blur to video calling apps including Google Duo
January 28, 2021
Video calling has become more important than ever before, and Samsung’s new smartphones have a neat way to take advantage of that. With the Galaxy S21 series, users can apply custom backgrounds and other video effects to apps such as Google Duo, Zoom, and Microsoft…
Samsung adopted Android 11’s slick smart home controls after all, they’ve just been moved
January 28, 2021
One of the coolest new features of Android 11 is the ability to use the power menu to host a bunch of shortcuts to your smart home devices. There was no sign, however, of Samsung adopting this feature in its take on the update, but it turns out they did after all. Samsung has smart home controls on Android 11; they just moved the location.
In Android 11 on Pixels and some other devices (OnePlus…
Telegram update lets you import chat history from WhatsApp, improves animations on Android
January 28, 2021
This year has seen a spike in interest for secure messaging apps and one of our favorites, Telegram, is seizing the oppurtunity. With its latest update, Telegram is introducing the ability to import your chat history from other apps including WhatsApp.
In a blog post…
CAKE unveils solar-charging electric motorcycle designed to catch poachers in Africa
January 28, 2021
We first reported late last year on Swedish electric motorcycle manufacturer CAKE’s ambitious plan to deliver solar-charging electric motorcycles to Africa to combat poachers.
Now the company is unveiling the new bikes, known as the CAKE Kalk AP, for anti-poaching…
Tesla new Model S/X refresh: 12 new features yet to be announced
January 28, 2021
Electrek has obtained more information about Tesla’s new Model S and Model X and some of the smaller changes that have yet to be announced.
Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh yesterday, but surprisingly, it was sort of in the sidelines of the company’s Q4 2020 financial release.
CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla will hold another call to discuss the new Model S…
