As the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro make their way to customers around the world, Apple’s VP of iPhone product marketing Kaiann Drance recently joined the Rich On Tech show with Rich DeMuro for an interview. During the show, Drance talked in-depth about the iPhone 12, MagSafe accessories, and more.
Regarding the iPhone 12’s support for 5G, Drance explained how Apple is working to balance…
Full iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro teardown from iFixit reveals modular design with interchangeable parts
October 27, 2020
After streaming the teardown live on YouTube on Friday, the folks over at iFixit have now shared the full details of what’s inside the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. The teardown shows a few key changes this year, including the fact that the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro share…
This week’s top stories: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro release, iOS 14.1 features, iPad Air, more
October 27, 2020
In this week’s top stories: The iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPad Air 4 are here, plus iOS 14.1 details, new HomePod features, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are now available, and early reviews and…
Some Pixel 5 owners can’t make NFC payments with Google Pay
October 26, 2020
The Pixel 5 is a solid if slightly overpriced and unspectacular device, but early issues are already manifesting. The latest shows that some Pixel 5 owners are unable to make payments using NFC and, therefore, Google Pay.
As Google Pay is effectively baked in to Android 11 thanks to the Cards & Passes feature, this issue is quite pronounced if you do choose to leave your wallet at home – and…
OxygenOS 10.0.9/10.0.14 now rolling out for OnePlus 7/7T series w/ September patch, more
October 26, 2020
Multiple OTA files in the form of OxygenOS 10.0.9 and 10.0.14 are now rolling out for the OnePlus 7 and 7T series respectively, bringing a host of device-specific fixes and the September 2020 security patch.
The update rollouts were confirmed in a series of posts over on the…
In addition to YouTube Music, Google today is bringing iOS 14 home screen widgets to Photos. It delightfully lets you see “memories” every time you unlock your iPhone or iPad.
The “Your memories” widget is available in the standard three sizes (2×2, 4×2, and 4×4)…
After adding Samsung devices to its online store, Google Fi is now launching a Phone subscription program. The Pixel 4a is the first device available, with buyers saving “$133 over two years.”
Google’s MVNO is advertising this program as an alternative to the “time consuming, complicated and expensive” process of “choosing and upgrading to a new phone.”
For $15 per month, you get the…
Gamers condemn a Google Stadia Montreal Creative Director for saying streamers should be paying publishers
October 26, 2020
Following three days of “Good Stuff” announcements, “Stadia” has begun trending on Twitter following a tweet from a Google Stadia Games & Entertainment Creative Director suggesting that streamers should be paying game studios a percentage of their revenue.
From…
The name “Hummer” has long been synonymous with gas-guzzling SUVs, but last night, GMC announced a revival of the brand with a new electric vehicle. Now, we’re learning that the Hummer EV “supertruck” is actually running an Android operating system that may one day…
Google Fi in classic Hangouts will stop working this January, new Messages for web coming
October 26, 2020
In addition to announcing a Phone subscription program, Google today emailed Fi subscribers about how to “Move [their] conversations to Messages by Google.” Support documents lay out in detail what to expect and that Fi texting in the Hangouts app will stop working at the start of next year.
Hangouts users are encouraged to start using the Messages app. Google announced as much last week (and…
