LG’s G-Sync firmware update will arrive starting this week for compatible 2019 OLED TVs in North America. The company says that three ranges of OLED TVs will get the feature: the E9, C9, and entry-level B9. LG says that TVs in other regions will receive the update before the end of the year.
G-Sync is Nvidia’s variable refresh rate technology that eliminates screen-tearing by synchronizing…
Xiaomi mimics the Apple Watch with its first smartwatch
November 1, 2019
In the past, Xiaomi’s products have looked a lot like Apple versions, and Xiaomi’s first smartwatch, which will launch on November 5th, appears to be no exception. From the images and video teasers Xiaomi released through Weibo earlier this week, it bears a…
Perennial leaker Evan Blass has shared what looks like our first offical look at Motorola’s upcoming foldable display RAZR phone. In contrast to the fan render Motorola used to tease the phone back May, the image Blass shared appears to be an official marketing…
Apple Card users get 24-month interest-free financing on iPhones
November 1, 2019
Apple is giving Apple Card users an extra perk with the introduction of interest-free, 24-month financing on iPhone purchases. It announced the move on its earnings call. Along with the three percent cashback Apple Card offers on purchases from the company, that may seem a solid deal for folks who upgrade their devices often — the people Apple is targeting with the financing…
WhatsApp's fingerprint unlock feature finally arrives on Android
November 1, 2019
Earlier this year, WhatsApp added an extra layer of privacy for iOS users when it enabled support for Touch ID and Face ID. Today, it announced Fingerprint Lock for Android. Now, WhatsApp users can unlock the app with their fingerprint on Android…
Incognito Mode for Google Maps has arrived on Android
November 1, 2019
Earlier this month Google announced that its new Incognito feature for Maps had started to roll out, and now it should be here on your Android devices. Android Police points out a post on the support page from yesterday indicating that the rollout has begun in earnest. While…
Now Hulu subscribers can download and watch offline on Android
November 1, 2019
Apple TV+ is just hours from debuting and Disney+ will be here in a couple of weeks, giving Hulu less time to catch up with the pack in terms of streaming features. The video service finally added the ability to download shows for offline viewing earlier this month, but until now it only worked on iOS devices. If you use Android or Amazon’s FireOS instead of an iPhone or iPad, then we have…
iOS 13.2 can be pretty aggravating to use when you have to multitask across several apps, according to various user anecdotes. Even worse, that seems to be the case even if you have an iPhone 11 Pro or an iPad Pro. MacRumors has collected a bunch of user complaints from…
Nintendo President: Switch Lite isn’t cannibalizing the Switch
November 1, 2019
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said in a briefing for analysts that the Nintendo Switch Lite isn’t cannibalizing sales of its older sibling Nintendo Switch.
The more compact and lightweight Switch Lite is a dedicated handheld which cannot be used to display games on…
Messages trick for enabling RCS breaks on some Android phones
November 1, 2019
A hack that enabled Rich Communication Services on any Android phone and carrier emerged last weekend. According to reports over the past 24 hours, the RCS trick has stopped working for some users.
Oddly, the first wave of reports consistently came from OnePlus owners. The “Chat features” page in settings went from “Connected” to “Connecting,” or directly to the “Chat features…
