Category: Mobile

Google’s Pixel 3a drops to $300 on Amazon for Black Friday

[ad_1] If you missed out on the Pixel 3a’s price drop last week, don’t worry — you’ll have a second shot now that Black Friday is here. Google’s starter 64GB smartphone is selling for $300 between now and December 2nd at 3AM Eastern. That’s a full $100 below the official price, and tempting if you […]

Rip Curl and Surfline team up to serve videos of your surf sessions

[ad_1] This isn’t a trivial investment when you’re looking at $300 for the watch and another $8 per month for Surfline. With that said, could be worthwhile if you’re either trying to improve your surfing skills or like to share your clips. And if you’re not inclined to use a Search GPS 2, you’ll be […]

Google Photos lets you manually tag faces (as long as it sees them)

[ad_1] Specifically, you can’t just pull up a photo and start tagging your friends and family. To be able to take advantage of the feature, Photos’ face recognition algorithm needs to first recognize there are in fact human or animal faces in a photo. There are instances in which the app sometimes fails to correctly […]

AT&T and Verizon agree to change their eSIM practices

[ad_1] The DOJ was initially concerned that AT&T and Verizon attempted to lock devices on their networks even if the device had an eSIM. But the parties have agreed to change how they determine standards for eSIM, which will allow consumers to use eSIM to switch carriers, rather than having to insert a new SIM […]

‘Steven Universe: Unleash the Light’ arrives on Apple Arcade

[ad_1] The mechanics will be familiar if you’ve tried the game before. You control six of the series’ characters (including, of course, Steven) as they participate in JRPG-style battles for the fate of the galaxy. You can set formations and choose abilities that tip fights in your favor, including combo attacks and “Gem Fusions” that […]

Apple caves on demands to show Crimea as part of Russia in its apps

[ad_1] Russia forcibly annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. The country faced immediate and severe backlash from the international community, as the takeover contradicted numerous long standing agreements between the two nations. The G8 suspended Russia’s membership and imposed sanctions on the country as punishment. Since then, Russia has been diligent about representing […]

The Morning After: Meet the R2-D2 Instant Pot

[ad_1] Williams Sonoma has combined two fanbases.Star Wars-themed Instant Pots look like R2-D2, BB-8 or Darth Vader Once you’ve stocked up on Han Solo Carbonite Le Creuset cooking ware, it’s time for a themed Instant Pot. The perfect overlap of holiday shopping and aggressive Disney marketing. You can get the BB-8-styled Duo Mini 3QT for […]

Google explains how the Pixel 4 excels at night sky photography

[ad_1] The trick to capturing the night sky is taking long exposures. As such, Google bumped the Pixel 4’s maximum exposure time to four minutes, up from just one minute on the Pixel 3. However, shooting a single four minute exposure would blur the stars, so the Pixel 4 takes up to 15 exposures, each […]

The first dual-SIM 5G phones could arrive in early 2020

[ad_1] Thankfully, there might be speed to spare. MediaTek claims the “world’s fastest” data throughput, with support for 4.7Gbps downstream and 2.5Gbps upstream on sub-6GHz 5G networks. There’s WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1+ support, too. And yes, there should be some solid computing power to back up the wireless performance. The Dimensity 1000 touts four […]