[ad_1] The eMarketer team credited the change of leadership to the growing ubiquity of NFC payment terminals, particularly in common shopping destinations like grocery stores — you’re more likely to use Apple Pay if your local shop supports it. As omnipresent as Starbucks is in American culture, it’s only one retailer. As for Apple’s reported […]
Category: Mobile
Google explains when it slows down the Pixel 4’s Smooth Display
[ad_1] If you wanted to make everything on your screen refresh faster, you’d have to go into developer mode and enable the “Force 90 Hz refresh rate” setting. But since it was touted as one of the phone’s highlights, people expected it would work all the time. That is not the case. If you don’t […]
Google’s new apps are about reining in screen time
[ad_1] Unlock Clock adds a live wallpaper to your smartphone that tracks the number of times you’ve unlocked your device throughout the day. In this way, you don’t need to find your way to the Digital Wellbeing portion of Android’s settings menu to find how many times you’ve unlocked your phone out of pure habit. […]
The Morning After: Mazda’s first EV opens wide with Freestyle doors
[ad_1] Tokyo Motor Show 2019Mazda’s first electric car opens up thanks to ‘Freestyle’ doors We don’t know when Mazda’s first EV will go on sale or how far it can travel on a charge, but we can see those doors. The MX-30 features the RX-8’s Freestyle door design on both sides — taking the challenge […]
‘NBA Now’ game offers a quick basketball fix on your phone
[ad_1] There are some uncommon twists for games like this. Player ratings are based on real NBA stats that change from day to day. And if your NBA knowledge runs deep, you can earn perks for predicting winning teams. Multiplayer, meanwhile, should keep the game lively. The title is available for free, although you likely […]
AT&T offers the LG G8X with a ‘free’ Dual Screen case
[ad_1] We’ve asked AT&T about the availability of the Dual Screen for customers on existing lines. Suffice it to say that the phone becomes a tougher sell if you don’t get that attachment for free, though. It’s an upgrade over the regular G8 with a larger 6.4-inch OLED screen, a larger 4,000mAh battery and an […]
Researchers create an artificial skin that makes your phone ticklish
[ad_1] Researchers in Bristol, UK and Paris, France have developed an artificial, skin-like membrane that mimics human skin not only in appearance, but in its sensing capabilities. Via a hypodermis layer, an electrode layer of conductive threads and a textured surface layer, the membrane is able to “feel” a variety of gestures and interactions, such […]
‘Pokémon Go’ will introduce online battles in early 2020
[ad_1] Starting next year, you’ll be able to put your Pokémon battle skills to the test against other players around the world. Niantic has announced a new Pokémon Go feature called Go Battle League, which builds upon Trainer Battles and enables online play. The company introduced Trainer Battles last year to give you a way […]
Adobe may reveal Illustrator for iPad in November
[ad_1] A spokeswoman for Adobe wouldn’t confirm or deny the rumor, telling Bloomberg that the company had “nothing new to share at this time.” As with Photoshop, both Adobe and Apple have mutual interests in bringing Illustrator to the iPad. For Adobe, this is another way to spur Creative Cloud subscriptions. You might be more […]
GOAT expands into apparel and accessories
[ad_1] For now, apparel and accessories are only available on GOAT’s iOS and Android apps, but they’ll soon be available on GOAT.com and the company’s WeChat mini program in China. Earlier this month, GOAT added an AR feature that lets users “try on” sneakers before they make a purchase, chances are we’ll see GOAT do […]