Google’s Gboard keyboard app for Android is throwing a bone to people who use foldable phones (or at least, for now, to beta users of the app) with a split keyboard mode. According to The Verge, its aim is to make it less awkward and a little more ergonomic to type on the large, expanded […]
On July 4, Xiaomi introduced a trio of new smartphones, and one of them comes with a pretty huge new feature: a 1-inch camera sensor, which is relatively giant for a smartphone. Everything about Xiaomi’s new flagship smartphone, the Mi 12S Ultra, is big. It has a 6.73-inch OLED display, a top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Plus […]
As TechCrunch first reported, it just got much easier and more convenient to remotely watch Amazon Prime Video’s TV shows and movies together with your friends. The service’s “Watch Party” feature has received a much needed expansion from the limited use cases where it worked before — on Fire TV devices, desktop web browsers, and […]
President Joe Biden plans to ask the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect consumer data privacy following the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a new report from Axios. Biden’s request is expected to come by way of a letter to the FTC, asking the agency to protect the privacy […]
The remnants of Sprint’s network have been put out to pasture. As The Verge reports, as of yesterday, Sprint’s LTE network has been retired by its new owner, T-Mobile. That’s along with Sprint’s 3G CDMA network, which was shut down earlier this year, and what remained of T-Mobile’s own 3G network, which enters retirement today. T-Mobile […]
Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, has been awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden, the White House announced Friday. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest US honor that can be given to a civilian, and it’s presented to “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the […]
There’s a lot going on in Air Twister. The arcade-style shooter from legendary designer Yu Suzuki has just been released on Apple Arcade, and it pushes players through a strange fantasy world full of armored birds, flying squids, skeletal dragons, floating cities, and evil clocks. For Suzuki, who is best known for his work at Sega on […]
T-Mobile’s advertising business is offering a new way for marketers to pry into your app-using habits. Ad Exchanger reports that the un-carrier’s new program is called App Insights, and it’s now fully operational after spending a year in beta. The program allows third-party marketers to buy T-Mobile customer data and centers around a key piece of information that […]
According to a report from Korean outlet ETNews (via SamMobile), Samsung is getting ready to release its massive 55-inch curved Odyssey Ark monitor this August. The monitor, which was announced in January at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), has reportedly gone through a few certification programs that have to be done before it can go on sale. Details about this […]
It’s about time! Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the company plans to introduce an ad-supported tier to its streaming service in an interview at the Cannes Lions advertising festival, reports The Hollywood Reporter. And The New York Times reported last month that the company is aiming to roll out the new tier by the end of 2022. “We’ve […]