[ad_1] The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro might be Google’s “fastest-selling Pixels to date,” but they haven’t been what I’d consider a slam dunk in the hardware department. I’m not talking about aesthetics here: I’m a fan of the camera bar look, personally, though I detest curved displays. To each their own. Looking at the big picture, I think the …
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Xiaomi’s 12T Pro launches with high-resolution 200-megapixel camera
[ad_1] Xiaomi has officially announced its flagship smartphone lineup for the second half of the year — the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro. The latter is notable for being the first Xiaomi phone to make use of Samsung’s 200-megapixel HP1 camera sensor, while the non-Pro version “only” has a 108-megapixel camera. In mainland Europe, both phones will be available on …
Read More »Apple SIM can no longer activate new cellular data plans on iPad
[ad_1] Apple SIM technology is no longer available to activate new cellular data plans on iPads. The Apple SIM, first introduced by Apple in 2014, is a programmable SIM card that could be configured with different operator profiles, eliminating the need to buy a physical SIM from the carrier itself. The change was first spotted by MacRumors. Apple quietly made …
Read More »Google Pixel launch event 2022: start time and how to watch
[ad_1] Last May, at Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O 2022, there were hints about the company’s upcoming Pixel 7 and 7 Pro phones. Now, five months later, at Google’s Pixel launch event this coming Thursday, we are finally going to be introduced to them. Of course, there won’t be all that many surprises; there have been quite a few …
Read More »Verizon teases a ‘5G gaming handheld’ made by Razer
[ad_1] Verizon is teasing that it’s working on a 5G gaming handheld with Razer and Qualcomm, which is set to be fully announced on October 15th at RazerCon. The carrier talked a little about the device, which will be called the Razer Edge 5G, at a keynote at MWC Las Vegas, saying that it’ll run Android and give you access …
Read More »NFL Plus is coming to Verizon’s Plus Play platform
[ad_1] Verizon and the NFL go way back, and on Wednesday, the two groups announced their next new partnership: NFL Plus, the NFL’s new mobile streaming service, will be one of the streaming services offered on Plus Play, Verizon’s upcoming subscription management platform. Verizon first announced Plus Play in March, and to me, it sounds a lot like Apple’s Channels …
Read More »Dish’s 5G service still feels like a beta
[ad_1] As soon as I got in my car, my Galaxy S22 connected to Dish’s brand new 5G network lost connection to the internet. I was a little surprised but not shocked — the service, Project Genesis, is only a few months old and only covers around a quarter of the US population. The service has always been a bit …
Read More »Leaked Galaxy S23 renders suggest Samsung could ditch the camera bump
[ad_1] Unofficial renders of Samsung’s next flagship smartphones suggest it could be about to ditch the camera bumps seen on this year’s Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus. Instead, renders published by OnLeaks via Digit and SmartPrix claim that the Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus will simply have three protruding camera lenses, with no raised section between them. It’s a design …
Read More »Netflix users can now claim their gamertags
[ad_1] Netflix is officially introducing gamertag-style handles subscribers can use in its mobile games. The company first began rolling out handles that will be shown in multiplayer games and on online leaderboards in some games last month, but in a blog post published Tuesday, Netflix said that users can now set them up on both iOS and Android devices. The …
Read More »The new NBA app introduces a TikTok-like vertical video feed
[ad_1] The TikTok-like video feed will feature content from games. | Image: NBA TikTok’s vertically-oriented, curated approach to social video has transformed feeds for better and worse, and the NBA is next in line with its newly redesigned app for Android and iOS. A major part of its individualized user experience is a “For You” vertical video feed that will …
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