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Schalke supporter amazes fans by balancing three pints of beer and a mobile phone on his head

IPEh?! Schalke supporter amazes fans by balancing three pints of beer and a mobile phone on his head… all while fist pumping and cheering on his team Schalke secured promotion to the Bundesliga with a 3-2 win over St Pauli During the game, one supporter was spotted balancing three pints on his head He first […]

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Google Pixel 6a announced to take on iPhone SE 3 with low price tag

The Google Pixel 6a has been confirmed, at the keynote conference of Google IO 2022 (we’ve got a live blog running for the whole event here). This is a budget spin on the Google Pixel 6, judging at least by the ‘a’ in its name and the conventions of the series. So far, though, we’re […]

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Sonos announces a $279 soundbar without HDMI along with its own voice assistant to thwart Amazon and Google

Sonos has long been heralded as the whole-home audio company that places sound fidelity, design, and material quality above the need for affordability. But given the market share it’s losing to competitors like Google and Amazon on the smart speaker front, and Vizio, Samsung, TCL, and Sony on the soundbar front, it’s attempting to find […]

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AT&T rolls out location tracking on emergency calls from Minnesota cellphones

AT&T Co. rolled out a system in Minnesota and nearby states this week to more accurately pinpoint callers to 911 and alert the nearest emergency service. The company, which operates the nation’s third-largest mobile network by subscribers, worked with Intrado Corp. to pick up GPS signals from cellphones calling 911 to route the call to […]

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Google’s Android Studio IDE gets live edits to speed up development cycles – TechCrunch

It’s Google I/O today and as is tradition, the company is using the event to introduce the latest releases of its Android Studio development environment. Launching today are a new beta of Android Studio Dolphin with features like View Compose animations and Wear OS emulators, as well as a preview of Android Studio Electric Eel, […]

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Five Things You Still Can’t Do With a MacBook Pro

It’s been over 200 days since Apple debuted its redesigned MacBook Pro lineup. Offered in 14-inch and 16-inch display sizes, the new-look MacBooks wowed Apple fans and creative pros alike with their powerful custom Apple silicon, mini-LED screen, and multiple connectivity options. But there are still some things you can’t do with a MacBook Pro. […]

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YouTube transcripts and auto-translated captions are coming to your phone

You now have even more ways to watch videos on the platform Captions are one of YouTube’s most useful features. We’re not always in a context where we can hear a video’s audio, and captions can save our day in that regard by allowing us to watch a video even if you’re phone is muted. […]

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Google Finally Gets Serious About Android Tablets

There’s a reason why the word tablets is synonymous with iPad. Every year, Apple has been making small tweaks to the user interface of iPadOS—its tablet operating system—to optimize the experience of using it on a big screen: two-column views, a persistent taskbar, and cursor support, not to mention the respectable number of first- and […]

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Google I/O Highlights for Apple Users: Sneak Peek at Pixel 7, Pixel Watch, More

Google today kicked off its annual I/O developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, where it unveiled a wide range of new Pixel devices that are launching this summer and beyond. Ahead, we’ve summarized five highlights from the keynote to give Apple users a quick overview of the announcements. Key takeaways from […]

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Google Announces Pixel Buds Pro With AirPods Pro Features Like Spatial Audio and Transparency Mode

Google today at its I/O developer conference unveiled a range of new Pixel devices that will compete with Apple products, including Pixel Buds Pro. Pixel Buds Pro are Google’s new premium wireless earbuds with similar features as AirPods Pro, including active noise cancellation, a Transparency mode that lets ambient noise in, hands-free “Hey Google” voice […]