The Milky Way (and Earth) as seen from the International Space Station. Soichi Noguchi Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has posted a beautiful shot of the Milky Way from his unique vantage point on the International Space Station (ISS). The stunning photo also offers a glimpse of Earth about 250 miles below the orbiting outpost. The Japanese […]
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Apple clarifies iOS default music app feature, and it’s not what people thought
Enlarge / Siri in iOS 14. Samuel Axon Over the past few weeks, there have been several reports (including one of our own) on a feature found in recent beta releases of iOS 14.5 that appeared to allow users to change the default music app on their iPhones. However, Apple just clarified to TechCrunch that […]
Microsoft’s Edge browser gets 41% faster thanks to new Startup Boost feature
The latest version of Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser is taking aim at Google Chrome after already surpassing Firefox in terms of popularity. With the newest version 89 release, Microsoft is introducing a host of new features to Edge, including “Startup Boost,” which it believes can help make the modern browser start up about 41% faster. […]
Microsoft Office 2021 includes one highly requested feature
Microsoft has announced the next major stand-alone version of its popular non-subscription-based Office suite. Bringing with it true dark mode support in Excel and Word, Office 2021 is now officially set to hit PCs and Macs later this year. Though Microsoft isn’t getting into the full details or availability of Office 2021 at the moment, […]
YouTube’s new “Clips” feature lets users share 60-second clips of videos
The new clip button. Ron Amadeo The clip button brings up this timeline interface on the right. Pick 60 seconds of footage, give it a name, and share! Ron Amadeo The URL works just like YouTube’s normal share window, and it’s embeddable. Ron Amadeo This is watching a clip. Clips aren’t new videos. Like linking […]
Facebook News feature launches in UK
Getty Images Facebook News, the social network’s dedicated section for news content, is launching in the UK. The UK is the second market to get Facebook News, which launched in the United States last year. Several major news publishers, including Channel 4, Sky News, and The Guardian have signed deals with Facebook to provide content. […]
Facebook starts rolling out Dark Mode feature to iOS devices
Facebook’s Dark Mode has started rolling out to iOS devices, more than a month after the feature went live for the social network’s desktop version. Facebook confirmed with SocialMediaToday that Dark Mode is now available for the social network’s iOS app, but currently only for “a small percentage of users globally.” The confirmation comes after […]
Third Pixel feature drop improves AI-powered Adaptive Battery, integrates Recorder and Google Assistant
Google today announced the latest “feature drop” for its Pixel line of Android phones. Adaptive Battery now predicts when your battery will run out, the Recorder app is getting Google Assistant integration, new bedtime features aim to help you sleep better, and the Personal Safety app is becoming more robust. Separately, Google today also highlighted […]
New macOS 10.15.5 feature reduces your battery life to save your battery’s life
Enlarge / The new update is available via System Preferences on supported Macs. Samuel Axon This week, Apple released macOS Catalina 10.15.5, rounding out a series of system software updates that has rolled out to various Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS) over the course of a week or so. This version of macOS is […]
Naughty Dog uses new Twitter feature to block Last of Us Part II spoilers
Stay six feet away, Ellie That’s better Joel remembers where he was when they closed all the GameStops. A fun day at the lake. Subway ridership is way down in the world of The Last of Us, as well. No need for social distancing when you’re the only human around for miles. Earlier this week, […]
Hands-on with Google Chrome’s slick new tab grouping feature
Chrome’s new tab group feature. It’s pretty neat. Ron Amadeo A gif of how this all works. Google The tab group menu. Pick a name and a color. Ron Amadeo Each tab gets a lot more right-click menu opens for tab groups. Ron Amadeo Hello, fellow tab hoarders. My name is Ron Amadeo and I […]
Mavic Air 2 has an advanced feature not seen on other consumer drones
Drone fans are likely to give DJI’s latest offering a close look when it hits stores next month. The $ 800 Mavic Air 2 is, as its name suggests, the successor to the original Air, with the foldable flying machine packing plenty of new features to keep pilots happy. One of these features is showing […]
Coronavirus: DJI Mavic Air 2 jettisons drone safety feature in Europe
DJI has launched its first consumer drone to warn of nearby planes and helicopters via its controller. The inclusion of the safety feature follows multiple reports of near-misses with other aircraft. However, the firm says supply chain problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic mean it is only equipping the Mavic Air 2 with the ability […]
Android’s Live Caption feature reportedly coming soon to phone calls
Android’s Live Caption feature, which was introduced by Google on the Pixel 4 with Android 10, will reportedly soon work on phone calls, according to code discovered on the mobile operating system. Live Caption, first revealed at Google I/O 2019, uses Google’s speech recognition to provide captions for almost any form of content with audio, […]
Apple’s new high-end iPhones will feature an iPhone 5-like design
Enlarge / The rounded corners and flat edges of the iPad Pro, which the new flagship iPhones are said to mimic. Samuel Axon Apple will introduce four new iPhones this fall, according to a Bloomberg report, and at least some of them will sport a new design reminiscent of the 2018 and 2020 iPad Pro models […]