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Google Gives 992 Emoji a Brand New Look on Android, Gmail, and More

Kellen July 16, 2021 7

World Emoji Day is tomorrow, so to celebrate we have big emoji news. Google announced this morning that they have given 992 emoji a brand new look that makes them "cuter, more accurate, and more flexible in meaning." Because I know that you want them all as...

Pocket Casts Has Been Acquired

Kellen July 16, 2021 14

Pocket Casts, the popular podcast app that's one of the world's favorites, has been acquired. The buyer is Automattic, the company that owns Wordpress.com, the massive blog bro platform that so many of us read from each day. What does this mean for the future...

Pixel 6 XL Could Have an “Ultra Tele” Camera

Kellen July 15, 2021 36

Once the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 XL (or "Pixel 6 Pro") get here later this year, Google could change up the camera dramatically from the Pixel 5 and several Pixel phones before it. In fact, this might be the first time in 3-4 phones that Google has actually done...

Google’s “Delete Last 15 Min” in Search Starts Its Rollout

Kellen July 15, 2021 11

When you search for something on Google, there is a good chance that inquiry will be used to shape your online profile, as it could also live in your search history for any number of days or weeks or months. Depending on what you just searched for, you may not...

Galaxy Watch 4’s New Processor Sounds Like a Nice Little Improvement

Kellen July 15, 2021 11

We frequently callout Qualcomm for the awful wearable chipsets they made that led to the almost-death of Wear OS. We'll never forget the Snapdragon Wear 3100, a repackaged Wear 2100 that set the platform back a good 5 years or so from the Apple Watch and...

Google Workspace Accounts Get Google Assistant Access on Displays and Speakers

Kellen July 15, 2021 1

Having a Google Workspace account, where you get that sweet custom domain email address to look all official in your Google apps, has always had one big drawback. Often, whenever new features are released by Google to its various services, Workspace (formerly...

Facebook Can’t Be Serious With “Soundmojis”

Kellen July 15, 2021 9

Facebook Messenger is getting a new feature. I'm struggling with how to explain it beyond that because this feature sounds like an April Fools' joke or one that only the evilest of minds would force upon the world. This is Facebook, soooooo... Are you ready...

Samsung July Updates: Galaxy S10 Steps to the Plate

Kellen July 15, 2021 2

The July Samsung update rollout continues this morning with the Galaxy S10 family, meaning the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e, and Galaxy S10 5G are all getting an update this week. Like all of the other Samsung phones getting this month's patch, this is...