Back in January, we reported that the Google I/O developer conference for this year would be held in May between the 12th and the 14th, but this week like other events this year it has been cancelled due to fears about coronavirus, which is understandable. The massive Geneva Motor Show was cancelled earlier this month, as was Facebook’s F8 and many others. Google I/O is similar to Apple’s WWDC, where […]
Amazon is always working on what Alexa can do and now, as of this week Alexa can now tell you what the traffic is like, ready for your morning commute to work. Alexa can now tell you about the directions to take to avoid bad traffic and what the conditions are like on selected routes. With the traffic alerts, Alexa can send you a notification to your phone if needed […]
Earlier this week, WhatsApp updated its app for both Android and iOS to now support native dark mode. On iOS dark mode is enabled or disabled system wide via the Settings app or Control Centre and on Android 9, the setting is within the WhatsApp app, under WhatsApp Settings > Chats > Theme > Dark This isn’t a deep dark colour, it’s a very dark green colour, to match the […]
Microsoft is working on a new Azure based print service to replace the built in Windows Server print service at some stage, and as the name suggests it is cloud based in Azure. This week, Microsoft has released the preview, not publicly however but if you register you’ll have access. Universal Print Service, as Microsoft marketing it as requires printers which are compatible with Universal Print, but these printers don’t […]
Google has announced that in the upcoming Android 11, users will have more choice over privacy and location options and how location information gets shared with Android and developers. Android is becoming a lot like iOS 13 in this sense, where the user will have the ability to restrict the app to only give location information on a timed basis, or as in iOS 13 only once – which is […]
Last week, Dell revealed its Q4 earnings for the holiday quarter of 2019, which have mixed results in some areas. Overall, the company had an increase in revenue when compared to the same quarter for the year previous and also for the whole year, he revenue figures had increased too. For Q4 2019, Dell had revenue of $24 billion, which when compared to the same quarter in the year previous, […]
Alfa Romeo has been a bit quiet since the new Gulia saloon and the Stelvio SUV were introduced a few years ago but this week, in the absence of the actual motor show in Geneva, Alfa Romeo have launched a new special edition of the Gulia with much more power, a very similar concept to the Jaguar XE Project 7 that Jaguar did a few years back, a stripped down […]
Mario Kart Tour has been on the iPhone and Android for a few months now, when it launched on the iPhone first, shortly after the iPhone 11 was launched it was a massive hit, as it was the first time Mario Kart in any form was launched on non-Nintendo hardware. But it had one big glaring omission – multiplayer, as Mario Kart isn’t really Mario Kart without playing with your […]
This week, Apple has increased the prices of the most recent iPhone models in India, this is after the news from the Indian government that import duties would increase. Apple’s response to the import duties increase, is to just increase the prices of the iPhone 8, iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro in India. For example, an entry level iPhone 11 Pro 64GB has gone from ₹99,900 → ₹1,01,200 which is […]
Google’s range of smart speakers have long supported direct streaming from the internet as well as Bluetooth audio from your phone or tablet, something the HomePod can’t do but since the end of 2018 the Bluetooth functionality hasn’t really worked, with users saying that Bluetooth connections just seem to drop. Google has now finally said that they are now looking into the issue and will update soon once they have […]
