Author: Alvin Wanjala

Soon after Apple ditched including the charging brick inside the new iPhone 12 series, Samsung started teasing the company. But, surprisingly, Samsung is mulling to ditch the charging brick too in its upcoming Galaxy S21 series.  According to official documents obtained from Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency, the company might not include the charging brick in some regions. It won’t be the first time that Samsung teases Apple then follows right in its footsteps – the same happened with the headphone jack. Apple first launch a jack-less iPhone in 2016 and Samsung didn’t spare the thought of teasing the company. But…

At the end of each year, Google releases the most popular trends in its unanimous search engine. This year is no different. Google has released the Year in Search 2020 report that showcases the most for terms, people, movies, concerts, lyrics, games, and TV Shows. Popular searches As expected, Coronavirus topped searches, and two other related terms, Coronavirus update and Coronavirus symptoms ranked 7th and 8th, respectively. At number two is Election results which, is no surprise, as it was the year when the US held its elections. Kobe Brant was the third popular search term due to his demise.…

Apple has today unveiled a new set of over-ear wireless headphones called AirPods Max, which will be an alternative to the in-ear AirPods. AirPods Max is the first over-ear headphones from Apple under its Airpods brand. The company has been long-rumoured to launch a new set of high-end headphones. Airpods Max includes a custom acoustic design, H1 chips and software, all put together to deliver hi-fi (high-fidelity) Adaptive EQ, Active Noise Cancellation, and spatial audio. “With AirPods Max, we are bringing that magical AirPods experience to a stunning over-ear design with high-fidelity audio,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president…

Twitter is working on a new way to curb abuse and trolls on the platform that will allow users to restrict replies to their followers only. The test is already ongoing, but the famous app sleuth, Jane Manchun Wong, often reveals new feature developments before they are officially rolled out. https://twitter.com/wongmjane/status/1335003047861182466 The new restriction option will be an addition to the previous reply control options available on the platform. Restricting replies to those that follow you works on a similar way, to some extent, as privatizing your Twitter account. The only advantage here is that it ensures you still have…

Famous people are pretty easy to find on Google Search due to the vast amounts of information about them online. Most importantly, popular people have knowledge panels on Google Search, which includes the most important information about them and links to their personal websites and social media profiles, if any. But for the common folk, like you and me, it can get messy. Even searching for your own name online doesn’t reveal the most accurate results. Google is, however solving this with a new feature called People cards. People Cards acts like a virtual card that allows anyone – from…

Rejoice, Apple Music users, because the music streaming service is now available on a variety of Google Assistant smart speakers. Breaking the news, Google wrote, “Starting today, Apple Music is rolling out to Google Assistant-enabled devices like Nest Audio, Nest Hub Max, Nest Mini, and more.” Addition of Apple Music support expands Google Assistant support for music streaming services away from YouTube Music, Spotify, Pandora, and Deezer. Google Assistant support for Apple Music will allow users to search and play songs, albums and playlists just by using voice. Apple Music subscribers will first have to link their account in the…

Update: New Leaks Less than a year ago, South Korean tech giant, Samsung, launched the industry’s first 108MP lens for smartphones. That was in August 2019, and everyone thought that was crazy. Just three months before that, the company had launched a 64MP sensor. Fast forward 8 months later, and the company is now working on a more mindboggling 600MP sensor. Mindboggling since a 600MP lens can capture more detail than the human eye — an overkill. In an article, Yongin Park, the Head of the Sensor Business Team at Samsung’s System LSI Business Division, explains that the human eye…

Like Apple, Google has also released its list of tops apps of the year. Similar to Apple, the list is more about the utility of the apps. The company’s top app of the year is Loóna: Bedtime Calm & Relax for its “innovative, beautiful take on bedtime stories.” Users’ Choice App of 2020 went to Disney, and Spongebob: Krusty Cook-Off was the most popular game among users. Zoom was listed in the Best Everyday Essentials list, alongside The Pattern, Whisk, Calmaria, and Grid Diary, a journaling app. The list of Best Hidden Gems, which includes apps that new but slowly…

Apple launched the new iPhones, iPhone 12 series, in October with significant updates in the chipset, camera department, and with 5G support. Among the new features in the camera department was the support for 1080 FaceTime video calls. In the latest software update, iOS 14.2, Apple has added support for 1080P FaceTime video in some old iPhones. The feature is only available on the 2017 iPhone 8 series and newer. Previous iPhones were only capped at 720p. According to the company, 1080p FaceTime video will be available on the previous iPhones when using Wi-Fi. It’s no clear if the same…

2020 is coming to an end, and as usual, Apple has announced its best apps of the year, which it says proved to be essential for making life easier, healthier, and more connected this year. These apps ticked all boxes from being innovative and are well designed with amazing user experiences. “This year, more than ever before, some of our most creative and connected moments happened in apps. This was thanks to the amazing work of developers who introduced fresh, helpful app experiences throughout the year,” said Phil Schiller, an Apple Fellow Here are the most outstanding apps on different…