Apple’s next annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held in June, the company said. The event will be an online-only event that will kick off June 7 through 11. It will be accessible for free, like WWDC 2020. The company typically announces the subsequent major iterations of its operating systems from iOS to iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. WWDC events are a chance for the company to reveal what’s coming on its platforms, including new technologies, tools, and frameworks to help developers prepare their apps for the next jump. “We are working to make WWDC21 our biggest and best…
Author: Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala has been writing about technology for over 2 years(and counting). He writes about different topics in the consumer tech space. He loves streaming music, programming, and gaming during downtimes.
YouTube is taking a unique approach to helping protect the well-being of creators on the platform. A new test announced by the platform will publicly hide the number of dislikes on a video, but a creator can still see these stats in YouTube Studio. YouTube’s new test is in response to a survey done seeking to curb targeted dislike campaigns. On top of that, YouTube said the feature would help protect creators’ well-being. “We’ve heard from creators that the public dislike counts can impact their well-being and may motivate a targeted campaign of dislikes on a creator’s video.” Such is…
Xiaomi announced its new Mi series models in February. But as its custom states, it always announces its premium phones weeks earlier than the budget “Lite” models. At its “2021 New Product Launch,” held today, Xiaomi provided an in-depth look at the flagship Mi 11 devices, then glossing over the new Mi 11 Lite smartphones. Mi 11 packed some of the standard cutting-edge features you’d expect on a 2021 flagship phone, but the price is arguably way out of reach for many. But even with that, Xiaomi still managed to provide bang for the buck on the Mi 11 models,…
Xiaomi is making a dent in the wearables market, and much of that success is attributed to its famous Mi Band series. The Mi Band series has consistently attracted critical acclaim across the industry thanks to its feature proposition, paired with an accessible price. After last year’s Mi Band 5, Xiaomi is back with yet another iteration of the Mi Band series, the Mi Band 6. The Mi Band 6 is slightly bigger, now with a 1.56-inch AMOLED display compared to the 1.1-inch AMOLED panel found on the Mi Band 5. That 2.5D display panel now packs 152×486 pixels in…
Innovative features have headlined Xiaomi’s Mi Mix line since its inception. The last phone in the series was the Mi Mix Alpha, launched in late 2019, but it didn’t make it to the consumer market due to manufacturing issues. If you recall, the Mi Mix Alpha boasted a wrap-around display, offering an impressive 180.6% screen-to-body ratio, a crazy-high number. It sported the high-end chip from Qualcomm at the time, the Snapdragon 855 Plus, with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of faster UFS 3.0 at the time, and 40W fast charging technology, among the leading speeds at the time. The last…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, popularly known as PUBG, has surpassed the 1 billion downloads in accumulated figures outside China since launch. Crossing the 1 billion mark is huge for the popular battle royale game, making it one of the most successful titles to date across the world. In accumulated downloads, PUBG only trails behind Kiloo Games’ Subway Surfers and Candy Crush Saga from King Digital Entertainment, data from app analytics firm Sensor Tower shows. “PUBG Mobile achieving 1 billion downloads shows that core games, in this case, a AAA Battle Royale title based on the PC IP of the same name, can…
Twitter is working on Facebook-style emoji reactions. In a survey, Twitter asked some of its users about their preferences on different emoji reaction sets. Some options are consistent in the three distinct reaction sets, for example, the like and funny reactions. But what you don’t see on Facebook is an agree or disagree reaction. That will be a first for Twitter, which has allowed users to show love to other users on the platform through likes. And with that, Twitter recognizes the implications such a feature could have on its users. In the survey, Twitter also asked how users would…
Nokia 3.2 is getting Android 11, Google’s latest version of the mobile operating system launched last year. Nokia 3.2 debuted in 2019, running Android 9.0 Pie, and it was more than guaranteed that the phone would get Android 10 and 11 due to HMD Global’s partnership in the Android One program. Android 11 adds some extra touch to Android devices, with new features like chat bubbles, easier-to-access media controls, smart home controls from the power menu, and one-time app permissions. Bundled with the Android 11 update is Google’s March security patch. Nokia 3.2 Android 11 update is rolling out in…
OnePlus launched its new devices, the OnePlus 9 series. These are high-end phones, like the OnePlus 8 Series, with a premium chipset, improved cameras(at least on paper) and several improvements in the right spots as expected. Starting with the design, the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are nearly identical. However, you get a slightly different design from last year’s OnePlus 8 Series. The design is clean and minimal. Arguably, you’ll be able to spot a OnePlus 9 series phone from a distance due to the rear camera array. There are two large circles on the camera bump. Aside from that,…
Brace yourselves, Spotify users. The app is rolling out a new update to Android and iOS, packed with a major revamp. In the latest update, Spotify introduces major changes revolving around the Home screen personification for each user and some under the hood changes on how the platform works. “Through this latest update, we’ll be rolling out several advancements on the mobile Home hub designed to make finding the audio you love easier and more intuitive,” Spotify says. Here are all the new changes; Travel back in time – With the new update, it’s easier to discover music from your…