What Instagram’s colorful new icon tells us about the current state of design
It's all about bold purples, and oranges. With a hint of some primaries too, like splashes of yellow and red in the name of vibrancy.
Not just Instagram's pretty new icon (see above), but also as I'm seeing the trend across culture in general. In 2016, it would seem one...
Pebble 2 Review – The smartwatch perfected
The Pebble 2 represents a philosophy that eschews bling in favor of a delightful customer experience. And it works tremendously well.
Microsoft promises over 13 hour battery life with new Surface Pro 2017
Price also gets a slight bump, with new 2017 Surface Pro tablets (laptops) starting from $799.
Google Pay aims to simplify mobile, user experiences
Company merges Android Pay and Google Wallet into single Google Pay brand.
Trendspotting: Tesla Model 3 sales are crushing the competition in California
California New Car Dealers Association reports that it received 3,723 or 14.3% of all new registrations for the new Tesla Model 3. That tops all the competition, including the Mercedes C-Class at 12.7% and BMW 3-series at 12.5%.
Replacing Sonos with Amazon Echo & Alexa – is it a good idea?
As a long-time fan of Sonos products such as the Sonos One and Play:5 speakers I've been watching Amazon Echo products with interest. I wonder, could they replace a Sonos setup for whole home audio?
The advantage of going with Echo, of course, is that you get all the additional...
Made by Google 2019: Everything but a Pixel Watch
Will Google ever capitulate and reboot its wearable strategy?
Trendspotting: iPhone 11 accounts for 66% of US Apple iPhone sales in Q1 2020
But buyers are waiting longer to upgrade.
Spotify now has 2 home screen widgets for iPhone users
Widgets were just one of many significant features introduced with iOS 14. But if you're like me it's one of the best -- and long awaited -- things to happen to the iPhone in a long time.
Spotify is among the latest to roll out its own widgets. And they're...
In Tech: Apple developers conference to be all-virtual, kicks off June 7, 2021, courts 30 million Apple developers (WWDC21)
And away we code...
Apple today took the wraps off the latest edition of its upcoming developer conference.
WWDC21 is scheduled to run from June 7 through June 11, 2021. Like last year this event will be all-virtual.
Apple says it the event will be available to some 30 million Apple developers...