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Shared by a Twitter user named M. Brandon Lee, the 8-second hands-on video showcases the Pixel 6 Pro’s design and gives us a 360-degree view of the device. You can check out the tweet along with the video right below. I think this may be the first hands on video leak of a Google Pixel 6 Pro. FYI: The logo would indicate that this is likely an early production test unit, so that means there may be some differences between what you see here and the actual production device....

Apple Through-Display Wireless Charging Patent A patent filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by Apple describes a new wireless charging system for iPhones that could allow users to wirelessly charge their accessories like the Apple Watch or AirPods through the device’s display. Titled “Through-Display Wireless Charging”, the patent was filed back in March 2021 and was published late last year. It suggests turning the iPhone screen into a wireless charging surface for accessories....

According to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal (paywalled), Apple has partnered with two organizations to develop mental health monitoring features for its upcoming iPhones. The company is reportedly working with the University of California, Los Angeles, on a project, codenamed Seabreeze, to develop depression and anxiety tracking features. On the other hand, Apple has also partnered with a pharma company called Biogen to work on a project called Pi to focus on cognitive decline tracking features....

The patent “Deployable Feet for Display Articulation and Thermals Performance” was recently spotted by Patently Apple. It was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and hints at a new deployable feature for future MacBooks. It will allow the device to rise up a bit from a flat surface to improve thermal performance. Now, one of the major issues with portable notebooks such as a MacBook Pro, for example, is heating....

Major companies, including Lenovo, Meta, Twitter, Google, T-Mobile, and Intel, have backed out of the in-person event and announced to participate in CES 2022 virtually. Amongst others, Lenovo took to Twitter to announce that it would suspend all on-site activities at CES 2022 due to the COVID situation. However, in a follow-up tweet, the company confirmed that it would launch its latest products as scheduled on January 4th and 5th....

Google’s COVID-19 Aid for India The announcement came via an official blog post recently. In the post, Sanjay Gupta, the VP of Google India, writes that the new funding will provide hospitals with the necessary supplies to aid the rising numbers of COVID-19 patients in the country. Now, if you did not know, India is currently tackling one of the worst waves of COVID-19 with over 2.5 lakh new cases every day....

Google Assistant Driving Mode Expands Outside the US According to Google’s support post spotted first by 9to5Google, the Google Assistant driving mode is now available to Android users in English in Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, India, and Singapore. Google points out that you’ll need an Android phone with at least 4GB of RAM running Android Pie or higher to use the feature. Image: Google For the uninitiated, Assistant-powered driving mode brings convenient features such as the ability to use your voice to send and receive calls and texts....

Google Urges Apple to Adopt RCS and Fix Cross-Platform Messaging For those unaware, when an Apple user texts another Apple user over iMessage, they see a blue bubble. However, if an Android user starts a conversation with an Apple user, the latter will see a green bubble (switching over to SMS and MMS) for the texts an Android user sends. The Cupertino giant has created this disparity to remind users of the OS difference in iMessage....

YouTube is rolling out what it calls an ‘early beta’ of the new service in India, with plans to eventually make it available globally. Shorts will be initially available within the regular YouTube app on Android, but the company says it will also be available on iOS soon. The service offers a ‘multi-camera segment’ that enables creators to shoot different videos and stitch them together using a set of built-in editing tools....

COVID-19 Vaccination Center Locations on Google With this new feature, users can now use Google Search and Maps to see COVID-19 vaccine center locations in their area. The list of hospitals, clinics, and centers where vaccines are available shows up along with the locations pinned on a map as soon as you search for “COVID 19 vaccine” on these platforms. Google Search On Search, when you type “COVID 19 vaccine”, you will see a new “Where to Get it” tab at the top (on mobile), included in the new Vaccine Knowledge Panel, which Google added recently....

Convert Child-Like Paintings Into 3D Masterpieces Dubbed as the Chimera Painter, it is a nifty tool that can convert a rough digital-painting of a creature into a realistic 3D model with amazing textures and details. All the creators have to do is paint a creature and label its body parts for the tool to recognize them. Now, to develop the tool, the creators trained the machine learning (ML) model on pictures of existing animals and their body parts....

Spotted by 9to5Google in an APK teardown, Google’s latest redesign appears to be limited to the Settings page itself, and seems to be trying to simplify the absolutely bonkers number of settings and toggles the app throws in your face when you head into settings. With the new design, the settings page within the Play Store looks more manageable. Settings are now collapsed under categories such as “General”, “User Controls”, and “About” along with a handy chevron marker on the side to let users know that they can expand the list....

The developers have not shared an exact launch date in the blog post. We do not know the exact month or day Halo Infinite will become available to play. The fall 2021 launch window means it can arrive anytime between September and December next year. This means the game will be delayed for almost a year. Halo Infinite was initially set to make its debut alongside the powerful next-gen Xbox Series X and Series S consoles back in November....

Galaxy S22 Series in India: Price, Availability, and Offers Without wasting any time, let’s first look at the India price and availability details for the Galaxy S22 series right here: Galaxy S22 Ultra 12GB+256GB: Rs 1,09,99912GB+512GB: Rs 1,18,999 Galaxy S22+ 8GB+128GB: Rs 84,9998GB+256GB: Rs 88,999 Galaxy S22 8GB+128GB: Rs 72,9998GB+256GB: Rs 76,999 The S22 Ultra (12GB+256GB) will be available in Burgundy, Phantom Black, and Phantom White colorways, while the higher-end model can be bought in Burgundy and Phantom Black....

Block Someone on Tinder: A Step-by-Step Guide (2021) Tinder syncs your contacts list to let you choose to block a familiar face on the dating app. However, if you prefer not to share your contacts with Tinder, the company has also provided a way to block someone from seeing you on Tinder without importing contacts. We have added the instructions for both of these methods in this article. So read on till the end to know everything about blocking someone on Tinder in 2021....

Cast Windows 10 to Android TV or Any Smart TV Here, we have mentioned all the methods so that you can follow the instructions step-by-step. Before you proceed, go through the requirements and check if your device has support for Miracast. You can click on the link below to seamlessly jump to the section. Project Windows 10 Screen to Android TV Requirements Find Miracast Support on Windows 10 Press Win + R to open the Run window....

Delete Specific or Entire Sleep Tracking Data on iPhone Though the process of cleaning up the outdated sleep data is quite simple, it requires to get a bit deep into the Health app. That’s probably the reason why not many of you may have discovered it. For better management of the sleep tracking data, the Health app allows you to delete specific sleep tracking data or remove the entire records at once....

Disable an AirTag Found Moving With You Look, item trackers like the Apple AirTag that can pretty much be located anywhere on the planet help ensure you don’t forget or lose valuables at your local pub. However, people can also use these trackers to stalk someone by planting the AirTags in their bags or anywhere they are less likely to check frequently. Apple foresaw this issue and created an alert specifically for situations like this....

Disable News and Interests Widget on Windows 10 Note: I tested this on a Windows 10 laptop running Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21359.1 in the Dev channel. In case you’re out of the loop, news and interests is an upcoming Windows 10 feature that shows various information, including news, cricket scores, traffic updates, and weather, on the taskbar. Here’s how it looks: Now, if you are not a fan of visual clutter, follow these steps to disable the news and interests widget on the Windows 10 taskbar right now:...

Disable Windows 10 Updates Permanently (2022) There are a couple of ways that can help you disable automatic updates with ease. Here, we have mentioned a standard Group Policy method, a third-party way, a few more ways to disable Windows 10 updates permanently. Continue reading to know more. Stop Windows 10/11 Updates with Registry Editor Users who want to permanently stop Windows 10 or Windows 11 updates, can tweak the Registry to completely stop updates on their PCs....