Tuesday
Mar052019

Latest Pixel updates address performance issues and bugs

Google has issued new software update for Pixel smartphones geared to improve some performance issues. The March 2019 update solves slow camera startup issues as well as some memory manangement issues and read/write speed slowdowns introduced in a recent update.

The update should be rolling out now to Pixel smartphones and takes roughly 15 minutes to install.

Monday
Mar042019

Microsoft Edge for iOS gets instant translations

Microsoft updated its Edge browser on iOS to add a useful feature. The v42.11.4 .build now offers instant translations of web pages that aren’t in your native language. The company uses its own Translator tech to bring this to life. Aside from this, you can add company account or educational institutions, access intranet sites securely, and view web pages in the PC timeline. There are the usual bug fixes and improvements thrown in as well.

Source: MSPowerUser

Monday
Mar042019

AirPods’ wireless charging case rumoured to charge the earbuds to full in just 15 minutes

There’s a rumour going around it wouldn’t take too long to charge the AirPods with its wireless charging case. According to Twitter leaker Max Weinbach, the wireless charging case can get your AirPods from zero to 100% in just 15 minutes. Right now, the AirPods can get three hours of use with a 15-minute charge so this leap would be significant. The tradeoff supposedly is the case will be thicker and heavier so it can fit the Qi coils.  It’ll supposedly be slightly longer in one dimension. As previously rumoured, it’ll reportedly come within the next few months. 9to5Mac warns that Weinbach doesn’t have a proven record yet when it comes to leaks, so these claims must be taken with a grain of salt.

Monday
Mar042019

Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 finally gets an update

It’s been at least six months since Facebook has updated its Messenger app for Windows 10. But now the beta version of the app (version 96.2194.9505) is getting a bunch of new features, including a new layout for the log-in page, chat search functionality, and data saver feature, among others. You can check out the full changelog under the cut.

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