Apple Pay Later will let you make no-interest payments on purchases

As expected, Apple is adding pay later functionality to its Apple Pay service, the company announced today during WWDC 2022. The feature will allow you to split the cost of purchases into four equal payments over six weeks with no interest and late fee…

Apple adds Undo Send and new dictation tools to Messages in iOS 16

Apple will soon allow you to take back messages you didn’t really want to send. The upgraded Messages app in iOS 16 is getting a new “undo send” feature, as well as the ability to edit chats you’ve already sent and mark threads as unread. The new …

Google’s latest Pixel feature drop includes a Teenage Engineering music app

Google’s newest Pixel feature drop is meant as much for spur-of-the-moment creativity as it is everyday conveniences. The company is rolling out a June feature update that, with a separate download, offers a free music-making tool from Teenage Engineering. The Pocket Operator for Pixel app (shown at middle) turns your videos into music and video “cut-ups” with a mix of sounds, patterns and visual effects. You’ll need a Pixel 5 or newer to get started, but It could be worth a try if you’d like to craft beats during your downtime.

The feature drop also lets you see imagery from your Nest Doorbell on your Pixel phone’s lock screen (pictured at left). You’ll know right away if it’s worth answering the door. And if you need to show proof of your COVID-19 shots, you can now take a screenshot of your digital vaccine card and create a shortcut for your home screen (right). This will only be available in Australia, Canada and the US, but could be helpful if you still need to show proof of vaccination to hop on a flight or enter a venue.

Other upgrades include a previously beta-only Conversation mode in the Sound Amplifier app (to enhance chats for people with hearing loss), a reminder to turn off your flashlight and (soon) air quality alerts for Australia, India and the US. You’ll also find a trio of new Pride-themed wallpapers from Yann Bastard, while skin tone-friendly image filters are now active in Google Photos.

The update starts rolling out today to Pixel 4 and later devices. You can also expect broader support for existing features, including Car Crash Detection in Canada as well as new languages in Messages’ chat translation (Dutch, Korean, Thai, Traditional Chinese and Turkish).

LastPass no longer requires a password to access your vault

Just because you use a password manager doesn’t mean you want to enter passwords every time you check that manager… and now, you don’t have to. LastPass has launched an option to access your vault using a passwordless sign-in — it’s the first password manager with this feature, the company claims. Grant permission through the LastPass Authenticator mobile app and you can update account info on the web without entering your master password.

The approach relies on FIDO-compliant password-free technology. The feature is available to both personal and business users. LastPass is also promising options beyond the Authenticator app in the future, such as relying on biometric scans or hardware security keys.

It may seem odd to rely on a phone app to check passwords on your PC, and LastPass already takes care of some headaches through its browser extension. Still, this promises to take more of the pain out of password managers. It might also convince you to use a stronger password for your vault knowing that you’ll only rarely need to type it in.

The best gifts for new dads

It’s hard to be a new parent even during the most idyllic times. So what can you do to help? How about gifting a new dad something to make their lives a bit easier. Maybe they just need a breather from the hellstorm of diapers and sleep training. Or pe…

Google’s Pixel 6 Pro is $100 off at Amazon right now

While we know the Google Pixel 7 is on the horizon, that knowledge isn’t going to help you if you’re in need of a new smartphone immediately. But Amazon has a new sale on the Pixel 6 Pro 5G that may be just what you’re looking for. You can pick up the flagship smartphone from the online retailer for $799 right now, or $100 off its normal price. That’s the cheapest we’ve seen the smartphone, making it a good time to get all of the latest features a Google phone has to offer before the Pixel 7 comes out.

Buy Pixel 6 Pro at Amazon – $799

The Pixel 6 Pro earned a score of 91 from us and we consider it to be one of the best Android phones you can get. Its two-toned design with the horizontal camera bar may be polarizing, but it’s also striking and pretty slick. The 6 Pro has a 6.7-inch, 120Hz display that will automatically adjust refresh rates depending on what you’re doing. It also has an under-display fingerprint sensor that, while a tad slow, provides an extra layer of security. The 6 Pro runs on Google’s Tensor Processing Unit and we found it to provide excellent performance overall. Along with its strong performance, you can expect an equally strong battery life from the handset. We managed to get over 17 hours of use before needing to power up again.

One of the stand-out features of Google’s Pixel smartphones is the camera array, and that remains the case for the Pixel 6 Pro. It has a 50-megapixel main sensor, a 12MP wide-angle lens and a 48MP telephoto shooter with a 4X optical zoom. These cameras work together to take lovely photos that are on-par with those taken by the iPhone 13 Pro’s camera array. Android 12 also brings a number of handy photography features including Magic Eraser, Face Unblur, Long Exposure and more.

Yes, you could save even more money and opt for the Google Pixel 6, but you’d be forging the 6 Pro’s 120Hz screen, telephoto camera and ultra wideband chip in the process. If you’ve had your eye on a Pixel phone for some time, now’s a good opportunity to pick up the best model available right now for less.

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‘Diablo Immortal’ is unplayable on some Samsung phones with Exynos chipsets

Nearly four years after it first announced the game, Blizzard released Diablo Immortal on Android, iOS and PC earlier this week. And shortly after the game made its way to mobile one day early, players with Samsung phones took to Reddit and other …