GIF Brewery has long been my go to app for creating high-quality GIF animations on the Mac. It’s always been relatively easy to use, yet features powerful enough options for serious GIF-creators. With GIF Brewery 3, several notable new features have been added to the mix, including the ability to record video directly in app via your Mac’s screen, FaceTime camera, or even iOS devices. This update turns GIF Brewery into an end-to-end solution for creating GIF animations directly from your iPhone’s screen or other media, which can be extremely handy for things like tutorials and memes....

Back at Cloud Next 2018 in July, Google previewed the Material Theme for Gmail on Android. That redesign is officially beginning to roll out today on mobile and features the company’s latest design stylings, as well as a handful of features first introduced on the web. This mobile redesign for Android and iOS brings many of the features added to the web last year. For starters, the app is stark white with the familiar red app bar and accent removed....

The main antagonist of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, King Ghidorah, is more than just one character. Each head of King Ghidorah represents a different character, complete with his own unique personality. Godzilla’s ancient, three-headed rival was brought to life through motion capture by actors Alan Maxson, Jason Liles, and Richard Dorton. King Ghidorah has long been considered Godzilla’s greatest enemy. The alien monster first appeared as the titular villain in Toho’s 1964 classic, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster....

In this guide, we will show you how to fix the Google Docs Encountered an Error issue. This online word processor application has completely streamlined the workflow. The biggest perk of this app is that you don’t need to install any standalone application on your PC. Just launch any browser of your choice, head over to its official site, and begin with your work. Then its collaborative feature that allows other members to make changes to the document on the go also deserves a few praises....

The Google Earth app is incredibly popular on iOS, with hundreds of thousands of reviews on the App Store, and the company has finally updated it to support 64-bit iPhone and iPad CPUs. This means the app can now run on iOS 11, which does not launch any 32-bit-only apps. As well as much-needed architectural compatibility, the update brings a redesign and several new flagship features, including Flyover-esque 3D views of major cities and ‘Voyager’ guided tours....

Google has updated its text, video and voice messaging app Hangouts, adding all the new features added to the Android version last month – including intelligent, one-tap location sharing. Google promised that it would be building more intelligence into the app, and the new location-sharing feature is the first step along that path. The app automatically detects when a contact in a text chat asks where you are, and allows you to share your location with a single tap … Version 2....

This week’s sponsor is Spigen and the company’s new Kuel QS11 Magnetic Car Phone Mount available now for a limited time for $9.99. The new QS11 mount makes improvements to Spigen’s already popular line of car mounts by streamlining the design of the mount itself and adding a super strong magnetic attachment for the fastest possible mounting of your iPhone or other device in any vehicle. The mount is super slim at just 0....

Download Cinch from Irradiated Software.This is the grooviest program I’ve found for getting the Aero Snap effect. Cinch is free, but you’ll get a nag screen to purchase a license periodically while using it. Installation is straightforward, but there are a couple of things to look at. For it to work, you’ll need to enable access for Assistive Devices. But Cinch will do it for you. Click Enable Now....

Ghost Recon Breakpoint players have been facing a number of issues in the game recently. In our previous post, we addressed the issue of players not being able to get above 60FPS in the game. We mentioned a very easy fix on how to get rid of the issue without any hassles whatsoever. However, there is one more issue users have been reporting a lot lately. That issue is that some users have been getting Error Codes PI-UBI-01 and PI-UBI-02 while playing the game....

During its six-year run Glee was a cultural phenomenon; not only was the show a hit, but Glee also spawned an international tour, multiple best-selling albums, and a theatrically released concert film. The effects of Glee are still felt in culture today and the “Glee cast” remains one of the top-selling artists of all-time. The aesthetics of the show are ingrained into the memories of its fans – high-budget performance numbers populated each episode and the visuals the show introduced remain unparalleled....

GoodRx was recently found to be sharing information about its clients’ medical needs with internet-based companies, including Facebook and Google. Prior to recent changes, businesses could receive the names of medications GoodRx users researched, along with information about the device owner. GoodRx is a telemedicine platform where users can save money on prescription medicine. The site lets users compare the prices of thousands of pharmacies across the US and use coupons to reduce the cost....

Google recently posted on their blog explaining that they are not unaware of the situation, and have taken steps through their page-ranking system/algorithms to ensure “We won’t up-rank spammers.” Result? Comment spam no longer increases page rank on the Google search results for spammers, and the same goes for member and group name spam. Hopefully, the spammers get the message and read this because nothing is more annoying than Comment Spam!...

Google has today released an update to is iOS Maps app that brings iPhone X support. Arriving almost a month after the iPhone X arrived in customers hands, the popular Google Maps app has been updated to take advantage of the device’s new 5.8-inch display and gives users a much more pleasant experience. Naturally, there are also some bug fixes in today’s update. While Apple Maps uses a horizontal line and translucent effect at the top of the iPhone X’s display for the ears, Google Maps uses the entire display, showing maps information even underneath the status bar icons....

Apple says it is planning to preserve the panoramic George Floyd mural surrounding Apple Pioneer Place in Portland, Oregon. The artwork, which has become emblematic of Black Lives Matter activism in 2020, will be donated at a later date. Apple Pioneer Place reopened on May 27 after COVID-19 shutdowns that began in March. On May 30, the store closed again after an evening of protests and vandalism throughout Portland following the killing of George Floyd....

Yep, that time is approaching again, and I’ve rounded up some of my recommendations for the technology lovers in your life. There’s of course a strong Apple focus, but much of the kit can be used with other ecosystems or, indeed, on its own. And if you’re wondering about the absence of any audio kit, I’ll be pulling together a separate premium audio guide later this week. I’ve aimed to include both a variety of tech – from the purely fun to the more functional – as well as a range of price points, from primary gift for a partner or someone else close to you down to stocking-fillers....

Netflix has renewed GLOW for a fourth and final season. The wrestling drama/comedy has become one of Netflix’s best shows over the course of the last three seasons. Starring Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Marc Maron and many more, the Emmy-winning series has become a fan-favorite on the streaming service. After a successful third season arrived this summer though, many wondered what the future would hold. There was certainly room for GLOW season 4....

Google has announced in an official blog post that its Chrome browser no longer supports a number of older Mac OS X versions. Google initially prepared users a few months ago that a move away from these platforms would be coming by the end of this year. Today is that day, and Google Chrome will no longer get software feature or security updates on the following Mac platforms: Mac OS X 10....

Google is rolling out a completely redesigned version of its iPhone and iPad app with its Material Design look and feel right down to the app icon. The latest version of the search app now presents a bottom navigation bar (which can slide out of view) that presents a persistent Google button for searching for new information. The navigation bar also offers a button for quickly accessing recent search pages, something that feels similar to multitasking between apps on Android....

Verizon Wireless customers can get one free year of the Disney+ streaming service thanks to a new deal. Launching November 12, Disney+ will offer a slew of new and existing TV shows and movies from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and more. A vital contender in the streaming wars, the Mouse House’s streaming platform is expected to kick off a new era for The Walt Disney Company. Today, Verizon revealed it’s joining forces with Disney+, and will offer the streaming service free of charge....

The Google Maps app for iPhone and iPad has been updated with a few changes to the hotel search feature and transit directions. When searching for a hotel, the app now presents some sponsored rates (ads, basically—but useful ones). You can also quickly access a map from the transit directions preview screen, as well as a list of upcoming departure times. The app also include “bug fixes,” which are always nice....