It ’s Sunday , which mean it ’s time for us to foretell this hebdomad ’s winner and also-ran .
It ’s been a busy week for technical school news show withAmazonandMicrosoftboth having annunciate major update to their respective product lines . Bose also present anew series of QuietComfortheadphones , while Fujifilm showcased its smallest and cutest Instax camera yet .
Keep reading to find out why we named Apple our succeeder and Google our loser …
Winner: Apple
This week saw iPhone users gain access to loading of new features genus Asio 17officially rolled out across the globe .
The latest adaptation of the operating system was first unveiled back in June during Apple ’s one-year WWDC software event . We more recently get word it in action on theiPhone 15andiPhone 15 Proat the company’sWonderlustlaunch issue the other week .
Major feature article that arrived with this update admit live voice mail transcriptions , FaceTime message , NameDrop for share contacts and the all - novel Journal app for keeping a record of your thoughts throughout the mean solar day .
There ’s even a new Standby Mode that allow you to rotate your iPhone and transmute it into a improvised bedside smart show with a clock , photograph and appliance as it ’s charging .
If you ’re frantic to check out any of the above , you do n’t have to await . The iPhone XR / XS and above are eligible for the update , entail there ’s no motivation to pick up the latest iPhone to get your handwriting on these features .
Head to our guide to learnhow to set up iOS 17right now .
Loser: Google
This workweek ’s loser is Google as the company released a program line explaining that itcan’t offer repairs for damp Pixel Watch display .
If you ’ve been thinking about pick up Google ’s 2022 wearable ( or its incoming successor , the Pixel Watch 2 ) , you might want to recall double – especially if you consider yourself specially accident - prone . Google has reassert that it is ineffective to repair check or brokenPixel Watchdisplays .
“ At this second , we do n’t have any repair choice for the Google Pixel Watch . If your watch is damage , you may connect with the Google Pixel Watch Customer Support Team to hold your replacing options , ” a Google spokesperson toldThe Verge .
Users can pertain to Google ’s warrant option to arrange a replenishment , but this does n’t apply to normal wear and binge , accidents , abuse , neglect , service from third - party tech and certain outside causes . All of this make qualifying for a substitute highly unconvincing for anyone dealing with scathe due to knocking the watch against an objective or dropping it on the base .
Hopefully , Google will update this policy in time for the Pixel Watch 2 launchnext month .
