The back of the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra and Edge 30 Neo.

Why Motorola wants your next phone to have a 200MP camera

What do Pantone’s Color of the Year 2022 and a 200-megapixel camera have in common? Both are attention-grabbers for Motorola as it gets ready to catch your eye next time you’re shopping for a new smartphone. Pro Well Tech talked to Ruben Castano, Motorola’s head of customer experience and design, and Rahul Desai, Motorola’s director…

Musk says orgs will soon verify affiliated accounts; Blue sign-ups and name changes will be reinstated end of this week • TechCrunch

Musk says orgs will soon verify affiliated accounts; Blue sign-ups and name changes will be reinstated end of this week • ProWellTech

Twitter Blue, Twitter’s paid tier, appears to be on ice at the moment as the company tries to navigate how to control it from being abused by impersonators while still promoting it as a mass market product to build out a new revenue stream among “official” users and the hundreds of millions of others who…

African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assests in FTX, lays off employees • TechCrunch

African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assests in FTX, lays off employees • ProWellTech

African web3 startup Nestcoin has laid off some employees as FTX’s demise impacted its business. This information was shared by the startup’s CEO, Yele Bademosi, who, in a tweet, said FTX’s fall from grace affected his one-year-old startup “as we held our assets (cash and stablecoins) at FTX to manage our operational expenses.” Since Sam…

A bonfire rages on during a Tassing celebration in Pentiment.

Pentiment review: Xbox exclusive appraises its own legacy

“Pentiment impresses with its amazing dialogue, intriguing themes, and gorgeous visuals.” Pros Every playthrough feels personal Amazing dialogue Relatable themes Educational and entertaining Illuminated manuscript-inspired visuals Cons Frequent loading In need of an auto-advance option All eyes will be on Repentance this fall — but not necessarily for the right reasons. Although the modest game…

222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences • TechCrunch

222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences • ProWellTech

As anyone who’s moved to a city sight unseen can tell you — this reporter included — making platonic connections isn’t easy. Adult friendships are fickle beasts in metros of millions, where casual friends are cheap currency. Statistics back up my anecdotal evidence. According to a 2021 survey conducted by the Survey Center on American…

Vow’s first cultured meat product close to Singapore unveiling after $49.2M Series A • TechCrunch

Vow’s first cultured meat product close to Singapore unveiling after $49.2M Series A • ProWellTech

Another cell-based meat company is poised to have its meat products introduced in restaurants. Vow’s first product brand, Morsel, which was created from its cultured meat technology, will go into Singapore restaurants by the end of this year. Singapore was the first nation to approve cultured meat products for sale, with Eat Just being one…

The back of the Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 6 Pro.

Our Pixel 7 Pro vs. Pixel 6 Pro camera test is a tight battle

The Google Pixel 7 Pro is a standout smartphone for 2022, flaunting a refined design, Google’s upgraded Tensor G2 chipset, Android 13 software, and a whole lot more. But here’s a question that still needs to be answered: Has the Google Pixel 7 Pro’s camera taken a big step forward over the already excellent Google…