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I remember very clearly when YouTube Shorts was first released. They were first only available in India back in the Fall of 2020, as a response to India’s ban of TikTok, and then suddenly everyone wanted in on the action. It wasn’t until March 2021 that Shorts were officially available in the U.S. and then globally later that same year.Fast-forward to today, when YouTube Shorts can be found all over the YouTube homepage and mobile apps. In fact, according to a post on YouTube’s official blog, Shorts total over 70 billion views a day. These are impressive numbers when you…
As a consumer, sometimes you have difficulties with a certain company leaving you with an experience that colors your opinion about this particular firm. Take Redditor BudgetPea9967 who posted about the difficulties he had canceling a single line on AT&T. The person using the line had graduated, left the U.S., and wasn’t expected to return to the States anytime soon. The AT&T rep continued to extend what should have been a minutes-long chat into an hour-long visit through hell for the AT&T customer who shared screenshots covering the whole conversation.AT&T rep fought tooth and nails to prevent a subscriber from…
A discussion is a place, where people can voice their opinion, no matter if it is positive, neutral or negative. However, when posting, one must stay true to the topic, and not just share some random thoughts, which are not directly related to the matter. Things that are NOT allowed: Off-topic talk – you must stick to the subject of discussion Trolling – see a description Flame wars Offensive, hate speech – if you want to say something, say it politely Spam/Advertisements – these posts are deleted Multiple accounts – one person can have only one account Impersonations and offensive…
On this date, April 1st, back in 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne formed a partnership that nine months later became a company called Apple Computer, Inc. As many of you know, the first product sold by Apple was the Apple I which was built by Wozniak. It wasn’t a complete computer and consisted of a motherboard with RAM, a CPU, and basic video chips.From that humble beginning, Apple changed the world. With its graphical user interface and mass-produced mouse, the Mac changed computing. The iPod changed the music industry making songs more mobile than ever. And what…
Almost a decade after the original Apple Watch made the smartwatch concept mainstream, these devices seem to have followed the path of the smartphone. Every year, we see new models that bring incremental improvements and don’t seem to solve some of the most annoying issues that have plagued smartwatches for years. As a result, it feels like it’s high time for a shake-up of the smart accessories world. As often happened in the past, Samsung is taking the lead among mainstream brands by introducing the Galaxy Ring. It arrives in the light of existing devices like the Oura ring and…
For example, one Galaxy Fold 5 user says that despite using the original 25W Samsung charger, his phone is getting “refueled” at the 40% slower speed of 15W. He also says in his post that he sees many Galaxy S23 and Fold 5 users complaining about the same issue on social media. This post is found in the U.S. version of the Community Forum while in the edition of the forum for the UAE, a Galaxy device owner says “Attention People using fast charger for s23 Ultra, now the charging speed is limited to 15W, even if u have 25W…
Music lovers who are also the owners of a Wear OS watch will be pleased to know that there is a new version of Shazam for you. Shazam for Wear OS just got a major upgrade that will pretty much make the app independent of your phone and work completely on its own on your smartwatch. This means you can now identify songs directly from your wrist without needing to have your phone nearby.With this update (version 14.18) of Shazam, there will be no longer a need to fumble around to connect with your phone app (via 9to5Google). As a matter…
Google today announced the release of Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1 (Build AP21.240305.005), which is a minor update to Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2. This update comes approximately a month after the release of Beta 2 and tackles a number of bugfixes for Pixel devices in addition to the usual optimizations to performance, stability, connectivity, inetactivity, and camera. The update comes in at about 414MB and is available for the Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet series devices. Below is…
The device is now also expected to feature a dual-camera setup on the back, contrary to indicating a triple-camera setup. The latest speculation came with a visual render showing what the device could potentially look like. Now, thanks to some digging into the HyperOS source code, Android Headlines is shedding light on the Mix Flip’s camera sensors, rumored display details, and a possible release window.It’s rumored that the Mix Flip could rock the Light Hunter 800 (ovx8000) camera sensor, the same one you’ll find in the Redmi K70 Pro. This sensor is known for its 50MP resolution and 1/1.55-inch sensor…
It’s no secret that OnePlus makes some of the best budget phones in the world, but even by the company’s typically high standards as far as bang for buck goes, the hot new Nord CE 4 is… something special. Slowly detailed pretty much in full in recent weeks, the affordable 6.7-inch Android giant has been properly unveiled earlier today (of all days) in India.Unfortunately, we don’t believe a subsequent US release is in the cards, and if last year’s Nord CE 3 is any indication, you shouldn’t be very optimistic about European availability either. That means all we can do…
Google cracking down on cookies Google cracking down on cookies 00:40 Google will destroy a vast trove of data as part of a settlement over a lawsuit that accused the search giant of tracking consumers even when they were browsing the web using “incognito” mode, which ostensibly keeps people’s online activity private. The details of the settlement were disclosed Monday in San Francisco federal court, with a legal filing noting that Google will “delete and/or remediate billions of data records that reflect class members’ private browsing activities.”The value of the settlement is more than $5 billion, according to Monday’s filing. The…
We all know the feeling – group chats can get crazy. That constant stream of messages can be distracting, especially when you’re juggling multiple projects. Well, it looks like Google Chat is taking on the chaos with a rumored new feature called “Announcements”.This sounds a lot like what we’ve seen on WhatsApp Channels and those X/Twitter Spaces. If you haven’t tried them, these features let a select few send messages to a big audience, kind of like a one-way megaphone.What are Google Chat “Announcements”?Thanks to the efforts of Android code expert @AssembleDebug (via Android Central), we have our first peek at…
Millions of current and former AT&T customers learned over the weekend that hackers have likely stolen their personal information and are sharing it on the dark web. AT&T on Saturday said it doesn’t know if the massive data breach “originated from AT&T or one of its vendors,” but that it has “launched a robust investigation” into what caused the incident. The data breach is the latest cyberattack AT&T has experienced since a leak in January of 2023, that affected 9 million users. By contrast, Saturday’s much larger breach impacts 73 million current and former AT&T account holders. AT&T has seen several…
Some T-Mobile customers were left stumped last week after receiving a text about how account credits would be applied for certain accounts. The meaning of the text has been deciphered, thanks to a leaked document.T-Mobile sent messages to some customers that they would no longer get recurring monthly credits as the carrier decided to give them the whole amount at the same time. Here’s the full message:We’re changing how we apply account credits for selected offers. On your next bill, you’ll receive one lump-sum credit for the remainder of your offer value instead of a recurring monthly credit. Don’t worry, you’ll…
The displays on Samsung’s flagship phones are recognized for their brilliant visuals, but they have a possible drawback. Unfortunately, Samsung’s One UI 6 upgrade caused issues with burn-in prevention on numerous devices, raising concerns among users. Well, turns out Samsung was listening, as the latest One UI 6.1 update brings back that crucial protection.To fight the age-old issue of screen burn-in on bright screens, Samsung has already introduced protections such as designing the user interface to discreetly change elements, preventing static images from permanently damaging the screen. However, for some strange reason, the Samsung One UI 6.0 upgrade, which brought Android…
AT&T warns users of data breach impacting millions, resets millions of passcodes AT&T warns users of data breach impacting millions, resets millions of passcodes 01:58 AT&T said it has begun notifying millions of customers about the theft of personal data recently discovered online.The telecommunications giant said Saturday that a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information such as Social Security numbers for about 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former account holders.The company said it has already reset the passcodes of current users and will be communicating with account holders whose sensitive personal information was compromised.…