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When is a $499.99 handset a steal? After all, that’s higher than the list price of some of the best budget 5G phones out there. But in the Pixel 7 Pro’s case, that’s really a very reasonable price to pay for a 512GB storage variant in brand-new, unused, unopened, and undamaged condition with a full 1-year manufacturer warranty included.Obviously, this is not one of Google’s latest and greatest Android devices, and with a grand total of three Pixel 9 models on the horizon (not to mention a Pixel 8a mid-ranger right around the corner), we can definitely understand why some…
Popular naval battle MMO World of Warships: Legends makes its debut on mobile platforms, developer Wargaming announced this week. The cross-platform free-to-play naval action game is now available on iOS and Android devices, although your phone/tablet must meet the hardware requirement.More importantly, Wargaming revealed that the mobile and console versions are essentially the same. Of course, gameplay will be different since the mobile version features a slight change in the field of view and control, which will take some time to get used to.Developers also confirmed they’ve managed to implement almost all features available in the console version and are…
T-Mobile had promised to add an extra 500MB of data to some of its Connect plans every year for five years as part of an Annual Data Upgrade policy to impress regulators during its merger with Sprint. An internal document seen by The Mobile Report confirms that the $15/month plan, which previously offered 3.5GB of data, will now offer 5GB of data, while the $25 plan has been increased from 6.5GB to 8GB.Today’s report has provided some additional details that reveal that T-Mobile isn’t exactly being generous with this year’s Annual Data Upgrade.This year’s increased data allotment also includes 2025’s increase, meaning T-Mobile…
Internationally unveiled back in January and commercially released already in a number of European and Asian markets, the Lenovo Tab M11 is still tagged as “coming soon” on its manufacturer’s official US website. But that’s not stopping Best Buy from putting the aptly named 11-inch mid-ranger on sale a few days ahead of the April schedule announced at the beginning of the year.Yes, you can now order the storm grey-coated Tab M11 stateside in two storage configurations and hope to receive the variant of your choice on your doorstep by the end of March. That’s somewhat uncharacteristic of a company…
Google is once again experimenting with the UI for its native Contacts app. Following a prior leak where the app’s single-contact page looked to be getting a more decluttered view, a new tweak has been uncovered…only this time it tackles the top search bar.In keeping with the spirit of spring-cleaning and decluttering, Google has a minor redesign in the works for the top search bar of the Contacts app, where the account switcher and the “add contact” button are getting bumped off to the side. It’s a small change, but the whole change feels very Play Store-esque. Image Credit: TheSPAndroidThis…
Back in November, Apple announced that it would add RCS (Rich Communication Services) support to the iPhone later this year. With this support, iPhone users will be able to view images and videos sent to them by Android users over RCS without having to deal with low-quality pictures and videos. Once Apple adds RCS support to the iPhone, iPhone users will be able to get read receipts when communicating with Android users, and see typing indicators. Messages will still be protected thanks to end-to-end encryption.Currently, when an iPhone user messages an Android user and vice versa, the chat takes place…
Samsung owners enrolled in a Samsung Care Plus plan got some seriously good news today. Starting in May 2024, they’re shaking up the whole deal to include unlimited battery repairs, according to information received by Android Authority.What is Samsung Care Plus? Think of it as extra warranty for your Galaxy phone or tablet. For a monthly fee (usually between $10 and $18), you can snag unlimited repairs if you drop your phone, spill coffee on it, or have other mishaps. Cracked screens are also included and typically cost just $29 to fix, and there are some plans as well that cover…
Bloomberg cites people familiar with the matter for stating that the long-awaited iPad Pro (2024) series, the first iPad to sport OLED panels, will be released along with the iPad Air (2024) in early May. This extends the April time frame for the launch of the tablets that was recently the subject of a story by the news organization’s Mark Gurman. About a week and a half ago, Chinese publication It Home had said that the tablets would be released on March 26th, but Gurman was adamant about an April release.The iPad Pro (2024) will come with both an 11-inch…
When Apple released iOS 17.4 earlier this month, it brought plenty of changes to iPhone handsets in the European Union where Apple was forced to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The update allows users with an iPhone purchased in one of the 27 EU member countries to sideload apps from a third-party app store, use non-WebKit browsers on the iPhone, pick a third-party mobile payment platform to use instead of Apple’s, and pay for in-app purchases using a third-party payment processing platform. These are just a few of the changes that took place in the EU with iOS…
Your cell phone knows a lot about you. One particularly sensitive piece of data your phone routinely broadcasts is your location. Apps beg for access, hungry to pinpoint where you spend your time – home, work, or that new coffee shop around the corner. It’s enough to make a privacy-minded person shiver.Luckily, Android has settings to curb this behavior, but sadly, they don’t apply to your cellular carrier. The company behind your monthly bill knows generally where you are at all times. But, as discovered by Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman, a glimmer of hope may be in the horizon with…
In November, AT&T and Verizon customers were given a go-ahead to proceed with their lawsuit against T-Mobile which said the company’s merger with Sprint caused the other two major carriers to increase prices. T-Mobile can now appeal to block the lawsuit, reports Reuters.Last year, District Judge Thomas Durkin said that AT&T and Verizon subscribers could move ahead with the case and declined to throw it out. He believed that the plaintiffs met the legal thresholds needed to sue by arguing that the higher prices they were facing were a direct result of the $26 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger.The proposed lawsuit represented tens to hundreds of…
Is the Chrome browser on your Android phone a mess? Do you leave so many unused open tabs on the app that when you visit the page showing your open tabs you want to scream, “Hey Google, take me aware from here?” Google has heard you and has developed a way for you to “declutter” your Chrome browser. Code changes discovered in the Chromium code by 9to5Google show that the “Tab Declutter” will be at first hidden behind a flag.When the flag for the feature does surface, it will say: “Android Tab Declutter Enables auto-archival and deletion of inactive tabs.…
WhatsApp usually nails all the essential features of a proper messaging app — group chats, broadcasts, communities, voice, video. However, as versatile as popular as the app is, WhatsApp’s user interface can sometimes feel very clunky and outdated. Fortunately, it looks like Meta is listening and doing something about it.UI changes have been popping up in the beta version of WhatsApp for a while now. However, those changes were exclusive to particular parts of the interface, such as previews, bars, and other smaller elements. The calling screen, though, remained the same throughout all of that. That is, until now.As noted by…
Were you disappointed to see Motorola confirm the use of a decidedly mid-range processor for what we all assumed would be the company’s main 2024 Android flagship? As it turns out, the Pro is not the most powerful member of the Edge 50 family after all, with a higher-end Ultra variant leaked today as the brand’s more aptly named Galaxy S24 Ultra rival.While a number of questions still linger around some of the Edge 50 Ultra’s key specs, its use of a premium Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset seems virtually guaranteed. That was unveiled just last week as a slightly slower…
No such problem exists for “Clicks” which will start shipping the version of its keyboard case for the iPhone 15 Pro from April 4th to April 15th. This way, you can have something to look forward to on the day you pay your taxes. The version for the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be released on April 30th and in May, the “Clicks” model for the iPhone 14 Pro Max will start to ship. The only version of the keyboard case that has been delivered so far is the one made for the iPhone 14 Pro.The news was emailed by…
London — When Londoner Chelsea Battle first met her cavapoo Peanut, it was love at first sight.”He’s my son,” she told CBS News, calling her bond with her dog “one of the most important relationships in my life.”Chelsea adopted Peanut during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think it’s really important to understand that dogs have different personalities, and you need to find the one that’s best for you,” Chelsea said. “I lucked out.”Their bond is strong, and picking a dog or other pet often comes down to a gut feeling. But computer scientists at the University of East London…