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Tech expos are the best place to see some of the wildest tech innovations, and this year’s Mobile World Congress didn’t disappoint. Transparent laptops, bending phones and a fashionable pair of AR glasses were just some of the exciting devices we could see in Barcelona. We already have our list of what we thought were the best products and concepts at the MWC 24. Parts of it were expected, like the global releases of Xiaomi’s and Honor’s flagships. Samsung’s Galaxy Ring and the OnePlus Watch 2 may look quite common, but both have intriguing and different concepts of how such…
As a smartphone nerd, well… I hate saying I’m a smartphone nerd, but what I hate even more is how uninspiring year-over-year smartphone upgrades have become in the past five years or so.To be clear, it’s a common misconception that “there’s no innovation” in the smartphone world. Although this might seem to be the case, I can assure you phones have gotten much better at doing what they were already capable of doing 5-10 years ago.The easiest way to see some real progress might be to look at the camera performance of the iPhone 15 Pro vs the iPhone 13…
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Google Drive has just gained a couple of new features and improvements in just one week. Playback and search enhancements are part of Google Drive’s latest two updates, so expect some of them to pop up in your app very soon.Among the most important changes added to the app, the improvements to Google Drive’s search experience consists of three key aspects: Simplifying how you access query filters by introducing filter categories that are accessible directly below the search bar and include filters for File Type, Owners and Last modified. Showing you relevant query filters as you type your query, enabling…
Spotify has been trying to tailor its service to cater to all types of customers. The most recent change that will affect certain customers is the addition of an audiobooks-only tier for those who don’t want to pay for Spotify Premium.Unfortunately, the price makes is less appealing that the streaming service’s Premium tier, which costs $10.99 and offers 15 hours of listening to audiobooks, as well as ad-free music and podcasts. Meanwhile, the newly launched Audiobooks Access tier costs $9.99 and offers just 15 hours of listening to audiobooks.Comparing the two tiers, it’s pretty clear that for just $1 more…
On the face of it, you would think that companies like Epic and Spotify, both long-time critics of the “Apple Tax,” would be happy to hear about the changes being forced on Apple in the 27 EU member countries thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA is forcing Apple to allow apps to be installed from alternate app stores and iPhone users can use third-party browsers powered by non-WebKit browser engines.Apple did make some changes to the “Apple Tax,” reducing the range of the commission that Apple takes on processing in-app transactions from 15%-30% to 10%-17%. And Apple…
For those curious about what lies ahead, Spotify is throwing open the doors to the future, not in a literal sense, but with a dash of fun. The music streaming giant is rolling out a fresh feature on its service.The Swedish company revealed in a blog post (via TechCrunch) that it’s introducing a new Song Psychic feature. This mystical addition promises to blend “cosmic guidance” with a playful musical experience. In a nutshell, you can toss questions at Spotify and receive music-based answers.To get your fortune told by the musical psychic, head to spotify.com/songpsychic on your mobile device or scan…
John Fetterman, the junior U.S. Senator representing Pennsylvania, was being interviewed over Zoom live by MSNBC, and during a response he was giving to a question, Senator Fetterman made the air quotes gesture which the software mistook for two peace signs triggering the release of virtual confetti on Fetterman as he continued making his response. This was due to the new Reactions feature that Apple debuted with iOS 17.With Reactions, certain gestures trigger a response and since the feature is enabled by default, someone not aware of Reactions, like Senator Fetterman for example, could find himself in an embarrassing or…
Spring brings joy and warm weather, so you are probably ready to welcome it with open arms. But we also hope for spring to bring another thing this year: an Amazon Spring Sale shopping event. Last year, Amazon hosted such an event from March 27th until March 29th, so we have our hopes up that it will do the same thing this year as well. And if such a shopping bonanza does happen, expect to witness some amazing Spring Sale smartphone deals, Spring Sale tablet deals, and incredible offers on some of the best headphones and Bluetooth speakers out there.…
Do you want a pair of earbuds that sound amazing and don’t cost an arm and a leg? Who doesn’t, right? Well, you’ll be happy to know that Amazon is currently selling Anker’s incredible Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro earbuds at a bonkers 41% discount, letting you save $70 on these amazing earbuds if you don’t waste any more time and pull the trigger on this amazing offer today! Although, the Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro had enjoyed better discounts in the past, like the sweet 53% price cut they received back in January, a 41% markdown is also a pretty substantial…
You might remember the story that we have been following for some time now about an option that T-Mobile granted Dish to buy 13.5MHz of low-band 800MHz spectrum. The option was given to Dish as part of the agreements that T-Mobile made with the FCC is order to get the regulatory agency to sign off on the wireless provider’s acquisition of Sprint. Originally, the option gave Dish until June 30th, 2023 to pay T-Mobile the $3.59 billion price for the airwaves. But due to Dish’s financials, the date had to be put off.After some negotiations, Dish gave T-Mobile $100 million…
Last year, Meta axed the Facebook News dedicated tab in the UK, France, and Germany. Now, the company is set to do the same in even more countries.In early April 2024, Meta will retire Facebook News, a dedicated tab in the bookmarks section on Facebook that highlights news in the US and Australia. This decision is part of Meta’s ongoing effort to align its investments with the products and services most valued by people, such as short-form videos.The official announcement mentioned that the number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the US dropped by over 80% last year.…
Can you think of a better way to start a beautiful new season like spring on a high note than with a new smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, or earbuds purchase at a big discount? We sure cannot, especially after scouring the interwebs to put together yet another massive list of week-ending tech deals that contains a number of absolute bangers.Even though special occasions like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Prime Day, as well as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are all behind or well ahead of us, some of the highly attractive promotions we’re going to detail and analyze in the following…
Google’s commitment to bringing satellite support to Android 14, as promised back in 2022, has not been forgotten. The company’s recent moves indicate that a critical emergency SOS feature leveraging this satellite connectivity may be on its way to Pixel phones.In a recent update to Google’s “Adaptive Connectivity Services” app (version p.2024.08), the Google News channel on Telegram spotted references to a “Satellite SOS” feature, designed to send emergency messages using satellites when cellular and WiFi networks were not available. This feature will reportedly be enabled through the operating system’s Settings menu, under the “Safety and emergency” section. Within that…
With new iPads upcoming and the next generation of iPhone models due later this year, inquiring minds would like to know which chips Apple plans to use to power these devices. The leak, seen on AppleInsider, is attributed to a leaker who keeps a low profile and has an outstanding track record. AppleInsider says that the leaker has protected posts and a small list of followers and the publication is not revealing the username or the platform that he/she posts on.The first two devices leaked will be equipped with the A14 Bionic from 2020, and these appear to be two…
Google unveiled its rebrand of the Bard AI chatbot earlier last month, and with it launched a new Android app, thus completing the transformation to “Gemini.” From the start, it was pretty obvious that Gemini was still not a complete Google Assistant replacement on Android phones, as it lacked some of the basic features that Assistant users were accustomed to. Now, a new Gemini shortcoming has surfaced that further justifies this idea.As documented in a Techcrunch article, Gemini on Android also lacks the ability to identify songs, something that the Google Assistant could easily accomplish. Queries to identify a song…