The iPhone average selling price (ASP) hit double-digit growth last year, increasing 14% year-on-year. The popularity of the iPhone 13 was the key driver, helping propel the global smartphone market as a whole to record annual revenue of $448B.
Despite component shortages, the smartphone market grew 7% year-on-year, with Apple taking by far the largest slice of the pie …
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Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Gibbon: Beyond the Trees]
February 25, 2022
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for 2/25: Now available on Apple Arcade is the ecological…
Motorola Edge+ (2022) has a stylus, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and 3 years of security updates for $999
February 25, 2022
Motorola’s name and reputation in the smartphone industry has changed a lot in recent years, with the company only making a return to flagship phones in the past couple of years. Today, Motorola is announcing the Edge+ (2022), its latest, stylus-wielding flagship phone…
Google giving app developers more time to fill the Play Store’s Data safety section
February 25, 2022
Last May, Google announced that each app in the Play Store is getting a “Data safety” section. It serves a dual-purpose for developers and end users alike, but Google Play is now delaying the launch until later this year.
This upcoming section lets developers communicate what user data apps collect, share, and how it’s used (e.g. personalization, analytics, advertising), including…
How to use Android 12’s new Internet quick settings tile
February 25, 2022
Quick settings in Android 12 is a quality-of-life feature that can streamline a lot of your device’s operations. For instance, the Internet quick settings tile has a lot to offer, in terms of use and function. This guide will take you through how to use Android 12’s…
Pixel 6 can’t install Android 12L after latest February update, but one more beta build coming
February 25, 2022
Android 12L is scheduled to get its “final release” sometime next month, but it’s already quite a stable beta build. However, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro owners that are fully updated cannot install it at the moment. Google, meanwhile, plans to release one more Android 12L build…
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra was Samsung’s surprise hit as Galaxy S22 pre-orders break records
February 25, 2022
Samsung has been in a bit of a rut for the past few years when it comes to its smartphone lineup, with each successive Galaxy S flagship struggling to beat or even match previous entries. However, it seems the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8 have struck a chord with buyers, as Samsung says pre-orders have broken records.
With the Galaxy S22 and Tab S8 lineups set to launch officially tomorrow…
With today’s launch of the Edge+, Motorola shared some thoughts on how smart glasses and phones will coexist in the future.
Speaking to CNET, Motorola’s head of customer experience Ruben Castano said the “phone will always be kind of that central controller for…
Report: Vox Media, BuzzFeed, and others working on alternative to Google’s AMP format
February 25, 2022
In 2020, Google started to deprioritize its Accelerated Mobile Pages format in favor of general site speed and a “page experience” metric. The biggest news publishers are now planning to move away from the Google-backed AMP format.
This deprioritization started…
Best smart wallets for iPhone (or your pocket)
February 25, 2022
Apple’s MagSafe wallet (the latest with Find My support) has grabbed a lot of attention over the last couple of years, but there are a lot of other great iPhone wallet choices with varying advantages. We’ll also look at some wallets with smart iPhone integration for those that don’t prefer wallet cases.
I’ve been using some type of wallet case since iPhone 3G, so I’ve tried just about…
