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Apple this week released the first developer and public betas of iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4, bringing a major change to the integration between iPhone and Apple Watch. For the first time, you can now use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you’re wearing a face mask. Here’s how it works. There are few things worth noting right off the bat. First and foremost, this requires the latest…

Apple finally debuted widgets in iOS 14, years behind Android. While Google gets a lot right about widgets, Apple has some good ideas, too. “Smart Stack” is one of those good ideas, and now that widget has been brought over to Android. Action Launcher, one of the most popular third-party launchers on Android, has added its own “Smart Stack” widget in its latest beta update. The update…

Google has a $1 billion plan to pay publishers for content that appears in a cross-service “News Showcase” product. This is the company’s preferred route to support journalism, and comes as it’s locked in a dispute with Australia over an upcoming requirement to essentially “pay for links.” Google News Showcase was just surprisingly announced for Australia. On Friday morning in…

HMD Global has brought back several Nokia classics ranging from the 3310 (2017) to the 8110 4G and more recently the 6300 4G. According to a new report, the controversial Nokia 3650 will be the next OG Nokia to get a reboot later this year. Nokia 3650 in yellow and blue The 2003 Symbian Series 60-powered candybar polarized fans with its unique circular keyboard layout which set it apart from…