The iPhone production crisis in China has led Foxconn to announce plans to quadruple its workforce in India. The move will not, however, solve the immediate problem.
While Apple and its suppliers have been working for years on reducing the company’s dependence on China as a manufacturing hub, progress has been painfully slow – especially for the iPhone …
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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 Apple Arcade games.
New: The popular Football Manager franchise is now on Apple Arcade.
You can learn…
Twitter reportedly suspended Blue subscription sign-ups 'to help address impersonation issues'
November 11, 2022
Twitter Blue is currently missing from the iPhone app’s menu rail. On iPads, it’s still there, except clicking on the option to subscribe returns an error. One of Engadget’s editors tried it out on his iPad and got a notification that says it will be available in his…
Google asked US Marine Corps veteran to create Veterans Day Doodle
November 11, 2022
Today’s Google Doodle in honor of Veterans Day in the United States was created by a US Marine Corps veteran and Diné.
Since 1919, the United States has held annual celebrations on November 11 to honor the military. The holiday, called Armistice Day in Europe to commemorate the signing of peace agreements in 1918, and was initially designed to honor those who served in the first World War. In…
Google releases ‘Now in Android’ on Play Store to demo Material You and modern app development
November 11, 2022
As the 2022 Android Dev Summit series continues, Google has released a “Now in Android” app on the Play Store to serve as a reference for the best modern development practices.
Now in Android was previously available on Github for developers to build themselves, but…
Google announced User Choice Billing for the Play Store in March to let Android apps use their own payment system. Spotify is now rolling out initial billing support, while Google Play is bringing UCB to more markets, including the US.
User Choice Billing lets Android apps…
Samsung rolling out new Galaxy Watch 4 update, still seems to be bricking some watches
November 11, 2022
Earlier this week it was revealed that a recent Galaxy Watch 4 update was bricking smartwatches, leaving them entirely useless. Samsung is now rolling out a fresh Galaxy Watch 4 update, seemingly to fix the problem, but some users are still running into issues.
Rolling out now to Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic in the United States and other regions, this latest update carries a…
Compared to previous generations, the Pixel Buds Pro was more of a success for Google and the company is now sending out a feedback survey following the July launch.
Sent via email, Google starts by asking “how satisfied are you with your Pixel Buds Pro software”…
Chrome has long made use of different channels to test new browser and operating system features before they become widely available to the public. Google has now launched a ChromeOS Beta Tester Hub.
Google says the “goal of this platform is to provide a space where…
Stadia refunds causing Play Store credit as Google investigates negative Play Points
November 11, 2022
Some customers are seeing massive Google Play Store credits and negative Play Points balances upon receiving their Stadia refunds.
One thing that Google has been quite clear since it was first announced that Stadia was shutting down is that all purchases would be returned to their original payment method. Meaning if you made a purchase through PayPal, your PayPal account would receive the funds…
