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Paying with iPhone at drive-thrus still legal in places with laws against phone use in the car [U]

July 6, 2022

Update: The article was originally written prior to finding out an exception in the law. It is in fact, okay to use Apple Pay or other forms of contactless payment through drive-thrus in the UK. Source: gov.uk As new Highway Code rules were released last month, it is now illegal for drivers in the UK to touch their phone while driving. With this, it is now illegal for fast food customers to use…

Geely buys majority stake in troubled phone maker Meizu

July 6, 2022

Chinese car giant Geely has purchased a majority stake in the now-small smartphone maker Meizu. Bloomberg reports that Meizu will be run as an independent company under Xingli Technology, another tech brand under Geely’s umbrella. That said, the pair are expected to work…

HTC A101 tablet launches w/ 10.1-inch LCD display, Unisoc chip, 8GB RAM, more

July 5, 2022

After launching a series of crypto phones, HTC has entered the tablet market once again with the A101 getting quietly unveiled. Update: Corrected information to note that the new tablet is the HTC A101 and not the aforementioned A100 – which was released in September…

Paranoid Android Sapphire Beta 2 comes to OnePlus 7/7T series, more

July 5, 2022

Not long after formally being announced, the Paranoid Android Sapphire beta which is based upon Android 12 is now available for a swatch of OnePlus 7 and 7T series handsets. The third-party ROM project has managed to withstand some funding and development issues to eventually come to devices and now is available in Beta form for the OnePlus 5, 5T, 7, and 7T series (h/t XDA). Sadly, the more…

Asus ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro deliver Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, 165Hz display, more

July 5, 2022

The “gaming smartphone” has become a race between a handful of brands, but it’s hard to say anyone really pulls it off better than Asus with its ROG lineup. Today, Asus has unveiled the ROG Phone 6 series, with some big spec upgrades. The Asus ROG (Republic of…

Android Auto 7.9 now available in beta, as previous update rolls out widely

July 5, 2022

Google is rolling out a new update for Android Auto with the version number 7.9, just in time for the previous update to finally be rolling out more widely. Android Auto 7.9: Rolling out now, but what’s new? Over the past few days, Google has started pushing Android Auto…

Microsoft Outlook is getting a faster ‘Lite’ app on Android

July 5, 2022

If you use Microsoft Outlook for your email needs, Microsoft is about to release a new “Lite” app on Android to keep the app running as fast as possible. Mentioned on the Office 365 roadmap, Microsoft says that it will be releasing “Outlook Lite” sometime in July 2022. The company describes the app: An Android app that brings the main benefits of Outlook in a smaller app size with fast…

Apple drops trade-in value for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch ahead of new releases in the fall

July 5, 2022

A couple of months after lowering the estimated price for most of its products, Apple is dropping once again trade-in value for the iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. This time, iPhone models are also seeing their trade-in value going down, which means you’ll get less when…

Hangouts on Android and iOS stops working for many

July 5, 2022

As announced a week ago, Google is now in the process of shutting down classic Hangouts for free consumers. Many users are finding that they can no longer access Hangouts for Android and iOS today. The first stage of this shutdown impacts the old Hangouts mobile apps that haven’t seen any major feature additions in several years and have been mostly unavailable for new Google Play or App Store…