Apple today released the second beta of iOS 15.5 to developers, and while the update doesn’t bring any significant new features, it does hint at some changes Apple has been working on under the hood. Code analyzed by 9to5Mac shows that Apple Pay will soon support Bancomat and Bancontact networks.
For those unfamiliar, Bancomat (an Italian company) and Bancontact (from Belgium) are interbank…
Almost two years after the last revamp, the Google Store is getting a redesign that simplifies navigation and lays the groundwork for future products, most notably the Pixel Watch.
For the past two years, the top of store.google.com has directly listed Google’s hardware…
Continuing the stellar efforts in recent months, Samsung is now rolling out the April 2022 security update to selected Galaxy devices. Here’s every device that has been updated so far.
Samsung April 2022 security update – what’s new
We’ve seen Samsung really up the…
Google is preparing to launch a brand new way to move from Apple’s iPhones to an Android device. Here’s your first look at Google’s “Switch to Android” app running on an iPhone.
Update: Google has said that they are beginning to make Switch to Android publicly available.
When moving from one Android device to a new one, it’s easy to simply connect the two phones together – either…
The growing OnePlus Nord lineup will expand with the N20 launching on April 28 priced exclusively on T-Mobile.
After an early tease, the affordable Android phone is launching with the 5G-capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of base storage, and a…
NVIDIA Omniverse: From 3D collaboration at scale to fighting climate change (VB On-Demand)
April 19, 2022
Presented by Supermicro
Coupled with NVIDIA OVX, Omniverse Enterprise, NVIDIA’s virtual 3D collaboration platform, adds the tremendous power of digital twins to the mix across industries. Leaders from NVIDIA and Supermicro talk about all the possibilities the platform is…
Wireless Android Auto has been around for quite a while now, but for ages, it felt like something that only a brand new car would solve. That all changed with the arrival of wireless Android Auto dongles, and the Motorola MA1 dongle was pitched as the “easy” version, with a dead-simple experience and direct backing from Google. After a few months of use, though, I’m not so convinced MA1 is…
As Samsung’s middle child, the Galaxy S22+ might not be the outright best in the entire lineup, but it’s still a $999 smartphone that competes more directly with the $899 Google Pixel 6 Pro than the S22 Ultra. So, which is the better buy overall?
Pixel 6 Pro vs OnePlus…
Android readying support for password-replacing ‘passkeys’ that sync to your Google Account
April 19, 2022
The security industry, as organized by the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, has been working to replace passwords given people’s tendency to use weak ones or reuse them. Two-factor authentication (2FA) has helped to remedy that but the future is “passkeys,” with…
The world’s biggest iPhone assembly plant – nicknamed iPhone City – has escaped COVID-19 shutdowns, as three other key Apple suppliers in China were last week forced to halt production.
Foxconn managers say that production is “proceeding well,” with 200,000 workers at work in the facility …
Background
While most countries around the world have ended lockdowns, adopting an approach of…
