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Comment: iOS should support RCS, but Apple has no incentive to make iMessage work with Android

January 11, 2022

Over the past year, Google has publicly pressured Apple to support Rich Communication Services. The latest salvo this weekend was the harshest yet, but RCS on the iPhone is not the panacea to Google’s historical messaging woes, nor will support lead to a transformatively better experience for Android users when interacting with their iPhone counterparts. In announcing that Verizon was…

How to back up pictures and videos on Android with Google Photos

January 11, 2022

Google Photos makes it extremely easy to keep all of your photos in one place, safely in the cloud. Whichever device you use, the service allows you to keep your photos backed up. Follow along to learn everything you need to know about backing up your images to Google…

Apple discontinues years-old Beats Pill+ Bluetooth speaker with no replacement

January 11, 2022

Apple appears to have officially discontinued the Beats Pill+ portable Bluetooth speaker that was first announced in 2015. The speaker was actually the first totally new product to come from Apple under the Beats brand following its $3 billion acquisition of the company in…

T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US

January 11, 2022

Earlier today, a report indicated that some European carriers were blocking the Private Relay feature introduced by Apple with iOS 15. This feature is designed to give users an additional layer of privacy by ensuring that no one can view the websites that they visit. Now, in addition to some carriers in Europe, it appears that T-Mobile/Sprint in the United States is also blocking iCloud Private…

Google says it’s not asking for iMessage on Android in needling Apple to adopt RCS

January 11, 2022

After critical comments on Saturday, Android chief Hiroshi Lockheimer is back with some “thoughts and clarifications” on RCS and iMessage. The SVP of Platforms and Ecosystems starts by stating that Google is “not asking Apple to make iMessage available on Android”…

Gmail reaches 10 billion Google Play Store downloads

January 10, 2022

Gmail for Android has hit a pretty huge milestone after surpassing the 10 billion download milestone on the Google Play Store. Having been around since the dawn of Android, the Gmail app is essential for billions of people across the globe, so it comes as no great shock…

Honor Magic V is a thinner, slightly bigger Galaxy Z Fold 3 with no global launch plans

January 10, 2022

The foldable market continues to heat up, as the success of Samsung’s recent attempts has pushed more companies to try out the space. This week, formerly Huawei-owned Honor is debuting its first foldable smartphone, the Honor Magic V. Honor Magic V is a foldable in the same basic form factor as the Galaxy Z Fold 3. It has a large, tablet-like screen inside that folds in half with a smaller…

Some European carriers are already blocking Apple’s Private Relay feature on the iPhone

January 10, 2022

One of the major new iCloud features announced last year was Private Relay, which seamlessly sets up an encrypted VPN-like tunnel for all iPhone Safari traffic. Private Relay is currently available as an opt-in beta in iOS 15. Apple says that this feature means that no one…

Virgin Media O2 does U-turn on European roaming charges for UK customers

January 10, 2022

Virgin Media O2 – which owns both the O2 and Virgin Mobile networks – has announced a U-turn on European roaming charges for UK customers following Brexit… Background Normally when you travel outside your own country and continue to use your own SIM, you will pay…

Google Pixel 6 specs: Tensor chip, 120Hz display, 4x zoom, up to 12GB RAM [Updated]

January 10, 2022

Google’s Pixel 6 series delivers the company’s first true “flagship” device, with high-end specs and hardware to go with the company’s first smartphone chip, Tensor. Here’s everything found under the hood on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. his article was originally published in August of 2021, and has been updated to reflect the final specs of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro since their…