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Motorola’s next foldable tipped to include Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 120Hz display, and more

January 11, 2022

The Motorola Razr was the second foldable to hit the market in a meaningful way, but both the original and its sequel were plagued with flaws that hindered their popularity. With the Razr 3, Motorola appears to be fixing its foldable problems – starting with the spec sheet. The Razr 3 was confirmed to be in the works by a Lenovo executive last year, but details were relatively slim until…

You can skip the tutorial when setting up Galaxy Watch 4 – Here’s how

January 11, 2022

Setting up a smart watch is even more frustrating than setting up a phone. Maybe it’s the little screen or the slow pairing process common to most Wear OS devices. And, completing the tutorial on a just feels extra burdensome. Well, something you may not know is that you…

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…

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 Photos. Table of contents What is Google Photos and how much does it cost? Setting up automatic backup in 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…

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” as part of its public, year-long RCS adoption push. This was something Apple looked into when rumors of Google acquiring…

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…

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 in the chain — including Apple — knows who you are or what website you are browsing to. It seems carriers in Europe…