Google today issued an update on its response to the war in Ukraine. Among other ongoing efforts, Android users in Ukraine will soon have rapid Air Raid Alerts natively built into their phones.  Update 3/14: The notification, which is not too different from other app alerts, is now appearing in Ukraine. It features a red warning triangle icon and is sent by Google Play Services. A tap lets…

Universal translation on iPhone is a fantastically useful feature when traveling. Arthur C Clarke famously said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and this is one capability that still feels that way to me. I’m in Buenos Aires at the moment, with extremely limited Spanish, and it’s incredible to me that I can point my iPhone camera at any Spanish text…

Reliable leakster Evan Blass has shared an image of an official-looking teaser, which reveals Samsung will hold a Galaxy A Event next week on March 17 to unveil the new Galaxy A series phone(s). The teaser doesn’t mention the name of the upcoming smartphone(s), but it shows the alphabet ‘A’ in different styles, with one of them hinting at water resistance. Last year, on the same…