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Android iPhoneFeb 18, 2022

iPhone 13 destroys Galaxy S22 in performance benchmarks

Apple’s latest smartphone, iPhone 13, continues to maintain its lead over Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones. This time, the victim is Galaxy S22, which ships in two processor variants: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and Exynos 2200. Despite two types of…

AndroidFeb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022

Google’s ‘Privacy Sandbox’ coming to Android to limit cross-app tracking apps

Asma Hussain

Google is bringing ‘Privacy Sandbox’, initially launched for Chrome in 2019, to Android in an effort to limit cross-app tracking and balance user privacy. Anthony Chavez, VP, Product Management, Android Security & Privacy, said in a blog post that the…

Chrome OSFeb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022

Chrome OS Flex is Google’s free solution to turn old PCs, Macs into Chromebooks

Asma Hussain

Google today announced early access to Chrome OS Flex, a free-to-use cloud-based OS that can convert Windows PCs or Apple’s Macs into Chromebooks. Aimed to be used for businesses and schools, the operating system can be installed “within minutes,” according…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch MacFeb 14, 2022Apr 11, 2022

Access YouTube videos directly from iPhone Home Screen with Play app

Rida Imran

A YouTube focuses app “Play” by Marcos Antonio Tanaka allows users to easily organize the content they will like to watch later and also access it directly from the Home Screen. The YouTube app enables users to save videos to watch…

Android Apple MusicFeb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022

Apple Music beta for Android features new widgets and reference to “Apple Classical” app

Rida Imran

The latest update of Apple Music beta for Android features redesigned widgets for Home Screen. More interestingly, reference to an upcoming standalone app “Apple Classical” is also discovered in the update’s code. In August 2021, Apple acquired Primephonic, a classic…

iOS Android InstagramFeb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022

Instagram adds new “Your activity”, “Account Status” and other safety features

Rida Imran

On Safer Internet Day, Instagram has announced new safety features on the platform to keep users and accounts safe from attacks and cyberbullying. The company is also testing new personalized feed options which will users control over the content they…

iOS AndroidFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022

WhatsApp to bring message reactions to iOS and Android soon

Asma Hussain

WhatsApp has been working on a message reactions feature since August 2021. In November, it was reported that the company was still making adjustments to the highly-anticipated function. Now, the feature appears to be entering its final stages ahead of…

Android iOS YouTubeFeb 2, 2022

YouTube introduces redesigned video player on iOS and Android apps

Rida Imran

For its iOS and Android mobile apps, YouTube has redesigned the video player to easily access buttons to view comments, like or dislike content, and more in full-screen mode. In the older version of YouTube’s video player on mobile, users…

Feb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022

Android Auto copies Apple’s CarPlay design as per leaked images from beta

Imran Hussain

It seems that Google has taken a lot of inspiration from Apple’s CarPlay with its new Android Auto design. Internally codenamed “Coolwalk”, the new design has a panel-based layout, which puts different widgets on the same screen. This allows users…

FacebookFeb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022

Apple and other tech giants trying to curb antitrust legislation by using anti-China lobbying

Asma Hussain

According to a new report, Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and more are pouring money into anti-China lobbying in an effort to curb antitrust legislation in the United States. Apple and other tech giants pouring money into thinks tanks to battle…