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Android iOS WhatsAppJan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023

WhatsApp now supports proxy servers to keep users connected when internet is blocked

WhatsApp has officially launched proxy support for all iOS, Android, and web users, worldwide. The feature is especially for those users who are denied access to WhatsApp services by authoritarian regimes, via internet shutdowns, to stay connected to their loved…

iOS iPhoneJan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023

iPhone 14 Pro Max Always-On Display’s battery test reveals up to 20% drain in 24 hours

Rida Imran

Apple Watch Series 5 and later feature the Always-On display to always display the time, along with your watch face or the most recent active app. For the first time in 2022, the company expanded that tech to its high-end…

Jan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023

AMD claims its new Ryzen 7040 chips are 30% faster than Apple M1 Pro and M2 chips

Rida Imran

AMD announced the new AMD Ryzen 7040 series processors for notebooks and laptops at Consumer Electronics Show (CES). At the event, AMD CEO Lisa Su also claimed that the new chips are not only faster than Apple’s M1 Pro and…

Facebook InstagramJan 6, 2023

EU fines Meta $411 million over compelling users to accept personalized ads

Ali Hasnain

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has been fined over $400 million and is now banned from forcing European users to see personalized ads. The company’s major defeat could severely undercut its Facebook and Instagram advertising business. In November 2022, Meta…

Apple Watch iOS iPhoneJan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023

Apple Fitness+ announces new Kickboxing workout, Sleep Meditation, and more

Rida Imran

In celebration of the new year, Apple Fitness+ has announced a new workout type, meditation sessions, Spotlight artists, guests, and more coming to subscribers. Starting on January 9, Fitness+ will add a new Kickboxing workout, a sleep theme for meditations,…

iOSJan 5, 2023Jan 6, 2023

Google continues to push Apple for adoption of RCS with new billboard in Las Vegas

Rida Imran

As part of its #GetTheMessage campaign, Android has a new billboard in Las Vegas asking Apple to fix the pixelated photos and videos shared between iOS and Android users by adopting the RCS messaging standard. In 2016, Google adopted Rich…

Jan 5, 2023Jan 6, 2023

Apple to appeal €8 million fine imposed by French CNIL over personalized ads in App Store

Rida Imran

The French Commission Nationale Informatique & Libertés (CNIL) has found Apple in violation of the Data Protection Act and levied an €8 million fine over personalized ads in App Store on iOS 14.6. iOS 14.5 introduced App Tracking Transparency (ATT)…

Jan 5, 2023Jan 6, 2023

Apple will publish Q1, 2023 earnings report on February 2

Rida Imran

Apple has announced that its Q1, 2023 earnings report will be published on February 2 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time and 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. On the same day, the company will host the earnings conference at 2:00 p.m. Pacific…

iOS iPadJan 5, 2023Jan 5, 2023

iOS 16 does not support streaming DRM-restricted content over HDMI on Apple TV

Rida Imran

Several Apple users have reported that after updating their iPhone and iPad to iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, they can not stream DRM-restricted videos on their Apple TV using an HDMI adapter. Previously, it was highlighted that AirPlay on older…

Jan 5, 2023Jan 5, 2023

Intel announces new 13th-generation HX series CPUs, world’s fastest mobile processor

Ali Hasnain

Intel unveiled the new 13th-generation HX series processors at CES. The new HX Series CPUs are designed for gamers and creators to offer 24 cores with 8 performance cores and 16 efficiency cores with 5.6 GHz max frequency on P-cores. Intel…