The makers of the Nothing Phone have announced a new Nothing Chats app, which it claims brings iMessage to Android… sort of. Weighting in on the blue bubble vs green bubble war, Nothing says it has developed a first of its kind solution. Nothing Chats effectively enables Nothing Phone (2) owners to exchange iMessage messages … [Read more…]
It’s emerged that Google pays Apple a massive chunk of its advertising revenue from Safari web searches. Kevin Murphy, an economics professor at the University of Chicago, accidentally let slip that Google paid Apple a whopping 36% of any advertising revenue it earned from web searches through Apple’s own Safari web browser. As reported by … [Read more…]
Apple has been tipped to give its often-bashed Siri personal assistant a huge AI upgrade at WWDC 2024. According to tipster @Tech_Reve, Apple has been using a large language model (LLM) to “completely revamp Siri into the ultimate virtual assistant”. They go on to predict that the development of this new smarter Siri is well … [Read more…]
Apple is preparing a bounty of big iPad updates for 2024, which will make up for the complete absence of new hardware in 2023, according to one in-the-know analyst. The often-reliable Ming-Chi Kuo reckons Apple isn’t just planning the long awaited iPad Pro with OLED display technology, but also an iPad Air with the largest … [Read more…]
Apple is relying on an “ambitious” iOS 18 release to lift up what could be an underwhelming series of hardware updates for next-year’s iPhone 16. That’s according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman who provides more details on why Apple briefly shut down feature development in order to deal with a larger number … [Read more…]
The OnePlus Watch 2 will look to redeem the company from a desperately disappointing first-generation model by adopting the Wear OS 4 operating system, according to a new leak. The reliable leaker Max Jambor says OnePlus has chosen the Google-made OS to spearhead the sequel, after launching the original OnePlus Watch with a custom OS … [Read more…]
During the iPhone 15 Pro launch event in September, Apple debuted a 3D video capture feature called Spatial Video, which the company claimed would unlock an immersive experience when viewed back on the forthcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Using two of the three cameras, Spatial Video records record simultaneously to capture the footage in … [Read more…]
Game developers are getting more and more creative in combatting cheaters in online play and the recrimination act from the makers of Call of Duty: Warzone is an absolute doozy. If those using illegal mods to gain an advantage in the game make it past the cheat sensors, they’ll fall victim to a new weapon … [Read more…]
Creative has announced the Aurvana Ace and Aurvana Ace 2, two sets of true wireless earphones featuring solid-state all-silicon MEMS-based drivers. Existing headphones use decades-old manufacturing techniques to produce their drivers. MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) essentially employs microfabrication techniques more commonly used in semiconductor production to produce tiny, uniform drivers. The Solid-State Drivers installed in the … [Read more…]
Samsung has announced Galaxy AI, a new “universal intelligence on your phone”. The company has announced this new on-device “comprehensive mobile AI experience” several months ahead of the launch of the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Ultra. Samsung doesn’t mention its next flagship phone range by name, but it seems clear from the stated “early … [Read more…]