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Windows 11 to let users connect to Android Phones via hotspot
San Francisco: With an aim to enhance user experience, tech giant Microsoft has released a Windows 11 preview build that will contain an update for “Phone Link”, which will allow users to…
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Android phones beat iPhones in early US quake warning
San Francisco: Android phones’ built-in earthquake detection functionality, tested during a 5.1-magnitude earthquake near California’s San Jose on Tuesday, seems to have passed with flying colours, and also beat iPhones at alerting…
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Android users can soon add emoji reactions to iPhone text
New Delhi: Google has announced that Android users will soon be able to react to SMS texts from iPhone users with emojis as well in Google’s Messages app. The app will be…
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250 mn devices now run Android Go: Google
San Francisco: Google has announced that over 250 million monthly active devices are powered by Android Go, after the company declared the release of Android 13 (Go edition). The tech giant focused…
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Google Pixel 7, 7 Pro 1st Android phones to support only 64-bit apps: Report
San Francisco: Tech giant Google’s newly launched Pixel 7 and 7 Pro appear to be the first set of Android smartphones that only support 64-bit apps. The Google Pixel 7 series might…
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Lenovo launches 2nd Gen Android tablet in India
Bengaluru: Global technology brand Lenovo on Thursday launched a new Android tablet — Tab P11 Pro (2rd Gen) — for its consumers in India. The tablet is priced at Rs 39,999 for…
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Google rolls out Passkeys for Android and Chrome
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced to roll out Passkey support to both Android and Chrome for better safety. Passkeys are a safer alternative to passwords and other phishable forms of…
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Android apps now have new voices for Google’s text-to-speech engine
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced it is upgrading its text-to-speech (TTS) by Google speech engine by providing clearer, more natural voices. The company said that all 421 voices in 67…
- Middle East
Saudi urges WhatsApp users to update app to avoid malware threat
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday urged users of the WhatsApp application to update their app to avoid serious malware threats. The national indicative centre for cyber…
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Android users can now enjoy Dynamic Island-like features
San Francisco: After Apple introduced the Dynamic Island feature on iPhone Pro models, app developer Jawomo launched “DynamicSpot” for Android users, which gives users their version of the new iPhone feature. The…
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Google Duo gone, but its icon returns on Android
San Francisco: After rebranding its Duo video chat app as Meet, tech giant Google has brought back the original Duo icon and name as a separate shortcut that appears in the app…
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Spyware firm offers services to hack iOS, Android devices for Rs 64 cr
New Delhi: A little known spyware company, Intellexa, is now competing with Pegasus developer NSO Group, offering its services to hack into Android and iOS devices for a fee of $8 million…
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It’s time for Apple to fix texting, says Google
San Francisco: Google has launched a new campaign to put pressure on Apple to adopt RCS (rich communication services) and improve texting between Android and iOS users. RCS is a next generation…