Category: Apps & OS

March 28, 2023

Apple is finally launching Apple Pay Later, making it that much easier to buy, buy, buy. On Tuesday, the tech giant announced(Opens in a new tab) that Apple Pay Later is now available in the U.S. The Buy Now Pay […]

March 8, 2023

Last month Google released the first Developer Preview of Android 14, and today the company is back with the second Developer Preview. The new release comes with additional enhancements to privacy, security, and performance, and continues to refine the experience […]

February 23, 2023

Qualcomm is showing off its AI chops on mobile, demonstrating what it claims is the fastest-ever deployment of AI image generator Stable Diffusion on a smartphone. In a demo video, Qualcomm shows version 1.5 of Stable Diffusion generating a 512 […]

February 22, 2023

AI voice clones are already being deployed in podcasts and video games, but how long until they can be harnessed directly by the general public? Probably sooner than you think, with Samsung today announcing a feature for its Bixby mobile […]

February 21, 2023

Many people resist the urge to get a decent VPN for their Android phone or tablet. Why bother with an extra app just to get online? Over time, however, the scenarios in which you might need a VPN become more […]

February 11, 2023

Google has released a first Developer Preview of its Android 14 mobile OS, emphasizing tablets and foldables as well as improvements for data transfers and battery life. The preview was unveiled on February 8. Version 14 builds on work done […]

February 9, 2023

Google released the first developer preview of Android 14 and it brings our first-ever look into the next version of the OS. We also get to see a fresh new logo design that looks to be inspired by NASA space […]

February 9, 2023

Apple Pay will finally become available in Samsung’s home country of South Korea “in the coming months”, in partnership with Hyundai Card, the credit card service unit of Hyundai Motor Group. The launch of Apple Pay will be interesting to […]

February 7, 2023

Mobile devices play a large and growing role in nearly every aspect of our daily lives, so it’s not surprising there would be a growing need for mobile app developers. Mobile app developers create applications for smartphones, tablets, and other […]

January 20, 2023

Google’s latest chart showing the distribution of Android versions across devices is the first since it released Android 13 last August. The company’s latest mobile operating system is already on just over five percent of Android phones. Version 12 also […]

January 18, 2023

Apple has acknowledged two frustrating iOS 16 issues and is expected to roll out fixes for both in an imminent software update. Back in December, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max users reported(opens in new tab) seeing green […]

January 10, 2023

Windows Insiders will get the first taste of a major update to the Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11. In a new update going to all channels, update 2211.40000.11.0, Microsoft is stepping up to Android 13. All of the […]

January 9, 2023

If you’re hoping to see some big changes to macOS 14, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17 this year, you might be out of luck. According to Mark Gurman’s ‘Power On’ newsletter(opens in new tab), teams across Apple have been pulled […]

January 6, 2023

Google Maps on Wear OS is getting a big navigation upgrade. On Thursday, Google announced that you can now get turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps on internet-connected Wear OS watches without a smartphone (via Droid Life). That means if you’re […]

December 20, 2022

If you need a second number that will still ring through to your smartphone, you might consider the Google Voice app. Subscribers to the service can also make phone calls using this second number, and send/receive text messages. The second […]

December 19, 2022

Hundreds of Android applications being distributed through the Google Play Store have been found leaking Application Programming Interface (API) keys, putting users at risk of identity theft(opens in new tab) and other threats. The risks were found by cybersecurity researchers […]

December 15, 2022

A popular Android browser app with more than five million downloads on the Google Play Store may have been leaking user data including browser history, experts have claimed. Cybernews(opens in new tab) says it discovered that the ‘Web Explorer – […]

December 13, 2022

Google posted on its Android Developers platform the first beta of QPR2 (Quarterly Platform Release 2), an Android update for Pixel devices. It upgrades over the QPR1 and brings a handful of refinements, such as bug fixes, and improvements to […]

December 7, 2022

Intro For years, the Android platform was synonymous with customization. You want a phone that you could fully customize? An Android phone would be the better fit. First to support widgets, first with live wallpapers, first with lock screen customization, […]

November 23, 2022

Machine learning technology has transformed countless fields in recent years. One of the professions affected the most by advances in machine learning is mobile app development. The market for mobile artificial intelligence is projected to be worth nearly $9.7 billion […]