55 posts tagged ‘iPhone’
Qi2's Wireless Charging Debut Hopefully Means MagSafe Chargers Will Come to Android
Gizmodo,
You know about Qi charging, the open wireless charging standard that charges up your phone when you lay it on a special charge pad. But wait until you meet Qi2. It’s faster at charging your phone, and its use of magnets will allow Android phones and iPhones to live in relative harmony, at least regarding accessories. Read more...
Apple Gives iPhone 14 Users an Extra Year of Emergency SOS Via Satellite
Good news, iPhone users. A year after introducing the feature to its walled garden, Apple has extended free access to Emergency SOS via satellite to the iPhone 14/14 Pro for another year. Now you get three years of Emergency SOS via satellite services instead of two. Read more...
Your Uber Driver May Soon Mount Your TV With Uber Tasks
Uber is testing out its own version of TaskRabbit called Uber Tasks in select markets, as first reported by Bloomberg Monday. The service will let users hire people to complete household tasks, expanding beyond ride-sharing and food delivery currently supported on the platform. Read more...
Nothing Phone (2) Offers Possible Solution to Blue, Green Bubble Drama
The mobile class divide between the iPhone blue bubble and the Android green bubble might need regulators to settle things in the future, but Nothing has another solution coming soon. Read more...
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Review: Great, but It Would Be Better if It Folded
I struggle to look at any other Samsung smartphone now that I’ve been living with its foldable. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 has effectively changed how I use Android. Most of the time, I’ll only bother with my Google Pixel 7 if someone is calling the number linked to that phone. Otherwise, you’ll see me primarily on… Read more...
Google Pixel 7 Review: Still Has the Best Smartphone Camera
The world of Android looks different than when I started focusing on this platform over ten years ago. Gone are the days of Google focusing on its developer-centric devices, allowing other manufacturers to compete for the top spot. If you look around the U.S. market, Android seems to have developed a homogeny akin to… Read more...
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Review: Ditching Android More Tempting Than Ever
Before we get into this, you should know that this is my first time reviewing an iPhone. I’ve long established myself as “the Android girl,” because I started my smartphone journey with that mobile platform and eventually grew to prefer it over my initial experience with the iPhone. The last time I wielded one of… Read more...
Google Witness Spills How Much Apple Gets From Safari Search Revenue
Google pays Apple 36% of its search advertising revenue from Safari, according to new details brought to light in Google’s search antitrust trial on Monday as reported by Bloomberg. The mere utterance of the number, which Google and Apple have tried to keep sealed, caused Google’s main litigator John Schmidtlein to… Read more...