Table of Contents Table of Contents One camera is better? Ditch the wide-angle Fewer, better wide-angle cameras I’ve spent a few days taking photos with the Apple iPhone 16e, which has a single camera on the back. One, solitary lens on the back of a current smartphone makes it look rather old school, and somewhat…
Apple iPhone users in the European Union can now make Google Maps their default navigation app. This update, first spotted by Macerkopf, allows iPhones in the EU to open addresses from the web using Google Maps instead of Apple Maps. The rollout follows a similar change from WhatsApp, which now lets users set it as…
US technology giant Google moved to assure developers in China on Friday that its Android mobile operating system (OS) will remain open source after a change to how it publishes its code raised concerns that developers may lose access. Google, owned by Mountain View, California-based Alphabet, sent a notice to its China-based partners to assure…
You can now choose WhatsApp as your iPhone’s default app for calls and text messages, as noted by WABetaInfo. After updating WhatsApp to version 25.8.74, you’ll see the app appear as an option in your Messaging and Calling default app settings. You can change your default calling and texting app by heading to your settings,…
This is your signal to invest in secure messaging. After The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat involving top White House officials, it begs the question: Which messaging apps are most secure? While the security snafu prompted scrutiny from President Donald Trump as to whether the Signal app is…
Utah just became the first state to pass a law that makes app stores — rather than individual apps — responsible for verifying user ages. Google and Apple, the tech giants behind the two main app stores, have opposed the bill. But Meta, Snap, and X have praised the law, which Utah Gov. Spencer Cox…
Apple (AAPL, Financials) experienced a 21% decline in iPhone shipments in China in January compared with the same month last year, Jefferies said, citing internal channel checks. The firm said the drop reflected weak demand and limited price cuts from the U.S. technology company. Jefferies’ January total smartphone sales in China dropped 17% year over…
China sought to reassure foreign corporate chiefs of the country’s business potential when Vice Premier He Lifeng met with the heads of Apple , Pfizer, Mastercard, Cargill and others on Sunday. He also met with pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly, medical device company Medtronic and specialty glass maker Corning, a commerce ministry statement said. “China will…
The Masters green jacket: Why is it worn and what are the rules? Learn about the green jacket Augusta National Golf Club members and Masters champions wear and one champion who bucked the rules by taking it home. Augusta Chronicle The 2025 Masters Tournament will be held at Augusta National Golf Club from Thursday, April…
Brits going over to the USA for a holiday often reminisce about the ‘good old days’, when you could get two dollars for every pound. But, although that excellent exchange rate hasn’t been seen since 2007, there’s still so much you can buy in the States at a fraction of the UK price. In fact,…