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A class action complaint filed against Apple on Friday in the northern California court has accused the company of creating unfair conditions to ensure iCloud remains the dominant cloud storage choice for its devices, according to . By placing “surgical technological restraints” on the types of files other cloud providers can host, Apple has made it so only iCloud can offer Apple device users full-service storage, the complaint argues. According to the complaint, this has also allowed Apple to charge higher fees in the…

Cottonbro Studio / Pexels One of the best things about using more than one Apple device is the way they interact with each other. Apple has built all kinds of clever features into its famous ecosystem, and it means your devices all work together in a way that you just don’t get from any other manufacturer. AirDrop might be the ultimate expression of this, though that’s fairly well-known. Here, we’ve picked out six other great ways your Mac works with other Apple products. Most require you to have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi…

The 2024 Mobile World Congress is over with several exciting launches and promises of new technology to come. You can check out our MWC 2024 wrap-up post for a quick overview of events if you didn’t follow the day by day developments (or you need a refresher). What was your favorite new device from this year’s congress? Let’s have a vote. We have divided things into categories – flagships, mid-rangers, entry level devices and miscellaneous. Most makers announced their new flagships in December and January, but some…

What must be a very small subset of Android users should be very angry with Google for blocking RCS support in Google Messages on their smartphones. These users have rooted their phones to run a different version of Android than the one the device shipped with. We’re no longer in the early years of Android, when rooting phones was quite popular, allowing consumers to run custom Android builds on their devices. If that’s related to security, I don’t think there’s a problem with Google blocking RCS on rooted…

During a roundtable discussion at this year's MWC with Samsung's VP, Hon Pak, he made clear that the upcoming Galaxy Ring will not be supported by iPhones. A fairly bold move by Samsung. Hon Pak said that Samsung is confident in the product and acknowledges the Android/iOS challenge, but the company's devices are not lesser than Apple's, so there are very good reasons to make the switch if you want to use Samsung's ecosystem. He also added that Samsung is working on integration with other Android devices, not just…

Brave browser, known for its privacy-focused features, is bringing its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Leo to Android devices. The software firm first announced its AI chatbot in November 2023, when Leo was added to the desktop browser. The company's chatbot can run on several large language models, which are available for both the free version (with rate limits) and the premium version. Leo can perform all the general tasks of an AI assistant including summarising pages, answering queries, conversing, as well as…

Xiaomi has introduced HyperOS as the fresh moniker for its software interface atop Android, signaling a…

Last month Google renamed its AI chatbot from Bard to Gemini. The company also announced the Gemini app can be integrated into various Google Workspace apps. However, Gemini did not have access to the Google Calendar app, but things have changed now. With AI-powered assistants available on various Android apps, users can easily perform their daily tasks with simple text and voice prompts. Know how users can create and access events on Google Calendar via Gemini.Gemini in Google CalendarAccording to a 9To5Google report,…

Xiaomi HyperOS update India roll-out timelineWhile specific devices in India have already gotten the HyperOS update, Xiaomi is bringing the Android 14-based update to its latest Redmi Note 13 series in March. Here is the complete list of phones that’ll get the update this month and in the second quarter of 2024.ReleasedMarch 2024Q2, 2024Xiaomi 13 ProXiaomi Pad 6Redmi 12 5GRedmi 12CRedmi 11 PrimeRedmi PadXiaomi 12 ProRedmi Note 13 Pro +Redmi Note 13 ProRedmi Note 13Redmi Note 12 Pro +Redmi Note 12 ProRedmi Note 12Xiaomi 11…

LG Electronics and Meta Platforms, Inc. are set to embark on an expanded strategic collaboration, aiming to revolutionize extended reality (XR) experiences. This collaboration announced recently, seeks to leverage the strengths of both companies to drive innovation in the XR domain. Extended reality (XR) technologies encompass metaverse, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR). IEEE highlights these technologies as one of the core growth areas for 2024. Meta’s collaboration with LG aims to…