The 9 biggest new features in Android 17
…AirDrop support directly into certain apps, including WhatsApp. Easier switching from iPhone Google and Apple have been working together for some time on easier ways to switch from one platform to another…
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Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
…After focusing on highly requested Xbox console features, reducing the price of Game Pass, and moving Microsoft Gaming back to Xbox, Sharma is reorganizing the Xbox platform team at Microsoft today. The…
Sennheiser’s new Momentum 5 headphones have upgraded ANC and a replaceable battery
…That allows the headphones to stream 16-bit/44.1kHz CD-quality sound, but only from devices with a Qualcomm processor supporting that codec through the Snapdragon Sound platform. Smartphones from Sony…
Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead
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Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII is still a phone for the fans
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Spotify now sells printed books
…publications through the platform. Readers in the US and UK can now purchase printed books via a new integration with Bookshop.org on the Android Spotify app, with support for iOS users…
Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying
…addicting children and families to its platform, mining those users for data, and then converting that data into lucrative intelligence for global advertising juggernauts. Netflix’s ad-supported tier has seen a…
Intel is on board for Googlebook.
It seems that x86 hardware will be part of Google’s new laptop platform, although Intel doesn’t specify what processors it’ll be using: > We’re thrilled to partner with @Google…
Amazon Luna axes third-party game purchases
…play on other platforms through the EA, GOG, or Ubisoft accounts players used when purchasing the title. In line with these changes, Amazon Luna will no longer support EA, Ubisoft, or GOG…
Apple announces iOS 27
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