Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority While looking at today’s hottest deals, I came across a few great products from a very specific category. These all strike a great balance between power and portability. They are very capable, but also portable enough that you can easily carry them around on any hiking trip or commute.
Read MoreApple Intelligence seems to have gone into a perpetual update loop for many users, causing the old Siri animation to appear and on-device tools to stop working. On-device doesn’t mean outages aren’t possible thanks to OTA updates Issues surrounding Apple Intelligence have been cropping up throughout the day Thursday, and it may be due to
Read MoreStarting mid-July 2025, Microsoft 365 will begin blocking legacy authentication protocols like Remote PowerShell and FrontPage RPC to enhance security under its “Secure by Default” initiative. Admins must now grant explicit consent for third-party app access, which could disrupt workflows but aims to reduce unauthorized data exposure. The Register reports: First in line for the
Read MoreStarting mid-July 2025, Microsoft 365 will begin blocking legacy authentication protocols like Remote PowerShell and FrontPage RPC to enhance security under its “Secure by Default” initiative. Admins must now grant explicit consent for third-party app access, which could disrupt workflows but aims to reduce unauthorized data exposure. The Register reports: First in line for the
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Spotify is working on a feature to import your music. Currently, the service offers no way to import music from other services. We also discovered a URL for the feature. Hopping from one music service to another can be a pain for multiple reasons. However, losing the playlists you
Read MoreApple’s current Mac mini M4 is $130 off today, delivering better-than-Black Friday pricing now through June 21. Grab the season’s best M4 Mac mini price. The $469 M4 Mac mini deal can be found at Amazon and B&H Photo as the retailers engage in an early Prime Day price war. Continue Reading on AppleInsider |
Read MoreApple’s new Vision Pro short puts Brad Pitt behind the wheel — and viewers in the cockpit — for a roaring F1 thrill ride. Brad Pitt in “F1” A new immersive short video debuted Thursday on Apple Vision Pro. Titled “F1: The Movie Hot Lap,” it takes viewers on a high-speed test drive with Brad
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Spotify’s long-promised HiFi lossless audio tier is likely nearing release, as suggested by new asset file leaks. The upcoming tier will likely offer music in up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC files, consuming up to 1 GB of data per hour. This feature may be part of a “Music Pro”
Read MoreApple is planning to have a punch-hole camera in the iPhone 18 Pro line, with a leaker saying the smaller aperture will still be able to handle Face ID. Expect the camera system in the iPhone 18 Pro to be extremely minimal. The iPhone 18 Pro line is anticipated to revolutionize how the iPhone handles
Read MoreMacworld Apple is reportedly giving Siri a Large Language Model (LLM) upgrade in a year or two. The boost is expected to make the iPhone’s virtual assistant more conversational and equip it with a broader range of world knowledge. What most users don’t know is that the iOS 26 beta already introduces a hidden AI
Read MoreIt’s been nine years since Apple released an ad for the 2016 iPad Pro, which asked, “What is a computer?” That ad has been mocked ever since, as the iPad has always been seen as too compromised compared to a MacBook, Chromebook, or Windows laptop to serve as a full computer replacement for most people.
Read MoreCredit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Android 16 is causing a very annoying bug where Pixel phones take too long to wake up. Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix, and temporary workarounds are also available. This is one of several bugs reported by users after the Android 16 update,
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority GameNative makes it easy to play your Steam library on Android via Winlator. The Pluvia fork adds support for titles with DRM and more optimizations. It’s open-source, but take care when logging in with your Steam credentials. Windows emulation on Android has made some progress lately, but it’s nowhere
Read MoreMacworld It’s time to look forward to the next major product announcement, the iPhone 17. We talk about the latest rumors about Apple next major phone release this September, This is episode 939 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. For more information about the topic, check our iPhone 17: Everything we know so
Read MoreCredit: Android Headlines/OnLeaks Samsung is “intensively analyzing” Google’s switch from Samsung to TSMC for Pixel chip production. The move apparently came as a “shock” to Samsung last month. TSMC is generally considered superior to Samsung when it comes to chip manufacturing. Google has used Samsung to manufacture its Tensor smartphone chips since 2021, but the
Read MoreLate Wednesday night at about 11PM CT, SpaceX was about to perform a static fire test of Ship 36, ahead of a planned 10th flight test for its Starship, when there was suddenly a massive explosion at the Massey’s Testing Center site. SpaceX says “A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The National Advertising Division (NAD) has recommended that Verizon change its marketing language about satellite texting based on a complaint from T-Mobile. T-Mobile has also challenged Verizon’s claim of being “America’s largest network,” with the watchdog calling Verizon’s advertising “ambiguous.” Verizon has said that it’ll comply with NAD’s recommendations.
Read MoreWant to delete Instagram for good? Here’s the easiest way to shut off your account right from your iPhone. How to delete Instagram account Instagram is a major platform for sharing photos and videos, but there are plenty of reasons to leave. Whether you’re tired of Meta’s track record on privacy, frustrated with the ads,
Read MoreGoogle has unveiled a preview of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, a reasoning model optimized for cost and speed, and announced that two other Gemini models, Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash, are now generally available. Google made the announcements June 17. Gemini 2.5 models are thinking models, capable of reasoning through thoughts before responding, resulting
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader walterbyrd shares news that Texas Instruments has announced plans to invest more than $60 billion to expand its U.S. manufacturing operations in the United States. From a report: The funds will be used to build or expand seven chip-making facilities in Texas as well as Utah, and will create 60,000 jobs, TI
Read MoreiPhone sales jumped 15% year-over-year in April and May 2025, “signaling Apple’s strongest two-month performance for the period since the pandemic,” reports MacRumors, citing preliminary data from Counterpoint Research. From the report: The growth was driven mainly by the United States and China, Apple’s two largest markets. Both regions returned to positive year-over-year growth after
Read MoreiPhone sales jumped 15% year-over-year in April and May 2025, “signaling Apple’s strongest two-month performance for the period since the pandemic,” reports MacRumors, citing preliminary data from Counterpoint Research. From the report: The growth was driven mainly by the United States and China, Apple’s two largest markets. Both regions returned to positive year-over-year growth after
Read MoreAustria’s coalition government has agreed on a plan to enable police to monitor suspects’ secure messaging in order to thwart militant attacks, ending what security officials have said is a rare and dangerous blind spot for a European Union country. From a report: Because Austria lacks a legal framework for monitoring messaging services like WhatsApp,
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority This is, by far, the hottest deal we’ve seen on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge since its release, which happened just recently, in late May. Currently, you can buy the 512GB version for as low as $969.99. That is actually cheaper than the 256GB model, and it’s a record-low
Read MoreFacebook now supports passkeys for login, offering users a more secure, phishing-resistant alternative to passwords by using biometrics or a PIN stored on their device. The feature is rolling out to iOS and Android “soon,” while Messenger will get the feature “in the coming months.” Lifehacker reports: Meta seems pretty excited about the news —
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