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Google jabs Apple over lack of RCS support on iPhone during I/O

During Google I/O 2022, Apple was indirectly referenced in a not-so-subtle jab over its lack of RCS support for iPhone users. RCS, or Rich Communication Services, is the modern upgrade to SMS texting that Apple leapfrogged with iMessage over a decade ago. “We hope that every mobile operating system gets the message, and upgrades to […]

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Google’s vision for Android 13 is to offer a little more of everything

Google has outlined its vision for this year’s major Android update, which looks set to continue many of the customization and privacy initiatives that the search giant introduced with last year’s Android 12. Its customizable Material You color schemes will now be available as preset themes and are also expanding to cover third-party apps icons […]

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Apex Legends Mobile release date, new trailer, new Legends teased

Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment have released a new trailer for Apex Legends Mobileannouncing the game will make a full, worldwide launch on May 17 for iOS and Android devices. The end of the trailer features a shot of Kuben Blisk in a bar observing a victory by Mirage as the silhouette of a new […]

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Google I/O 2022 Starts Now: How to Watch and Our Expectations

Google I/O, the company’s annual conference for developers, starts streaming live Wednesday at 10 am PT (1 pm ET/6 pm BST) and runs through Thursday, May 12. Rumors are flying about the next Google Pixel phonespossibly Pixel Watch and android 13the presumed follow-up to Google’s Android 12 operating system. Though that’s all speculation, it’s safe […]

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Hands On: Mission’s USB Power Cable Lets You Plug Your Apple TV Directly Into Your TV Set

If you hate cord clutter, then you’re going to want to watch our latest YouTube video, which highlights Mission’s USB Power Cable for the Apple TV because it lets you plug Apple’s set-top box right into a USB port on your TV. Priced at $24.99, the USB Power Cable from Mission is a neat little […]

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The iPhone 15 may finally ditch Apple’s Lightning port

Apple often gets criticized — especially by power users — for still including the Lightning port on the iPhone. After all, most newly-released smartphones nowadays go for USB Type-C ports. This makes it possible to have a single, universal charger for all electronics that have adopted this port. Surprisingly, the company has already made the […]

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Apex Legends Mobile launches May 17th

Several years after we first heard that EA and Respawn Entertainment would bring their battle royale shooter to mobile platforms, there’s a global release date for Apex Legends Mobile, which will launch for Android and iOS on May 17th. Beta testing for the game started over a year ago and has slowly expanded to include […]

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Ansonia man responding to Facebook ad robbed iPhone seller at gunpoint

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate STRATFORD — An Ansonia man has been charged with stealing an iPhone at gunpoint after responding to an ad for the device on Facebook Marketplace. Shahiem Donald, 18, was charged with first-degree robbery, third-degree assault and fifth-degree larceny, Stratford police said. He was held […]

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May 11, 2022 – The end of the iPod, USB-C 2023 iPhone

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