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Windows 11 Blue Screen of Death is Black
Microsoft is changing the color of the Windows 11 Blue Screen of Death message from blue to black. The change is expected to be available later.
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Windows 11 vs Windows 10: what’s new
After 6 years, Microsoft has finally revealed the brand new version of its OS. Windows 11 comes with massive design overhaul and a brand new user interface.
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Apple and Google to be investigated for duopoly in the UK
The CMA is investigating whether the duopoly “could be resulting in consumers losing out across a wide range of areas.”
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How to watch Apple WWDC 2021 keynote today
Apart from new OS releases, Apple is tipped to be gearing to launch its new MacBook Pro at the event
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iOS 15 could bring native food tracking to the iPhone
Apple plans to add a new food tracking feature to the Health app. However, it is unclear how expansive this feature might be.
Fuchsia OS finally available for the 3-year old Nest Hub
The Fuchsia OS update for the Nest Hub will roll out over the coming months. It is starting to be made available for those in the Preview Program.
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Android 12 will arrive with dramatic changes, leak suggests
There are a lot of small changes as we could get a new volume slider, redesigned notifications, a new clock widget, and even a new weather widget.
Samsung partners with Google for Fuchsia OS development
The report goes on to say that Google and Samsung will be continuing to work on F2FS support for Fuchsia.
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Apple will release iOS 14.5 update with AirTag support next week
Asidre from adding support for Apple’s object tracker, iOS 14.5 will finally enable the ability to unlock your iPhone using Apple Watch.
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Google wants Android smartwatches and phones to act as digital IDs and keys
Google’s new Android Ready SE Alliance will let OEMs to fit their devices with dedicated security hardware for safely storing sensitive data.
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Motorola Edge+ gets Android 11 update that brings a useful Ready For hub
Reafy For allows users to extend the Motorola Edge+ UI to a larger screen for tasks such as gaming, video calls, and watching videos.
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LG phones will get Android 11 update by the time Android 12 is out
The $999 LG Wing that was launched not too long ago, will get a taste of Android 11 in the fourth quarter of 2021. Process that!
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Samsung’s ambitious 4-year support cycle includes biannual updates
Not surprisingly, budget Samsung phones and some really old mid-rangers will only get security updates twice a year.
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Adobe Photoshop now runs natively on M1 Macs
Adobe has also added two notable features to the Photoshop app for iPad – Cloud Documents Version History and offline Cloud Documents editing
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Chrome OS gets Phone Hub for deeper syncing between your phone and Chromebook
Google has added a new Phone Hub dashboard to Chrome OS that allows deeper integration between your Chromebook and Android Phone.
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Google TV adds Kids Profiles feature with useful parental controls in tow
Kids profiles will start appearing on Chromecast with Google TV beginning this month in the US, with plans of global availability to follow.
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Google will not build alternatives once third-party ad tracking is dropped
Google will soon be following the footsteps of other browsers like Firefox and Safari to eliminate third-party tracking cookies.
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Pixel phones get Smart Compose for messaging apps with March feature drop
Smart Compose is an AI-driven predictive suggestion tool that lets you swipe on suggested words to autocomplete your sentences as you type.
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HUAWEI makes big strides towards boosting its AppGallery ecosystem
HUAWEI says that the volume of app distribution via the AppGallery has gone up by 83%, while the number of developers has gone up by 77%.
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One UI 3.1 update for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 brings some neat new tricks
One UI 3.1 update for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 makes the multi-window experience hassle-free and adds some useful UI tweaks as well.
Windows 10 21H1
Microsoft details the next major Windows 10 update arriving in first half of 2021
Windows 10 21H1 will let you use external webcam for Windows Hello authentication on machines that already have in-built Windows Hello camera
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US House Committee asks Apple to improve credibility of App Store privacy labels
The House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce argues that wrong information makes the app privacy labels harmful to users.
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iOS 14.5 will add a crowdsourced incident reporting tool to Apple Maps
The new Apple Maps feature currently supports reporting only three types of disruptive events – accidents, hazards, and speed checks.
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Leak suggests Google is drawing inspiration for Android 12 from iOS 14’s privacy tools
As per leaked Android 12 screenshots, a small notification dot at the top will tell users that an app is using their phone’s camera or mic.
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iOS 14.5 lets you set third-party apps such as Spotify as default music and podcast app
For users running iOS 14.5 beta, Siri prompts them to select a music app for playing a song, and then defaults to it for subsequent requests.