M4 Macs Are Expected to Launch in This Order Starting Later This Year

Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman recently reported that the first Macs with M4 series chips will be released later this year, with more models to follow next year. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman shared a more specific roadmap for these Macs. Here is the order in which Gurman expects the Macs to launch: 1. A […]

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Google One VPN to Shut Down Later This Year

Google One VPN will be discontinued later this year, according to a customer email seen by Android Authority. The service was rolled out for Android in October 2020, before coming to iOS devices and Macs in 2022. When it originally launched it was part of Google One’s Premium 2TB storage plan, priced at $9.99 per […]

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Apple’s M4 chips are coming this year with a big focus on AI

Apple is currently hard at work on the next generation of its in-house developed chips, the M4 – expected to come in three main varieties. The M4 chips will power upcoming Macs – in fact, Apple wants to overhaul the entire Mac line with the M4 family of chips. The M4 will be designed to […]

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New Mid-Cycle iPhone 15 Color Looking Increasingly Unlikely This Year

Apple’s usual strategy of introducing a new mid-cycle iPhone color in the spring is unlikely to be replicated for the iPhone 15 this year, if a new rumor out of Asia is anything to go by. Apple usually introduces new ‌iPhone‌ color options in the spring to boost sales midway through the device’s product cycle, […]

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Ahead of broader RCS adoption this year, Google Messages to improve security measures

RCS is the successor to SMS and will soon see much broader adoption, as Apple is expected to bring RCS support to iPhones later this year. Ahead of its wider adoption, Google is adding some security measures to make RCS even more secure for users, and it involves warning users about possible risks. Google Messages […]

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In case you missed it: Galaxy S20 series getting a fifth year of updates

Samsung recently extended the support period for the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra and will provide the three phones with an extra year of updates. Back in August 2020, Samsung announced that it would start providing three major Android OS upgrades to its flagship smartphones and tablets and security updates for four […]

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Samsung’s stock expected to soar this year as memory chips recover

The supply glut in the memory chip market has severely impacted Samsung’s profitability for the past couple of years, however, it appears that things might finally be turning around for the company. The earnings guidance that Samsung released last week seems to suggest so. No surprise, then, that market analysts are now expecting Samsung’s stock […]

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Spotify plans to raise prices this year and introduce new plans

Spotify is preparing a revamp of its plans and prices, according to a new report from Bloomberg. This will include price hikes in a few major markets, and there will also be a new plan that doesn’t include audiobooks. The prices will go up by about $1 per month for individual plans to $2 per […]

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Samsung plans 3D DRAM launch next year for AI chip dominance

Samsung is gearing up to take full advantage of the intense demand for high quality memory solutions due to the AI gold rush. It’s already won a lot of praise for its new high-bandwidth memory products from the likes of NVIDIA, a market leader in AI semiconductors. The company is now looking to expand its […]

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Lower-Cost AirPods and New AirPods Max Said to Launch Later This Year

Apple plans to release lower-cost AirPods later this year, according to Jeff Pu, an analyst who covers companies within Apple’s supply chain. In a research note today with investment firm Haitong International Securities, Pu said a Foxconn subsidiary will be one of the suppliers of the lower-cost AirPods. Pu said Foxconn will ramp up AirPods […]

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Google reveals RCS is coming to iPhones in fall this year

In November 2023, Apple announced that it would bring Rich Communications Service (RCS) to iPhones “later next year,” suggesting that the new messaging standard would arrive in iOS with iOS 18. However, the company hasn’t offered any update on the matter since then, and as such, there was no information available on the exact timeframe […]

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Tim Cook confirms Apple Vision Pro is coming to China later this year

Apple Vision Pro was announced back in June last year and went on open sale in the US eight months later in early February. Apple’s first spatial computer has only been available in the US but we now get official confirmation from Apple CEO Tim Cook that Vision Pro will make its way to China […]

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Apple Vision Pro to Launch in China Later This Year

Apple CEO Tim Cook today confirmed that the Vision Pro headset will go on sale in China later this year (via Reuters). Responding to a question from the press at the China Development Forum in Beijing, Cook confirmed that Apple’s first spatial computer will launch in the country in 2024. He added that Apple will […]

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The Epic Games Store is coming to iOS and Android later this year

Epic has confirmed that its Games Store is coming to both iOS and Android later this year. This is the same EGS that distributes games on Windows, as an alternative to Steam. Epic says that its Games Store will offer the same fair terms to all developers, on a true multi-platform store. That means that […]

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The best Microsoft 365 deal gets you a full year of access for less than the cost of 8 months

Microsoft 365 is an ever-expanding suite of software and services, many of which are standard among personal and professional users. In addition to the classics like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, Microsoft 365 also includes Microsoft Editor, OneDrive storage, and ad-free Outlook. A year of Microsoft 365 Personal normally costs $69.99, but right now Amazon Prime […]

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Apple Posts Vision Pro Job Listings in Australia, China, and Japan Following UK Last Year

Apple this week posted identical job listings related to the Vision Pro in Australia, China, and Japan, as international availability of the headset looms. Apple is looking to hire a so-called “Briefing Experience Specialist” in all three countries. This is a sales position that will involve demonstrating the Vision Pro’s capabilities to business/enterprise customers, according […]

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There Are Already More Measles Cases in the US This Year Than All of 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Medical Association sent out separate but similar pleas on Monday for unvaccinated Americans to get vaccinated against the extremely contagious measles virus as vaccination rates have slipped, cases are rising globally and nationally, and the spring-break travel period is beginning. In the first 12 weeks […]

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Cheaper Galaxy Z Fold 6 rumored to launch this year with $800 price tag

Update: The earlier version of the story speculated that the upcoming cheaper foldable would be a Galaxy Z Flip 6 version. However, it now seems that the report could be talking about a cheaper version of the Galaxy Z Fold 6. There have been reports that Samsung plans to launch two Galaxy Z Fold 6 […]

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Cheaper Galaxy Z Fold 6 rumored to launch this year with $800 price tag

Update: The earlier version of the story speculated that the upcoming cheaper foldable would be a Galaxy Z Flip 6 version. However, it now seems that the report could be talking about a cheaper version of the Galaxy Z Fold 6. There have been reports that Samsung plans to launch two Galaxy Z Fold 6 […]

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Cheaper Galaxy Z Fold 6 rumored to launch this year with $800 price tag

Update: The earlier version of the story speculated that the upcoming cheaper foldable would be a Galaxy Z Flip 6 version. However, it now seems that the report could be talking about a cheaper version of the Galaxy Z Fold 6. There have been reports that Samsung plans to launch two Galaxy Z Fold 6 […]

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