Threads users may not have to sacrifice their Instagram accounts after all if they want to drop Threads for good.
According to a report from TechCrunch, Meta is working on a feature that'll let you delete the Threads app without deletin…
Apple released the first iOS 17.1 public beta for the iPhone on Thursday. The first iOS 17.1 beta arrives about a week and a half after the release of iOS 17 and about a week after the release of iOS 17.0.1 and iOS 17.0.2. The update bring…
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. It’s able to write essays, code and more given short text prompts, hyper-charging productivity. But it also has a more…nefarious side.
In any case, AI tools a…
Zapier today announced the launch of Canvas, a new tool that aims to help its users plan and diagram their business-critical processes — with a fair bit of AI sprinkled in there to help them turn those processes into Zapier-based automatio…
Even though the iPhone 15 is a leap forward compared to older iPhones, it can still be difficult to decide whether it's worth upgrading. After using the iPhone 15 for the past couple of weeks as my primary phone, I can say it feels l…
Japanese space company ispace has invested over $40 million in its new U.S. subsidiary to date, as it looks to take advantage of growing investment from NASA and the Pentagon in technologies for the moon.
The level of investment is a …
As of January 2024, Google is discontinuing the option to display Gmail on your browser in the Basic HTML view. A new post in Google's Help Center says Gmail will automatically change to Standard view. Standard view is a richer ver…
After issuing updates to iOS, iPadOS and macOS in the past few weeks, Apple has rolled out a redesigned iCloud.com website with more functionality, such as support for browser notifications for Mail and Calendar on a PC, a customizable hom…
Get ready for your Windows laptop experience to change radically.
"It's the next era," said Microsoft's Pete Kyriacou, likening the impact of AI to the early days of the Internet. The comment from Kyriacou, corporate vice president of M…
The iOS 17 update was made available to most iPhones on Sept. 18, but some people are getting the update. Some older iPhone users were left out of Apple's newest software upgrade -- that includes you if you've got an iPhone from 2017 or be…
Spotify is today introducing its latest social feature, Jam, which allows multiple people to blend their own musical tastes into a combined playlist. However, the new feature, which builds on technology previously used in multi-person play…
ChatGPT is evolving into much more than a text-based search engine, with OpenAI announcing today that it’s adding new voice and image-based smarts to the mix.
The wildly popular generative AI assistant has been one of the biggest techno…
AirPods only got a passive mention during the keynote at Apple’s event. It’s understandable — the iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Series 9 (and Ultra 2) were center stage. Besides, the headphones didn’t get the same manner of hardware updates. A…
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Today we’re honored to announce that our popular mobile browser, Opera Mini, has achieved a remarkable milestone: 1 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. This incredible achievement is a testament to the browser’s widespread populari…
What's the best power bank for iPhone overall?
If we had to pick a single best iPhone power bank right now, it would be a bit of a toss-up between the Anker MagGo 622 and the myCharge Hub 6700. But those answers will change very soon th…
"I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product," Steve Jobs says in author Walter Isaacson's 2011 biography of the late Apple co-founder.
Jobs' fury around Google and its smartphone software is well documented, and t…
If you've updated to iOS 17, you may have noticed that all the app icons that are usually above your keyboard in the Messages app are now gone. Instead, your apps are accessible via the new plus (+) button to the left of the text f…
Amazon has agreed to invest up to $4 billion in the AI startup Anthropic, the two firms said, as the e-commerce group steps up its rivalry against Microsoft, Meta, Google and Nvidia in the fast-growing sector that many technologists believ…
PhonePe launched the Indus AppStore Developer Platform on Saturday, promising zero platform fee and no commission on in-app purchases as the Walmart-backed fintech races to win Android developers in Google’s largest market.
The Bengal…
Artificial intelligence is a hot topic right now, whether it's about self-driving cars, AI-generated songs or large language model-based chatbots like ChatGPT. AI will continue to change technology as we know it -- and that includes your i…
Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is shutting down its Circle feature — bringing an end to its glitchy history — which allowed users to share a post only with a set of people. It was the social network’s take on Instagram’s “Close Frien…
Apple's latest operating system update for the iPhone -- iOS 17 -- was released on Monday, and you can download and install it now... if you have an iPhone that supports it. If you've got an iPhone 8 or iPhone X, you're out of luck…
Facebook is finally joining Instagram in allowing you to have up to four additional profiles under your main account.
Meta has been testing the feature for the social media phone app since 2022 and has now made it available to any…
Twitter rival Threads has finally added a way to switch between multiple accounts without logging out.
The Meta-owned social networking app announced Thursday that users can now swap accounts on its mobile apps by long-pressing on the p…
Bose has announced the Smart Ultra Soundbar, which comes with advanced dialogue processing and Dolby Atmos and replaces the Smart Soundbar 900.
The new soundbar includes the new AI Dialogue Mode, which uses "machine learning" to…
Are you buying the new iPhone 15 this weekend? If so, it's time to start prepping your current phone ahead of time. We know you're probably excited to try all the new iOS 17 features (here's how you can download it), but first you …
Apple's Maps app has a major new feature in iOS 17: offline maps. With offline maps, you can download designated areas from your Maps app onto your iPhone. That way you can access maps when you don't have a cell signal or if you want to sa…
TikTok is testing a new feature that integrates Google Search into its own in-app search results. The test, spotted by app researcher Radu Oncescu, shows a small box midway down TikTok’s search page that invites users to search for the sam…
What is a Surface event without a Panos Panay? Microsoft answered the existential question today during a New York City Windows event. The company broke out the big guns in the absence of the longtime division head Panay (whose hasty exit …
Flapmax (https://Flapmax.com/), a leading data and AI technology company, announced today the twelve companies selected for the second cohort of the FAST Accelerator (https://apo-opa.info/3sYswcx) startup program, created in partnership wi…
inDrive (www.inDrive.com), the global mobility and urban services platform, is proud to announce the launch of the Underdog Tech Award: a new international prize for the founders of the best tech startups outside major tech hubs and startu…
Since 2014, I’ve been reviewing Apple’s latest iPhones at Disneyland. The rationale was, and is, simple: Instead of lab tests, do my best to get a feeling for what these devices will be like to use for people and families in a real-world s…
There may not be a new iPad released this year, but there is a new version of iPadOS, with some subtle changes that are welcome additions. Now that iPadOS 17 is out of beta and available in a final version (with updates, of course, expecte…
Your iPhone is a handheld wonder. It's your gateway to social media, email and the answers to unexpected burning questions wherever you go. It likely wakes you up in the morning, reminds you of important events and helps you find the perfe…
Apple's release of iOS 17 brought new features to your iPhone and improvements to its apps, including the Photos app. With the latest update, the Photos app can finally recognize your pets and add them to your "People & Pets" album, previo…
Africa’s agricultural sector has a significant social and economic impact, per McKinsey. The percentage of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa exceeds 60%, while agriculture accounts for approximately 23% of the region’s gross domest…
Shaquille O’Neal, 15-time NBA All-Star, four-time NBA champion and three-time NBA Finals MVP, took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to talk about his passion for investing in edtech and backing projects that aim to change people’s lives. He…
Even though the cable looks the same, modern HDMI connections are vastly more capable than when they first arrived over 20 years ago. The latest version, called 2.1b, is only a small update, but 2.1 in general is a big deal with lots of pe…
If you're waiting on a new phone that's not the iPhone 15, Google has a couple of suggestions. The tech giant abruptly updated its Google Store site last week with details on its upcoming flagship smartphones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. …
If you're waiting on a new phone that's not the iPhone 15, Google has a couple of suggestions. The tech giant abruptly updated its Google Store site last week with details on its upcoming flagship smartphones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. …
Get ready, Apple is releasing iOS 17 today, Sept. 18. Here's how you can download the new iPhone OS once it arrives. The release comes months after Apple unveiled iOS 17 at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
The next iPhone so…
Kenya-based EV startup Roam has unveiled a new shuttle bus model dubbed Move, coming as the East African country continues to push for the adoption of electric vehicles.
Roam (formerly Opibus) now plans to ramp up its production of the …
On Monday, iOS 17 will be available to download on most iPhones, Apple said at its Wonderlust event earlier this week. It also showcased the new iPhone 15 models.
The newest version of iOS will introduce new features like StandBy …
Whether you're upgrading to one of the new iPhone 15 models or holding onto a 5-year-old iPhone XS, you can download iOS 17 on Monday, Sept. 18. Apple introduced the latest iPhone operating system at the company's Worldwide Developers Conf…
X, formerly Twitter, has launched government ID-based account verification for paid users to prevent impersonation and give them benefits such as “prioritized support.”
The social network has partnered with Israel-based Au10tix for id…
As expected, Apple is going to address France’s radiation watchdog’s (ANFR) concerns with a software update for the iPhone 12. Earlier this week, the French agency released a public statement announcing that the iPhone 12 breaches radiat…
Firefly, Adobe's family of generative AI tools, is out of beta testing and ready for commercial use. That means all you creative types now have the green light to use it to create imagery in Photoshop, to try out wacky text effects o…
By this time next week, you could have iOS 17 on your iPhone. In the midst of Apple's "Wonderlust" event Tuesday, the tech giant announced the public release date of iOS 17, months after unveiling the next version of the iPhone softw…
TikTok is expanding its revamped creator fund, called the “Creativity Program Beta,” beyond the United States. The program is now available to eligible creators in Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, Korea and the United Kingdom. The company b…