Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022) vs Apple 24-inch iMac M1 (2021): Which M-powered computer should you buy?
Apple revealed the all-new MacBook Air (2022) during its main WWDC22 keynote, along with macOS Ventura. This notebook packs the company’s M2 chip in an overhauled chassis that features a more futuristic design...
Windows 8.1 users will soon start seeing notifications about impending end of support
Microsoft is soon going to start sending notifications to Windows 8.1 users about the upcoming end of extended support. The OS is set to reach the end of its support period on January 10th, 2023, and the warning...
Descendant custom ROM’s latest release brings several new features and adds support for three more devices
Earlier this year in April, the team behind the Descendant custom ROM released Descendant 12.1 — the first stable Android 12L-based build of the ROM. At first, the team released the ROM for a handful of devices and it...
Apple Music’s Student plan will now cost more in the U.S., U.K., and Canada
After raising the price of the Apple Music Student plan in several regions late last month, Apple is now doing the same in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada. Recent reports state that students will now have to pay $5.99 per month for the plan in the U.S. and £5.99 per month in the U.K. For the unaware, the Apple Music Student plan was previously priced at $4.99 per month in the U.S. and £4.99 per month in the U.K. While the price bump...
Netflix finally confirms it’s working on a cheaper, ad-supported tier
Despite CEO Reed Hastings’ strong belief about Netflix not needing to compromise its service with ads, the streaming giant is reportedly going to launch an ad-supported subscription tier soon. We first heard about the upcoming ad-supported tier last month, but Netflix did not confirm the rumors at the time. However, in a recent appearance at the Cannes Lions advertising festival, Co-CEO Ted Sarandos corroborated the rumors and said...
[Update: Pre-order pass now live] Nothing Phone 1 pre-order details for India briefly surface online
Update (06/24/2022 @ 06:54 ET): Nothing has officially launched the pre-order pass for the Nothing Phone 1. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The article as published on June 24, 2022, is preserved below. After...
CTS-D is a new Compatibility Test Suite module with tests submitted by Android app developers
As part of the Android Compatibility Program, Google gives smartphone OEMs access to a Compatibility Test Suite (CTS). The suite includes a collection of over two million test cases that OEMs use to weed out bugs early in the smartphone development process so that users get a consistent app experience across various devices. However, the CTS mostly includes tests written by Android engineers with little input from app developers. To...
Poco’s latest affordable flagships offer high refresh rate displays, powerful SoCs, and 67W fast charging
Xiaomi’s sub-brand Poco launched two new affordable flagships today — the Poco X4 GT and the Poco F4. As we highlighted recently, both models are rebranded Redmi phones featuring the same hardware, but with some...
