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Apple bringing car crash detection tool to iPhone
According to The Wall Street Journal, the current plan is to roll out such a feature next year. Google's Personal Safety app on Pixel phones already includes a feature to call for help when it detects car crashes, just like connected car services in modern vehicles do, including GM's OnStar, Subaru's Starlink and Fiat Chrysler's Uconnect.
Apple co-founder thinks iPhone 13 has no big difference from its predecessors
The latest generation of iPhones, which includes the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, was released in September. In many ways, the iPhone 13 series is indistinguishable from the iPhone 12. "I got the new iPhone; I can't tell the difference really. The software that's in it applies to older iPhones, I presume," Wozniak told Yahoo News.
Google celebrates 50 years of email as Gmail reaches 3 bn users
Tomlinson was a programmer working on ARPANET, the system that laid the groundwork for what would become the internet as we know it today. He tested the messaging system by sending emails to himself, and later said that the first note was probably something like "QWERTYUIOP."
Nokia T20 tablet launched in India starting at Rs 15,499
The device comes with a 2K display, Unisoc T610 Octa-Core processor, 8MP rear camera, 8200mAh battery and more. "At HMD, we keep a close track of the evolving requirements of consumers from a technology standpoint. We have witnessed that tablet usage has grown immensely in the past one year," HMD Global VP Sanmeet Singh Kochhar said in a statement.
Apple retakes 2nd spot in global smartphone market
Xiaomi went back to third place, with 44 million units and a 14 per cent share, reports market research firm Canalys. "The iPhone 13 had a strong start. Pre-orders were high and, unlike last year, Apple could use the full might of its retail stores to drive sales," said research analyst Le Xuan Chiew.
Apple asks court to stay part of Epic Games lawsuit injunction
Following the September ruling by US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in the Epic-Apple lawsuit, Apple appealed and asked for a stay on the injunction in early October, reports AppleInsider. In a new filing to the court, Apple said it is done some of what the court asked, but still wants the rest of it put on hold.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE likely to launch at CES 2022
The CES 2022 is slated to take place in Las Vegas from from January 5 to 8. If the reports are to be believed, then the Galaxy S21 FE could go official in the initial days of CES. This contradicts previous rumours suggesting January 11, 2022 as the launch date, GizmoChina reported.
OnePlus 7 series receives latest Oct 2021 security patch
This is a smaller update that comes with underhood improvements and bumps the Android Security Patch Level, reports GizChina. The firmware versions for the OnePlus 7 Pro in the global market and Europe are 11.0.4.1.GM21AA and 11.0.4.1GM21BA, respectively. The vanilla OnePlus 7 gets 11.0.4.1.GM57AA and 11.0.4.1GM57BA as the firmware versions in the global market and Europe, respectively.
macOS Monterey users reportedly facing connectivity problems with USB hubs
macOS Monterey is the next version of Apple's desktop and laptop operating system that replaces the previous macOS Big Sur and it was introduced alongside the latest Apple ecosystem updates back in June at WWDC 2021. Some users noted that macOS Monterey is specifically causing issues with USB 3.0 devices. For some people, their USB hub is no longer working at all, while for others their hub's HDMI and USB-C ports continue to function.
Apple has most loyal smartphone users in US: Report
According to research group CIRP, a vast majority of Apple's iPhone customers stick with the platform, with the company estimated to have curated the highest brand loyalty out of any smartphone manufacturer operating in the US. The report said that the calculation was based on the per cent of new iPhone customers who upgraded from a previous iPhone model.
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