The FBI has issued a warning about a rising cyber threat moving “from state to state” across the US, targeting citizens through malicious SMS messages, or “smishing” texts. Authorities are urging iPhone and Android users to delete any suspicious texts immediately. According to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, cybercriminals have registered over 10,000 domains to … Read more
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was teased at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event earlier this month. While the South Korean tech giant has not shared any details about the smartphone, it appears to have been listed on the GeekBench benchmarking site with key specifications. The handset will join the Galaxy S25 series alongside the base model, … Read more
Google Pixel 9a has been spotted on another certification website, in a sign that its debut could be right around the corner. The company is said to be planning the launch of a midrange smartphone equipped with its Tensor G4 chip. We can also expect the Pixel 9a to run on Android 15 out-of-the-box — … Read more
WhatsApp will likely introduce its Events feature to personal chats soon. The Meta-owned messaging platform first brought this feature to WhatsApp Communities in May 2024. Reports now suggest that the company is testing the functionality in individual chats for both Android and iOS users. It may roll out to global users in the upcoming days. Previously, … Read more
Google Photos for Android is rolling out a new functionality which lets users create mirror images, the company announced on Wednesday. It is added to the in-built editor on the app and enables image flipping natively. The feature is speculated to prove useful especially when taking selfies with the Android phone’s front-facing camera where the … Read more
Signal, the popular messaging app, allows users to link additional devices like desktops or iPads to their primary Android or iOS smartphone. The company now says that users will soon be able to transfer and synchronise messages and media of one account across different devices. Meta-owned WhatsApp allows users to synchronise multiple devices with their primary ones. Both … Read more
Google is expanding the Deep Research tool to the Gemini Android app. The first artificial intelligence (AI) agent for Gemini was so far available only on the web version of the platform. The Mountain View-based tech giant released the tool in December 2024, and described it as a research assistant that can create multi-step research … Read more
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola Consumer on Friday said it does not set fares based on a user’s phone model, a day after global rival Uber denied allegations of differential pricing for Android and Apple phones. Ola and Uber received notices from an Indian government consumer body on Thursday, directed by consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi, following media reports and complaints that Apple users were charged higher for the same ride … Read more
Perplexity introduced a virtual assistant for Android devices on Thursday. Powered by the company’s answer engine, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant can answer questions, generate messages, as well as perform some app-based tasks as well. Additionally, the Perplexity Assistant also has multimodal capabilities and can access the user’s camera to analyse what the user is … Read more
Android 16 Beta 1 was released on Friday, allowing developers and enthusiasts to try out the upcoming major update to Google’s smartphone operating system. The new release is only available for recent Google Pixel models, and the company has revealed some of the new features that will be part of Android 16, when it is … Read more
An Indian government body has sent notices to ride-hailing firms Ola and Uber over alleged differential pricing for Android and Apple phones, the country’s consumer affairs minister, Pralhad Joshi, said in a post on X on Thursday. The move comes after several reports by local media and as users complained on social media that iPhone … Read more
WhatsApp’s “Delete for Everyone” feature allows users to remove sent messages within a certain timeframe, helping to correct mistakes or retract unwanted content. However, this often leaves recipients curious about what was deleted. Whether it’s a personal message or something important, there are ways to retrieve these messages. This guide offers step-by-step methods for both … Read more