Images Tada/Shutterstock Google Messages has been the default messaging app on many Android phones and carriers for years, but that hasn’t stopped people from looking for alternatives. Although Google Messages has such a hold on the messaging ecosystem on Android, the app has missed out on some much-needed core features that would make a huge difference in the app’s basic usefulness. Fortunately, Google seems to be aware of at least some of the places that Messages is missing, and the company seems to intend to make changes that will help…
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Apple is suing OpenAI and two of its former employees who currently work at the AI company for stealing its trade secrets. In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court, Apple alleges extensive misconduct by the company it once partnered with, calling its hardware business “rotten to the core.” The lawsuit also names io Products, the hardware startup led by Jony Ive and acquired by OpenAI last year, as complicit in the theft of trade secrets. It does not mention Ive by name, but describes the organization as complicit in a “coordinated pattern of institutional misconduct” within OpenAI. The filing…
Stockinq/Shutterstock Android phone owners who use Google Photos to manage their images and videos may soon notice a significant design change that gives the app a more modern look, in line with the iPhone version of the app. Google has started rolling out the floating bottom menu bar in Google Photos, which replaces the previous menu bar that stretched from edge to edge at the bottom and was attached to the bottom edge of the screen. The new menu bar is detached from the bottom edge and appears to float…
piccinini game/Shutterstock The latest version of Google Chrome, Chrome 150, is finally rolling out to Android devices, bringing with it one of the browser’s strangest omissions: a dedicated back button. This feature has been available on Google Chrome for iOS for a while now, but the release of Google Chrome 150 will mark the first time it will debut on Android devices. For years, users have been able to take advantage of Chrome’s Next button, located in the top row of the mobile browser’s overflow menu. But if you want…
Joni Hanebutt/Shutterstock Originally launched in 2019, the latest generation of Nvidia Shield TV has had a good run, with recommendations for Android boxes continuing to pop up on Reddit all the time. However, this race may be coming to an end, according to AFTVNews reporting. Indeed, the base Nvidia Shield TV appears to be out of stock at many major retailers, with some like B&H even marking the item as discontinued on their storefronts. Even Nvidia no longer appears to be selling the cheapest version of the TV box at…
Anthropic updates Claude with a new “Reflect” feature that is similar to Spotify Wrapped. Reflect allows you to review how you have been using Claude and for how long. Reflect includes a summary of Claude usage, incorporating key topics, usage patterns, and the type of tasks you perform with Claude. You can look back at Claude activity over the last 1, 3, 6, or 12 months, and in the near future Anthropic plans to add a view of the time you spent using Claude. Anthropic says the Reflect feature invites users to step back and look at the role Claude…
Apple’s first foldable phone looks more and more real. Sam Rutherford for Woozad Reports of an iPhone Ultra have been circulating for years, but momentum is building that 2026 will be the year the company launches a foldable iPhone with that name. While we’ve already rounded up everything we know about the iPhone Fold rumor, the idea that the Ultra is more likely to be the name of Apple’s first foldable phone has recently been gaining ground. Additionally, iOS 27 developer beta code details have all but confirmed that the company is preparing to roll out…
Karlis Dambrans/Shutterstock An upcoming Android 17 update could bring an interesting wallpaper-related feature to Google Pixel smartphones. The feature, which is said to be similar to the iPhone’s Photo Shuffle option for wallpapers, was spotted in Android 17 QPR1 beta 5 code by the folks at Android Authority. This beta update is already available for testing on Pixel smartphones and is expected to be widely released in stable form as part of the September Feature Drop. Like on iPhones, the feature can also be called “Photo Shuffle” on Google Pixels…
Robert Way/Shutterstock Amid the rumors about OnePlus’ impending exit from European markets, the company’s customers are reportedly encountering issues with their product warranties. As per user reports on Reddit, which were first spotted by folks at GSMArena, the company is allegedly offering vouchers in lieu of replacements and repairs in Europe. While this would typically be fine, the vouchers are said to be only valid for the company’s online stores, which are running pretty much dry right now. This is obviously leaving customers in a tricky situation where they are…
Part of that money will help Broadcom build its facilities in Colorado. Cherlynn Low for Woozad Apple announced that it signed a $30 billion deal with Broadcom to buy wireless chips made in the United States. In a statement, the iPhone maker said the deal will allow Broadcom to design and manufacture custom chips “for a wide range of Apple products.” Of that amount, $1.5 billion will go toward upgrading a Broadcom facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, that will be used to produce “advanced radio frequency components.” The companies are not specific about what Broadcom will…