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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today published its final report pertaining to its investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming. It finds that “competition between different mobile browsers is not working well, and this is holding back innovation in the UK”, according to Margot Daly, Chair of the CMA’s independent inquiry group. … Read more
What you need to know Meta seems to be testing out Community Notes for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. With this, it looks to create a more unbiased space for people to share varied perspectives on their platform. As this feature is still being tested, it won’t show up on the apps as yet. Meta seems … Read more
What you need to know Google is said to be testing a new UI for incoming calls on its phone app. An APK deep dive reveals that it might be ditching the usual swiping up and down mechanism to answer voice calls. The new UI looks a lot like how older versions of accepting calls, … Read more
Not long ago a teardown of the Google app revealed an upcoming Gemini model that would use your search history to personalize its output. And today Google has made this official. The new model is called Gemini with personalization, or just “Personalization” in the drop-down model selector in Gemini. It’s labeled “experimental” as you’d expect, … Read more
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR A new leak suggests that some Pixel 9a buyers will receive a free Google TV Streamer when purchasing through select Google partners. The promo is expected to be available in Europe, but there is no confirmation on whether a similar offer will be available in the US. Google is … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR US Mobile markets its End Game Dark Star promotion as having unlimited data, and yet at least one user saw their service shut off after using 281GB over the course of the month. US Mobile previously ran into controversy over this plan when it retroactively changed its unlimited hotspot … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 Beta 3 introduces a new battery health screen. Here the operating system attempts to estimate how current battery capacity compares to when the phone was new. Users can access resources to educate them about improving battery endurance. A long time ago, if you had a smartphone and … Read more
A stand-out design If you’re looking for a phone that will really stand out, the Nothing Phone 3a employs a cool, transparent design with a unique Glyph interface and lights that have practical purposes beyond just aesthetics. It’s a pretty powerful phone, too, for the price. For Cool Glyph interface Ultra-bright screen Much better, higher-res … Read more
The Oppo Reno13 series is out and about, so you are probably wondering which one to get. But unlike last year, this year’s Oppo Reno13 and the Oppo Reno13 Pro are more different than you’d think. There’s a non-trivial price difference too. The Reno13 Pro 256GB is about €150 more expensive than the vanilla Reno13 … Read more
As I put down my headset for the evening and went to make a cup of tea, I instinctually held my arm out as if I were going to drift into the kitchen with my hand-mounted skates. Of course, I don’t have hand-mounted skates in real life, but in Orion Drift, they’re a key part … Read more