Live Activities are having a moment. Yesterday Apple rolled out a popular Live Activity for tracking election results via Apple News. Now, a new Safari Live Activity has been discovered in the latest iOS 18.2 beta for tracking a file’s download progress.

The European Commission has announced its latest antitrust investigation, and it could once again have an impact on Apple.

The EC says it is investigating whether Corning, a key Apple supplier, “may have abused its dominant position on the worldwide market for a special type of glass that is mainly used to protect the screens of handheld electronic devices, such as mobile phones.”

For managed service providers (MSPs) and IT administrators working with the Department of Defense or its contractors, staying compliant with cybersecurity rules isn’t just important—it’s essential. Yet, ensuring compliance with standards like the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) has traditionally been a time-consuming, complex process. Addigy is changing that.

Today, Addigy announced the launch of its one-click deploy CMMC and DISA STIG benchmarks. With this new feature, compliance that used to take months can now be accomplished in a matter of minutes.

After launching in India, the Android 15-based OxygenOS 15 Open Beta is now available in Europe and North America.

If you frequently work remotely from cafes, shared spaces, or even home you know how essential a reliable internet connection is. No one wants lag disrupting an important work call. While mobile hotspots are an option, they're often unreliable. T-Mobile's latest 5G technology, however, might be just the solution you've been waiting for.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has some fantastic hardware packed into its frame, but its most eye-catching feature is the massive 6.8-inch 1440p display. However, with great size comes great responsibility, and even with a sturdy case for your phone, a single slip can shatter the phone's screen despite its Corning Gorilla Armor covering.

If you're wondering if budget smartphones only offer the bare minimum for a bargain price, think again. This may have once been the case, but that time has long passed. Affordable phones have received flagship features from their pricier counterparts for years following every brand's annual release. These days, nearly anything you can do on the best flagship Android phones can also be done on these low-cost Android phones.

The 2021 Fairphone 4 still stands out for its user-repairable design and a promise of receiving updates until the end of 2026. However, Fairphone's pace of rolling out new OS updates has been frustratingly slow. After a lengthy two-year delay, the phone got a taste of Android 12 in February 2023, with Android 13 arriving relatively quickly in October 2023. For Android 14, Fairphone promised to roll out the update in H2, 2024, almost a year after Google released it. Now, with less than two months left in the year, the company is postponing the update's release to 2025.

In early April 2024, Samsung's VP of mobile business revealed that the company will upgrade Bixby with generative AI technology to make it smarter. Then, in July 2024, during the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, Samsung's mobile head, TM Roh, confirmed the smarter Bixby experience would launch later this year. Three months later, the powerful new Bixby is debuting alongside the Galaxy W25 a beefed-up Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition and W25 Flip in China.

Google has rolled out several changes to its Contacts app this year. In September, it updated the Create contact page with a cleaner and refined layout. Then, in late October, it tweaked the contacts list, giving it a sleeker look and adding dynamic theming support to the scroll bar. Now, Google is rolling out another minor design change to the Contacts app, adding icons to various contact settings. More importantly, the company is testing the ability to use emoji or monogram as a person's display picture.

There are a lot of options when it comes to streaming devices. But if you're looking for the absolute best, then the Amazon Fire TV Cube is going to be it. As you can imagine, this device offers the latest and greatest when it comes to visual and audio support. But what really makes it special is how well it integrates with your home theater setup, making it easy and seamless to control all your devices, along with other smart home products.

Although you can play Android games on your smartphone, you may have a better experience on a bigger screen. There's something relaxing about kicking back on the couch and playing your favorite game on your Android TV. While the games collection isn't as extensive as for smartphones, the library is growing. You'll need your phone remote to play them. Some also support your favorite Android controllers. We compiled the best games you can play on your Android TV, so you don't have to scour through the Google Play Store listing.

The best part of owning a Pixel phone is the constant barrage of updates that brings added security, bug fixes, and sometimes even new features. As we head into a new month, Pixel owners are eagerly awaiting new updates that are set to arrive to their phones. And although we've yet to see anything from Google, a support page from Verizon may have spilled the details.

Is AI here to take our jobs or boost productivity to new heights? It's hard to tell, but the picture painted by Google's AI Teammate seems to be somewhere in between. Google presented its vision for an AI Teammate during Google I/O 2024, its annual developer conference. It isn't a Gemini replacement. Instead, it's an additional chatbot that oversees projects, analyzes data, and identifies trends across the workspace.

It can be hard to choose a new phone if you're on a strict budget. While there are plenty of flagship options out there with loads of great features, things get a little more complicated when you're looking for a good phone for under $300 that still offers a pleasant experience. And despite it being pretty slim pickings, Samsung is one brand that offers some pretty good choices.

Google has yet to roll out the November 2024 update for Pixel devices, but Verizon this evening has detailed what’s coming and it’s a more sizable release for the Pixel 9 series.

Occasionally, you'll see a headline touting some groundbreaking battery technology advancement, only for it to be a theoretical concept that's years from reality. But what if we could untether devices from their batteries, and transmit just enough wireless electricity to feed smartwatches, smart rings, and other low-power devices just the trickle of energy they need to keep functioning?

If you put your devices through their paces, a power bank may make a great accompanying device. Today, at Woot, you can save $80 on the Anker Prime 250W power bank, which is marked down to $100. This is 44% off its regular retail price, which normally sits at $180.

If you search for fitness tech, for example, one of our favorite fitness trackers, or hint at running or weightlifting while you're online, fitness ads will follow you around platforms like Facebook and YouTube. Fitness has become a subscription product and each new customer could be worth thousands of dollars. We reviewed the Whoop 4.0 band last year. A year later, the software behind it and its competition have evolved. Does it make sense to buy a Whoop subscription in 2024? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the tech in light of its alternatives, like smartwatches?