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It seems like Samsung just announced its Galaxy S24 lineup, and it’s been almost a year since then. You know what that means. As we approach a potential release date of early 2025, it’s time to start taking note of the biggest rumors for the Galaxy S25.There are still a few months until the Galaxy S25’s likely announcement date, but there are plenty of rumors to sustain us until then. With Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 8 chip and beautifully thin bezels (finger in your mouth) likely to be different, we can’t wait to see more renders and leaks of the Galaxy…
Refreshed for 2024, the $99.99 Amazon Fire HD 8 packs a punch for the price. It provides enough power to run basic streaming apps and games, and has enough battery life to get you through the day. However, a below-average screen and muddy speakers keep it from being our top pick in Amazon’s lineup. At $139.99, the Fire HD 10 remains our Editors’ Choice for a budget tablet, with a sharper display, better performance, and longer battery life.Design: Basic tabletThe Fire HD 8 comes in three versions: the standard model costs $99.99, and the Fire HD 8 Kids and Fire…
Android’s main attraction has always been its numerous options and customization tools. However, Android manufacturers have gone to great lengths in recent years to limit our options, even as power users. Android has lost much of its original appeal, which worries me about making the Samsung Galaxy S24 and Google Pixel 9 phones more appealing to the masses. I don’t understand why it has to be this way. Android’s biggest strength is its flexibility, and while it’s important to make phones more consumer-friendly, I think we can get the best of both worlds. Read reviews Looking at Google Pixel 9…
The discounts on some phones are even better than what we saw during the recent Prime Day event, so it’s time to revisit old offers. There are some offers that aren’t as great, but they’re worth checking out in case you missed the prime sale a few weeks ago. Let’s start with the Samsung Galaxy S24. Last week, the base 8/128GB version was $720. Now you can get a model with more storage, 8/256GB, for just $705 (was $780 last week). Note that this isn’t just double the storage, the 128GB version uses the older UFS 3.1 chip, while the…
Welcome to the Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we introduce you to the latest apps from the indie app world. If you are a developer and would like your app featured, please contact us. Qewie is a new iPhone app that allows users to easily generate unique and eye-catching QR codes, providing a clean interface throughout the experience. There are no ads, it’s simple and easy to understand. The developers are calling it the best and last QR generator they’ve ever used. Qewie features Qewie allows you to customize your QR code to your heart’s…
Foxconn facility plays key role in Apple’s expansion into India — Image courtesy of Foxconn India wants to drastically cut imports of laptops such as the MacBook Pro to force all technology companies to ramp up local manufacturing.A similar plan to restrict imports of personal computing products was proposed last year, but the government delayed it after protests from Apple and other tech companies. According to ReutersAccording to local government officials, India plans to begin discussions with manufacturers in late October.This plan is sure to meet the same resistance as the 2023 plan. However, companies need licenses to import products…
Pre-order your iPad mini (A17 Pro) now here.For example, Apple Community subscriber RashmiDash writes: iPhone16 pro “Sometimes” the camera app crashes when you open it via the Photos app or other apps that are integrated with the camera. “I’m really frustrated and contacted Apple and they initially told me it was temporary, but today they found out it’s a mass issue on some devices. There’s no ETA for a fix either. I’m left with a device that doesn’t work without a replacement, and the device is only 20 days old.” This seems like the job of the iOS superhero Updateman.…
They are everywhere and are the main battleground for parents and children in the home.Smartphones have been linked in many studies to poor mental health, sleep disturbances, and screen addiction, but life as we know it cannot function without them.One UK city is trying to keep devices out of young people’s hands until they are at least 14 years old. Parents at a school in St Albans, southeast England, have signed a pledge not to give their children smartphones until they reach that age. One of those parents, Jessica Pine, says this is the collective action she and others have…
I’ve been thinking a lot about tablets this month. In a way, that’s to be expected. After all, I’ve been using Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S10+ for a few weeks now, and I’m coming back from thinking about how a $1,000 Android tablet fits into the current competitive laptop landscape. This week also saw the launch of an entirely different tablet, as Apple finally decided it was worth bringing back the three-year-old iPad Mini. Despite being on opposite ends of the size spectrum, both of these devices are pretty accurate depictions of the tablet situation, and we’re not sure if…
The App Store is a powerful digital ecosystem. Apple has removed the Current Time app from the Russian App Store, telling the developer that local authorities say it contains “undesirable” content.Current Time is an independent Russian-language media service and website operated by Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The article was removed at the insistence of Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor. According to RFE/RL, Apple told developers that authorities allege the apps contain illegal content and material from “unwanted” organizations.RFE/RL is independently operated and funded by a grant from the U.S. Agency for Global Media. U.S. government agencies have begun…