Social network X, formerly known as Twitter, has introduced an annual fee of $1 for new users in New Zealand and the Philippines, which Elon Musk said is aimed at combating bots. As of October 17, 2023, we began testing Not A Bot, a new subscription method for new users…
Samsung is very actively working on the new One UI 6.0 firmware based on Android 14. The seventh beta version has already been released for the flagships of the Galaxy S23 line (they say that there will be no eighth beta – the final one will be released instead), but…
Today, the head of Xiaomi, Lei Jun, officially announced the new Xiaomi HyperOS operating system. According to rumors circulating on the Internet, it can replace the iconic MIUI shell. “Today marks a historic moment. After years of teamwork, our new Xiaomi HyperOS operating system officially debuts on [мероприятии-анонсе] Xiaomi 14…
Microsoft has fixed an issue that caused Windows 10 security updates released earlier this month to fail with error 0x8007000d. For systems affected by this issue, specifically Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, security update KB5031356 was not installed despite showing an installation progress bar. The company acknowledged the…
Chinese smartphone manufacturers are developing their own operating systems, following the path paved by Huawei, as stated by well-known insider Ice Universe. After Huawei HarmonyOS, Xiaomi will release its own MIOS system. Vivo will also release an operating system that is completely developed by the company. Chinese smartphone brands are…
Google has renamed its proprietary photography app, formerly known as Google Camera for Pixel devices. The application has been renamed and is available in the Play Store under the name Pixel Camera. The company has also updated the app’s description, highlighting its features such as portrait mode, night photography, slow…
Japanese company P-UP World has released a new phone, Mode 1 Retro II, which is reminiscent of the popular flip phones of the 2000s. The device is now available for pre-order for $200, and sales in Japan will begin this week, October 20th. The smartphone runs on the Android 13…
Few people expected this even in China, but Huawei took it and made a big surprise for users of the old Honor 30 series flagships: the latest HarmonyOS 4.0 was released for these smartphones. Naturally, we are not talking about the final version, but the public beta is available to…
The Japanese company P-UP World presented a rather interesting smartphone – Mode 1 Retro II. This model is made like a classic “clamshell” from the 2000s – there is even a button block, but only Mode 1 Retro II is a full-fledged smartphone, as it runs Android 13. The “clamshell”…
The French National Radio Frequency Regulatory Agency (Agence nationale des frequences, ANFR) announced that Apple has committed to releasing the iOS 17.1 update, which will reduce the radio frequency emissions of the iPhone 12, by October 24. “Following the recall of the iPhone 12 due to excessive specific absorption rates…
The internal beta version of the MIUI 14 interface based on Android 14 for smartphones in the Xiaomi 14 line was released on October 5, and now the company has already released a public beta version – anyone who has signed up for the beta testing program can download it….
Xiaomi can follow the path of Huawei and create its own substitute for Android – the MyDrivers resource gives approximately this status to the new Xiaomi software called MIOS. It is still unclear what MIOS is. At first there were rumors that it would be a completely new shell -…
Redmi Note devices are among the most popular Android smartphones in the world, but some models of the family are especially popular. This year, it was the Redmi Note 12 5G: Xiaomi announced that this model, ahead of all other Android smartphones, reached the 1 million shipment mark in 2023….
The team of the popular AnTuTu benchmark has published a fresh ranking of the most productive smartphones based on the Android operating system for the international market. The international rating differs markedly from the version for the Chinese market. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkIf in August the Snapdragon 8…
Google some time ago began blocking the viewing of videos on the YouTube platform for users who use ad blockers. The fight against ad blockers has led to unexpected consequences. More and more users of the Microsoft Edge browser have begun to complain about warnings and pop-up messages blocking YouTube…
The team of the popular AnTuTu benchmark has published a new rating of smartphones based on the Android operating system, which received the highest user satisfaction scores. At the end of September 2023, there were noticeable changes in the ranking. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkAnTuTu experts noted: The top…
