Apple releases iOS 17 Beta 2

Apple is now seeding its iOS 17 Beta 2 release to developers and beta testers following the Beta 1 release from earlier this month. The new changes include a redesigned update screen with more information for the beta software as well as several of the key features from the WWDC announcement. There’s the new tap to AirDrop feature which allows users to touch their devices to initiate file transfers. The Location Settings page within System Setting now includes a new MicroLocation option which if enabled should provide even more detailed location data for apps and location sharing....

Samsung brings Galaxy S23 Ultra in Red in Sky Blue to offline stores in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy S23 Ultra in Black, Green, Lavender and Cream colors on all markets. Some countries also got versions in Graphite, Lime, Sky Blue and Red but they were exclusively sold on Samsung’s online store. The company announced the Red and Blue options are now also available at physical Samsung Experience stores in India, as well as other retailers. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Samsung India is offering the Galaxy S23 Ultra in Red and Blue only with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. The price is INR124,999, which is equivalent to $1,525/€1,390. For comparison, the...

Google's latest ad campaign paints the iPhone 14 Pro as being jealous of the Pixel 7 Pro

Google is amping up the cringe with its latest ad campaign for its Pixel phones. The star is the Pixel 7 Pro, which is having a series of conversations with what looks like an iPhone 14 Pro in a case. So far so weird. But wait, there's more! Much, much more. See, the iPhone is jealous of the Pixel, because the Pixel can do so many things it can't. Or something like that. The robotic voices definitely don't help lower the cringe levels here, not even a little bit. So let's start our viewing session with a video in which the iPhone says all it has to show after so many years of existence is...

JCB Toughphone and Toughphone Max announced

JCB - the British heavy equipment manufacturer - is back on the smartphone scene with two new rugged Android phones. The JCB Toughphone and Toughphone Max are both MIL-SPEC 810G compliant and feature an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance at up to 1.5m of water for 30 minutes. The new devices feature a hardened polycarbonate frame and back with metal elements. JCB Toughphone JCB Toughphone features a 5.7-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch housing its 20MP front facing camera. Toughphone Max brings a larger 6.67-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 20MP...

Google is probably working on a keyboard and stylus for the Pixel Tablet

Google's Pixel Tablet launched with a bundled charging and speaker dock, but no keyboard or stylus - not even as additional purchases. That's a bit odd in today's world where tablets routinely feature those as options. New evidence today points in the direction of Google actually working towards releasing a first-party keyboard and stylus for its tablet, however. This was discovered by a developer in a URL that leads to the latest version of the Pixel Retail Demo app, which is used to lock down display devices in retail stores and showcase various features of the device it's running on....

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Bloomberg: Google is looking to move Pixel phone production to India

According to a new report from Bloomberg News, Google is actively looking to move some of its Pixel smartphone production to India. According to people familiar with the matter, Google is in talks with Foxconn’s India branch – Bharat FIH, Dixon Technologies and Lava International as potential partners for Pixel phone production in India. India is quickly shaping up as a viable alternative to China for smartphone production after the negative impact of COVID and strict restriction policies. Apple has shifted some of its iPhone production to India in recent years and has been assembling...