Mobile Device

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  Air India Announces AirTag Support for Locating Lost Baggage via iPhone and Other Apple Devices

  Air India on Thursday announced the integration of Apple AirTag into its baggage tracking system and the mobile app. Claiming to be the first airline in Asia to offer this integrated tracking service to guests, it allows customers to locate their lost baggage using an iPhone, iPad, or a Mac, expediting recovery.

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  Android 16 Beta 3.2 With Battery Drain Fix, System Stability Improvements Rolling Out for Pixel Devices

  Google has rolled out the Android 16 Beta 3.2 update to developers and beta testers. Introduced for select Pixel devices, it brings fixes for bugs related to unusual battery drain, miscalibrated haptic feedback, and other issues. As per the Mountain View-based tech giant, it arrives as the latest testing version of Google's smartphone operating sys...

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  Samsung Patent Application Describes Phone With Four Foldable Panels, Three Hinges

  Samsung might be developing a foldable phone with four panels connected by three hinges, forming a single elongated display when unfolded. The panels fold into a thick bar, according to a patent application that has been published online. Samsung has yet to launch a tri-fold smartphone to rival the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Edition

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  Honor May Launch a Mid-Range Smartphone With an 8,000mAh Battery

  In the age of carbon silicon batteries (versus the older graphite-based technology), there indeed appears to be no limits to capacity. Honor now seems to be taking things to the next level as it’s rumoured to be readying a new series of mid-range smartphones with large capacity batteries. However, we don’t expect these to be as thick as the old...

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  Apple Production Hubs Hit by Tariffs, Sending Shares Plummeting

  Apple is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs. The tariffs cover many Apple manufacturing centers, undercutting efforts to shift away from China. India, where Apple is increasingly building iPhones and AirPods for instance, is getting a 26 percent reciprocal tariff.

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  Netflix TV App Updated With Multilingual Audio Support for All Movies, TV Shows

  Netflix's TV app now supports multilingual viewing, letting users select from all available languages for audio and subtitles while watching a TV show or movies. This update enables language selection across the entire catalogue, bringing the TV viewing experience on par with mobile devices and PCs.

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  Cybercriminals Offer Access to 'Lucid' Phishing Platform to Target iPhone, Android Phones in 88 Countries

  Cybercriminals are exploiting the 'Lucid' phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform to send phishing messages via iMessage and RCS chats, according to researchers. Using device farms of iPhone and Android smartphones, these phishing messages evade SMS spam filters due to end-to-end encryption. Licences for Lucid are reportedly being sold on Telegram, ...

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  HMD 130 Music, HMD 150 Music With 2W Speaker, UPI Support Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  HMD 130 Music and HMD 150 Music have been launched in India as the latest feature phones by Human Mobile Devices (HMD). The new feature phones come in multiple colour options and have a 2,500mAh battery. They are claimed to offer up to 50 hours of music playback on a single charge. They have UPI payment capabilities and sport 2.4-inch QVGA displays...

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  Samsung Tri-Fold Phone to Reportedly See a Limited Launch; May Only Be Available in Two Countries

  Rumours about a multi-fold or tri-fold device from Samsung existed for a while. However, more news started to emerge after Samsung officially confirmed that it does have plans to launch a tri-fold device or foldable in the near future at its last Galaxy Unpacked event. There’s now a clear sign about which markets these devices are expected to lau...

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  Alcatel to Launch Premium Smartphone Range in India; Will Focus on Local Manufacturing

  Alcatel is all set to make a comeback in the Indian market. The French brand, operated independently by TCL Communication under trademark licensing from Nokia, has been inactive in the Indian smartphone arena for the last couple of years. It is confirmed to release a range of new premium smartphones in the country. These devices will be manufactur...

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  Samsung Foldable With 360-Degree Inward and Outward Folding Support Spotted in Patent Application

  Samsung is developing a 360-degree foldable phone, as revealed in a patent application. The device features a thin design with an inner screen that unfolds into a larger display or folds backward to serve as a cover display. Samsung showed off a phone with such a display in 2023, but it remains uncertain if this innovative foldable phone will be co...

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  iOS 19 to Bring ‘Glassy’ Effects, Consistent User Interface Dynamics to iPhone: Mark Gurman

  iOS 19 will bring a visual overhaul to the iPhone with more consistency for controls, icons, buttons, according to claims by a seasoned journalist. The journalist claims that Apple’s next generation operating system (OS) will minimise the visual differences across devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the Apple Vision Pro and deliver a more ...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Tipped to Launch in April in Vietnam

  After unveiling the design of its upcoming slim and premium S-series device called the Galaxy S25 Edge at its last Unpacked event, a tipster now claims that the device will be launched as soon as this month. However, it remains unclear whether it will be a global launch or only applies to specific markets. Samsung has yet to reveal any official har...

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  Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Early Renders Leaked; Suggest Minimal Design Changes From Pixel 9 Pro Fold

  Google's Pixel 10 series launch is expected to take place in August, but there's already a lot of buzz surrounding the Pixel 9 successors. Most recently, the first set of renders purportedly depicting the upcoming Pixel 10 Pro Fold have leaked online. The foldable device appears to have a similar design as its predecessor.

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  French Antitrust Regulator Fines Apple 150 Million Euros Over Privacy Tool

  Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.42 million)fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices between 2021 and 2023 thanks to a privacy control tool.