Tag: phones

Report: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series might ditch the Plus model

Model numbers for Samsung’s Galaxy S25 and S25 Ultra have recently surfaced online, but the same can’t be said for the S25 Plus.  News site Android Headlines noticed this discrepancy after diving into the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) database. When a tech company creates or develops a new smartphone,…

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Google’s working on a fix for a bricking issues plaguing Pixel 6 phones – here’s what you need to know

Reports have recently surfaced online from Pixel 6 owners stating their device suddenly bricked after performing a factory reset. Doing so causes an error message to appear stating the Android system cannot be loaded and that the data on the smartphone may be corrupt.  This isn’t a unique problem exclusive…

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Google’s working on a fix for bricking issues plaguing Pixel 6 phones – here’s what you need to know

Reports have recently surfaced online from Pixel 6 owners stating their device suddenly bricked after performing a factory reset. Doing so causes an error message to appear stating the Android system cannot be loaded and that the data on the smartphone may be corrupt.  This isn’t a unique problem exclusive…

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Next-gen contactless payments are coming to iPhones and Android –here’s what’s new

Most of us make smartphone contactless payments on a daily basis without thinking about it, but a next-gen version of the tech is now en route for iPhones and Android phones. The NFC Forum, which counts Apple, Google, Qualcomm and Sony among its board members, has just outlined a new…

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Turns out, people don’t really want console games on iPhone – but I think that misses the point

I am totally unsurprised that demand for triple-A games on iPhones and iPads reportedly isn’t high and could be considered commercial failures, according to data from Appfigures via MobileGamer.biz.  Despite Apple having worked on getting Death Standing, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and Resident Evil 7 ported over from last- and current-generation…

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Android gets a handy new split-screen mode just in time for the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Google has already set August 13, 2024, as the date it intends to show off new hardware, software, and likely many AI features. Now, though, a fresh report is giving us a better idea of some of the new devices’ capabilities.  While we’re fully expecting the Google Pixel 9 and…

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