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How to Use Your Android Phone as a Webcam on Your Windows 11 PC: A Step-By-Step Guide
Microsoft now lets you connect your Android smartphone to your PC running Windows 11, allowing you to use your handset as a webcam. Your Android phone has a better rear camera setup, which is capable of recording videos and capturing images at a higher resolution. Considering most of the laptops feature an IR webcam with a Full-HD resolution at bes...
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WhatsApp Support Ending Soon For These Older Android Phones: Is Your Device On The List?
WhatsApp will stop working on Android devices running versions older than Android 6 from September 2026, affecting millions of older smartphones and forcing users to upgrade or switch devices.
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Android Devices Vulnerable to New ‘Sturnus’ Malware That Attacks Bank Apps, Bypass E2E Encryption: Report
Android devices are vulnerable to a newly identified Android Banking Trojan, called Sturnus, according to a report. The malware was found by MTI Security researchers. It is said to be targeting Android users primarily in the Southern and Central European countries. It is designed to give remote access to attackers, replicate banking apps' login pag...
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How to Link Your Android Phone With a Windows PC for Calling, Texting, and Sharing Photos
Connecting your Android phone to a Windows PC using Microsoft’s Phone Link app has several productivity and convenience benefits. It allows you to view and reply to text messages, manage notifications, make and attend calls, and access media on the Windows PC. You can also customise how Phone Link works by adjusting a few optional settings.
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Google Fined $36 Million Over Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos
Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking "anti-competitive" deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms.
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WhatsApp Rolling Out Status Ads and Promoted Channels in Latest Android Beta: Report
Meta-owned WhatApp has reportedly started rolling out a new beta version of the messenger for Android smartphones that is allegedly introducing ads in the Status section of the app. The beta update is also bringing Promoted Channels to the app that will allow users to highlight their channels in the directory.
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Google Fined $314 Million For Misusing Android Users' Phone Data
Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users' cellular data to collect information without their knowledge.
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New Google Feature Makes Stolen Phones Useless
The new feature will be a more stringent implantation of the security feature than the current structure, which allows stolen devices to be used for making phone calls and other purposes.
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"Thought It Was An iPhone": Thieves Return Stolen Android Phone To Shocked US Couple
The woman said the encounter lasted only seconds, but turned her life upside down.
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Man In UK Claims He Received Android Clone Instead Of iPhone 15 Pro, Post Viral
The man claimed that it was a fake phone that looked like an iPhone but actually ran on Android.
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Nothing Chats App Lets Users Send iMessage From Android Smartphone
Nothing Chats, a new app introduced by the UK-based tech company today, will now blur the lines between iMessage and Android SMS with a blue bubble for text messages. Nothing has shared that it has added iMessage compatibility to Nothing Phone 2, letting users of the smartphone send messages that will be displayed in iMessage-like blue bubbles.
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Government Tests Emergency Alert System: A Guide For Android Users
The test message that surprised many users is the government's way to test the emergency cell broadcast technology developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT).
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Government to Soon Roll Out Pan-India System to Track, Block Lost Phones
People will be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India with the rollout of a tracking system by the government this week, a senior government official said. Technology development body Centre for Department of Telematics (CDoT) has been running the pilot of the CEIR system in some of the telecom circles.
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Pebble Might Be Working on Keeping Pocket-Sized Android Smartphones Alive via a Community Project: Report
Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky's plea for urging major smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, and Apple to produce small pocket-sized smartphones, has since then evolved into a community project of its own. The project called The Small Android Phone project, involves in Pebble alumni as team members, according to a report.
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Motorola Defy Rugged Smartphone to Get Bullitt's Two-Way Satellite Messaging Service: Report
Motorola will reportedly introduce satellite messaging service on its upcoming Defy rugged smartphone. The company has partnered with Bullitt to bring Satellite connectivity to Android devices. The feature is currently available on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models.
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How to Use Your Android Phone as a Webcam on Your Windows 11 PC: A Step-By-Step Guide
Microsoft now lets you connect your Android smartphone to your PC running Windows 11, allowing you to use your handset as a webcam. Your Android phone has a better rear camera setup, which is capable of recording videos and capturing images at a higher resolution. Considering most of the laptops feature an IR webcam with a Full-HD resolution at bes...
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WhatsApp Support Ending Soon For These Older Android Phones: Is Your Device On The List?
WhatsApp will stop working on Android devices running versions older than Android 6 from September 2026, affecting millions of older smartphones and forcing users to upgrade or switch devices.
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Android Devices Vulnerable to New ‘Sturnus’ Malware That Attacks Bank Apps, Bypass E2E Encryption: Report
Android devices are vulnerable to a newly identified Android Banking Trojan, called Sturnus, according to a report. The malware was found by MTI Security researchers. It is said to be targeting Android users primarily in the Southern and Central European countries. It is designed to give remote access to attackers, replicate banking apps' login pag...
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How to Link Your Android Phone With a Windows PC for Calling, Texting, and Sharing Photos
Connecting your Android phone to a Windows PC using Microsoft’s Phone Link app has several productivity and convenience benefits. It allows you to view and reply to text messages, manage notifications, make and attend calls, and access media on the Windows PC. You can also customise how Phone Link works by adjusting a few optional settings.
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Google Fined $36 Million Over Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos
Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking "anti-competitive" deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms.
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WhatsApp Rolling Out Status Ads and Promoted Channels in Latest Android Beta: Report
Meta-owned WhatApp has reportedly started rolling out a new beta version of the messenger for Android smartphones that is allegedly introducing ads in the Status section of the app. The beta update is also bringing Promoted Channels to the app that will allow users to highlight their channels in the directory.
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Google Fined $314 Million For Misusing Android Users' Phone Data
Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users' cellular data to collect information without their knowledge.
-
New Google Feature Makes Stolen Phones Useless
The new feature will be a more stringent implantation of the security feature than the current structure, which allows stolen devices to be used for making phone calls and other purposes.
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"Thought It Was An iPhone": Thieves Return Stolen Android Phone To Shocked US Couple
The woman said the encounter lasted only seconds, but turned her life upside down.
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Man In UK Claims He Received Android Clone Instead Of iPhone 15 Pro, Post Viral
The man claimed that it was a fake phone that looked like an iPhone but actually ran on Android.
-
Nothing Chats App Lets Users Send iMessage From Android Smartphone
Nothing Chats, a new app introduced by the UK-based tech company today, will now blur the lines between iMessage and Android SMS with a blue bubble for text messages. Nothing has shared that it has added iMessage compatibility to Nothing Phone 2, letting users of the smartphone send messages that will be displayed in iMessage-like blue bubbles.
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Government Tests Emergency Alert System: A Guide For Android Users
The test message that surprised many users is the government's way to test the emergency cell broadcast technology developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT).
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Government to Soon Roll Out Pan-India System to Track, Block Lost Phones
People will be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India with the rollout of a tracking system by the government this week, a senior government official said. Technology development body Centre for Department of Telematics (CDoT) has been running the pilot of the CEIR system in some of the telecom circles.
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Pebble Might Be Working on Keeping Pocket-Sized Android Smartphones Alive via a Community Project: Report
Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky's plea for urging major smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, and Apple to produce small pocket-sized smartphones, has since then evolved into a community project of its own. The project called The Small Android Phone project, involves in Pebble alumni as team members, according to a report.
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Motorola Defy Rugged Smartphone to Get Bullitt's Two-Way Satellite Messaging Service: Report
Motorola will reportedly introduce satellite messaging service on its upcoming Defy rugged smartphone. The company has partnered with Bullitt to bring Satellite connectivity to Android devices. The feature is currently available on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models.
