Apple And Google

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  Truecaller to Discontinue Call Recording Feature on iPhones from September 30

  Truecaller will soon stop offering the call recording functionality on iPhone. The Swedish caller ID app re-introduced this ability on both Android and iOS platforms almost two years ago, following the prior discontinuation after Google cracked down on APIs designed for accessibility features related to voice calls. Instead, Truecaller will focus o...

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  'Put America First': Trump's Big Warning To Tech Firms Against Hiring Indians

  US President Donald Trump has criticised American technology companies like Google, Microsoft and Apple for hiring workers from India and outsourcing manufacturing to China.

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  Google Chrome for iOS Gets Seamless Account Switching Between Personal and Work Profiles

  If you have both work and personal Google accounts, signing into both of them on a single device can be a headache, especially due to enterprise-related restrictions. To make this process easier, Google on Monday announced new capabilities for its Chrome app on iOS which helps keep the browsing data for the organisation account separate from the pe...

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  Google to Integrate ChromeOS and Android into a Single Platform: Report

  Google executive Sameer Samat confirmed during an interview that the company is going to integrate ChromeOS and Android into a single platform. This comes months after a report revealed that the US-based tech giant is planning to turn ChromeOS into Android for tablets to compete with Apple’s iPads, which run on iPadOS.

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  Apple Adds iCloud Passwords Support For Mozilla Firefox Via Browser Extension on Windows

  After being listed on Mozilla Firefox’s add-ons page for months, the iCloud autofill passwords extension is now functional for Windows 11 users. Earlier, Apple had only provided support for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, according to Reddit users. However, there is no standalone password manager for iCloud passwords.

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  Google Messages Lets Users Edit Cross Platform RCS Messages to iPhone Users: Report

  Google Messages is reportedly testing a new feature: editing RCS chats sent from Android to iPhone. While iMessage and Android-to-Android RCS chats already allow edits, this cross-platform capability appears imminent. iPhone users still cannot edit RCS messages sent to Android, and this might require action on Apple's part.

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  Apple to Expand Swift Language Support to Android; Sets Up Android Working Group

  Apple is bringing support for its Swift programming language to Android, which could offer developers an alternative to Kotlin for app creation on Google's OS. With existing support for Swift on Windows and Linux, Apple has formed an Android Workgroup to ensure continued platform maintenance. This move could streamline cross-platform development fo...

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  Gemini Live’s Real-Time Captions Feature Is Now Rolling Out to All Users

  Google is rolling out a real-time captions feature for Gemini Live. The new feature lets users access Gemini Live while the device’s volume is on mute, and shows subtitles for whatever the chatbot says. The feature is available on both Android and iOS. Android users can also customise how the caption appears on the screen.

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  YouTube Music Adds Offline Lyrics Support for Downloaded Songs

  YouTube Music has quietly rolled out a new feature allowing users to view lyrics offline. Subscribers who have downloaded tracks with lyrics can now access them without an internet connection. Rivals Spotify and Apple Music don't offer offline lyric access at the moment.

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  UK May Compel Google to Change Search Rankings, Offer Alternatives

  UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Alphabet-owned Google with "strategic market status", it said on Tuesday, giving it more power to intervene in search services to increase innovation and economic growth. The CMA aims to use its expanded power to rein in the power of tech giants such as Google, Apple, Meta and M...

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  16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More

  Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...

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  16 Billion Logins Stolen In Mega Data Breach Threatening Apple, Google And More

  As per the researchers, 30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each have been discovered.

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  Adobe Firefly App for Android and iOS Announced, Offers AI-Powered Image and Video Tools

  Adobe released its Firefly platform as mobile app for Android and iOS on Tuesday. The new Firefly app comes with all the native AI models of Adobe, as well as third-party models from Google and OpenAI. The app offers all the AI features and tools across Adobe’s platforms including image and video generation and photo editing.

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  Google Updates Snapseed for iPhone and iPad With Faves Tab, Film Filters and More

  Google's latest update for the Snapseed app on iPhone and iPad brings several new changes. It introduces a fresh user interface with a new Faves tab, a simplified icon, and a new arc-style controller for adjusting the image properties. Users can also apply new film filters, inspired by classic film rolls, to images.

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  Apple's Siri Revamp Said to Be Delayed Due to Technological Challenges

  Apple's attempts to upgrade Siri with support for AI features has run into technical challenges, leading to multiple delays, according to a report. The company has been working on rebuilding Siri to compete with advanced AI-powered voice assistants from rivals like Google, OpenAI, and Perplexity, but it is reportedly unlikely to launch this year du...