Douglas Leith, a researcher at the Trinity College in Ireland, recently conducted a study. In his study, he used a Google Pixel 2 running Android 10 and a jail-broken iPhone 8 running iOS 13.6.1 to find how much data does Android and iOS send to their respective parent companies, i.e., Google and Apple. He compared both platforms side-by-side and discovered that, although both OSes continuously send data to the companies, Android collects more amount of data from users to send them to Google than iOS....

According to a recent report from Brazilian media house Tilt, Procon-SP, the consumer protection agency of Sao Paulo. has directed Apple to pay a sum of nearly $2 million for not including a charger in the box. This comes after the Brazilian agency reportedly notified Apple that selling an iPhone without a charger in the country is a violation of Brazil’s Consumer Defense Code. Procon-SP’s Executive Director, Fernando Capez reportedly warned the company about the situation....

As per the teardown video shared on Weibo, the iPhone 12 series is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 modem. It is a 5G-enabled modem that is manufactured on a 7nm process node and can be found aboard all flagship Android phones powered by the Snapdragon 865. The Snapdragon X55 modem supports both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks. It also supports dual-mode 5G (SA/ NSA), TDD and FDD, spectrum sharing, and more features....

For those unaware, Apple will likely launch four iPhone models in 2022, including a standard iPhone 14, an iPhone 14 Max, an iPhone 14 Pro, and an iPhone 14 Pro Max. While the Pro models will reportedly boast 120Hz displays, much like this year’s iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max models, the standard iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Max will reportedly come with lower refresh rate displays. Now, although nothing has been leaked about the iPhone 14 Max display yet, a report from the Korea-based publication The Elec states that Apple is currently in a dilemma of whether to go with a higher refresh rate display for the said iPhone model or offer it with a 60Hz LTPS display....

As first spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, you get up to 11W of wireless charging with a 20W USB-C power adapter, while a power adapter rated 27W or higher will yield up to 14W wireless charging. In comparison, the solo MagSafe charger offers 15W wireless charging. — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) November 18, 2020 Before this change, Apple’s MagSafe Duo charger‘s page just mentioned the possibility of charging with a 20W power adapter and didn’t mention the charging output....

Apple October Hardware Event Announced Apple has officially announced that its next hardware event will be streamed virtually on October 18 at 10:00 AM PDT (or 1:00 PM ET/ 10:30 PM IST), which is Monday next week. You will be able to watch it live on Apple’s website or YouTube channel. The company has shared a short video teaser with the event date, but it doesn’t give much away about what to expect....

iOS 16 to Gain New Notification and Health-Tracking Features: Report While we await the official unveiling of the next-gen iOS 16 update at WWDC 2022, Gurman recently shared some details about Apple’s plans. The analyst, in his latest Power On newsletter, noted that he is not expecting any UI redesigns in iOS 16. Instead, Gurman reports that there is a high chance that Apple would update its notification system and add an array of health-tracking features....

Asus Chromebook C223 Review (2021) We have enlisted all the segments that we have covered for the Asus Chromebook C223 review. You can expand the table below and jump to a particular section to quickly read about the performance, battery life, and other details. Asus Chromebook C223: Specifications Before I share my opinions on this laptop, let’s take a quick look at the specifications of the Asus Chromebook C223: Design and Build Beginning with the design of the Asus Chromebook C223, the laptop is lightweight, sturdy, and decently built....

New Asus Laptops with AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs Asus ZenBook 13 OLED The Asus ZenBook 13 OLED is the highest-end model amongst the latest launches. It features a 13.3-inch FHD OLED panel with a screen-to-body ratio of 88%. It weighs 1.11 kg and comes in a Pine Grey color option. Under the hood, the laptop packs the latest AMD Ryzen 5 5500U CPU clocked at 2.1GHz or the Ryzen 7 5700U processor clocked at 1....

Best Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Routers You Can Buy (2021) Here, we have rounded up the best Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) routers you can buy right now. Most of them also support mesh networking, which should theoretically enable multi-Gigabit transmission speeds. So without further ado, here are the best Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) routers that you should upgrade to in 2021. You can navigate to the end of the article using the button below to check out the best Wi-Fi-6 routers in India....

Microsoft also unveiled an updated Bing logo that retains the look and feel of the existing design insofar as it still depicts the letter ‘b’ in lower case, but the blocky styling with square edges is now replaced by a smoother ribbon-shaped pattern (see image above). Curiously, even as the company has updated the Bing search site with the new logo, it was yet to be reflected on the official Bing blog and many other Microsoft websites at press time....

BLUETTI AC500 Power Station Announced BLUETTI is one of the market leaders in the portable power station market globally. The new AC500 power station looks pretty powerful and can handle an overall capacity of up to 18,432Wh. Let’s go ahead and learn more about its features. BLUETTI AC500 Features The BLUETTI AC500 is a modular and portable power station, so it does not come with built-in batteries. You can buy the upgraded B300S expansion battery pack, which is essentially a LiFePO4 battery, and it is tested for over 3500 life cycles....

Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch Not Working? Try out These 5 Fixes! Especially when dealing with an all-new feature that requires you to follow many dos and don’ts, it’s better to check off all the requirements carefully. Maybe you forgot to take note of an essential requirement, or your iPhone model or software version is incompatible with this feature. Therefore, ensure that your iPhone and Apple Watch are compatible and you have set up everything correctly....

Well, I don’t know what the designers at Caviar were thinking while designing the new iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max “Stealth” models. The company made the new devices without the back camera component and also disabled the front cameras. And, as per the company, it is all in the name of privacy. The “Unnecessary” Component Caviar says as user-privacy has become a myth in today’s digital world, they wanted to create “a simple phone without any unnecessary functions”....

First up, Chrome for Android will soon allow you to sign-in with a single tap. You will be presented with a list of Google accounts on the device. Tap the one you want to use on Chrome, without having to re-enter your login credentials or using sync. This pop-up menu will also enable you to quickly open an Incognito window (as seen below). If you don’t want to add an account to your device but use the same only on Chrome, it is now possible....

The hype surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 was very real and with so much hype comes huge expectations. Needless to say that the game failed to deliver with its extremely buggy launch, especially on the next-gen consoles. Now, Steam numbers indicate that the game dropped down to 250,000 players, which is almost three-fourth of its original player base. Image: GitHyp | via: Techradar Well, I would say that RPG games do tend to lose players over time....

Dizo Watch R Talk Review (2022) The review will talk about the design, performance, what Bluetooth calling was like, and more aspects in detail. In case you wish to check out a specific section, use the table below. What’s in the Box The Dizo Watch R Talk comes packed in a small box, which doesn’t include a lot of items. There’s the watch, the magnetic charging cable, and an instruction manual for you to get started....

Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index is a list of top 500 billionaires in the world, in which Musk was at the 35th position at the start of this year. However, by selling more than 300,000 Tesla cars and launching numerous rockets to space, the Tesla chief has pushed his net worth from $7.2 billion to a whopping $127.9 billion. According to the report, Musk added more than $100 billion to his net worth this year....

Exynos 2200 in Second Half of 2021 According to the leaks and rumors so far, the processor in question could be the upcoming Exynos 2200. It is expected to come in both mobile and laptop variants, making it Samsung’s first laptop processor. In addition, this chip is said to feature AMD’s Radeon GPU and will run on Windows 10. Even tipster Ice Universe had hinted that Exynos 22xx is in Samsung’s portfolio for 2021....

Now, if you are not living under a rock, chances are that you might know about the new App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14. The said feature gives users the choice to allow or not allow an app to access their IDFAs (Identifier for Advertisers), a unique identifier that allows apps to track users across third-party platforms to deliver targeted ads. Here’s a handy guide that tells you how to stop apps from tracking you on iPhone....