Mobile News

PayPal launches its ‘super app’ combining payments, savings, bill pay, crypto, shopping and more –

PayPal has been talking about its “super app” plans for some time, having recently told investors its upcoming digital wallet and payments app had been given a go for launch. Today, the first version of …

Facetune maker Lightricks raises $130 million ahead of M&A plans –

Facetune developer Lightricks, which operates more than a dozen subscription-based photo- and video-editing apps across iOS and Android, now has $130 million in new funding to further grow its business. The company’s newly announced Series …

Netflix launches free plan in Kenya to boost growth –

Netflix said on Monday it is launching a free mobile plan in Kenya as the global streaming giant looks to tap the East African nation that is home to over 20 million internet users. The …

iOS 15 adds all the little features that were missing –

The release of iOS 15 should be a major event for mobile operating systems. And yet, this year, there’s no breakthrough feature or overarching theme that makes this release stand out. Apple has focused on …

iOS 15 is now available to download –

Apple has just released the final version of iOS 15, the next major version of the operating system for the iPhone. It is a free download and it works with the iPhone 6s or later, …

Roku debuts new Streaming Stick 4K bundles, software update with voice and mobile features –

Weeks after Amazon introduced an updated Fire TV lineup that included, for the first time, its own TVs, Roku today is announcing its own competitive products in a race to capture consumers’ attention before the …

Pakistan edtech startup Maqsad gets $2.1M pre-seed to make education more accessible –

Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad, in Pakistan, with a goal “to …

Tile secures $40 million to take on Apple AirTag with new products –

Tile, the maker of Bluetooth-powered lost item finder beacons and, more recently, a staunch Apple critic, announced today it has raised $40 million in non-dilutive debt financing from Capital IP. The funding will be put …

News aggregator SmartNews raises $230 million, valuing its business at $2 billion –

SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app that’s grown in popularity despite hefty competition from built-in aggregators like Apple News, today announced it has closed on $230 million in Series F funding. The round …

TikTok expands mental health resources, as negative reports of Instagram’s effect on teens leak –

TikTok announced this morning that it is implementing new tactics to educate its users about the negative mental health impacts of social media. As part of these changes, TikTok is rolling out a “well-being guide” …

Apple’s iPhone 13 sports better battery and improved cameras, starting at $799 –

The rumors were right. The centerpiece of today’s big Apple event is the latest iPhone. The latest device lands less than a year after its predecessor, now that things have settled down somewhat on the …

iPhone users will receive iOS 15 update on September 20 –

Shortly after today’s virtual conference, Apple announced that the next major version of iOS will be ready for prime time very soon: iPhone users will be able to update to iOS 15 on September 20. …

Apple sheds value during iPhone event –

The crew is hard at work writing up the latest from Apple’s iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch event. They have good notes on the megacorp’s hardware updates. But what are the markets saying about the …

Watch Apple unveil the new iPhone live right here –

Apple is set to announce new iPhone models today. The company is holding a (virtual) keynote at 10 AM PT (1 PM in New York, 6 PM in London, 7 PM in Paris). And you’ll …

South Korean antitrust regulator fines Google $177M for abusing market dominance –

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday it fined Google $177 million for abusing its market dominance in the Android operating system (OS) market. The U.S. tech company has restricted market competition by …

Valorant will start monitoring your voice chats starting July 13th
Riot Games, the developer behind the free first-person shooter (FPS) Valorant, will start monitoring players’ voice communications on July 13th (via PCGamer). ...
The Facebook Watch app may no longer support Apple TV
Facebook’s app for smart TVs, which lets users tune into various videos, shows, and livestreams on the platform, may no longer be available on Apple TV, as ...
Apple’s mixed reality headset will reportedly come with an M2 chip
Apple’s mixed reality headset has been shrouded in rumors for months now, and a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman indicates that it could come with ...
Intel delays ceremony for $20 billion Ohio factory over lack of government funding
Intel is postponing the groundbreaking ceremony for its planned chip-making facilities in Ohio because the US government hasn’t yet provided it with funding, ...
Google says attackers worked with ISPs to deploy Hermit spyware on Android and iOS
A sophisticated spyware campaign is getting the help of internet service providers (ISPs) to trick users into downloading malicious apps, according to research ...
Apple Music’s student plan is getting more expensive in the US, UK, and Canada
Apple Music has raised the subscription price of its student plan in the US, UK, and Canada, as first reported by 9to5Mac (via TechCrunch). While it’s ...
Google’s Pixel 5 was the last of its kind
From time to time, I’ll grab a random device out of the Verge reviews closet and spend a week or two with it. It’s mostly out of random curiosity and for the ...
Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes, after an appeals court paused the FDA’s ban
Juul can continue selling its e-cigarettes despite the Food and Drug Administration ordering a ban Thursday, according to the US Court of Appeals for the ...
Here’s Google’s letter saying employees can relocate to states with abortion rights
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, Google’s chief people officer Fiona Cicconi sent a staff-wide email to employees ...
Save 25 percent on the Thermacell mosquito repellent system
The mercury is rising, which means most of us are spending more time outside. So, our deals post today is all about tech that lets you bring the luxury of your ...