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Leading technology company Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced the launch of a new product at CES 2023 Thursday. Here are the details on Snapdragon Satellite. What Happened: Qualcomm has shown off several new products and partnerships at CES 2023, held this week in Las Vegas. On Thursday, the...

Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) has announced a new in-app experience — "Playlist in a Bottle" — that would let users capture their current playlists and musical preferences and revisit those a year later.  What Happened: On Wednesday, Spotify announced a new...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates revealed his daily driver smartphone in an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit. It is not made by Apple. What Happened: Gates revealed that while he tries different smartphones, he’s currently using a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G. Gates said...

Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ: META) instant messaging app, WhatsApp has rolled out its Polls feature for Android, the operating system by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS.   What Happened: WhatsApp Polls is available to...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Carl Federighi said bringing iMessages to phones running the Android operating system made by rival Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) would have come in the way of innovation. What Happened: “What it would...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google is taking the text-messaging battle with Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones to another level. What Happened: Google, the developer of Android, is putting more pressure on Apple to adopt RCS, a next-generation text...

The smartphone market is going through a downturn amid economic setbacks and channel inventory correction. Most analysts expect the downturn to linger for a while and this view was echoed by a corporate executive. What Happened: The smartphone market might not regain momentum at least in the...

As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gears up to launch the next iteration of its iPhone, new data suggests the flagship product is dominating the smartphone market in the U.S., surpassing Android devices. What Happened: iPhone’s share of the U.S. smartphone market touched the 50%-mark for the first time...

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google has now opened doors for developers to create various Android-based apps that will be able to connect with a range of devices.  In a recent announcement, Google said it would launch a new cross-device software development kit...

Social media platform Truth Social is one of the few places left for former President Donald Trump to share his thoughts and opinions. Here’s a look at how the company could soon be expanding its reach. What Happened: The social media platform Truth Social announced Wednesday it is now...

Technology giant Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported quarterly earnings after market close Thursday. Analysts are sizing up a quarter and guidance that may have been “better-than-feared” with updated price targets. The Apple Analysts: Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring had an...

The gaming company that brought the successful “Pokemon Go” mobile app to life has its sights set on a professional sports league with a similar goal of getting people outside to play. What Happened: Niantic is working on a licensed game from the National Basketball Association (NBA)...

Brazil has become the latest country to say it wants Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) proprietary Lightning cable connector replaced with the USB-C standard. What Happened: Brazil’s regulatory agency Anatel has proposed requirements for smartphone manufacturers...

If you think you are being accompanied by an unknown AirTag — the tracking device made by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) — here’s what you can do:  iPhone Users: If using an iPhone, you should turn on your location services (found in 'Settings'), Bluetooth and...

Google parent Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is being drawn into a legal battle over its app store rules. What Happened: Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCH), parent of online dating apps such as Tinder, Match.com and OkCupid, has taken up cudgels against Google for what it called...