Stories by Nehal Malik

Google Photos to Add New Subscription-Only Editing Features

According to 9to5Google, Google Photos will be getting some Google One subscription-exclusive editing features very soon. Google Photos has seen a ton of new features and improvements over the last year, including a complete overhaul of the app that made its editor simpler and more approachable. 9to5Google's APK miners have discovered some new phrases in the...

iPhone 12 mini Bezel is Narrower Than iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro Models

According to technical specifications for the iPhone 12 Mini shared by @UniverseIce on Twitter, the smallest member of the iPhone 12 family also has the smallest bezels of all its siblings, measuring a mere 3.27mm all around. https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1324636806030127104 Like its predecessors, the iPhone 12 mini strives to provide a bezel-less viewing experience to users, and in...

Facebook and Instagram to Announce U.S. Election Results in Notifications

According to The Verge, Facebook plans on plastering the name of the U.S. presidential election's projected winner on a notification, and sending that notification out to Facebook and Instagram users as soon as major media platforms and sources announce a winner--which we now know will be Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The notifications in question will...

Apple and Sony in Talks to Acquire Podcast Studio Wondery: Report

Sources close to the developing matter have revealed that both Apple and Sony Music Entertainment, individually, are currently in negotiations to purchase independent podcasting studio Wondery, reports Bloomberg. The sources have chosen to remain anonymous in order to preserve the integrity of the ongoing negotiations, which see Wondery looking for $300-400 million USD for its...

Google Meet Custom Backgrounds Finally Arrive on the Web

After making Google Meet free amidst the growing need for video conferencing platforms, Google was constantly vying to make improvements to the platform and introduce new features, including custom backgrounds. According to Engadget, custom backgrounds are finally live on Google Meet as of this week. The custom backgrounds feature, which has been in development for...

iPhone 12 Missing SMS Texts Bug Plagues New Owners

A week into the official launch of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, users have now had some time to spend with their devices and are sharing their respective experiences. A Reddit thread and multiple Apple Discussions threads are sharing experiences of a worrying issue — dropped messages in group chats. Anyone who has used iOS devices for...

Reduced App Store Commission Would Impact Financial Results, Warns Apple

A record-breaking earnings report filed by Apple on Friday included more than just the tech giant's financial standings. Apple warned shareholders that financial results could suffer if the commission charged on sales made via the App Store is decreased or eliminated, reports Bloomberg. Apple is currently facing growing scrutiny from third-party app developers and the...

Apple’s All-Time High Mac Sales in 2020? Thank the MacBook Pro

On Thursday, Apple reported its earnings for the final quarter of its fiscal 2020, seeing a huge quarter with $64.7 billion in revenue, despite not having some iPhone 12 orders part of the mix. In its annual Form 10-K report submitted to the SEC on Friday, Apple says its all-time high in Mac sales were...

Apple Needs to Pay VirnetX $502.8 Million in Royalties Says Jury

The latest jury verdict in their decade-long legal showdown holds Apple liable to paying 502.8 million USD to VirnetX in royalties for the latter's patented Intellectual Property (IP) in secure communications, reports Bloomberg. VirnetX filed lawsuit after lawsuit against Apple, claiming the tech pioneer infringed upon patents for technologies it originally developed for the U.S. Central...