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The Google I/O preview for Android 13 included a revamped Google Wallet, RCS and more. At Google I/O on Wednesday, we got a fresh and detailed look at Android 13. The new operating system was announced back in February, but will debut this fall. It builds on the changes that came with Android 12 and […]

Apple has lost its position as the world’s most valuable company amid a broad sell-off of technology stocks. Saudi Arabian oil and gas producer Aramco has reclaimed the top spot from the iPhone maker for the first time in almost two years. Investors have been selling shares in technology firms as they move into what […]

Commentary: The gadget survived music streaming, rival players and the iPhone. Editor’s note, May 11, 2022: This commentary originally ran in October 2021 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iPod. We’re rerunning it today following the news that the iPod is finally being put out to pasture. For a long time, the iPod and […]

Intel took the wraps off a highly anticipated AI accelerator chip on Tuesday, a key part of the chipmaker’s effort to reclaim ground lost to Nvidia and other rivals in the hot computing area. The Gaudi2, designed by Intel’s Israel-based Habana Labs, is twice as fast as its first-generation predecessor, the chipmaker said at its […]

Apple has announced it is discontinuing its music player, the iPod Touch, bringing to an end a device widely praised for revolutionising how people listen to music. When the first iPod was launched in 2001, it could store 1,000 tracks. Today there are more than 90 million songs on Apple’s streaming service. The iPod Touch […]

Commentary: There are five things I want to see on Apple’s next iPhone. Apple’s iPhone 13 and 13 Pro offer great all-round performance and superb camera skills. Because of this, they sit among the best phones you can buy in 2022. But being the impatient, demanding tech addict that I am, I’ve set my sights […]

Meta’s next big virtual reality headset looks to be more expensive and advanced, but it won’t replace the Quest 2. The Oculus Quest 2 (now called Meta Quest 2) has become a surprisingly successful virtual reality headset and remains our favorite VR device despite being almost two years old. What will Meta, the former Facebook, […]

If Apple, Google and Microsoft have their way, soon we’ll be thinking of passwords as a bygone relic of the 20th century. The FIDO Alliance — FIDO is short for “fast identity online” — said Thursday it’s working with the three companies to begin offering passwordless technology to websites and apps. Instead of using unreliable […]

Large tech companies such as Google and Facebook will have to abide by new competition rules in the UK or risk facing huge fines, the government said. The new Digital Markets Unit (DMU) will be given powers to clamp down on “predatory practices” of some firms. The regulator will also have the power to fine […]

In an open letter, employees say Apple’s hybrid plan offers “almost no flexibility at all.” A group of Apple employees is demanding more flexibility from the tech giant ahead of its planned return to office work later this month. In an open letter, the group, calling itself Apple Together, said the company’s plan for many […]