Now, however, FCC filings from Apple seem to suggest that the iPhone 12 does have reverse wireless charging hardware, but it’s disabled, at least for now. The FCC filings, first spotted by Jeremy Horowitz, state among other things that “In addition to being able to be charged by a desktop WPT charger (puck), 2020 iPhone models also support WPT charging function at 360 kHz to charge accessories. Currently the only accessory that can be charged by iPhones is an external potential apple accessory in future....

Auto Interrupt for Noise-Cancelling Audio Devices Patent To allow users to hear necessary surrounding noises, Apple has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that describes a system to automatically interrupt noise cancellation mode using a codeword or a trigger word on AirPods Pro. The patent was filed by the company back in July 2021 and was recently published by the USPTO. “Audio devices such as headphones and earbuds can include noise-cancelling features in which sounds generated externally to the audio device are detected and cancelled by the audio device....

Visiting the project’s page now shows a landing page that links viewers to the notice. “This repository is currently disabled due to a DMCA takedown notice. We have disabled public access to the repository. The notice has been publicly posted,” reads the page. Along with the original project repository, GitHub has also removed a bunch of forked private and public repositories that contained the source code of the original YouTube-dl project....

Google Password Manager New Features Google recently shared an official blog post to announce the new features of Google Password Manager. The company confirmed that the features are currently rolling out to all users and they make Google’s password management service easier to use and unified across all platforms. For starters, Google has simplified and unified the password management experience in Chrome on the web and Android. Previously, Google’s Password Manager in Chrome on the web and Android looked very different from each other....

“We have been working closely with the Rapid Risk Response team at the MoHFW that is tracking misinformation using social media listening tools across region and languages, and countering it with science-based messaging on vaccines and pandemic response overall,” wrote Google in a blog post. Google rolled out knowledge panels in Google Search with details on the two COVID-19 vaccines, effectiveness, safety, distribution, side effects, and more just after the first phase of vaccinations....

As spotted by Android Police, Google has added a new ‘Compare apps’ section in the app listing page. This section shows a detailed feature comparison between apps that serve the same purpose. For instance, if you visit the VLC player‘s page, Play Store will compare the app’s features with other popular media player apps such as MX Player and KM Player. Notably, the comparison is done in a categorized fashion....

Called Search On, the event will reveal “the latest ways Google is harnessing the power of AI to help people understand the world around them”, the company said in its press invite. The live stream will be available for viewing both on YouTube, as well as a dedicated website, set up for the purpose. There’s no more information on what exactly Google plans to announce during its live stream, but we should expect to hear more about not just Search, but also other popular Google services, including Assistant, Maps, and more....

Google Search Tests Removing HTTPS Indicator I spotted this redesign in an incognito session while accessing Google Search from the new Chromium-based Edge beta version 90.0.818.38. Apart from repositioning the search categories, Google is also testing the possibility of removing the HTTPS indicator from the results. If you take a closer look at the screenshots shared below, you’ll notice how the URLs don’t have the ‘https’ prefix on them. For example, instead of ‘https://beebom....

According to Google’s blog post, you will soon be able to send and receive apps from Google Play Store, thanks to Nearby Share. Once available, you can simply visit Google Play Store and head to the “Share Apps” menu in the “My Apps & Games” section. From the Share Apps menu, you can choose the apps you would like to share with the recipient. After choosing them, you can tap on the nearby device’s icon and share the apps with your friend....

Note: Make sure you have updated Chrome to version 85.0.4183.109 from the App Store On your iPhone, launch the Settings app. Scroll down and tap on ‘Chrome’ from the list of apps that shows up in the lower section of Settings. You will see a new ‘Default Browser App‘ option. This will probably read ‘Safari’ right now. Just tap on it. Here, select ‘Chrome’. That’s pretty much it. Google Chrome is now the default browser on your iPhone....

List of Devices Compatible with iPadOS 16 (2022) Just like iOS 16, which dropped support for older models like iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, iPadOS 16 will also not support older devices like iPad mini 4 and iPad Air 2. Well, this news will come as a shocker to many who were expecting their older devices to get the latest iteration of iPadOS. Here’s a list of devices that will get the iPadOS 16 update:...

Now, before going to the price and availability, let me give you a quick rundown of the specs and features of this HP notebook. HP Chromebook 11a: Key Specs and Features Starting with the design, the Chromebook 11a comes with a touchscreen and can be used as a notebook or a tablet. It features an 11.6-inch HD IPS display and comes with a textured cover for a better grip....

HP Omen 16 Features and Specs The Omen 16 gets a 16.1-inch IPS QHD display with support for up to 165Hz refresh rate and an aspect ratio of 16:9. The display supports the Eyesafe display certification to avoid straining the eyes during long gaming sessions. The laptop is powered by the new 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, coupled with up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU. There’s support for up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB PCIe Gen 4×4 SSD....

According to an anonymous Techcrunch source, authorities from New Delhi told the firms last week that they will “not un-ban the apps and games in India” in the near future. This, as per the source, is because the responses that the government received so far do not really wipe off the cybersecurity issues for which the apps were banned. The apps in question are TikTok, Xiaomi Video, Baidu, Weibo, and many others that were banned in the country last year....

Alongside this, the government has capped the surge pricing to 1.5 times the base fare. Surge pricing refers to the increase in ride fares due to high demand from riders while there isn’t a sufficient number of drivers in the area. The guidelines also allow aggregators to charge 50 percent lower than the base fare. The cancelation fee is set to 10 percent of the total fare and does not exceed Rs....

New Instagram Features Added Instagram is testing Candid Stories, which will allow you to post a story of the ‘real’ moment and will be shown to those who also post a candid. Much like it happens on the popular BeReal app, you will get daily notifications to post a candid story. The notification can also be switched off and you can just post one via the Stories camera. The feature, which was rumored previously, will allow you to take a picture or a video using both the rear and front camera at the same....

One of the major steps the company has taken towards that goal is create a new ‘Instagram Equity Team‘ that Mosseri says will focus on “better understanding and addressing bias in our product development and people’s experiences on Instagram”. The Equity team will focus on creating products that will be ‘fair and equitable’. This includes working with Facebook’s Responsible AI team to weed out inherent biases from the company’s AI algorithms....

Although Threads has long offered the option to set and even auto-update statuses, the experience wasn’t really coherent from an average social media user’s perspective. With the new Status tab, the user experience has become more straightforward, which could result in increased usage of the feature. In addition, Threads now lets you view both Threads statuses and Instagram stories without even having to install the primary Instagram app. The app prioritizes stories from close friends and lists updates from the rest of them below in an ‘Everyone Else’ section....

Instagram Gets NFT Support for Creators As per Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s recent tweet, Instagram will now let a small subset of creators in the US share NFTs they have bought or made as posts, Stories, or in DM (direct message). This is a way for content creators to earn money on the Meta-owned social media platform and comes in addition to the subscription plan that it recently began testing. NFTs on Instagram 🎉This week we’re beginning to test digital collectibles with a handful of US creators and collectors who will be able to share NFTs on Instagram....

During its presentation for CES 2022, Intel announced that it has started shipping the first-generation of the Arc Alchemist discrete GPUs to leading manufacturers like Samsung, Lenovo, MSI, Acer, Gigabyte, Haier, HP, Asus, and more. Although the company did not mention anything about the launch timeline for Intel Arc-powered machines, Lisa Pearce, the Vice President and General Manager at Intel’s Visual Compute Group, mentioned that they will launch over 50 laptops and desktops powered by the Intel Arc GPUs over the coming months....