A stolen smartphone is an expensive inconvenience. A stolen smartphone that is still unlocked — or whose passcode the thief watched you tap in — is a financial emergency. That is the thinking behind two features Google and Apple have been steadily building into their platforms: Anti-Theft Protection on Android and Stolen Device Protection on … Read more
OpenAI’s advertising system inside ChatGPT is not a simple keyword auction. A report published on 15 October, built on two test ad campaigns bought inside the platform, shows that sponsored placements can be matched to accounts using uploaded email addresses, phone numbers or Android advertising IDs — and that outside Europe the system can also … Read more
WhatsApp is opening its calls to people who do not have the app — or even an account. In an announcement published on 14 October 2026, the company introduced guest calls, a format in which a host generates a link and anyone who receives it can join from a desktop browser after typing a name … Read more
Since October 13, 2026, Google has moved against the prevailing narrative around AI-built software. Instead of tightening the screws, it has carved out a private lane inside Google Play for apps generated with artificial intelligence. Users in selected markets, including the United States, can now describe an Android app in Google AI Studio, generate it … Read more
WhatsApp users have long accepted one hard rule: tapping send means the message leaves immediately. That assumption is now being rewritten in beta, where the messaging giant is testing the ability to compose something today and have it arrive at a chosen moment tomorrow — or two weeks from now. The option appears in the … Read more
Samsung has published the end-of-support calendar for the Galaxy hardware still inside its update pipeline, drawing a firm line under two of its most widely used product families. The Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra will keep receiving software through February 2027, while the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro — … Read more
Waze has spent months stacking up updates that quietly reshape how the app behaves, and most of them slipped past users unnoticed. The navigation platform now routes drivers straight to a saved contact without typing a single address, clones their own voice for turn-by-turn guidance from just six seconds of audio, and plans journeys using … Read more