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That Was Quick: Apple Hastily Kills iMessage on Android Via Beeper Mini

Tim December 8, 2023 57

RIP good sir, Beeper Mini indeed. It took less than one week for Apple to kill off the Beeper Mini service that brought the goodness of iMessage to Android users. Why do you despise us, Apple? If you're curious how Beeper Mini was working, feel free to read...

Beeper Mini Makes iMessage on Android Simple, Only Requires a Phone Number

Kellen December 5, 2023 37

Having iMessage on Android is a topic that won't ever go away until Apple officially releases an iMessage client. Until then (which may be never), we'll continue to share with you options you have as an Android user to make your messaging experiences with...

Your Green Bubble Stays Even With Apple Adopting RCS

Kellen November 17, 2023 33

The big news of the week is undoubtedly the news involving Apple and its adoption of RCS next year as the default messaging for conversations between people who don't both own an iPhone. We're talking about iPhone-to-Android messages that should no longer be...

Apple Says It Will Support RCS in Messages in 2024

Kellen November 16, 2023 85

In one of the most surprising moves of the year, Apple has committed to bringing RCS to the iPhone and Messages in 2024. Feel to read that again, but yes, Apple has apparently adopted RCS and will bring it to the iPhone over the coming year. Through a...

Qi2 Wireless Charging is Ready and the Pixel 9 Could Have It

Kellen November 15, 2023 5

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced today that the next version of Qi wireless charging is essentially ready for you and I. While limited to start (there's one phone line from Apple), this is the start of the future of wireless charging, known as Qi2...

Pixel 8 Pro vs Pixel 7 Pro - AI Features

The Pitch for AI Might be Worse Than the Pitch for 5G

Kellen November 6, 2023 22

Google spent the majority of its Pixel 8 launch event talking about AI, just like they did at Google I/O a few months earlier. Qualcomm couldn't stop talking about all of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's on-device AI a couple of weeks ago either. Samsung, who is...

The Apple Watch Almost Came to Android, But You Know Why It Didn’t

Kellen November 1, 2023 27

This seems like a pattern emerging for reasons I'm not quite sure of, but in recent years, we learn regularly of Apple projects that might have roped in the billions of Android users across the globe, only to find out that Apple nixed the idea at the last...

Google Pixel is Kinda Crushing It Right Now

Tim September 28, 2023 26

Marketshare numbers out of Japan are being reported this week and inside is an interesting tale. Long story short, it's great news for Google and not-so-good news for Apple. Courtesy of Counterpoint Research, Google's share of the smartphone market in Japan...