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Google has lost its final appeal to the European Commission's €4.1 billion fine from 2018. The appeal was Google's last chance and was presented at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Europe's highest court. The record-breaking fine sat at €4.34 (later reduced to €4.1) was imposed on Google by the European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, back in 2018. The EC found that Google was abusing Android's mobile dominance and giving its own apps an unfair advantage by requiring phone makers to pre-install Google Search, Chrome, and the Play Store. The EU sees it as Google's...

iQOO has quietly expanded its Z11 series in China with the launch of the new iQOO Z11i. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon chipset and packs a 6,500mAh battery. It features a 6.74-inch LCD display that offers a refresh rate of 120Hz and an HD+ resolution. The panel is claimed to reach up to 1,200 nits in high-brightness mode. The iQOO Z11i comes with a 6,500mAh battery and supports 15W wired charging. The handset runs Android 16-based OriginOS 6 out-of-the-box. It is powered by a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, which is paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of...

Motorola has recently released a new Android app called Global Connect, in partnership with Gigs. It's available in the Google Play Store in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, and Chile for now, but is scheduled to expand to several European markets later this year. The app also comes pre-installed on a lot of compatible Motorola devices. It offers eSIM data plans across the world, with various options available for different prices, with different data allowances included. To start you off, you get 1GB of complimentary data which can be used in 160 countries. Motorola Global...

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra introduced the Privacy Display feature – it allows parts (or all) of the screen to be switched to a restricted viewing angle mode temporarily. This allows you to read notifications and see other private info but prevents others nearby from taking a peek. As with so many Ultra features, there was a possibility that this would remain exclusive to the Ultra for the foreseeable future. Apparently not – The Elec reports that all four Galaxy S27 models will have the Privacy Display feature. We had already heard that about the Galaxy S27 Pro, the new addition for...

A leak late last month suggested that the Redmi Note 17 series would debut in China in July. Redmi has now made it official, confirming that the new Note lineup will indeed launch this month. The announcement came as part of a milestone celebration for the Redmi Note series. In a Weibo post, the company revealed that global sales of the Redmi Note lineup have surpassed 500 million units. Notably, the Redmi Note lineup has been in the market for about 12 years now. The Redmi Note 17 series will succeed the Note 15 lineup from last year and will offer improvements in performance,...

Earlier this week, Meta-owned WhatsApp introduced the username feature, allowing its users to communicate with each other without sharing their phone numbers. The feature will roll out later this year, but WhatsApp is already allowing users to reserve their usernames. The username feature raised security, privacy, and impersonation concerns among many, including the Indian government, which asked WhatsApp to pause the planned rollout of the feature under the IT Act, 2000, the IT Rules, 2021, and other applicable laws. You can see the images below to read the letter sent by the Indian...

Two new leaks have surfaced, offering another look at Samsung's upcoming wide-screen foldable, rumored to be called the Galaxy Z Fold8. One offers another look at a dummy unit of the device, while the other compares its size and form factor with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. We've already seen the Galaxy Z Fold8 dummy in white, and the latest leak gives us a look at it in black as well. According to a recent rumor, this shade might be called Graphite. The dummy once again suggests Samsung is sticking with the Galaxy Z Fold7's overall design language, including a flat frame, flat sides, a...