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Verizon is using 5G network slicing to offer better video calling — for a priceVerizon is using 5G network slicing to offer better video calling — for a price
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Apple crowns Kino the iPhone app of the year.

The $9.99 video-capturing app comes from Lux, the same developers behind the popular photo app Halide. Here are some of this year’s other winners:
• iPad app of the year: Moises

• Mac app of the year: Adobe Lightroom

• Vision Pro app of the year: What If...? An Immersive Story

• iPhone game of the year: AFK Journey

Apple honors 2024 App Store Award winners

[Apple Newsroom]

YouTube Kids is getting a redesign to make it look more like YouTubeYouTube Kids is getting a redesign to make it look more like YouTube
The next Apple Watch Ultra could have satellite textingThe next Apple Watch Ultra could have satellite texting
T-Mobile is introducing ‘revamped’ 5G Home Internet plansT-Mobile is introducing ‘revamped’ 5G Home Internet plans
Apple’s custom modems could put 5G in Macs and Vision ProApple’s custom modems could put 5G in Macs and Vision Pro
Google’s Pixel 9A looks destined to ditch the camera barGoogle’s Pixel 9A looks destined to ditch the camera bar
Apple’s in-house 5G modem plans are just getting started with next year’s iPhone SEApple’s in-house 5G modem plans are just getting started with next year’s iPhone SE
US phone companies could face fines for weak security under a proposed new ruleUS phone companies could face fines for weak security under a proposed new rule
Android’s latest update is here with accessibility and Gemini AI improvementsAndroid’s latest update is here with accessibility and Gemini AI improvements
Allison Johnson
Allison Johnson
Samsung’s One UI 7 beta is available today.

The company’s take on Android 15 looks like a major update, with a Dynamic Island-ish feature called the Now Bar and a redesigned camera app UI, along with refreshed widgets and app icons. It’s available starting today to Galaxy S24 owners via the Samsung Members app.

Screenshots of One UI 7.
Screenshot of Now Bar
Screengrab of camera app in One UI 7
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The redesigned lock screen, home screen, and quick settings panel in One UI 7.
Image: Samsung
Vodafone and Three clear to merge and form the UK’s biggest mobile operatorVodafone and Three clear to merge and form the UK’s biggest mobile operator
Verizon is once again raising its feesVerizon is once again raising its fees
Allison Johnson
Allison Johnson
Allison Johnson
Google now lets you see just how hot its Pixel phones are running.

Recent Pixel phones have a reputation for running hot. While largely fixed in the Pixel 9, the 6, 7, and 8 can get quite toasty. Now, a new troubleshooting tool can tell you just how toasty with a realtime estimate of the phone’s internal temperature along with steps the device is taking to reduce heat, like pausing charging. Kinda cool.

Pixel 6-9 now lets you check device temperature after ‘Troubleshooting’ update

[9to5Google]

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