Unlike previous versions, where settings were split between the Settings app and Control Center, iOS 18 consolidates everything directly into the Control Center itself. The new Control Center retains its familiar translucent background but introduces a sleeker design with rounded buttons and multiple pages: Favorites, Music, Home, and Connectivity. Each page is dedicated to specific […]
WhatsApp has announced significant upgrades to its video calling features, enabling users to watch videos together during calls and increasing the maximum number of participants to 32 across all devices. Additionally, a new speaker spotlight feature highlights the person speaking in a video call. The platform’s parent company, Meta, has introduced the Meta Low Bitrate […]
Mass production of the roughly 35,000-euro ($37,345) vehicle, produced by a BMW and China’s Great Wall Motor Co Ltd joint venture, began late last year – shortly after the EU launched its probe. With production still, in the early days, the JV was unable to fulfill the European Commission’s survey to the level of detail […]
In an update dated Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration’s change in recommendation comes even as Moderna and Novavax makers of two of the three COVID vaccines submitted their applications to the agency for updating the fall 2024 season shots with the JN.1 strain. Novavax had said its manufacturing is underway for a JN.1 vaccine […]
Some areas, including portions of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, were at risk of “life-threatening flooding,” as water built up on roadways and lapped up against thresholds of homes, the National Weather Service said. A few spots have reported up to 18-to-25 inches (46-to-63.5 cm) of rain since Monday, said Bob Oravec, a forecaster with the […]
Residents said the Israeli forces thrust towards the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah near the beach, which is designated as a humanitarian area in all announcements and maps published by the Israeli army since it began its Rafah offensive in May. The Israeli military denied in a statement it had launched any strikes inside the Al-Mawasi […]
The Hajj 2024 pilgrimage officially began on Friday as pilgrims in Saudi Arabia made their way on foot and by bus to Mina, where they will camp at one of the largest tent cities in the world. The Mina Valley, about 5km east of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, is a 250-hectare open space covered […]
Tourists were unable to visit the Parthenon and other ancient masterpieces atop the UNESCO-listed archaeological site between noon and 5:00 pm local time (0900 to 1400 GMT). Meteorologists have noted it is the earliest heatwave — which for Greece is temperatures exceeding 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) for at least three days — on […]
Li is embarking on a six-day tour of New Zealand and Australia, key trading partners that have both expressed concerns over China’s expanding influence in the South Pacific. Naturally, we don’t always see eye-to-eye with each other on everything, Li told reporters after a bilateral meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. But such […]
That is an unacceptable security violation,” Elon Musk, who is the CEO of electric-vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab and rocket maker SpaceX and owner of social media company X, said in a post on X. “And visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in […]
