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– Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, May 2025App Store growth by the numbers In 2024, the App Store ecosystem in the US broke down like this:$277 billion from physical goods and services (think retail shopping, food delivery, travel)$75 billion from in-app advertising$53 billion from digital goods and services (like in-app purchases, subscriptions, etc.)Apple says spending on physical goods and services has more than tripled since 2019. Travel and food delivery even passed ride-hailing in 2024.
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Less troubleshooting: Resetting a device doesn't mean starting over – users can get back to work with their old settings in place. Smoother transitions: Going from Windows 10 to Windows 11 feels more seamless when settings carry over automatically. More productivity: Less downtime means teams can stay focused instead of reconfiguring everything from scratch.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Review: Slim body, slim batteryAccording to Samsung, it took a ton of trial and error to find the right balance. Engineers went through countless prototypes, testing out different component layouts and new structural ideas to push the boundaries of what a thin phone can be. Thin but toughSamsung says it had to completely rethink the phone’s internal design from the ground up.
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Nothing Phone (2). | Image credit – PhoneArena Nothing is getting ready to drop the Phone (3) this July and just like always, Carl Pei and his team are building up the hype with cryptic teasers. The latest one, though, feels pretty major – Nothing just suggested that the Glyph Interface might be dead. Yep, you read that right.
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Apple is also reportedly planning to bring real-time translation to select AirPods models (probably to the AirPods Pro 2 or the upcoming AirPods Pro 3) when paired with iOS 26 and the latest firmware update. This feature could be a game-changer for travelers or anyone navigating multilingual conversations. Basically, if someone is speaking Spanish and you speak English, your iPhone will translate what they аre saying and play it back in English through your AirPods – and vice versa.
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And Spotify is also giving podcast comments a light refresh. Based on user feedback, the company is adding threaded replies and emoji reactions. Creators will still have full control over whether comments are allowed, either for the whole show or individual episodes, through Spotify for Creators. These updates might feel minor, but I think they are clearly part of Spotify’s bigger plan to stay competitive with Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
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Soon, you'll instantly know who can take full advantage of RCS on Android and iOS. Last month, we shared that Google was working on an update to make it easier to see which of your contacts are using RCS (Rich Communication Services) in Google Messages. And now, it looks like that update is finally starting to roll out. Google Messages has supported RCS for years, but there has always been one major annoyance – no quick way to know who actually has it.
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AT&T’s been going hard on home internet lately. It just agreed to drop $5.75 billion to buy the consumer fiber business from Lumen Technologies, which will also give the company around 1 million new fiber customers. But getting blazing-fast speeds to your doorstep is just one part of the equation. What also matters is what happens inside your home – and that’s where AT&T’s latest moves come in.
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The cover image is AI-generated. it hides something that could reshape the future of AI in the US. Tucked into this massive Republican-led budget bill is a clause that would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for the next 10 years. That includes AI models (like the ones from OpenAI or Google), systems and even products that use AI – everything from self-driving cars and smart home devices to social media platforms and medical tools.
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But Apple’s efforts go beyond just App Store accounts. It is also targeting pirate storefronts – those sketchy third-party sites pushing malware-laced or pirated apps. In 2024, Apple blocked over 10,000 of these rogue apps and just in the past month, stopped around 4.6 million attempts to install or launch apps outside the App Store or approved marketplaces.
