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Boot Barn Holdings Inc. continues to grow its store base. The specialty retailer’s CEO John Hazen told investors at its fourth quarter earnings call on Thursday that the “new store engine continues to ...

The beta just went live. The stable release is weeks away. Here's what your Galaxy is in line for. Since One UI 8.5 introduced the major UI design changes, One UI 9 is not expected to bring similarly ...

Apple AirDrop enables users to quickly share photos, videos, and other files to nearby users. Android has Quick Share to provide similar functionality to its users. Last year, Google announced during ...

Quick Share is already compatible with Apple's AirDrop feature on select Android devices, but Google says the feature will expand to Samsung, OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi, and HONOR devices in 2026.

Google taps even further into AI with some truly useful new features on deck. Here's the latest from The Android Show. Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile ...

At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations ...

Google is rolling out the May 2026 security patch for Android 16 QPR3 on the Pixel 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 ...

Four devices are eligible right now. If you're on anything else, broader rollout is coming later. Xiaomi's version numbering rarely skips increments without reason. HyperOS 3.2 was expected as the ...

The original Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot certificates for Windows will start expiring in late June. Microsoft has urged IT and security leaders to apply updated ...

Windows will now tell you if Secure Boot is working properly. The new status indicates whether you have the latest Secure Boot updates. The April Windows update also patches a whopping 164 security ...