“Beeper Mini” app lets Android users send texts to iPhones with blue iMessage bubbles

The app was a surprising success upon its 2014 release, but the star has announced its time is up.

Google will lay off several hundred workers across multiple parts of its business as the search giant shifts more resources toward the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the company confirmed Thursday. A few hundred employees were cut from Google’s core engineering team, the company said. Google also cut hundreds of workers from the division working…

Fellow journalists who have spoken to TikTok press representatives have told me that company reps open my emails requesting comment with trepidation. One journalist said a rep told them that invariably I’ll be asking them to comment on an internal policy, a leaked document, or a new feature they didn’t even know existed yet. And…

Apple appeals ban on U.S. sale of its newest versions of Apple Watch – CBS News Watch CBS News Apple is appealing a ban on the U.S. sales of its newest models of Apple Watches, the Series 9 and Ultra 2, amid an ongoing patent dispute. Medical device maker Masimo claims Apple’s blood oxygen technology…

The ongoing divide between iPhone‘s blue text bubbles and Android‘s green ones has long been a source of frustration and humor among users. In Silicon Valley, entrepreneur Eric Migicovsky co-founded “Beeper Mini” in a converted garage, aiming to bridge the technological and social gaps between iPhone and Android users. The app allows Android users to…

Apple stopping some Apple Watch sales Apple stopping some Apple Watch sales over patent dispute 03:38 Apple said it will halt sales of some of its Apple Watch products later this month because of a patent dispute over the devices’ blood oxygen monitor.  The technology giant said it is “preemptively taking steps to comply” should…