The FTC will interview app developers, OS operators, as well as smartphone owners for these investigations, the commission’s Secretary-General Shuichi Sugahisa said on Wednesday. In addition to exploring violations with smartphones, the agency will also look into smartwatches and other wearable devices. The Japanese FTC will partner with the government’s Digital Market Competition Council towards these investigations The Japanese FTC will partner with the government’s Digital Market Competition Council towards these investigations...

According to @AhmedQwaider888, the Exynos 2200 would bring a 5% CPU improvement over the Exynos 2100 and a 17% boost to the GPU performance compared to its sibling. Although these are improvements, it’s somewhat underwhelming based on what we were expecting. As SamMobile points out, the Exynos 2100 had more to offer than its predecessor, the Exynos 990. There was a CPU and GPU performance upgrade of 30% and 40%, respectively, with the Exynos 2100....

What gets the Material You rework in Beta 4? What gets the Material You rework in Beta 4? The biggest change is, of course, to the Google search bar. For clarity, that’s the bar-style widget placed on the home screen featuring the Google “G” logo and a mic icon. And that’s typically used to access Google search or voice search. With the update to Android 12 Beta 4 installed, that bar can be given a new Material You theme....

Big companies are typically bought up by even bigger companies, and this never really sits with the government. For example, Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not go unnoticed by the FTC. Not only that but the CMA is now looking into the transaction. Now, the CMA has to review Meta’s forced sale of Gify Now, the CMA has to review Meta’s forced sale of Gify For the most part, it seemed that Meta was going to need to sell Gify as per the CMA’s wishes....

Before anybody jumps at the opportunity for correction, this guide, unlike the majority of our guides, will deal with the more colliqual uses of the term. That’s as opposed to the technically correct usage. But how do you bring out more detail and “dynamic range” in your phone-snapped photos and fix areas that appear too dark or bright? This guide will attempt to highlight some ways you can accomplish that. More directly, without ever uploading your images to a computer....