We’re greater than midway via November now, that means the Black Friday offers are actually beginning to stack up.
Amazon kicked off its sale on Friday, with retailers like Currys, Argos and Very having already begun dropping offers within the weeks previous to this.
Amongst the entire deal chaos, a couple of tech firms nonetheless discovered area to announce their newest information – some good and a few unhealthy – maintain studying to listen to extra about our greatest and worst updates of the week.
Winner: Apple
Our winner this week is Apple after the corporate revealed that it will be adopting the RCS messaging commonplace in late 2024.
“Later subsequent yr, we will likely be including help for RCS Common Profile, the usual as at present printed by the GSM Affiliation. We imagine RCS Common Profile will provide a greater interoperability expertise when in comparison with SMS or MMS. It will work alongside iMessage, which can proceed to be the most effective and most safe messaging expertise for Apple customers,” stated Apple in an announcement (through 9to5Mac).
The replace will come as a shock to many, as Apple has been underneath stress from opponents like Google and Samsung to undertake the usual for some time now.
Regardless, that is nice information. The RCS Common Profile is already employed by Android, that means this alteration will enhance interoperability between the 2 working techniques particularly in the case of messaging.
Potential options this might unlock embrace stay typing indicators, learn receipts, location sharing and the power to ship higher-resolution media.
Apple has but to substantiate precisely what RCS messaging will appear like on iPhone, together with what options will likely be accessible and the way it’ll deal with knowledge. Nevertheless, the corporate has acknowledged that iMessage will proceed to be the safer and personal possibility for iPhone customers as RCS doesn’t help the identical stage of encryption accessible via the Apple messaging platform.
Regardless, that is implausible information for households and buddies who personal a mixture of iOS and Android units because it ought to make speaking throughout the 2 platforms simpler than ever.
Loser: Samsung
In a shocking flip of occasions, our loser this week is final week’s winner.
Final week, we named Samsung our winner as rumours emerged that the tech large had plans to broaden its foldable line with a extra budget-friendly possibility in 2024.
Nevertheless, on Tuesday Samsung reportedly acknowledged that it’s going to not be releasing a mid-range foldable, squashing the rumours only one week after they started to realize traction amongst Samsung followers.
“We don’t plan to fabricate foldable smartphones which are priced within the midrange, and the most recent rumors are groundless,” stated a spokesperson for Samsung in line with a report printed by English language South Korean outlet, Korea JoongAng Every day.
This assertion is shocking because it had been anticipated that Samsung would start advertising cheaper foldables to assist push mainstream adoption of the foldable type.
Samsung has seen lots of success with its mid-range Galaxy A-Collection so it is sensible that it will need to replicate that with the Galaxy Z-Collection foldable line, whether or not that be via a less expensive Galaxy Z telephone or the primary Galaxy A Flip.
It’s a disgrace that Samsung will not be pursuing a mid-range foldable in spite of everything as we have been excited to see the corporate launch a extra inexpensive various to the massively profitable Z Fold and Flip units. Hopefully, the corporate’s high-end foldables are anticipated to see a hefty low cost throughout the Black Friday gross sales this yr, so maintain an eye fixed out in the event you fancy your self a foldable.