Apple’s iPad dominates the global tablet market as it continued its recovery in 2025, with shipments rising 9.8% year on year to 162 million units according to the latest research from Omdia. Momentum was strongest in the holiday quarter, with Q4 2025 shipments reaching 44 million units, up 9.8% year on year. Central & Eastern Europe emerged as the fastest-growing region in 2025, followed closely by Asia Pacific. All regions recorded double-digit growth during the year, except for North America, although a healthy holiday season supported by vendor and retail discounting helped moderate the annual decline. “In 2025, the tablet market delivered its highest annual shipment volume since the pandemic-driven demand boom of 2020,” said Himani Mukka, Research Manager at…

Amazon's Alexa+ AI assistant is rolling out to all U.S. Amazon Prime subscribers beginning today, with the service available at no additional cost. Amazon says that Prime subscribers can access Alexa+ with the Alexa app, Alexa-enabled devices, or the Alexa.com website. Prime members can access Alexa+ by saying "Alexa, upgrade to Alexa+," or by logging into their Amazon account on the Alexa website. Alexa+ has been in testing since February 2025, offering a smarter, more personalized, and more proactive assistant experience. Amazon says Alexa+ is much more capable than the prior version of Alexa thanks to its updated architecture that uses large language models from Amazon Nova and Anthropic. Alexa is able to do things like order takeout, make restaurant…

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Popular strategy game Civilization VII is set to launch on Apple Arcade tomorrow, allowing ‌Apple Arcade‌ subscribers to play on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Sid Meier's Civilization VII ‌Apple Arcade‌ Edition features the Civilization VII base game experience, with mouse support, controller support, and intuitive touch controls available. Players take on the role of one of many legendary leaders from history, aiming to build the greatest empire the world has ever known. Gamers will construct cities and control armies to expand their territory, conquering or cooperating with rival civilizations for the resources to evolve and discover new technological breakthroughs. Multiplayer gameplay is not supported at launch, and DLC add-ons are not available. Large map sizes are limited to devices that…

Apple today updated its online refurbished store in the United States to include last year’s iPhone models: iPhone… The post iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models now available on Apple’s Refurbished Store appeared first on Appleosophy.

The U.S. Department of Justice and a majority of U.S. states filed notices on Tuesday to appeal the remedies in a landmark antitrust case against Alphabet’s Google, according to court filings. In 2024, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in the online search market, but declined to impose the most aggressive remedies sought by the government, such as forcing a divestiture of Chrome or banning key default search deals. Reuters: ‎ The Department of Justice and state attorneys general did not provide details in court documents about their appeal. Their challenge will likely focus on the judge’s decision not to make Google sell off its Chrome browser or end its lucrative arrangement with…