The dispute between Instagram and the EU roots back in 2020 when Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) launched a probe into Instagram’s handling of children’s data. The probe was first sparked by a US-based data scientist who found that Instagram allows underage children to change their account settings to business. This makes their contact information public and could expose them to various threats. The DPC investigation wanted to ensure that Facebook (later rebranded as Meta) did its best to protect children’s privacy....

The Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra first picked up the September SMR (Security Maintenance Release) in Europe last week. A few days later, Samsung paused the update for the former two while the latter continued receiving it. The company didn’t specify any reason for the pause, but it appears everything is fine now. The firm is widely rolling out the new security patch to all three of its latest flagships....

The listing shows that the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ were tested using the EP-TA800 wall charger that provides up to 25W fast wired charging (via). However, that doesn’t necessarily indicate the charging speed of the upcoming Samsung flagships. The Galaxy S23 Ultra was last week listed with the same 25W charger. But we are expecting it to offer up to 45W charging speeds. That’s because the Galaxy S22 Ultra boasts 45W charging....

Now, the latter of the two features is effectively new and won’t just be coming to the new Pixel Watch either. Google expects to unveil that device fully unveiled in the fall. Summarily, Emergency SOS allows Wear OS is a user-activated feature for smartwatches. It allows users to, with minimal interaction, contact family members or emergency services in their immediate area. What’s new aside from Emergency SOS features for Wear OS?...

Google Play’s app and game awards for 2022 are now official Google Play’s app and game awards for 2022 are now official You can find your specific country’s winners in the Best of 2022 section of the Play Store. Google did announce a bunch of winners in general, though, as per usual. So, let’s talk about those announcements. Let’s kick this off with the two categories many of you are most interested in....