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 We’re excited to share some big news with you! Starting Monday 15th September, 2025, Youthere1 will officially be switching to a new publishing platform. This move marks an important step forward in our mission to deliver timely, reliable, and accessible news for our readers.
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Apple just announced many new features coming to the next version of iPadOS (named iPadOS 26 for the year 2026, instead of iPadOS 19) this Fall at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this afternoon (Monday 9th June, 2025). Some of the latest features include the iPad’s biggest windowing redesign ever, letting users resize app windows, place them wherever they want, tile them, and open more windows at once than before. The new OS also features a new menu bar for the iPad, as well as a new Preview app and file navigation system.
Apple calls the new design, featured across all its software platforms (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS), “Liquid Glass,” which it says is a “software-based material.” In a Media Release, Apple said, “The elegant new design gives developers the opportunity to make their apps more expressive and delightful, while being instantly familiar. It’s crafted with a new software-based material called Liquid Glass, which combines the optical qualities of glass with a sense of fluidity. This gorgeous new material extends from the smallest elements users interact with every day — like buttons, switches, sliders, text, and media controls — to larger elements, including tab bars and sidebars for navigating apps.”
According to Craig Federighi, Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, “iPadOS 26 is our biggest iPadOS release ever, with powerful features that take the experience to the next level and transform what users can do on iPad. With a beautiful new design, an entirely new powerful and intuitive windowing system, even more features powered by Apple Intelligence, huge improvements to working with files, and new capabilities for creatives to power their workflows, iPadOS 26 makes our most versatile device even more capable.”
iPadOS 26 will be compatible with the following devices when it releases to the public in September 2025:
If you missed the WWDC 2025 Keynote, you can watch it below in its entirety.
More on this as it becomes available.
Apple just announced many new features coming to the next version of iOS (named iOS 26 for the year 2026, instead of iOS 19) this Fall at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this afternoon (Monday 9th June, 2025). Some of the latest features include new call screening tools (great for stopping scammers), an improved CarPlay with new widgets, updates in iMessages (like group chat polls), new camera experiences, and a revamped Photos app, to name a few. The Camera app will also feature a sleeker look and changed functionality when you snap a photo.
Apple calls the new design, featured across all its software platforms (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS), “Liquid Glass,” which it says is a “software-based material.”
In a Media Release, Apple said, “The elegant new design gives developers the opportunity to make their apps more expressive and delightful, while being instantly familiar. It’s crafted with a new software-based material called Liquid Glass, which combines the optical qualities of glass with a sense of fluidity. This gorgeous new material extends from the smallest elements users interact with every day — like buttons, switches, sliders, text, and media controls — to larger elements, including tab bars and sidebars for navigating apps.”
iOS 26 will be compatible with the following devices when it releases to the public in September 2025:
If you missed the WWDC 2025 Keynote, you can watch it below in its entirety.
More on this as it becomes available.
 Microsoft has announced it will soon retire its legacy communication platform, Skype, and is pushing existing users to adopt Teams instead — ending an era for web calls. Skype is set to shutter on 5th May, 2025, leaving existing users with a little over two (2) months to migrate data over to Teams or find another platform altogether.
Microsoft’s Jeff Teper, its President overseeing Communications and Collaboration Tools, cited the need for increased investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a big reason why Skype is being retired. According to Matt Day at Bloomberg, “…while Skype once had over 300 million monthly users in 2016, that number shrank to around 36 million by 2023 as Microsoft Teams has grown.” Skype missed a major opportunity for massive growth in online video calling during the 2020 COVID era, instead ceding success to companies like Zoom and Slack. Microsoft was already investing heavily in Teams at that time, so it largely left Skype to flounder. Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011, helping to set a foundation that was built upon with Teams. Are you an existing Skype user? Let us know your thoughts about this announcement in the comments below. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: 9to5Mac]  Both Apple and Google have restored TikTok, the wildly popular social media platform, to their respective U.S. app stores as of Thursday evening (13th February, 2025). This follows promises by President Donald Trump to save the app and an executive action delaying the enactment of a TikTok ban.
TikTok’s uncertain future stems from a law signed last April by then-President Joe Biden, which gave China’s ByteDance 270 days to sell the app to an owner from the United States or one of its allies or face a ban, based on U.S. national security concerns. The day before the blackout, the Supreme Court upheld the ban. TikTok shutdown for roughly fourteen (14) hours in January but attributed its quick return to promises made by the then-President-elect Donald Trump, to keep the platform working in the U.S. However, its 175 million users still ran into at least one problem: The app was, as of that January weekend, unavailable on Apple and Google Play stores, along with Lemon8 and CapCut, which are also owned by TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance. Apple previously said in a statement that it removed TikTok from its App Store because of the ban, but the app remained available for customers who already downloaded it. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: CNN]  Pictured Above: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Samsung announced its new trio of Galaxy S25 smartphones today (Wednesday 22nd January, 2025) at its Unpacked 2025 event, headlined by the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. At the end of the event, however, Samsung also dropped a surprise teaser for its forthcoming ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge. The teaser comes ahead of Apple’s rumored release of its ultra-thin smartphone, the iPhone 17 Air, later this year. While the trio of new devices are not bringing many hardware upgrades to the table, Samsung is leaning even heavier into AI features, all with the same pricing as last year’s models. Starting with the flagship, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is getting a few hardware tweaks. The screen and hardware corners are now rounded, moving a little further away from the Galaxy Note’s design. The display has also grown from 6.8 to 6.9 inches, and the whole phone is lighter at 218g despite having the same 5,000 mAh battery since 2020’s Galaxy S20 Ultra. Galaxy S25 Ultra is also getting an upgrade in the camera department. The 200MP main camera is now combined with a 50MP sensor for ultrawide shots, up from the 12MP sensor used in the past few generations. There is also a 50MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom and a 10MP camera with 3x optical zoom. The front-facing camera is still a 12MP sensor. Under the hood, the Galaxy S25 Ultra comes in three (3) configurations – 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage, all with 12GB of RAM. That memory allotment is also shared with the Galaxy S25 and S25+, with no variants having 16GB of RAM. All Galaxy S25 devices, though, will be using the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, a slightly tweaked version of Qualcomm’s 2025 flagship mobile chip that includes a custom APU. Samsung has also boosted the vapor chamber by 15% on the S25 and S25+, and 40% on the S25 Ultra. The Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ are largely unchanged from their predecessors, with 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch displays, 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, and 10MP 3x telephoto cameras, and the same 4,000 mAh and 4,900 mAh batteries. Charging rates remain at 25W and 45W respectively, and the base Galaxy S25 still starts at 128GB of storage. All three (3) devices ship with Android 15 and One UI 7, with seven (7) years of OS and security updates in the pipeline. Samsung is also adopting “Qi2 Ready” with the Galaxy S25 series. This means that Samsung will be offering some first-party cases and accessories with magnets that work with Qi2 (and MagSafe). There are no magnets in the phones themselves, but there are certain third-party cases with support. The main focus of the Galaxy S25 series is all about AI, rather than hardware. With much of it powered by Google’s Gemini enhancements, Samsung is leveraging “AI agents” in One UI 7 on the Galaxy S25 to streamline the experience of using your phone. This includes improvements to Google’s services, such as Circle to Search upgrades, Gemini’s new ability to “chain” commands and interactions with apps, and support for accessing Gemini by long-pressing the Galaxy S25’s power button. Samsung apps are also getting Gemini extensions for deeper integration. As for Samsung’s Galaxy AI features, there are various improvements coming. Generative Edit can now recognize a person’s shadow and remove it when you remove the person, “Now Brief” can summarize your day, and Samsung Gallery can find images using natural language. The “Personal Data Engine” can also analyze your personal data on-device to tailor experiences to you while respecting your privacy. As for pricing, there are no changes in the United States and many other major markets — US $799 for the base Galaxy S25 (128GB), US $999 for the Galaxy S25+ (256GB), and US $1,299 for the Galaxy S25 Ultra (256GB). Galaxy S25 and S25+ will launch in Navy, Icyblue, Mint, and Silver Shadow colors, with Blueblack, Coralred, and Pinkgold available through Samsung’s website. Meanwhile, Galaxy S25 Ultra gets Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray, and Titanium Black colors, with Titanium Pinkgold, Titanium Jetblack, and Titanium Jadegreen colors on Samsung’s website. Pre-orders are open now with devices available on 7th February, 2025. As for that teaser for the upcoming Galaxy S25 Edge, Samsung did not reveal many details about the device and there is still no word on an exact release date. However, rumors suggest the device could launch as soon as April or May 2025. Samsung has also not revealed any specs for the device. A report earlier this month suggested that the Galaxy S25 Edge will be around 6.4mm thick. Apple’s iPhone 17 Air, however, will reportedly be in the realm of 5.5mm at its thinnest point. Samsung is said to have started work on the Galaxy S25 Edge after the first rumors of the iPhone 17 Air surfaced in May 2024, according to a supply chain report. What are your thoughts on the Galaxy S25 series? Let us know in the comments below.
More on this as it becomes available. [Source: 9to5Google] Watch Live: Apple Unveils iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4 And More | ‘It’s Glowtime’9/9/2024 
A special Apple Event — “It’s Glowtime” — focused on the iPhone 16 and more, kicks off at 1:00 PM EST today (Monday 9th September, 2024) at the Steve Jobs Theatre at Apple Park. We are expecting four (4) new iPhones today: the base model iPhone 16, a larger iPhone 16 Plus, the iPhone 16 Pro and another beastly iPhone 16 Pro Max. The Pro models might get slightly larger screens, with the regular Pro likely to move to 6.3 inches from 6.1 inches, while the Pro Max should hit 6.9 inches, an increase from 6.7 inches. The iPhone 16’s camera module could be getting a design refresh also.
Some of the new camera features coming to the iPhone 16 Pro models may include the following:
Additionally, 9to5Mac says the iPhone 16’s new Capture button will support third-party camera apps in addition to Apple’s Camera app.
According to the latest rumors from Mark Gurman, Chief Correspondent for Bloomberg, the new touch-sensitive Capture button is expected to be on all iPhone 16 models. The slimmer bezels on the iPhone 16 Pro line will be noticeable, Gurman notes, as are battery life improvements. Gurman does not expect the Pro entry price to be raised from US $999, despite earlier reports that it will start at US $1,099. A big focus on today’s event will be on AI and the new A18 chip across the board.
As for the Apple Watch Series 10, Gurman expects the focus to be on sleep apnea detection and larger screens/slimmer bezels, more in line with the Ultra. He also notes that the highly-anticipated blood pressure feature is delayed and not coming this year. Apple is not expected to announce an Apple Watch Ultra 3 today. However, the Ultra 2 is set to finally gain a black color option, as per Gurman, who said he would not rule out a delay to the new Watch SE 3. The company may also introduce a new band system with new connectors that are easier to swap out. Gurman expects Apple to launch new AirPods Max 2 headphones today with better noise cancellation, adaptive audio and USB-C. They are now expected to launch alongside the low-end AirPods 4. Watch the live stream of the Apple Event below when it begins at 1:00 PM EST today (Monday 9th September, 2024).
More on this as it becomes available.
This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.  UPDATE: In a social media post this afternoon, RBC confirmed it has been affected. In a notice to its clients, the bank said, “RBC, along with many other businesses, is experiencing varying degrees of the global I.T. outage impacting organizations around the world. We are actively investigating and solutions are being deployed. Clients may have difficulty accessing their account information and may experience delays in their transactions. Our teams are working diligently to restore access as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience.” According to reports, local branches of RBC may have also been affected by the global I.T. outage which has impacted several sectors from early this morning (Friday 19th July, 2024).
Guardian Media said it has seen an internal memorandum which was sent to RBC’s Caribbean banking division, stating: “Due to a global outage beyond our control, different business sectors worldwide, including RBC, have been affected. As a result, some of our Caribbean banking applications are currently down, which is impacting our operations, and the ability of our clients to transact via ATM, POS (Point of Sale) and digital banking.” The memo notes that “a fix has been deployed” but it may take some time before all systems are fully operational again. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: CNC3]  The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) is advising customers that a brief disruption to its online payment platforms, due to the current global I.T. outage, has been resolved.
Customers can therefore resume payments via Quick Pay and Customer Web Access (CWA). Payments at Service Centres via card and cash are also being processed as normal. Please be guided accordingly. |
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