APPS AND SOFTWARE

iOS 26.5 activates RCS encryption between iPhone and Android: how it works, what you need, and how it affects Spain and Europe.

Instagram has removed end-to-end encryption for DMs. Meta can read your messages: risks, reasons for the change, and more secure alternatives.

OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber ​​disrupts cybersecurity with restricted access. Here's how it affects Europe, regulators, and companies in the sector.

WhatsApp Plus arrives on iPhone for €2,49 per month: colors, icons, stickers, and up to 20 pinned chats. Here's how the new optional subscription works.

One UI 8.5 arrives on Samsung Galaxy devices with more AI, design changes, and an improved camera. Check compatible phones, release dates in Spain, and how to update.

Discord Nitro integrates Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition without increasing the price: over 50 games, cloud hours, and cross-benefits with Game Pass.

GPT-5.5 Instant arrives as the default model for ChatGPT with fewer errors, more concise responses, and improved memory with Gmail and files.

ChatGPT Ads is now competing with Google and Meta. Here's how its Ads Manager works, how much it costs to advertise, and what it means for businesses in Spain and Europe.

Magis TV and Xuper TV go from free football to serious risks of data theft and legal action. Learn about the dangers and safe alternatives.

Chrome installs a 4GB AI model without warning. See how it affects your PC, what legal risks it poses, and how to disable it step by step.

Spotify is preparing a feature to update your downloads to FLAC without deleting them. Higher audio quality, same offline catalog, and notifications about storage and data usage.

AMD and Valve unlock HDMI 2.1 on Linux with FRL on AMDGPU: 4K at 120Hz closer than ever for PC and SteamOS gamers.

Ubuntu and Canonical suffer a major DDoS attack that takes down key services. Learn about the real impact, security risks, and how to protect your infrastructure.

Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) allows escalation to root in Linux. Learn about its real-world impact on servers, cloud, and containers, and how to protect your infrastructure.

Google activates preferred sources: choose your media in Top News and prioritize Spanish and European newspapers in a couple of clicks.

Xbox Mode for Windows 11: a new console-style interface, optimized for controllers and PC gaming. Learn about its advantages and how to activate it step by step.

Google activates Gemini's memory and chat import capabilities in Spain, enabling users to import chats from other AI systems. More personalization, same data under your control. We'll tell you how to use it.

Google Gemini now generates free PDF, Word, Excel, and other files directly from chat. Learn about all supported formats and how to use them step-by-step.

OpenAI ends its exclusivity agreement with Microsoft, opens its AI to other clouds, and redefines its financial and strategic agreement. Here's how the change affects you.

Apple plans to revolutionize Photos in iOS 27 with AI to enlarge, enhance, and reframe images, competing with Google and Samsung.

Brussels demands that Android stop favoring Gemini and allow ChatGPT and other AI to be integrated as the default assistant on EU mobile phones.

Spotify achieves record profits and more users, but its forecasts disappoint the stock market. Key takeaways from the first quarter and what the market expects.

One UI 8.5 arrives with more AI, a document scanner, and improvements for the Galaxy S25, S24, and foldable phones. Check compatible phones and when it's expected in Spain.

Windows 11 will allow you to pause updates indefinitely, with fewer restarts and more control over when patches are installed.

Spotify integrates over 1.400 Peloton classes into its app. This is the new fitness center for Premium users in Spain and other markets.

Google is updating the icons for Gmail, Calendar, and Drive with gradients inspired by Gemini and AI. Learn how they'll change and when they'll arrive on your devices.

X launches XChat on iOS: encryption, ephemeral messages, and ad-free groups that replace Communities. Learn about its features and find answers to your privacy questions.

Microsoft redesigns Windows Update: more control over updates, fewer interruptions, and key security improvements in Windows 11.

Apple is betting on Gemini for the new Siri and Apple Intelligence. Learn about dates, changes, and privacy concerns on iPhone and other devices.

The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has issued a warning regarding a bug in the Dexcom One+ iOS version (1.5-1.6) that delays glucose alerts. Learn about the risks, affected versions, and how to update the app.

Magis TV and Xuper TV can steal your data and damage your Smart TV or mobile device. Learn about the real risks and the legal and safe alternatives for streaming.

Vigo integrates its urban bus system into Google Maps: check routes, schedules and transfers and improve your journeys by public transport around the city.

Instagram launches Instants in Spain: ephemeral photos and videos without filters, only for friends and available for 24 hours. Learn how the new app works.

Windows 11 integrates AI agents into the taskbar: what they do, how they work, their impact on productivity and privacy in Spain and Europe.

iOS 27 incorporates Undo and Redo on the home screen to edit apps and widgets with more control and without cluttering your iPhone.

Xbox Mode comes to Windows 11 for console-like gaming: full-screen interface, improved performance, and integration with the next Xbox.

Microsoft redesigns the Windows 11 Start menu: faster, more customizable, and lag-free. Learn about all the changes coming to the system.

WhatsApp will allow chatting without giving out your number, using usernames, more privacy, an anti-spam key, and new security and digital identity challenges.

Zorin OS 18.1 improves compatibility with Windows apps, adds a Lite edition, and refines its desktop. Discover its new features and how it can replace Windows.

Gemini intercepts over 99% of malicious ads and blocks billions of fraudulent Google Ads before they reach users.

Brussels wants Google to share search data with rivals and AI under the DMA. Key points of the plan, privacy risks, and changes for businesses.

Check the real-time location and waiting times of intercity buses in Madrid on Google Maps and better plan each journey.

iOS 26.5 beta 2 is here: Maps changes, RCS encryption, EU interoperability, and system improvements ahead of iOS 27.

Brussels is pressuring Meta to reopen WhatsApp to rival AI assistants and prevent a monopoly in the European artificial intelligence market.

Bankinter extends Microsoft's generative AI to its entire workforce with Copilot and GitHub Copilot, boosting productivity and efficiency at the bank.

Chrome launches DBSC on Windows: device-linked sessions to curb cookie theft and protect your online accounts.

How Gemini is changing reviews on Google Maps: captions, suggested photos, and the new points and local guides system explained in detail.

XChat arrives on iOS as a standalone messaging app from X, focused on privacy and encryption, ready to compete with WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal.

Instagram finally activates comment editing: here's how you can correct your messages for 15 minutes without deleting them or losing the conversation.

Microsoft is starting to remove Copilot from apps like Notepad in Windows 11, keeping AI and changing how it's integrated. Here's how the change will affect you.

Google is adding risk alerts, referrals to helplines, and a significant investment in crisis support to Gemini. This is how it aims to make its AI safer.

Activate vertical tabs and the new reading mode in Chrome now. We'll explain how to use them and what advantages they offer for better browsing and work.

Apple takes its dispute with Epic over the 27% commission on external payments to the Supreme Court. Key aspects of the case and its impact on apps and regulators in Spain and Europe.

Chrome 148 will add native lazy loading for video and audio, improving speed, data consumption and performance on websites with a lot of multimedia content.

Chrome 148 will add native lazy loading for video and audio, improving speed, data consumption and memory usage on websites with a lot of multimedia content.

Ubuntu 26.04 raises the recommended RAM to 6 GB, surpassing Windows 11. Learn what this change means, whether your PC can handle it, and what alternatives you have.

Ubuntu 26.04 raises the recommended RAM to 6 GB, surpassing Windows 11. Learn what this change means, whether your PC can handle it, and what alternatives you have.

Ubuntu 26.04 raises the recommended RAM to 6 GB, surpassing Windows 11. Learn what this change means, whether your PC can handle it, and what alternatives you have.

Ubuntu 26.04 raises the recommended RAM to 6 GB, surpassing Windows 11. Learn what this change means, whether your PC can handle it, and what alternatives you have.

Ubuntu 26.04 raises the recommended RAM to 6 GB, surpassing Windows 11. Learn what this change means, whether your PC can handle it, and what alternatives you have.

Ubuntu 26.04 raises the recommended RAM to 6 GB, surpassing Windows 11. Learn what this change means, whether your PC can handle it, and what alternatives you have.

Ubuntu 26.04 raises the recommended RAM to 6 GB, surpassing Windows 11. Learn what this change means, whether your PC can handle it, and what alternatives you have.

Everything about the iOS 26.5 public beta: changes in Europe, RCS encryption, Apple Maps, and steps to install it securely on your iPhone.

Everything about the iOS 26.5 public beta: changes in Europe, RCS encryption, Apple Maps, and steps to install it securely on your iPhone.

Everything about the iOS 26.5 public beta: changes in Europe, RCS encryption, Apple Maps, and steps to install it securely on your iPhone.

Everything about the iOS 26.5 public beta: changes in Europe, RCS encryption, Apple Maps, and steps to install it securely on your iPhone.

Everything about the iOS 26.5 public beta: changes in Europe, RCS encryption, Apple Maps, and steps to install it securely on your iPhone.

Everything about the iOS 26.5 public beta: changes in Europe, RCS encryption, Apple Maps, and steps to install it securely on your iPhone.

Everything about the iOS 26.5 public beta: changes in Europe, RCS encryption, Apple Maps, and steps to install it securely on your iPhone.

Learn about the new Ecyl WhatsApp channel: job alerts, aid and free training on your mobile for Castilla y León.

Google AI Pro increases its cloud storage to 5TB for the same price, with advanced AI and extra features in Workspace and Chrome. Is the plan upgrade worth it?

Samsung blocks third-party sources in One UI 8.5 for security reasons. Learn how this affects your Galaxy device and what real alternatives are available.

Apple is preparing an AI-powered keyboard in iOS 27 that improves autocorrect and suggests words like Grammarly. Find out how it will affect your iPhone.

Google Maps now plans routes for electric cars, calculates battery life and charging stops using AI. Here's how it works and which models are compatible.

OpenAI secures $122.000 billion in the largest AI funding round to date and moves closer to its IPO. Discover who is investing and what this means for Europe.

Mistral secures 830 million to buy 13.800 Nvidia chips and build a large AI data center near Paris with the support of seven banks.

Android is preparing "tap to share": send files simply by bringing two phones close together thanks to Quick Share, NFC, and Android 17. We'll tell you how it will work.

Microsoft pauses KB5079391 in Windows 11 due to error 0x80073712. Find out which versions it affects, what improvements it brings, and what users should do.

Instagram Plus arrives as a paid subscription with extra features for Stories, testing in Mexico and Japan, and a possible launch in Europe.

The EU tightens rules for Temu and Shein: new taxes, more controls and full responsibility for the products they sell in Europe.

Android 16 with One UI 8.5 arrives on more Galaxy devices: phones, changes, AI, security, and how to try the beta before the stable release.

Search Live launches in Spain and more than 200 other countries: voice and camera searches, powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Live and Google's AI Mode.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta is now available: GNOME 50, Linux 7.0, security and performance improvements. Learn about its key changes before installing.

Apple will allow the integration of Gemini, Claude, and other chatbots into Siri with iOS 27. Learn how Extensions will work and what changes for users.

Google Maps launches Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation with 3D maps and Gemini AI, changing how you drive and plan routes. See all the new features.

Google Gemini now lets you import memories and chats from other AI. Learn how to migrate your context and conversations without starting from scratch.

Samsung launches its Windows browser with agentic AI and seamless continuity between mobile and PC. Learn about its key features and regional limitations.

Installing Magis TV or XUPER TV can expose your data and mobile device to malware. Learn about the real risks and the safe, legal alternatives.

HyperOS 3.1 based on Android 16 begins global testing: requirements, compatible Xiaomi phones and key new features for users in Spain and Europe.

A fan mod brings Resident Evil Requiem to virtual reality on PC with motion controllers. Learn about the requirements, bugs, and the future of a possible official VR mode.

iOS 26.4 is now available on your iPhone with enhanced security, new emojis, improvements to Apple Music, and a redesigned keyboard. Find out if it's worth upgrading now.

OpenAI shuts down Sora, its AI-powered video platform. Key aspects of the strategy change, the impact on Disney, and the shift towards business and robotics.

WhatsApp is preparing a feature to delete messages 15 minutes after they're read, and after 24 hours if they're not opened. This will strengthen privacy in your chats.

Apple confirms WWDC26: date, time in Spain, iOS 27, new Siri and advances in AI that will shape the future of the iPhone and the ecosystem.

OpenAI will integrate ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas into a desktop superapp with advanced AI agents. Here's how it will affect you if you work with AI in Spain or Europe.

Microsoft reduces Copilot's presence in Windows 11 and rethinks its AI strategy to prioritize performance, control, and user privacy.

Firefox 149 introduces a free built-in VPN, Split View, tabbed notes, and security improvements. Learn about limits, availability, and other key changes.

Google Personal Intelligence connects Gmail, Photos, and Chrome to provide much more personalized answers. How it works, privacy concerns, and what it might mean in Spain.

OpenAI introduces GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano, faster and more affordable models that bring advanced AI closer to developers, businesses, and ChatGPT users.

Android will require a 24-hour waiting period before installing APKs from unverified developers. Learn all the steps of the new system and how it affects you in Spain.