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Microsoft will return to a three-year cycle for its big Windows updates, starting with Windows 12 slated to arrive in 2024. That’s based on recent reports citing Windows Central’s Zac Bowden and detailing the change. Now, Windows has not been on a three-year release cycle for some time now. The update cycle for Windows 10 …
Czytaj dalej „Microsoft Reportedly Returns To 3 Year Cycle With Windows 12 In 2024”
The pandemic will affect phone sales, analysts say, and Samsung’s reduction in phone part orders is just the beginning of what’s to come. Korean outlet ET News says that Samsung is reducing its orders for components by up to 50% across the board. Not only is Samsung cutting orders for low and mid-end phones; the …
Czytaj dalej „Global Pandemic Forces Samsung To Reduce Phone Part Orders”
The current pandemic continues its spread across the globe, and the new Australia COVIDSafe app will aid Australian researchers in how the virus continues thriving in their country. Australia COVIDSafe secures 1 million downloads Called „COVIDSafe,” the app traces encounters for smartphone users. A person who stays in the presence of other smartphone users for …
Czytaj dalej „Australia COVIDSafe Secures 1 Million Downloads in 5 Hours”
Following Google’s hand washing reminders and timer, Samsung is now bringing a hand washing app to its Galaxy Watch series. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch lineup gets Hand Washing app Samsung’s new Watch app gives users 25 seconds to wash their hands by way of a timer. Samsung hopes users will take the first 5 seconds to …
Czytaj dalej „Samsung's Galaxy Watch Lineup Gets Hand Washing App”
Samsung is soon to announce the Galaxy Note 20 in a few months, and sources say that the base model will have a 4,000mAh battery featuring model number EB-BN980ABY. Galaxy Note 20 base battery matches the Galaxy S20 base model The regular Galaxy Note 20 (the Note 10’s successor) matches that of the Galaxy S20 …
Czytaj dalej „Galaxy Note 20 Base Model To Have 4,000mAh Battery”
Android 10 continues rolling out to Android phones, and HMD is now delivering the latest in Google’s sweet treat to Nokia 8 Sirocco owners. Juho Sarvikas writes on his Twitter wall about the new update, alerting Sirocco users to go and download it. The new system update page mentions „Android 10 (v5.120).” Android 10 brings …
Czytaj dalej „Android 10 Arrives For The Nokia 8 Sirocco, Rolling In Three Waves”
Along with the current Huawei Ban in the US, national security agencies are now telling the FCC that China Telecom is a national security risk and calling for its US operation license revocation. China Telecom is a national security risk, US agencies tell FCC China Telecom is a Chinese telecommunications company. It provides international private …
Czytaj dalej „China Telecom Is A National Security Risk, US Agencies Tell FCC”
Google is looking to release a more affordable Pixel 4, and the Pixel 4a box and packaging have now leaked with the phone name and rear camera design. Google Pixel 4a box leaks with name and rear camera design Two images shared by TechDroider from the source, the Google Pixel Community, reveal a few things. …
Czytaj dalej „Google Pixel 4a Box Leaks With Name And Rear Camera Design”
For those not content with current Android smartphones with 108MP cameras, Digital Chat Station says a phone with a 192MP camera is on the way. Digital Chat Station took to Chinese social media site Weibo to make the announcement: „SM7250 + 192MP, you can come back to see this article next month.” The statement references …
Czytaj dalej „192MP Camera Phone With Snapdragon 765 Incoming”
Google’s Live Captions within Android 10 puts words to audio and video, and the company is soon to bring Closed Captions to Google Duo. Google Duo version 82 will bring transcriptions to audio in voicemail messages. Whether receiving an audio voicemail or a video (visual) voicemail, users can expect word transcription for both. The new …
Czytaj dalej „Google Duo Getting Closed Captions For Voicemail Soon”
Having launched its second-generation foldable, the Mate Xs, Huawei says that foldables are too expensive to make a profit. Foldables too expensive for profit, Huawei exec says Huawei CEO Yu Chengdong says this, even as his company has just launched the Mate Xs and the first-generation Mate X. The company is diving into foldables. With …
Czytaj dalej „Foldables Are Too Expensive To Make A Profit: Huawei CEO”
Update: LG has reached out with a statement: „For eight generations, the LG G Series has introduced bleeding-edge technology to consumers around the world. From super wide-angle cameras to flexible displays to high-fidelity audio and the Quad DAC to 1440p displays, the G Series has consistently been at the forefront of smartphone innovation since 2012. …
Czytaj dalej „LG Not Planning To Launch G9 ThinQ, At All: Report”
Google is updating its Maps in light of the coronavirus crisis, and the latest change allows businesses to declare themselves „temporarily closed.” Google is giving the option through its My Business portal. To declare itself closed, a business should go to „Google My Business.” Then, the business should select „Info” on the left menu. Next, …
Czytaj dalej „Google Maps Gives Businesses "Temporarily Closed" Option”
The EU is mobilizing all its resources for the COVID-19 fight, including the idea of location data share with the European Commission. EU carriers approve location data share for COVID-19 fight Eight European Union carriers (Vodafone, T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia, Telenor, Telia, and A1 Telekom Austria) agree to share data …
Czytaj dalej „Eight EU Carriers Applaud Location Data Share For COVID-19 Fight”
To ease the anxiety surrounding COVID-19, the CDC and Microsoft are partnering together for the launch of a coronavirus self-checker chatbot. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Microsoft have created a self-checker for those who fear they may have COVID-19. The bot (short for „robot”) is an automated chat assistant who asks questions to …
Czytaj dalej „CDC And Microsoft Launch Self-Checker Chatbot For Coronavirus Anxiety”
The Pixel 4a will still retain its budget-friendly status, but it will also have this major storage improvement over the Pixel 3a: UFS 2.1 instead of eMMC storage. Pixel 4a storage from SK Hynix The team over at XDA Developers got its hands on the bootloader screen of the upcoming Pixel 4a. The bootloader screen …
Czytaj dalej „Pixel 4a Will Have This Major Storage Improvement Over Its Predecessor”
Huawei is getting ready to unveil its P40 series, of which the Premium Edition (PE) will have 5 rear cameras. Huawei P40 Pro PE specs leak via South Korean retailer The leak comes from a South Korean online retailer. According to the spec sheet leak, the Huawei P40 Pro PE (Premium Edition) will have a …
Czytaj dalej „Huawei P40 Pro Premium Edition Leaks With 5 Rear Cameras”
Pinned lists for tweets have been available out of beta for iPhones for some time, but Twitter is now giving the feature an official Android release. Twitter pinned lists for Android official, rolling out now Twitter announced the new Android rollout this week. „Got an Android? You’re now in it to pin it,” the social …
Czytaj dalej „Twitter Pinned Lists For Android Is Official, Rolling Out Now”
Twitter is experimenting with fleeting tweets, called „fleets.” The new feature feeds post impulse and regret simultaneously. Twitter „Fleets” is a possible upcoming feature that allows users to post „fleeting tweets” (hence the name, „Fleets”) that disappear in 24 hours. That is, these tweets won’t permanently stay up for users to revisit or re-read say, …
Czytaj dalej „Twitter "Fleets" To Feed Post Impulse And Regret, Simultaneously”
With the latest outbreak, no company is immune. The latest coronavirus report comes from Google, as a Zurich employee is now confirmed as coronavirus-positive. Google employee confirmed as coronavirus-positive The employee, who still remains unknown publicly, traveled to Google’s Zurich office in Switzerland. At the time the employee was in the office, he or she …
Czytaj dalej „Google Employee Confirmed As Coronavirus-Positive”
The new Galaxy S20 Ultra is made for 5G. A new test conducted on the new Samsung flagship shows that the phone has Google Fi T-Mobile 5G support. Android Central’s Andrew Martonik has been testing the Galaxy S20 Ultra on Google’s Fi network. Martonik noticed yesterday that Fi upload speeds come in at around 42-43 …
Czytaj dalej „Google Fi Using T-Mobile 5G Network, Tested On Galaxy S20 Ultra”
After approving of subsidies last year, the FCC now requests that carriers submit their Huawei, ZTE telecom info to receive a government subsidy. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says that small rural carriers, those who currently own Huawei or ZTE telecom equipment, must submit their information to qualify for the government subsidy. It’s not necessarily …
Czytaj dalej „FCC Requests Carriers Submit Huawei, ZTE Telecom Info For Subsidy”
Huawei is preparing new devices for 2020. Google, however, is getting ahead of it, warning against sideloading Android apps on Huawei phones. Google warns against sideloading Android apps on Huawei phones Google’s warning comes as a result of questions from the Android community about Google apps and upcoming Huawei phones. Google published a post in …
Czytaj dalej „Google Warns Against Sideloading Android Apps On Huawei Phones”
Another obstacle in the T-Mobile/Sprint merger is no more, as both carriers have reached new merger agreement terms. T-Mobile Sprint merger agreement terms are updated The new merger agreement is essentially a revision of the old one that expired on November 1st. Under the new merger terms, T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom (DT) will possess 43-percent …
Czytaj dalej „T-Mobile Sprint Merger Agreement Terms Are Updated”
Huawei is in the hot seat these days, but Trump is now delaying the full Huawei US ban for an additional 45 days. Trump Ban delay is the fourth since May 2018 This isn’t the first time US President Donald J. Trump is delaying a full Huawei ban. In fact, this is the third time …
Czytaj dalej „Trump Delays Full Huawei Ban 45 Days For Small Carriers”
With two foldable phones on the market, the Galaxy Z Flip and the Galaxy Fold, Samsung says that user experience drives the future of foldable phones. User Experience Drives Foldable Phones: Samsung Samsung’s foldables up until now have been a single fold in the middle of the screen. Both phones have a single display that …
Czytaj dalej „Samsung Says User Experience Drives Foldable Phones”
OPPO is canceling its Find X2 Global Launch Event in light of the new coronavirus epidemic. OPPO Find X2 event canceled after MWC 2020 The Android OEM says it takes the coronavirus outbreak seriously. „OPPO respects and understands GSMA’s decision to cancel the MWC Barcelona 2020 event. After serious consideration, we have also decided to …
In the face of US criticism regarding the UK Huawei decision over its 5G network, British foreign secretary Dominic Raab says the move is justified. The UK’s decision over Huawei 5G is justified British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the UK’s decision is best. „We were absolutely clear and looked at it very carefully that …
Czytaj dalej „The UK Decision Over Huawei's 5G Is Justified: Foreign Secretary”
Huawei’s hold over the US telecom market could be temporary. The Trump administration wants US companies to make 5G telecom gear to replace Huawei. New US companies to produce 5G telecom gear to replace Huawei To replace Huawei in the US and its dominance over US telecom gear, the Trump administration is encouraging new US …
Czytaj dalej „The US Aims To Replace Huawei, New Companies To Build Out 5G Network”
The Galaxy Fold, after a few months, could see its Android 10 update soon. Galaxy Fold Android 10 update could arrive in February or March According to tipster Max Weinbach, the Galaxy Fold Android 10 update could arrive in February or March. „Probably February,” Weinbach says in his Twitter post, which means that the chances …
Czytaj dalej „Galaxy Fold Android 10 Update Could Arrive In February Or March”
A lot of information has leaked regarding upcoming Samsung’s Galaxy S flagships. Now, the Galaxy S20 series names are official, as two models have received Thailand certification (NBTC). Galaxy S20 names official alongside model numbers With model numbers SM-G980F/DS and SM-G985F/DS, these two devices have been officially named as the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ …
Czytaj dalej „Galaxy S20 Names Official, Pass Thailand Certification”
5G is just in its beginning stages, but Huawei 5G President Yang Chaobin expects its adoption to grow. He predicts that an onslaught of 5G smartphones below $150 will arrive on the market by the end of 2020. 5G smartphones are key to the growth of 5G 5G is cellular connectivity that mandates the use …
Czytaj dalej „Huawei President Expects Sub-$150 5G Smartphones To Arrive By Year's End”
USB-C charging has become the de-facto charging standard for all premium smartphones, but not so much on more budget-friendly models. A drafted law awaiting an EU Council vote could disrupt the affordable handset space by making USB Type-C charging mandatory for all smartphones sold in the European Union. The current state of charging standards The …
Czytaj dalej „USB-C Charging Could Become European Standard With Drafted EU Law”
Google revamped its Home Mini smart speaker, rebranding it the Google Nest Mini in time for the unveiling of its second-generation speaker at the company’s annual Made By Google event. And now, Google is offering its Nest Mini for free to Google Fi customers by way of the Google Fi app. The free Nest Mini speaker …
Czytaj dalej „Free Google Nest Mini Gift Now Available For Google Fi Customers”
„As we move forward into the future with Quest, it is time for me to probably give a bit of a eulogy for Gear VR,” said Oculus CTO John Carmack at Oculus’s Connect 6 Conference today. Gear VR is not dead yet, but it won’t be available on future Samsung phones. That’s the latest from …
Of all the Wear OS (formerly Android Wear) vendors one can think of, Xiaomi has never been on the list of Google’s wearables platform. That just may change, according to a string of code discovered in a Wear OS app update, as it shows that Xiaomi could have a Wear OS smartwatch (called „Mi Watch”) …
Czytaj dalej „Xiaomi Mi Watch For Google's Wear OS In The Works, Code Suggests”
Facebook said this summer that Oculus Quest would be the end of first-generation VR. That appears to be the case, as Facebook is bringing hand tracking to Oculus Quest in 2020. Facebook says hand tracking is headed to Oculus Quest next year Facebook says that the need to bring hand tracking to VR stems from …
Czytaj dalej „Facebook Bringing Hand Tracking To Oculus Quest In 2020”
Remember Huawei? Yeah, the former Android OEM that so clearly threatened Google when it said that its departure from Google’s Android would rid the OS of 800 million users? The same Huawei that is a „threat to national security” in the US now says that its flagship Mate 30 will see as many as 20 …
Czytaj dalej „Huawei Says Mate 30 Will Sell Up To 20 Million, Even Without Google's Android”
Incognito Mode has been a baked-in feature of Google’s Chrome web browser for some time, but after making an I/O announcement this summer, Google is finally bringing the feature to Google Maps in the near future. Google Maps Preview Squad tests Incognito Mode for Maps first According to the company’s email, Incognito Mode for Google …
Czytaj dalej „Incognito Mode Headed To Google Maps, Preview Squad Gets First Dibs”
Huawei is preparing the launch of its flagships, the expected Huawei Mate 30 and the upcoming Mate X foldable, but in either case, the Shenzhen-based manufacturer will have to find its software somewhere else. Like the upcoming Mate 30, Huawei’s Mate X foldable smartphone will not carry Google’s Android. Sales impacted by the Mate X’s …
Czytaj dalej „Huawei Mate X Could Launch Next Month But Won't Have Google's Android”
The Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Tab A (2017) may both be a bit long in the tooth at this point, but Samsung hasn’t forgotten them. The two Android-powered tablets are now getting Google’s latest sweet treat, Android 9 Pie. The Android Pie update for the Tab S3 is only available for the LTE variant …
Czytaj dalej „Android Pie Arrives For The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 & Galaxy Tab A (2017)”
It’s often said that „Teamwork makes the dream work,” and that’s true whether you’re completing a company project or, in the case of a Verizon theft, stealing smartphones. Verizon Smartphone Theft According to police, as reported by NBC Washington, six women walked into a Gaithersburg, Maryland Verizon store and, through plain 'ole distraction, stole $24K …
Czytaj dalej „Verizon Store Theft Sees 6 Women Run Off With $24K In Stolen Smartphones”
Huawei can buy from US suppliers but says it’s being denied fair treatment to sell its products and services in the US. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. says that Congress has denied the company fair treatment by deciding Huawei is „a pawn of the Chinese government” and treating Huawei as a hostile threat, which is different …
Czytaj dalej „Huawei Says Congressional Act Denies Company Fair Treatment In US Law”
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is set to release (again) in September, but a new patent published days ago confirms a new foldable design for foldable smartphones in the foreseeable future. Z-Fold design for foldables Samsung’s patent for a Z-Fold foldable smartphone was published by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on August 7, 2019, though it …
Czytaj dalej „Samsung Z-Fold Smartphone Design Patent Published”
Huawei has been accused of espionage, but the latest article from the Wall Street Journal puts an end to the question of just what Huawei can and will do. Department of Homeland Security Chief and current DHS Secretary Tom Ridge says that Huawei cannot continue lying about its espionage activities. „Huawei’s claims of no wrongdoing …
Czytaj dalej „US Homeland Security Secretary Points Out Huawei's Lies About Espionage”
The Huawei Ban set into motion by President Donald Trump in mid-May moved Google to revoke Huawei’s Android license. Now, without the comfort of Android and thus, Google’s Maps service, Huawei is creating its own Google Maps alternative. Map Kit: The start of Huawei’s Google Maps alternative The report says that Huawei doesn’t have a …
Czytaj dalej „Huawei Creating Google Maps Alternative Due To US Ban”
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