For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. OnePlus, an upstart Chinese smartphone maker that caters to hardcore, savvy Android consumers, has spent years building up its credibility in the US. A year and a half ago, it planted its flag here through a partnership with …
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In-screen ultrasonic fingerprint readers could soon be coming to a lot more phones. Qualcomm on Tuesday said it has partnered with BOE to bring the chip maker’s in-screen fingerprint sensor technology to BOE’s displays. The two plan to “develop innovative display products featuring Qualcomm 3D Sonic ultrasonic fingerprint sensors.” BOE is the world’s second largest smartphone OLED display maker after …
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NBC’s Peacock looks like a stream
The new Peacock streaming service launches Wednesday for Comcast customers — and to them, it will probably feel familiar. Rather than creating another Netflix interface knockoff, Peacock adopts an atypical, complex look for its first iteration on Comcast’s TV boxes. But its nationwide launch in July, when everyone can get hold of Peacock on other TV streamers, phones and other devices, will really …
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Apple, Google to terminate COVID
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. COVID-19 tracking technology being rolled out by Apple and Google has an expiration date, the tech giants say. The companies say Bluetooth interoperability they’re developing for Android and iOS devices won’t be used after the public health crisis caused by the respiratory disease …
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Get a collection of movies featuring your favorite Bond for $30 or less
I think Bond actors are like Saturday Night Live casts and Star Trek series — you might appreciate the others, but your favorite is always going to be the one you grew up watching. But Apple isn’t making you choose, because right now, it’s having a sale on all of its Bond Collections. There are five, one for each actor …
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RedMagic 5G phone with 144Hz display goes on presale today
On the heels of releasing the world’s first gaming phone with a built-in fan, Chinese phone maker Nubia began taking preorders on Tuesday for its new gaming phone, the RedMagic 5G. The handset is due to be released globally on April 21. The RedMagic 5G appears to lay claim to being the first mass-produced phone to come with a 144Hz …
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Apple using Maps data to show if people are social distancing during coronavirus outbreak
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple on Tuesday said it’s making mobility data from Apple Maps available to provide insights to governments and health officials around the world trying to slow the spread of COVID-19. “While protecting your privacy, we are sharing aggregated mobility data from Apple Maps …
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Facebook’s new Kit app for Apple Watch lets you send messages with one tap
Facebook’s experimental app team on Tuesday released Kit, an app for the Apple Watch that aims to let people keep in touch with close friends without having to pick up a phone. Kit, which stands for keep in touch, works with Facebook Messenger and lets you send messages with one tap, including audio recordings, emoji, location sharing, scribbles or dictation …
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Apple tells senators it’s committed to privacy with its coronavirus tools
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple repeated its privacy pledges in a letter to US senators, answering questions about a website and app it unveiled last month to help update people about the coronavirus and assist in self-screening symptoms. In the letter dated Friday and sent in response …
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YouTube launches video building tool
YouTube has a new free video-building tool to help businesses keep their customers connected during shutdowns and restrictions amid the spread of COVID-19. YouTube’s beta Video Builder can animate static images, text and logos with music from its library, Google announced Tuesday. YouTube says it made the tool available faster than planned “because businesses of all sizes are strapped for …
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