August, 2019

• 1 August

  Google’s apparently testing ‘Play Pass’ subscription service for Android apps, games

  

  Google is testing a monthly subscription service that lets you access a library of Android games and apps on its Play Store, Android Police reported Wednesday. We got the first hints about the search giant’s Play Pass service last year, but it seems even more relevant with Apple Arcade looming. The report showed screenshots of …

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• 1 August

  Snowden says Facebook is spying on you and wants to help fight back

  

  World-renowned National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden wants to show you how to fight back against against corporate surveillance. On Thursday, Snowden called out both Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram, leveling allegations of spying at the social network.   “In the weeks ahead, I aim to explain how each of these sites spies on you, and methods to limit how much …

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• 1 August

  LAPD data breach exposes personal info of 2,500 officers, report says

  

  The personal information of around 2,500 Los Angeles Police Department officers and 17,500 LAPD applicants has reportedly been stolen in a data breach. Information included names, email addresses, dates of birth, partial employee serial numbers and passwords, NBCLA reported Monday, citing several officials.  The LAPD confirmed the data breach to CNET Thursday, saying it is working with its city partners …

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• 1 August

  Verizon scoops up more phone customers amid 5G rollout

  

  Verizon’s CEO Hans Vestberg threw a few punches of his own Thursday in the 5G marketing wars. Responding to jabs from T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray, Vestberg told investors on the company’s quarterly conference call that his company will have “real 5G” that gives “the right sort of performance” that customers expect from Verizon in the “right moment.” The comments come …

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• 1 August

  SEC Facebook fine sparks fresh questions about Cambridge Analytica from UK Parliament

  

  Last week, the Securities Exchange Commission slapped Facebook with a $100 million fine for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The complaint might now be settled on US soil, but the arrangement has raised new questions about Facebook’s handling of the situation for politicians in the UK who are also investigating the company’s actions. The UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, …

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• 1 August

  Twitter users now can send and receive tips with the Brave browser

  

  Liking tweets and retweeting them are fine ways to support your favorite Twitter personalities. But you know what’s better? Cash. And now the Brave browser lets you put your money where your mouse is.  Brave has built a Twitter tipping system into the newest version of the ad-blocking browser, released Thursday for Windows, MacOS and Linux. The online gratuity service, …

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• 1 August

  Note 10 purported hands

  

  A video claiming to be a hands-on of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ has been posted on YouTube by British online mobile accessories retailer Mobile Fun. The 4-minute video goes into extreme detail, showing off what it says is the upcoming handset from every angle possible. Mobile Fun said it got the dummy phones from a phone case company, …

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• 1 August

  Leaked dongle hints at end of the headphone jack on Galaxy Note 10

  

  The headphone jack on phones had a good run, but like all good things, it eventually must end. That end seems to have finally arrived with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 10 line.  After being one of the last holdouts against the trend of ditching the headphone jack, it appears that Samsung is going to do just that for the Note 10 …

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• 1 August

  Apple and Samsung struggle to sell us super

  

  Smartphone makers, led by Samsung and Apple, have been jacking up prices over the last few years. Consumers, however, have been pushing back. And now there’s new data that shows it’s harder than ever to compete in the ultrapremium tier of phones.  Apple and Samsung this week reported earnings for the June quarter that didn’t convey much optimism in the …

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• 1 August

  Lyft yanks e

  

  Lyft debuted its new electric bike model just last month, and it’s already having issues with the vehicle. One of its e-bike’s battery packs, which are connected to the bike frame, appears to have exploded in San Francisco on Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Examiner.  This is the second time this has reportedly happened in the past week. Another …

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