July, 2021

• 16 July

  Xiaomi overtakes Apple as the world’s No. 2 smartphone

  

  Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has overtaken Apple’s as the second largest smartphone-maker in the world, after Samsung, according to a new report. In the second quarter of 2021, global smartphone shipments increased by 12%, market analysis firm Canalys said Thursday, with Samsung shipping the largest number at 19%, Xiaomi coming second with 17% and Apple in …

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• 16 July

  Twitter rolls out auto captions for voice tweets after accessibility backlash

  

  Twitter on Thursday turned on automated captions for voice tweets on iOS following criticism that the feature, which debuted last year, wasn’t accessible to people with disabilities.  “We took your feedback and we’re doing the work. To improve accessibility features, captions for voice Tweets are rolling out today,” Twitter said in a tweet. “Now when you record a voice Tweet, …

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• 16 July

  ‘Uncensorable’ Freedom Phone raises a host of security questions

  

  A new “free speech and privacy first” phone unveiled this week is raising red flags, with one report suggesting it’s just a rebranding of a budget Chinese phone.  The $500 Freedom Phone was launched Wednesday by Erik Finman, a self-proclaimed “bitcoin millionaire,” as an alternative to popular devices from Google, Apple and other Big Tech companies. The website for the …

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• 16 July

  Share movies from your iPhone to any TV for $20 with this sale [Update: Sold out]

  

  The cool thing about having all of your favorite streaming apps on your phone is you can bring your entire movie and TV show library with you wherever you go. If you travel a lot, being able to watch wherever you are is super handy. That said, having a 50-inch TV in your hotel room mocking you while you watch …

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• 16 July

  Amazon convinced Apple to remove review detector Fakespot from the App Store

  

  Apple took the Fakespot review app off its App Store on Friday, after it received a complaint from Amazon that said Fakespot inaccurately detects bad sellers and fake write-ups on its store.  The move capped a month of back-and-forth between Apple, Amazon and Fakespot over the app, Fakespot CEO Saoud Khalifah said in an interview. Amazon said in a statement …

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• 16 July

  LG’s rollable OLED TV on sale in US for a whopping $100,000

  

  LG’s futuristic rollable TV has arrived. The LG Signature OLED R TV is now available in the US for $100,000 — costing roughly 50 times more than your average 4K OLED TV.  But this isn’t your average TV. It has a thin, flexible 65-inch OLED screen. The “wow factor” is the TV’s ability to roll down into its housing unit when …

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• 16 July

  As Jeff Bezos goes to space, who’s winning the billionaire space race?

  

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• 16 July

  Valve’s Steam Deck Is a Portable, Handheld PC

  

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• 16 July

  iPadOS 15 beta impressions: Tweaking a familiar experience

  

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• 16 July

  Valve announces handheld console, Microsoft brings Windows to the cloud

  

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