Google has contracted with Samsung to design and manufacture a chip that’ll be used to track body movements, according to South Korean tech blog ETNews. The report comes as Google faces staunch opposition to its acquisition of fitness tracking pioneer FitBit in the EU. Samsung is reportedly both designing and manufacturing the chip, as opposed to building …
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Twitter finds security vulnerability in its Android app
Twitter found a security vulnerability in its Android app on Wednesday. The social media giant said that the problems related to an Android security issue in OS 8 and 9. Around 96% of all Twitter for Android users already have installed security protections, Twitter said. But the other 4% are vulnerable to attackers through outside apps accessing private data on …
Read More »Galaxy Buds Live aka ‘Galaxy Beans’: Noise
Samsung’s latest wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds Live, haven’t exactly been the best-kept secret. Images of the kidney-bean-shaped buds leaked three weeks ago on Twitter and we pretty much saw the full monty when Samsung updated its Galaxy Wear app for iOS and Android a little ahead of schedule. The only things we didn’t know by that point were a …
Read More »Samsung, Microsoft bring Xbox games to Galaxy devices, including Note 20 and Tab S7
Samsung believes the next way to prove the power of its phones is through the Xbox. Samsung said it’s working with Microsoft to bring streaming game technology to Samsung phones and tablets, starting with the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Tab S7. The new devices are designed to “work like a computer and play like a gaming console together,” TM Roh, president and head …
Read More »The Galaxy Note 20 is here, but the smart money’s on last year’s Note 10
Coronavirus notwithstanding, Samsung just took the wraps off its new flagship phones, the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. Like their predecessors, they have starting prices of $1,000 and $1,300, respectively. If you can afford to spend that kind of money on a phone, have at it — even though there are lots of extremely good options priced …
Read More »Google Pixel 4A: Super
Google unveiled the new Pixel 4A on Monday, a phone that’s about $50 cheaper than its closest competitors and packed with one of the best cameras money can currently buy — for sure, the best camera on a $350 phone. You can preorder your Pixel 4A right now, so it makes sense you might want to order a case at …
Read More »Google’s Fitbit acquisition now faces a full
Google’s bid to enter the fitness tracker market through its acquisition of Fitbit has just hit a major roadblock. The EU’s Competition Commission announced on Tuesday that it’s opening a full-scale investigation into the purchase. In a press release, the Commission said it’s concerned Google’s purchase of Fitbit would further entrench its market position in the online advertising markets by …
Read More »Android is finally getting its version of Apple’s AirDrop
Android is getting a feature that’s been beloved among iPhone users for years. Google, which makes the Android mobile operating system, on Tuesday said it’s launching a tool called Nearby Share that lets people quickly send files to the devices of people around them. The feature is similar to Apple’s AirDrop, which debuted for Mac computers in 2011, then came …
Read More »Samsung Pay’s best feature no longer beats Google Pay. Here’s why I made the switch
With the occasional exception of retrieving a credit card from my wallet, I’ve barely reached inside my purse since mid-March when I began to work from home and shelter in place. One arm of my sunglasses hangs lazily over the side, next to a soft cleaning cloth that’s also draped over the edge. It isn’t just the coronavirus lockdown that’s turned …
Read More »Gamers will be able to stream Microsoft’s Xbox Games Pass titles starting Sept. 15
Microsoft plans to make its Project xCloud streaming service for its Xbox Games Pass subscription service available to the public starting Sept. 15, following nearly a year of public testing. The company said the service, which allows people to play games over the internet in a similar way we stream Netflix movies today, will be included in its $14.99 per …
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