If you’re an Android user and have grown tired of boring text messaging, help is on the way. Google recently announced a slow rollout of RCS Messaging for users in the US, joining users in the UK, France and Mexico who gained access earlier this year. Google expects to make the feature available to all users in the …
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After early struggles with Disney Plus not streaming on Vizio TVs, the television maker is revealing its progress toward bringing Disney Plus to its line of SmartCast TVs. On Tuesday Vizio announced that it will be pushing out an update in “early December” to its TVs that have Chromecast built-in to allow for streaming Disney Plus. iOS owners who have …
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Voice commands for Google Assistant and Samsung’s Bixby are designed to make tasks easier for people — but they’ve also opened up ways for potential hackers to take advantage of your phone. On Tuesday, researchers from cybersecurity company Checkmarx disclosed vulnerabilities in several Android devices, including Google’s Pixel line and Samsung’s Galaxy series. The security flaws would have allowed attackers …
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Earlier this week I suggested that the Motorola Razr could be a foldable phone for the rest of us. At $1,500 it certainly isn’t cheap, and I’m not suggesting everyone run out and buy one on Dec. 26 when preorders start. But compared to the $1,980 Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Razr is a much easier device to wield, and it …
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Sorry if I’m not getting excited about Google pushing RCS messaging, its Android answer to Apple iMessage technology. I welcome the features now arriving in the company’s Messages app, but I have much deeper problems after being stuck for years in a Google messaging mud bog. Along with that, RCS (Rich Communication Services) comes through a new Messages app that’s a …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. By this point, you’ve probably created a Memoji avatar on your iPhone — or at least seen one. And now that iOS 13 has been out for a couple of months, chances are you’ve heard about the new ways to customize your Memoji avatar. Apple’s update …
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Security research firm Kryptowire has again exposed a hive of potentially malicious activity by preinstalled apps on cheaply produced Android phones. In research funded by the US Department of Homeland Security, the firm found apps secretly recording audio, changing phone settings without user permission and even granting themselves new permissions. Kryptowire’s research is the latest in what’s become a near-annual …
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In an internal email Friday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees the company won’t be having biweekly town hall meetings anymore. Pichai said the TGIF meetings will be cut down to once a month and will focus on “product and business strategy” rather than internal politics. “TGIF has traditionally provided a place to come together, share progress and ask questions, but …
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The Container Yard stands in downtown LA, with graffiti and murals adorning the warehouse’s red brick walls. On Wednesday, hundreds of reporters, influencers and even the DJ Diplo descended on this once-neglected part of Los Angeles to see the gadget du jour: Motorola’s first foldable, the Razr. Much like people avoided DTLA, they also shunned Motorola’s phones. The company, which …
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Texting on Android phones is about to get a lot better, Google said Thursday. The maker of the widely used operating system is launching a major update to its Messages app in the US that will modernize texting on Android phones. The update will include several features that iPhone users have long enjoyed in iMessages, including read receipts and exiting …
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