Chinese phone maker Oppo has launched the global version of ColorOS 12, its new operating system that runs on Android 12. Oppo is among the first smartphone companies to release a customized take on the operating system, and ColorOS 12 is expected to reach flagship devices like the Find X3 Pro as early as Monday, with …
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Are you sick of watching videos on a tiny screen? Or do want to play your music over your stereo instead? Apple’s AirPlay 2 allows you to do this and more, and it’s baked right into every iPhone and Mac. The original Apple AirPlay is a proprietary system for streaming audio or video from one Apple source — typically an iPhone, iPad …
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Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are set to launch at an Oct. 19 event. But upcoming Pixel specs and features have already been released — likely on accident — by UK online retailer Carphone Warehouse, Gizmodo reported Monday. The Carphone Warehouse listing has since been removed, but screenshots were posted to Twitter by well-known leaker Evan Blass, aka @evleaks. The features …
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Apple’s new iPhone 13, revealed at Apple’s California Streaming event in September, gets a tiny bit more screen real estate thanks to a tweaked redesign of the notch that houses the Face ID and 12-megapixel front-facing camera. The notch in the iPhone 13 occupies 20% less space than in the iPhone 12, with Apple touting that its TrueDepth camera system …
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Google announced new features today aimed at further personalizing its streaming devices and smart TVs by adding user profiles and an enhanced screensaver. A software update rolling out soon lets Google TV users add individual profiles to their devices. The profiles are similar to ones available on Netflix and Disney Plus, but they encompass multiple services. Each profile gets its own …
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Yubico on Tuesday began selling two new hardware security keys called YubiKey Bio that incorporate fingerprint recognition to add an extra level of login security on a single device. The UBS-C key costs $85 and the USB-A key $80. Hardware security keys such as Yubico’s are often used in combination with passwords to bolster conventional login processes. A hacker with …
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Facebook’s worldwide outage this week of its key services, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, was annoying for some — and a cause for celebration for others — but it represented a breakdown in a critical line of communication. WhatsApp, with more than 2 billion users on its service, serves as a primary form of communication, especially for family and friends …
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Google, in observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, plans to auto-enroll 150 million users in two-step verification and require two million YouTube creators to turn the security feature on by the end of 2021. Having a second form of authentication when you login to your accounts dramatically decreases the likelihood of an attacker gaining access to your personal information, the search …
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More than 93% of US web searches are done with Google, but Windows 11 is set to Microsoft’s Bing search engine by default. If you prefer the results you get from Google’s search engine, it’s easy enough to make Google search the default. We’ll show you how. Windows 11 doesn’t let you set a default search engine systemwide across all …
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YouTube‘s annual Rewind videos — which evolved over nearly a decade into elaborate collabs with the biggest online stars and influencers recapping the trends of the year — are officially dead now. Last year, YouTube skipped Rewind, saying it was taking “a break” from the clips that were always widely anticipated, heavily watched and (often) viciously mocked. On Tuesday, the …
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