Hiding private pictures on your Android phone got easier when Google introduced its Locked Folder feature back in May. Soon a much larger chunk of Android users will get the same privilege. Google announced Thursday that its popular Locked Folder feature, which lets you hide sensitive pictures in a passcode- protected space on your phone, …
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This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Google is rolling out a few new accessibility features for Android users, including the ability to control your phone and communicate using facial gestures, the company said Thursday. It also rolled out an update …
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You can’t yet buy the Apple Watch Series 7, but Samsung’s recent Galaxy Watch 4 is already here — and already on sale. To be clear, this watch is really only for owners of Samsung Galaxy phones. But if that’s you, this is currently among the best Android-compatible smartwatches on the market, thanks to a wealth of cool watch faces …
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Cher Scarlett is a senior-level software engineer who initially learned programming by reading the code in websites she liked. Scarlett was hired to work for Apple about a year and a half ago, but she’s been doing a lot more than coding the past few months. She’s attempted to organize an internal employee compensation survey, publicized worker complaints and helped …
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Expanding its paid services push, browser maker Brave on Wednesday launched a videoconferencing service called Brave Talk designed to protect privacy better than existing options like Zoom. It’s free, though a premium option costing $7 per month adds features like recording video and supporting groups of three or more. Videoconferencing use has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic as school, work, …
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Keeping in line with other premium-styled pieces of the Galaxy lineup of devices, Samsung is unveiling new Thom Browne editions of the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, each showcasing the New York-based designer’s aesthetic. Available on Samsung’s website next Wednesday, Sept. 29, the fashion-forward smartwatch goes up for sale in limited quantities at an asking price of $799. Samsung A 42mm …
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Update, Sept. 22: Here’s everything announced at today’s Microsoft Surface event. We got a first look at the new Surface Pro 8, Surface Duo 2, Surface Go 3 and the Surface Laptop Studio (formerly the Surface Book). Here’s how the Surface Duo 2 compares to the Surface Duo, some cool camera tricks you can try on the Surface Duo 2, …
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Remember when Apple Maps first launched as the iPhone’s native navigation app? After years of Google Maps on iPhone, Apple’s move to make its own app the default instead of Google Maps was a disaster. But now iOS 15 for iPhone and iPadOS are here (how to download iOS 15 now) and Apple Maps has caught up. In some ways you might think …
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Now that Microsoft lets you ditch your passwords for Outlook.com, Xbox Live and other online accounts, you might want to consider taking the jump. Dumping your logins can improve security and convenience. Ditching your password can improve security, if only because it means you don’t have to rely on your memory to get into your accounts. We all have too …
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Apple’s new iOS 15 operating system is now available, bringing new features and capabilities to every iPhone from 2015’s iPhone 6S all the way through to 2021’s iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Apple announced iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 in early June, revealing features like being able to have a FaceTime call …
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