Samsung announced a new line of fitness wearables at its Unpacked event Wednesday in San Francisco; the Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch and the Galaxy Fit and Fit E sports bands. Like the Gear Sport smartwatch that Samsung released in 2017, the new Galaxy Active puts fitness features at the forefront with the ability to monitor …
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Microsoft is expanding its mixed reality platform from AR and VR headsets to mobile phones. Its Dynamics 365 Remote Assist app is expected to arrive in preview for Android phones in April, Microsoft said Thursday in a blog post. The Dynamics 365 Product Visualize app will debut for Apple iOS devices in preview in April as well. The apps are …
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A faulty app has tripped up Nike’s $350 self-tying shoes. Nike released the Adapt BB, its tech-infused sneaker, on Sunday during the NBA’s All-Star game, along with an app that can control the shoe’s fit and light-up colors. You’re able to loosen and tighten the sneakers through two buttons on the sneaker’s side, but Nike executives talked up the app …
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Collin Riley Howard, a UC Santa Cruz student, was indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges last week for distribution and possession with the intent to distribute drugs like meth and cocaine. The twist? Howard, 18, developed an iPhone app to help him. Between Nov. 7 and Nov. 28 of last year, the Banana Plug app allegedly advertised …
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If Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant was supposed to be dead on arrival, someone forgot to tell Samsung. Bixby wasn’t close to being the main course at Samsung’s Unpacked press event in San Francisco on Wednesday, where the Korean tech titan unveiled a new foldable phone and its latest lineup of Galaxy S10 phones. But the company managed to weave its …
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Apple is planning to let developers create a single version of their apps that’ll work across iPhone, iPad and Mac, a report said. The Cupertino, California, company hopes to have this universal approach to apps in place by 2021, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. In the new way of doing things, developers wouldn’t submit their apps to Apple’s various …
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Fitbit has just announced the Fitbit Charge 4. When it comes to fitness trackers, there are plenty of Fitbit options to choose from. For pure fitness trackers, there’s the Alta HR and Charge 3, or for smartwatches, the Ionic and Versa. Here’s how two of the most popular Fitbits, the Charge 3 and the Versa, compare on everything from fitness …
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For most people, the thought of paying $1,000 for any phone is preposterous. It’s why I appreciate the iPhone XR so much. At the very least it’s a concession to a possible direction for Apple where iPhones stay well under $1,000, but are still great phones. Here’s the thing though, even before the XR, Apple already had a really good, …
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If you’re on Twitter, you may soon encounter a familiar Snapchat feature. The social media site has been developing a “News Camera,” according to code uncovered and tweeted by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The new camera feature apparently will be accessible by swiping left from the home screen and let you add Snapchat-style captions to photos, videos and live …
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Twitter is testing a feature that would make it easier to check out an account without leaving your timeline. The social network said Wednesday that a small portion of iOS users can now tap any handle in a tweet to see a preview of an account. From there, they can choose to tap “follow,” then jump right back to their …
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