Law enforcement can’t force you to unlock a phone with your face, fingerprint or other biometric features, according to a new court order. US Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore denied a search warrant request that sought permission to use biometrics features — such as FaceID on an iPhone or Iris Scanner on a Samsung Galaxy — …
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Now playing: Watch this: One UI: Samsung’s new smartphone interface 4:40 Samsung’s One UI beta for the Galaxy S9 ($198 at eBay), S9 Plus, and Note 9 gives users a preview of the upcoming Android Pie update and interface redesign for Samsung phones. As with all beta programs, there are bound to be some bugs and issues that just aren’t …
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Samsung is already said to have three different versions of its next flagship phone, the rumored Galaxy S10, in the works, but now it looks like there might be a fourth. Expected to be called the Galaxy S10 X, this variant will be Samsung’s first with 5G network support, according to Electronic Times. It will be available in Korea in …
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When I finally got my hands on the Royole Flexpai, the world’s first flexible smartphone, I couldn’t stop obsessing about the rubber spine as I opened and closed it. I worried that I was going to break it, but the two halves snapped into place via magnets just fine. Watching the Android operating system flex and bend on the display …
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Phones don’t typically get a lot of love at CES, but Samsung managed to steal the spotlight by using the show to announce the launch date for its 10th anniversary Galaxy phone, widely expected to be called the Galaxy S10. The event will take place Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. PT at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San …
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It’s not just you, spam calls have become way more prevalent in recent years. It’s even estimated that almost half of US mobile phone calls in 2019 will be spam. T-Mobile plans to help people fight spam by rolling out its caller verification technology. On Thursday, T-Mobile said it’s launching a feature called Caller Verified. Right now the feature is …
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Apple and Samsung have done it again. In a week in which pretty much every tech company in the world is unveiling flashy new products, the two giants have managed to steal the limelight. This time, it was at CES 2019, the world’s biggest electronics show. The Las Vegas confab is the event that sets the stage for the coming year in …
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RIP Moore’s Law. You had a good run. At least that’s what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes. The executive, who co-founded graphics-chip maker Nvidia, on Wednesday declared that “Moore’s Law isn’t possible anymore.” A key part of semiconductor manufacturing is shrinking the components called transistors, the extraordinarily tiny electronic switches that process data for everything from the clocks in microwave …
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Verizon’s first 5G smartphone didn’t start out as a 5G device. But that’s what it’ll be once the wireless carrier formally launches its next-generation mobile service. The first smartphone will be Motorola’s Moto Z3, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg confirmed in an interview backstage at the CES 2019 keynote presentation area on Monday. But the catch? It originally launched in August …
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In a year when smartphones are bound to get even more expensive than they already are, it’s nice to know that someone is watching your cost-conscious back. The Alcatel 1X and 1C phones for 2019 seem as exciting as yesterday’s toast, but these budget Android devices fulfill an important role for people who need a basic phone for around one-tenth …
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