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Google on Tuesday released a fix for Chrome and the related WebView software that had wiped out access to data stored by some Android apps. Google, which had stopped releasing the update after the data-loss problem emerged, apologized for the problem in a statement Tuesday. Chrome 79 and the related version of WebView, which lets …

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X are here, offering two different takes on foldable phones. Both were made to inspire, and to transform the way we think about phones. These aren’t yet everyday devices, but they could set the course for a move toward foldable phones instead of the large-screen models that are too big for your pocket today. …

The next big Apple event is just a few days away, and while we think we know a lot about the upcoming iPhone 11, there’s still plenty more to be revealed about other potential products we may see, like a new Apple Watch. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we’ll be going over the latest leaks on what to expect from …

We all know that 5G phones are expensive. The ability to connect to ultrafast networks is seen as a premium nice-to-have, but not need-to-have feature that raises the price of any phone by hundreds. High prices will deter billions of people from switching over from 4G phones to faster 5G. Affordable 5G phones for all are on the horizon, but good 5G …

Samsung downplayed an exec’s comments that there could be as many as 1 million Galaxy Folds in the wild. A spokesperson for the Korean company told Yonhap that Electronics President Young Sohn could have been referring to the company’s initial sales target for the year. It apparently made it clear that sales of the foldable phone haven’t hit 1 million …

Quantum computers are getting a lot more real. No, you won’t be playing Call of Duty on one anytime soon. But Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Rigetti Computing and IBM all made important advances in 2019 that could help bring computers governed by the weird laws of atomic-scale physics into your life in other ways. Google’s declaration of quantum supremacy was the most …

Samsung is expanding its store presence — right into Apple’s backyard.  The South Korean company on Thursday will open its first Samsung Experience Store in the San Francisco Bay Area. The location at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California, is only about 15 miles from Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino. The downtown Palo Alto Apple Store — opened long …

In the last year, Samsung phones like the Galaxy Fold and S10 underwent as big of a transformation on the software side as they did on hardware. That’s because Samsung redesigned its mobile interface, which is layered on top of Google’s Android OS, so that it’s easier and more intuitive to use. In October, Samsung showed off the next version …

Makers of wearable devices shipped 84.5 million units in the third quarter, an increase of 94.6% and a single-quarter record, IDC reported Monday. Most of that growth was attributed to increased demand for hearables such as earbuds. “Hearables have become the new go-to product for the wearables market,” Ramon T. Llamas, research director for IDC’s Wearables Team, said in a …

Last year, Qualcomm met with hundreds of reporters and analysts on the sunny beaches of Maui to talk about how 5G would change the world in 2019. The hype and excitement level was high. Then, reality hit. Network rollouts were met with hiccups and delays, you needed a map to find coverage and consumers ended up more confused than excited.  …