Keeping your Android device safe from malware is difficult enough as it is — but it’s an entirely different threat when the harmful apps come with your device. Android’s open-source operating system allows for more affordable alternatives for millions of people, but it also opens the door for hackers to sneak in prepackaged malware. Preinstalled …
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Chinese phone-maker Meizu made a big splash when it launched its Zero “True Holeless Phone” on Indiegogo on Jan. 30 with offers of 100 “Engineer Units” for $1,299 each and a single “Pioneer Unit” for $2,999. Now it’s marked as a closed campaign showing it reached only $46,000 of the $100,000 goalm and its CEO told fans on Meizu’s forum …
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Amazon is trying to clean up its site by streamlining its anticounterfeiting process. The e-commerce giant said Thursday that it’s giving brands more responsibility for eliminating fakes by letting them immediately take down listings for removal through its new Project Zero program. As the name implies, Project Zero is an initiative designed to clear Amazon of counterfeits through a mix …
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Chinese phone maker Meizu has a bit of a reputation for creating iPhone-like devices. For its new flagship, however, it seems to have found inspiration elsewhere. The Meizu Zero looks remarkably like the Samsung Galaxy S9 from the front, with no buttons and a notchless, curved 6-inch AMOLED display, just a slim bezel at the top and bottom. Meizu didn’t …
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Cyber Monday is here and many of the PlayStation bundles that went on sale last week are still available. If you’re curious about VR gaming, now could be the time to get a good deal on a PSVR. Updated, Nov. 26: Confirmed availability and pricing. I’ve written about VR a lot, but I really don’t use it all that much …
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Here’s the scenario. You’re at the beach, sitting by the pool, hiking in the wilderness or working in your garden. You’d like to keep your phone or tablet charged but there’s no power source nearby, nothing to plug into for juice. The standard remedy is to go buy an external battery — or battery case — and keep that around …
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