In recent years, Facebook‘s name has become synonymous with scandals and data leaks. The social media network has a poor privacy record and although it has recently made some minimal efforts to rectify its mistakes, features like the recently introduced Off-Facebook Activity only reveal how much data it really harvests.
The new tool finally gives you the option to see which apps and websites interact with Facebook and what data they collect on you.
The Google Home is branded as an assistant, and it’s true that it can answer questions, remind you of upcoming events and make dinner reservations, like a real assistant might. While it has some ways to go before it’s, you know, Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada (what? that’s a damn fine movie), it’s definitely getting there.
In an update Google recently sneaked out (spotted by Android Police), the Google Home has now been equipped with the ability to respond to two voice commands at once.
Whenever an event like IFA rolls around, the artificial intelligence buzzword emerges to dazzle prospective customers and investors. However, the number of actually impressive use cases for AI is increasing. TCL, one of the industry’s biggest TV brands, showcased the AI capabilities of its second-generation AiPQ Engine onstage at IFA. Get ready for Android TV and other smart TVs with AI enhancements in the near future.
TCL’s little chip leverages machine learning capabilities to recognize parts of video content, such as landscape backgrounds or faces to ensure accurate skin mapping.
But what about benchmarking? Pre-release iPhone 5 benchmark tests revealed the iPhone 5 is by far one of the best performing iPhones out there, and that it can match and even surpass some of the hottest Android handsets in town, Galaxy S3 included.
Once the iPhone 5 was actually launched, several websites put the iPhone 5 through various tests to see what it’s capable of. Naturally, one of the Android devices that was immediately compared with the iPhone 5, when it comes to performance, was the Galaxy S3, the best-selling Android handset of the year, although other devices such as the HTC One X or the newly launched LG Optimus G popped up for comparison in some of the tests.
Phone insurance is almost a necessary evil today. Without it you risk having no backup plan if your phone is broken, lost, or stolen. With phones hitting near $1,000, that’s a terrible spot to be in. The problem with insurance through a carrier is that it can cost a pretty penny when you file a claim. And, that’s on top of the monthly cost!
Well, Verizon is bringing some sense to this process.
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Google’s Family Link parental control app now supports accounts for teens. The app, which links to Google accounts, allows parents to monitor their children’s activities. It was previously only available for parents, and children younger than 13. Google is updating its Family Link parental controls app to support Google accounts for teenagers. In an announcement on Google’s official blog, the company said parents would soon be able to allow or block apps, lock devices, and limit the screen time of their teen’s Android phone, and much more.
We live in an era where more and more streaming services are popping up, bringing specialized content of movies and TV to anyone who owns a mobile device, and can also pay a monthly fee. Earlier today, we reported on the launch of BritBox in the US, offering tons of access to new and classic UK TV shows. Now, fans of classic animated TV shows can look forward to Boomerang, which will offer thousands of those kinds of shows to Android and other devices later this spring.
Want the lowdown on what happened at IFA 2020? Here's what you need to know.
By Tristan Rayner•
September 13, 2020
The Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, translated as “International Radio Exhibition Berlin” but mostly known as IFA, starts traditionally at the beginning of September, as one of the biggest consumer electronics trade shows in the world.
That said, in 2020, in-person events aren’t too popular. IFA 2020 still comprised a much smaller in-person event, but with extensive virtual access too.
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Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg apparently used the Signal app. A security researcher used his number to confirm he had a Signal account. Zuckerberg’s number was one of millions leaked in a 2019 Facebook hack. It was revealed just a few days ago that phone numbers and other details belonging to 533 million Facebook users had leaked on a hacking forum. The trove of data may have been obtained via a 2019 vulnerability that has since been patched, and it turns out that Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s phone number was leaked as well.
When the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 released back in August of last year, many were impressed with the new, modified S Pen it shipped with. Rather than utilizing a pull-to-detach approach, the stylus instead is spring-loaded and can be ejected by pressing it. Unfortunately, the new installation was not without a potential problem for those who might accidentally seek to stow the stylus in reverse. Samsung has now confirmed that it has quietly modified the design of the Note 5 to alleviate the unsuitable situation that might result.