TL;DR Google has shared some tips for improved online security. Most of these tips, such as unique passwords and two-step verification, are very useful. It might be hard for some to listen to Google when it comes to account protections — the company continually receives flak for its approach to privacy. That said, Google’s tips for Safer Internet Day seem like common sense suggestions that everyone should follow. First up, you should be using unique passwords for each of your accounts.

Notifications are a powerful tool in the Android developer’s toolkit, helping to keep your users up-to-date on events that are happening inside your application, even when they’re not looking at your app directly. A well-timed and useful notification is also a great way to tempt the user into launching your application – particularly if they haven’t visited your app in a while! In this article, I’m going to show you how to get started with notifications by creating a very simple and straightforward notification that, when tapped, launches the user’s browser and boots up a website (bonus points if you can guess what that website is going to be!

It was already hard to keep track of HTC’s high-end devices, and now the Taiwanese company is adding yet another model to the mix, the One ME. A little recap: HTC’s flagship remains the One M9, at least in the West. In Asia, however, HTC has expanded its high-end range with the One M9+ (a 5.2-inch Quad HD model with a fingerprint scanner and metal build) and the One E9+ (a 5.

After hitting China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, Huawei’s first (sort of) high-end smartphone looks finally ready to be made available in Europe. The Ascend P1 has popped up onAmazon Germany and Unieuro Italy‘s websites, where it’s almost equally priced, but neither of the two retailers has announced a release date or a pre-order start for the handheld. Hands on video of Huawei P1 The 4.3-incher is set to go for €449 in Germany and for €449.

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has announced its development of a new display technology known as a “Full Active” panel. The new design boasts that it can reduce the width of the bottom bezel down to as narrow as the other three sides, potentially reducing the size of smartphones using this display type. To coincide with the announcement, the company also introduced a 5.5-inch 1080p LCD display for smartphones built on this technology.

Despite the fact that Miitomo has managed to get 10 million users worldwide in the span of a month, some feel that the lack of content in the product will mean that all but the most devoted will move on from it quickly. Currently, the offering consists of little more than answering random questions, dressing up an avatar in different clothing, shopping for clothing, and a Pachinko “game” to…get clothing. The product from which it was derived from, Tomodachi Life, is a much richer, much more interactive and creative piece of software, raising the question as to why Nintendo deemed it acceptable to remove so much content?

It was rumored that the Galaxy S8 could be the first Samsung device to house an in-display fingerprint sensor, but, of course, it wasn’t. The same rumors then popped up for the upcoming Note 8, but based on the leaked images, the phablet’s fingerprint scanner will probably be positioned on the back. So, when exactly will the company announce a smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor? According to a report from KGI (via 9to5Google), this might happen in a little over a year.

Apple on Tuesday unveiled its 2013 iPhone models – the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C – that will soon become the main rivals for Android devices. For the first time ever, Apple decided to launch two new iPhone versions, a high-end device (iPhone 5S) and a lower-priced handset (iPhone 5C), and in what follows we’re going to check out each new device. The company did say that by the end of September it will have activated over 700 million iOS devices, although not all of them are iPhones, and it looks like it has big plans for the upcoming devices as well.

Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has launched the Galaxy Z Fold 2 Aston Martin Racing Edition. The special edition phone is limited to China and costs over $3,100. We thought the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the only foldable phone worth buying, owing to its improved build quality, extensive list of features, and versatility. Unfortunately, the $2,000 price tag means the device is extremely expensive, even by 2020 standards.

There are plenty of essential components that make up every smartphone and phone storage is one of them. After all, what good is a phone if you can’t fit all your apps, photos, and videos on it? While cloud services are wonderful, it’s still a pain to hit your local storage limit and have to wade through your files to see what’s hogging space. Plus, in the age of 4K 60fps video and stunning 3D games, the need for more local storage is higher than ever.