[ad_1] It’s long been tussling with an R&D company named Ipcom over intellectual property, particularly regarding wireless tech developed for car phones. HTC agreed to only sell phones that used a workaround in the UK. However, according to the BBC, Ipcom claimed HTC hadn’t put that workaround in place, based on tests it ran earlier […]
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ASUS’ camera-flipping ZenFone 6 goes on sale in the US
[ad_1] Perhaps the ZenFone 6’s most notable feature is its flippable camera. There’s no native front-facing lens (or notch). Instead, you can flip up the rear dual lenses to put your phone in selfie mode. The handset includes the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, up to 8GB of RAM and a maximum 256GB of built-in storage. […]
Google Assistant now reads replies from third-party messaging apps
[ad_1] The feature might not be widely available as of this writing, so don’t be surprised if Assistant scratches its head when you ask for an answer. This could be a huge upgrade for some people whenever it does arrive, though. The read-aloud feature is particularly useful when you’re driving, cooking or otherwise have your […]
Google Fit now tracks your sleep patterns
[ad_1] There is an improvement that can help your daytime activities. Fit users on iOS now get route maps for their walks and bike rides, much like their Android counterparts do. This includes workouts tracked through smartwatches and linked mobile apps. The updates are rolling out over the course of the next week. They’re simple […]
My frustrating time with a charming, rugged BlackBerry clone
[ad_1] Clean-ish Android: Unlike the current crop of Android-powered BlackBerrys, the Titan comes loaded with a lightly tweaked build of Android 9.0 Pie. That’s almost certainly because Unihertz didn’t have to (or want to) spend any extra time hardening the underlying OS for privacy the way BlackBerry/TCL do now. And people who are really concerned […]
The Morning After: Razer’s electric SUV
[ad_1] Of course the NIO ES6 Night Explorer Limited Edition has Chroma LED lighting.Meet Razer’s special edition electric SUV As far as branded cars go, Razer’s NIO ES6 doesn’t look half-bad. If you weren’t familiar with the company, it might just look like another tricked-out car from a geek with too much money. It’s also […]
FCC bans spoofed text messages and international robocalls
[ad_1] As you may remember, Chairman Ajit Pai proposed the changes earlier this month. In a video announcing their approval, Pai said the FCC has received tens of thousands of complaints about spoofing in just the first six months of this year. The FCC isn’t fighting this fight alone, though. Last week, the House passed […]
Verizon temporarily drops the 5G fee on its most expensive data plans
[ad_1] The most affordable plan, Start, will offer 5G access — previously only the higher-level plans came with 5G capability. The previous middle-tier plan, Beyond, will be broken into Play More and Do More. And the new Get More option will replace Above Unlimited. The new mid-level plans are priced the same, and have unlimited […]
Chinese video-game censorship doesn’t end with ‘Devotion’
[ad_1] It’s hard to overstate how large Tencent is as a tech company or how much influence it exerts on the video-game industry every day, in a million silent ways. Tencent lingers around the back of the list of top 10 companies in the world, consistently valued at well over $300 billion. Tencent Interactive Entertainment […]
Android users in Europe will get to pick their default search provider
[ad_1] After a lengthy investigation, last year the EU Commission fined Google €4.34 billion ($5 billion) for antitrust violations relating to the Android operating system. The Commission found that by forcing mobile network operators to install Chrome and to use Google as the default search engine on Android devices, the company created a monopoly for […]