[ad_1] Among the new shows are Two Sides, which Snap is calling “New Form” genre because it lets viewers watch the narrative from both characters’ point of view at the same time. Basically, what Snap is doing is splitting your screen into two; one character is on the top and the other on the bottom. […]
Category: Mobile
Mystery Motorola phone could pack four rear cameras
[ad_1] There aren’t many more details at this stage, but there would be a 6.2-inch display with a teardrop notch for the front camera (no hole-punch display this time around) as well as an in-screen fingerprint reader. It’s not going to be a budget phone, then, even though it might not cost as much as […]
Facebook will pull its apps from Windows Phone on April 30th
[ad_1] Still, the departure of Facebook shouldn’t surprise many Windows Phone users, who are holding on to a device that is on its death knell. Microsoft announced it was officially killing off its Windows Phone business in 2016 following lackluster sales. It halted issuing security and software updates in December 2018. Major third-party apps have […]
New Android Q beta adds reworked gestures and a foldable emulator
[ad_1] The first thing users are likely to notice in the second Android Q beta is the reworked gestures. First introduced in Android Pie but widely considered to be clunky and occasionally unresponsive, button-free navigation has been revamped and feels much more like iOS. Per 9to5Google, swiping along the bottom navigation bar in Android Q […]
Snapchat tests Foursquare-style place check-ins
[ad_1] Privacy would play an important role. The check-ins would only work between people who’ve shared their locations. And you alone could see your Passport, a diary of where you’ve been and who you were with. You could also go into a “ghost mode” (what else?) when you want to remain temporarily inaccessible. You can […]
Apple Clips adds support for custom soundtracks
[ad_1] To being with, there’s a camcorder filter (complete with tape-style distortions) to give videos a ’90s flair. Eight new posters include both a blue camcorder recording screen as well as “colorful vintage designs,” while 8-bit and 3D stickers can give videos a classic gaming vibe. Should you not feel quite so sentimental for the […]
Verizon has a phone plan for kids, complete with parental controls
[ad_1] There are some definite caveats. While you’re not about to run into overage fees thanks to an on-by-default Safety Mode (which allows unlimited low-speed data once the 5GB runs out), your child will be stuck with 480p video streaming. Other perks like tethered data aren’t included, either. On top of this, you can’t get […]
FCC commissioner calls for crackdown on sales of phone location data
[ad_1] Starks added a sense of urgency, noting that the FCC usually only has a year to do something before the statute of limitations expires. Whether or not anything happens is far from guaranteed. Starks noted that Chairman Ajit Pai “sets the agenda” at the FCC, and it’s up to him to say if and […]
Nokia’s X71 phone has a hole-punch display and a 48-megapixel camera
[ad_1] It’s debuting in Taiwan for around $385, but could make it to the west as the Nokia 8.1 Plus, according to GSM Arena. That price positions it between the $490 Huawei Nova 4 and Xiaomi’s $203 Redmi Note 7 Pro, both of which carry the same Sony 48-megapixel sensor featured here. As for specs, […]
Google report details the ongoing fight against bad Android apps
[ad_1] More specifically, the percentage of PHAs downloaded from Google Play increase from 0.02 percent in 2017 to 0.04 percent in 2018. “If we remove the numbers for click fraud from these stats, the data shows that PHAs on Google Play declined by 31 percent year-over-year,” the report says. Google doesn’t have an easy task […]