[ad_1] Apparently, Spotify is not sharing the new feature with artists, who received their own version of Spotify Stories last year. Instead, this will be available to select influencers like YouTube makeup and fashion vlogger Summer Mckeen, who has just over two million subscribers on both YouTube and Instagram and 126,455 Spotify followers. It’s unclear […]
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Amazon offers Black Friday pricing on most Fire tablets
[ad_1] Amazon hasn’t said when the promo ends, so you might want to act quickly if you’re seriously considering one of the tablets. As usual, these tablets are mostly appealing for their sheer value. You can get a tablet that handles the basics, plus Amazon-specific features like hands-free Alexa, for considerably less than alternatives from […]
Qualcomm’s new mobile chipsets pack more features for the non-5G crowd
[ad_1] The company announced the new Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 460 at a press event in New Delhi this morning, and all three share certain characteristics — think support for WiFi 6 and India’s NavIC satellite positioning system. While it’s easy enough to read these announcements as overture to an incredibly valuable country, Qualcomm insists […]
Samsung appoints Roh Tae-moon as its new smartphone CEO
[ad_1] Roh, who came on board with Samsung in 1997, helped develop the Galaxy device lineup and is supposedly a stickler for engineering and design. He’ll reportedly try to bolster Samsung’s reputation for quality after it stumbled over the past few years. Under Koh, Samsung was forced to kill the flammable Galaxy Note 7 and […]
Opera accused of offering predatory loans through Android apps
[ad_1] The conditions only got worse for borrowers who missed their payments. Falling short by just a day could raise the APR as high as 876 percent. Also, the apps reportedly scraped phone contacts to harass family, friends and others with calls and texts in hopes this would pressure customers into paying up. These same […]
Huawei will use TomTom for maps now that it’s cut off from Google
[ad_1] It’s not shocking that Huawei would forge a partnership like this. With the US blacklisting Huawei over alleged security concerns, the Chinese firm had to either find a global navigation partner or else accept that its map software would be limited at best. At the same time, it’s still big news. Even if Huawei […]
Instagram removes the IGTV button you weren’t using
[ad_1] There have been a number of concessions over IGTV in the past. Instagram eventually allowed landscape videos rather than insisting on vertical clips, and it just recently enabled the option to post IGTV videos directly from the standard app. This, however, may be one of the more significant changes yet — it’s taking away […]
Ask Engadget: What tech can help me survive a trade show?
[ad_1] Chris VelazcoSenior Editor, Mobile Trade show life can be exhilarating, but it usually doesn’t take long before something goes awry. I’ve been to CES something like nine times and MWC about seven, and a few gadgets come in handy every time. When you’re roaming the show floor, solid data connections can be hard to […]
Apple tests UWB switch to keep the iPhone 11 from tracking your location
[ad_1] While Apple emphasized that the company isn’t collecting location data and that the UWB checks take place “entirely on the device,” it promised to roll out a dedicated toggle for the chip to assuage people’s fears. YouTube creator Brandon Butch has just spotted that feature in the latest iOS 13.3.1 beta. So iOS 13.3.1 […]
The latest Louis Vuitton true wireless earbuds cost over $1,000
[ad_1] The Horizon Earphones are essentially M&D’s $299 MW07 Plus earbuds, but with Louis Vuitton branding, so you’re paying a big fee for the prestige. To be fair, this year’s offerings look a bit more exciting — there are some bold color choices like neon yellow, and they sport either the Louis Vuitton monogram or […]