[ad_1] Xiaomi is the fourth-largest smartphone maker in the world and is particularly popular in India. While it largely sells low- and mid-range devices, it launched the Poco sub-brand in 2018 to compete with high-end smartphones from Samsung, OnePlus and others. However, since the Pocophone F1, the brand has yet to launch another smartphone. Xiaomi […]
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The Morning After: Comcast and NBC explain their Peacock streaming service
[ad_1] Ready for another trip?Engadget Podcast: Super Nintendo World, here we go! Devindra, Cherlynn and Senior Editor Nick Summers take a relaxing break from the madness of CES by diving into some of this week’s news, like the trailer for Japan’s Super Nintendo World park. They also question the wisdom of Sony abandoning E3 (yet […]
Wirecutter’s best deals: Save $99 on a 55-inch TCL 5 Series 4K TV
[ad_1] TCL 5 Series 55S525 4K TV Street price: $380; deal price: $281 with code TCLDOLBY15 Down to $281 when you use code TCLDOLBY15, this is a great deal on our top budget 4K TV pick. The TCL 5 Series 55S525 4K TV has a street price around $380, but this drop matches the previous […]
Scottish Police bought a fleet of devices for smartphone data-mining
[ad_1] The kiosks are not able to save any data — they can only display it to an investigating officer. The only information the kiosks retain is details on how they have been used — by whom and at what times. The software is also able to segregate data based on type (such as messages […]
Canada’s first 5G network starts rolling out in four cities
[ad_1] Notably, Rogers is initially using mid-band wireless frequencies like Sprint’s rather than the fast-but-finicky millimeter wave you see with Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) or T-Mobile’s far-reaching but modest low-band 5G. It’ll start with 2.5GHz airwaves, but will move to low-band 600MHz later in 2020. Eventually, the Canadian provider will use 3.5GHz access as well […]
Apple just bought a low-power AI startup
[ad_1] Apple is giving its standard response: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” But one Xnor.ai illustration, shared by GeekWire, shows a computer vision tool identifying objects in a photo using software on an iPhone. That might be the kind of capability […]
Google makes it easier to sign up for advanced hacking protection
[ad_1] As before, the sign-in requires a Bluetooth connection between the ‘key’ and sign-in device in order to thwart remote account hijacks. You can register a backup key as a safeguard in case you lose your phone. Advanced Protection was primarily designed for political figures, celebrities, journalists and others who are more likely to be […]
Google can point you toward the popular clothes in many stores
[ad_1] Online clothes shopping is still something of a pain. You might not always realize what choices you have, let alone which places have the best prices. Google is trying to help, at least. It’s introducing a search feature on mobile that piles results for popular clothes, accessories and shoes into one section. You could […]
Android devices stop alerting users to completed app updates
[ad_1] As Android Police reports, users first noticed the missing notifications in early November. Then followed a period of back-and-forth when some users would receive the notifications, then they wouldn’t, then they came back, and so on, leading some to believe there was a bug at hand. However, a Google spokesperson has confirmed to Android […]
The Morning After: Here’s why Sony will skip E3 (again)
[ad_1] Update ASAP.Microsoft is patching a major Windows 10 flaw discovered by the NSA Yesterday, Microsoft issued patches for Windows 10 as well as Windows Server 2016 and 2019. However, it wasn’t a normal Patch Tuesday, because this time it addressed a flaw that had been uncovered by the NSA and could be used to […]