It appears that one or more unnamed U.S. wireless carriers have . The regulatory agency says that it will take action against these companies for selling its customers' real-time location data without permission. With this information, third party firms could track smartphone users. Pai and the FCC were referring specifically to a report last May . The latter collects real-time data from smartphones and the website glitch allowed location data to be obtained from any phone running on Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint.
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A new patent filed by Samsung in the UK offers a glimpse at potential improvements in the company’s future devices.
Last year, Valve released , its first-ever auto chess game based on the popular MOBA franchise. Since last summer, Valve rolled out a bunch of updates meant to fine-tune the game and make it ready for primetime.
Google Photos is always gaining new smart features to help organize and manage your pictures. Recently, the app has also expanded to offer canvas prints of photos or curated albums. Now, Google is trialing a new way to offer printed versions of your favorite photos.
The Galaxy A51 is the newest mid-range phone by Samsung that replaces the extremely popular A50 from 2019 and it brings an updated, modern design with tiny bezels as well as a few improvements to the camera.
Even though Apple no longer sells its 2018-released smartwatch, this remains an excellent alternative to the 2019 generation of . In fact, the is not , merely adding a magnetometer that enables compass functionality, and perhaps more importantly, supporting always-on display features.
The is a pretty hotly-anticipated device. Why? Well, not only is it among the first foldable smartphones we can actually buy, it is also the very first one that folds vertically — to be ultra compact —, the first one that doesn't cost $2,000+, and it also happens to bear the iconic design of the good ole Motorola Razr flip phones from the mid-2000s!
You may not have put a lot of confidence in to do a better job of swiftly updating its smartphones to the newest OS version, but at least compared to the of late 2018 and early 2019... and mid 2019, you must admit things are progressing significantly faster on the Android 10 rollout front.
So, you’ve gotten a new iPhone and managed to to it? Neat! Upon opening your list of contacts, however, you may have noticed something. Are they out of order? Why are all the last names in bold? What’s going on?
With the release of macOS Catalina and the new iPadOS for its tablets, Apple finally added a feature, which had only been possible through (pricey) 3rd party apps before — using your iPad as a second screen for your Mac!
Apple typically keeps collaborations with rivals to a minimum. But today some of the company’s engineers have an idea that could improve security and prevent phishing scams, and Google is on board.
Worldwide tablet shipments unexpectedly , but the final three months of the year saw the market return to the negative trend that's been dominating the industry for the better part of a decade.
Foldables are here to stay, and both Samsung so far is probably the only smartphone manufacturer to score a profit on the emerging niche with the revisited Galaxy Fold. Motorola, one the other hand, struck the nostalgia nerve of many with its foldable Razr flip phone. It seems that one flipped the switch over at Samsung, which quickly came up with its own foldable flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip (codenamed Bloom), which will likely be unveiled on February 11 alongside the Galaxy S20-series.
Unveiled , the wasn't exactly the game changer badly needed by Google to put its Wear OS platform on the . But as so often happens with decent products released at somewhat exaggerated prices, this sporty Android and iOS-compatible smartwatch is arguably more attractive right now than back when it was a brand-new device.
With the World Health Organization declaring an emergency over the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic yesterday, and American Airlines pilots suing the company to stop flights in and out of China, one would think that phone accessories would be last on people's minds.
As its (overly long) name suggests, the is a 10.1-inch mid-range Samsung tablet... released in 2019. That makes this one of the most attractive budget-friendly Android slates available right now, although you can definitely spend even less money on something like .
Instagram is , but we don't hear about many of them until Facebook makes them available to everyone. This is one of those exceptions where we learn about a new feature that Instagram plans to add to its apps after thoroughly testing it.
Roku is making to everyone looking to score a great deal on some of the biggest streaming services in the US. For a limited time, customers can get 3 months of free Hulu and Pandora if they buy one of the eligible Roku players from Walmart.
Verizon's 5G network covered 31 cities in the United States until recently but starting today, three more cities will benefit from Verizon's 5G mobility service. The carrier its 5G network is now live in three more cities: Little Rock, Kansas City, and Cincinnati.
Google has been trying to for years, but there's still a lot of features missing or not working as intended. The latest Android Auto app update doesn't fix anything but adds a new feature that should have been there a long time ago.
Motorola revealed today that its Moto G series has just reached 100 million units sold. To mark this important milestone, the US company is running a sale across all its Moto family, including the Moto G7 series, , Moto Z4, , and Motorola One Action.
Apple has just that Maps users in the United States now have access to a redesigned app that integrates a lot of social elements, but also important under-the-hood improvements. Apple's new Maps app is faster and more accurate thanks to the many new features introduced by iOS 13 not long ago.
February 11 is one of the most important days of the first half of the year for the smartphone industry. Samsung will reveal its new flagships, the , in less than two weeks, which means it's time for early adopters to reserve their phones.
HMD Global has today announced (via ) plans to hold a press conference at MWC 2020 in Barcelona on Sunday, February 23. It hasn’t yet revealed its plans for the event, but the company is expected to unveil several smartphones.
Smartphone manufacturers across the globe are preparing to unveil their newest flagship devices at MWC 2020 next month. Sony is no exception, and the latest Xperia 1.1 leak points towards a versatile camera setup on the back of the phone.
The is just one of many high-end smartphones released by LG in the last few years that... went nowhere. While we wouldn't go so far as to say the Snapdragon 845 beast was completely unnoticed by Android power users back in the fall of 2018, those who did notice and considered buying the 6.4-incher over the likes of Samsung's were surely put off by either the exaggerated price or .
It's that time of the year again, ladies and gents, and even though with a boastful preliminary financial report for the final three months of last year, , AT&T, and Verizon all followed suit in the last couple of days with their own consolidated Q4 and full 2019 results.
Move over, LG, there is a new stylus challenger to Samsung's S Pen dominance, and it is coming by none other than Motorola. The so-called Moto G Stylus (if there ever was a clear hint what's its specialty) has now appeared in live shots, after leaking as a before.
Company of Heroes is a real-time strategy game that launched for the PC way back in 2006. It's a tactical, squad-based game, which still took more traditional elements like base building and resource gathering and made them its own. The result was a fresh, tense, dynamic strategy experience, which quickly garnered a fandom and great critical acclaim. Needless to say, it won multiple awards, including Best Strategy of the Year.
Apple might not be keen on letting its iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks receive files over Bluetooth from just about any other device. However, in its own ecosystem, it has this very convenient AirDrop feature. It lets you instantly and seamlessly share files, links, contacts, and media across iDevices and Apple computers.
Valentine's Day is still more than a couple of weeks away, but it's always wise to be prepared well ahead of time with the perfect gift for that special someone. If you can't think of anything original or out of the ordinary to get your better half, it's probably smart to play it safe with some good old fashioned flowers and a movie.
LG announced its financial for the fourth quarter of 2019. But, rather disappointingly, its mobile division continued to bleed massive amounts of money and showed very little sign of recovery.
If you're not that excited about , which might be right around the corner with , chunky bezels, and a conventional front-mounted fingerprint scanner in tow, this fresh batch of killer Woot deals is likely to put a big smile on your face. That is, as long as you're also not interested in picking up a 2019-released member of the iPhone 11 family.
The global smartphone market has been in decline for quite some time, but the latest report from shows some signs of recovery and suggests 2020 could be a very good year.
Last year, Samsung Galaxy S10 phones in the United States have been updated to Android 10, but the 5G model from T-Mobile has been skipped from the initial rollout. A month later, the US carrier is bringing the long-awaited update to its .
As usual, Apple is expected to reveal iOS 14 at WWDC 2020 later this year. The next version of the OS will hit hundreds of millions iOS devices in the fall, but we will certainly see iOS 14 unveiled at the dev-centric summit, whenever this one is scheduled to happen.
As developers add new features all the time, it's important that their apps remain as clean and smooth as possible. YouTube Music is slowly getting all those much-needed improvements meant to increase usability on mobile devices.
Ubisoft is trying hard to push the to its fans, but it looks like the French company hasn't found the correct formula yet. The latest addition to the series is Might & Magic: Chess Royale, Ubisoft's take on the new auto chess genre.
Apple's high-end noise-canceling headphones, the are now cheaper than ever at Best Buy. Originally priced at $350, the headphones are now available for purchase for just $190, but you'll have to go for the Gray model since the Desert Sand is already sold out.