Wednesday, 1 April 2020

FCC requires all phone carriers to start using caller ID authentication by 2021 to fight robocalls

In this day and age, we would expect fewer people to fall into fraudulent scams over the phone, considering our growing knowledge of security and privacy. However, America loses approximately $10 billion annually to robocall schemes, so the US government has decided to ramp up its efforts against call spoofing.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that by June 30, 2021, all phone companies are to adopt a caller ID authentication technology called STIR/SHAKEN.

STIR stands for Secure Telephone Identity Revisited, while SHAKEN is an abbreviation for Signature-based Handling ...

The first OnePlus true wireless earbuds could be released with the OnePlus Z handset


It sounds like 2020 will be a year of firsts for OnePlus, which has of two new high-end phones with . and are set to be two of the main features helping the stand out from , as well as every single device released by the company in the past.

Meanwhile, fresh rumors of a mid-range handset leaked for the first time are pointing at a . This particular product is not expected to see daylight on April 14, and even if that does end up being the case, the company actually .

Intriguingly enough, however, an unreleased product by ...

We'll be able to share from Apple Music to Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories

Sharing of content between apps has been a thing for quite some time, especially between music streaming and social media ones. But Apple Music fans haven't had the pleasure of being able to show the world which song they're rocking out to, via a Story post.

As reported by , a Portugese developer took to Twitter to announce that the iOS 13.4.5 beta allowed him to share music, albums and playlists to Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories.

The video tweeted by the dev shows him playing a Taylor Swift song on Apple music. He then swipes up and taps the Share option, where among other ...

Samsung pushing a big Galaxy S20 series camera update

Instead of pulling an April's Fools prank, Samsung did the responsible thing in a manner it is capable of, and has apparently  pushing the second camera update to the series, this time much bigger in size. 

After users complained about wobbly focus from the giant 108MP sensor of the , that tried to address the issue, as well as smaller complaints about the S20 and S20+ shooters.

Now, however, it is going all in when it comes to the camera kits of the S20 series,  a much larger, 432MB over-the-air update that specifically states camera improvements ...

Facebook launches coronavirus Community Help page: users can request or offer help

Recently, Facebook launched a coronavirus-related Facebook Messenger , in an effort to help users in the ongoing pandemic. The tech giant has been fighting misinformation and helping reliable sources, such as the WHO, provide accurate knowledge on the topic. Now, a coronavirus-related for its users.

Users will be able to post offers to help, which can include transportation, grocery shopping, offers for delivering baby supplies and for doing other volunteer work. Additionally, people that seek assistance can also post their needs on the page or connect with people who want to help.

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The Fitbit Charge 4 is official with built-in GPS and a few other cool tricks up its sleeve

The Fitbit Charge 4 may have been the most highly anticipated activity tracker in recent memory, and of , the wearable device is , as well as ahead of an actual April 13 release date.

Following in the footsteps of an inherently flawed but rather robust and extremely popular unveiled , this bad boy is Fitbit's very first tracker equipped with built-in GPS functionality. That's something the does not offer, mind you, and neither do , , and smartwatches.

While the Charge 4 looks pretty much identical on the outside to its 2018-released predecessor, ...

Snapchat adds an AR circle to keep people at a distance

The coronavirus pandemic is way far from over, and tech companies over the world try their best to help with the situation. Last month, Snapchat added a slew of to keep people in good mental health during the outbreak. This was followed by a more light-hearted to help with misinformation circulating the web, and now we have new augmented reality lenses to keep us at a safe distance during our ever-so-rare trips outside.

“My Social Distance” creates a virtual circle showing the recommended safe distance between people, according to . There’s another new lens which reminds users to wash ...