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Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners worldwide reported that they received a weird “Find My Mobile” push notification. The notification only has the number “1” and disappears when a user taps on it. Samsung UK has confirmed that the push notification was sent to a “limited” set of devices erroneously: It looks like the notification may have […]
Microsoft is planning to bring its Defender antivirus software to Android and iOS later this year. Microsoft announced that it’s bringing its Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to the mobile operating systems. In other words, Microsoft is stepping in to fix a problem that Apple and Google can’t seem to resolve. Microsoft’s mobile Defender clients […]
For the first time, Apple may start allowing iOS users to choose which apps their device uses by default. According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, the company is considering letting users switch from Apple’s default apps to those of its rivals. At this stage, the Apple is only discussing the idea, according to “people familiar […]
Sony has officially announced its decision to withdraw its plans to participate in this year’s annual PAX East conference in Boston, citing a desire to protect the “health and safety” of its global workforce. Though the coronavirus has spread to the US, the number of total cases in the country is still small in number. […]
Qualcomm has a new modem for next year’s 5G phones that aims to boost the average speed on devices by aggregating different types of wireless signals. Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled its Snapdragon X60 5G modem, which is made using process technology of 5 nanometers, or 5 billionths of a meter. That results in lower power […]
iFixit has posted a video teardown of Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip, giving us good look at the phone’s internals and revealing that the brushes on its hinge might not stop much dust from getting inside your phone. The display manages to come away with no major issues once you remove the plastic outer bezel […]
Microsoft’s all-in-one Office app is ready for primetime. The mobile-first application, which the company announced last November, has already been available as a public preview. That version was limited to Android users that signed up through a specific Google Group and 10,000 iOS testers that registered via Apple’s TestFlight program, however. The consumer-ready Android app […]
TikTok understands how easy it is to spend hours sitting around and watching videos, so the company is giving parents more control over how long their kids can spend on the app. Under the new Family Safety Mode, parents will be able to control how long their children can spend on TikTok, according to a […]
Google’s cloud gaming service, Stadia, has been exclusive to Pixel phones since its launch three months ago, but that’s changing this week. On February 20th, Stadia will hit 14 Samsung models, plus the Asus ROG Phone. Here’s the full list of the 19 newly supported phones, which includes the Samsung Galaxy S20 line that’s releasing […]
SpaceX and space tourism agency Space Adventures are partnering on a mission to send four private citizens into orbit on a pioneer excursion. The announcement comes after SpaceX sent their Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station for the first time in March 2019 and then successfully tested a simulated rocket failure on Jan. […]
The Motorola Razr has been on the market for less than two weeks and already one of the foldable phones is reportedly showing excessive wear and tear. Raymond Wong published an article yesterday about the issues he’s seeing with a Razr that Input has owned for a little more than a week. Wong noticed that […]
Apple has warned that disruption in China from the coronavirus will mean revenues falling short of forecasts. The tech giant said production and sales were affected, and that “worldwide iPhone supply would be temporarily constrained”. Apple, which had forecast record revenues of up to $67bn in the current quarter, did not reveal the likely hit. […]
Apple has shared the first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Amazing Stories revival. The series will hit the tech giant’s TV+ streaming service on March 6th, with five different stories to watch. The new Amazing Stories is a revival of Spielberg’s NBC series that first aired in 1985. The original show dipped its toes into […]
TCL is working on a new phone with a slide-out display, leaked images published by CNET suggest. They depict a phone that you pull out from the side to expand into a bigger device. A form factor, of course, that’s distinct from Samsung’s foldables that have a screen you can bend and close shut like […]
SpaceX successfully launched its fifth batch of Starlink internet satellites via a Falcon 9 rocket. Unfortunately, it did not manage to land the rocket’s booster as planned. The booster was expected to land on a drone ship, called Of Course I Still Love You, approximately eight minutes and 24 seconds after launch. Instead, the booster […]