IT&Software
Huawei P40 design revealed in hands-on images of leaked prototype
Chinese technology giant Huawei continues to work on its flagship smartphones despite problems with the USA administration. However, at the tail end of proceedings the firm's Consumer Business Group CEO, Richard Yu, confirmed the P40 series would debut on March 26 at an event in the French capital. [Full Article...]
Huawei to ink deal with OSLabs to negate Google app store challenge
Huawei is testing a new search app similar to Google for its smartphone ecosystem in a bold new step to further challenge the United States search giant on its home turf. Under the User Agreement for Huawei Search, the service is operated by Aspiegel Limited, the Chinese tech giant's subsidiary based in Ireland. The company is now recruiting users in the United Arab Emirates to beta test its n... [Full Article...]
Google cancels I/O developer conference amid coronavirus fears
Though there is no official announcement about the Microsoft Build and Google I/O as of now, these events may also be turned to virtual ones. While this sucks, we'd rather have people stay home and stay healthy than take a chance at getting sick. [Full Article...]
WhatsApp officially brings Dark Mode to Android and iOS
Users in the beta cycle of WhatsApp on both Android and iOS should have already had the dark mode option present in their apps. WhatsApp was today updated to version 2.20.30, introducing a new Dark Mode option that has been in testing for a few weeks now. [Full Article...]
This Is Why Apple Might Owe You $25
A federal judge in San Jose, Calif., still needs to approve the settlement. $50 million divided by $25 is 20 million - that's a lot of customers. Apple denied wrongdoing and settled the nationwide case to avoid the burdens and costs of litigation, court papers show. [Full Article...]
Samsung Galaxy A31 certified by WiFi Alliance
The Wi-Fi certification list suggests that the Samsung Galaxy A31 will carry the model number SM-A315F / DS. Following the launch of the Galaxy S20 series, Samsung is rumoured to be releasing a few more devices in the near future - this includes the recently leaked Galaxy A21. [Full Article...]
Apple to pay up to $500 million for deliberately slowing older iPhones
According to Reuters , Apple will fork over $310 million to as much as $500 million to fund the payout. It also covers U.S. owners of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus that ran iOS 11.2 or later before December 21, 2017. However, it didn't really make that all that apparent to end consumers, many of whom may have taken the slowing of their iPhones as a spur to upgrade to a newer iPhone model. [Full Article...]
Wayback Machine gets Chrome and Firefox browser extensions
The company has announced via a blog post that it has added new features to its Edge web browser that are created to prevent users from unwittingly downloading and installing potentially unwanted applications. The Chrome 82 update is scheduled to hit the stable channel in April 2020 , so it shouldn't be long before you're able to use the feature on your system. [Full Article...]