Category archives for: Cell Phones

Google Adding More Rules To Requiring Apps To Ask Permission To Access Your Location

Google is updating its Play Store policies to restrict the use of location data by Android apps when they’re not actively running in hopes of giving users more control over their privacy. Right now, any Android app can request permission for such access from the user. Starting in August, apps will only be able to […]

TikTok Adding Parental Controls

TikTok is rolling out a new feature called Family Safety Mode, which lets parents set limits on their children’s TikTok accounts. Parents will need to install TikTok and link their account to their child’s. The app will then let parents set screen time limits, restrict the appearance of content that may not be appropriate for […]

Facebook Lite Now Has Dark Mode

The Facebook Lite app was designed for people with slower connections, or those just looking to reduce data usage – and now there’s a new reason to consider using it.  Facebook Lite now has dark mode! Facebook Lite is the latest in a line of app from Facebook to receive a dark makeover, following on […]

Will Apple Uses Qualcomm 5G Modems In The iPhone 12?

The rumor mill has Apple working on two separate designs for the 5G iPhone later this year Apple  is widely expected to use Qualcomm modems to offer fast wireless connectivity, but it is now being reported that Apple may not use Qualcomm’s QTM 525 millimeter-wave antenna as it does not fit into the slim design […]

Gboard Now Sports An Emoji Kitchen

Google has updated its Gboard keyboard option for Android phones to include a new Emoji Kitchen feature, which lets you create sticker graphics based on custom combinations and variations of standard emoji. For example, when you tap the face-with-cowboy-hat emoji, it presents options for monkey cowboy, ghost cowboy, laughing cowboy, kissy cowboy, in love cowboy, pleading […]

Verizon Will Sell Special Galaxy S20 Packing Both mmWave And sub-6 5G

Verizon will offer a special version of the smaller Samsung Galaxy S20 5G that supports both mmWave and sub-6 GHz flavors of 5G in the second quarter. The larger S20+ and S20 Ultra support both types of 5G, and Verizon will sell those models starting March 6th. But the standard S20 for the US only […]

Essential Products Is No More

Essential Products is closing its doors. The company shipped one Android phone and promised more devices, which never shipped. Founder Andy Rubin was one of the chief creators of Android, and before that, his help start Danger. The Danger Hiptop, was re-branded as the T-Mobile Sidekick

New Things Taking Shape At Samsung With The Galaxy Z Flip

Samsung Electronics unveiled a new, statement-making foldable smartphone today, the Galaxy Z Flip. Engineered with first-of-its-kind foldable glass, Galaxy Z Flip bends the laws of physics, and features a 6.7-inch display that folds into a stylish and compact form factor that fits in the palm of your hand1. Designed with an innovative Hideaway Hinge and […]

Samsung Officially Launches New Flagship Phones With The Galaxy S20 Series

Samsung Electronics unveiled a new series of flagship devices, the Samsung Galaxy S20 today. The Galaxy S20 series introduces a brand-new camera architecture that combines AI with Samsung’s largest image sensor yet for stunning image quality. Along with the camera, the Galaxy S20 makes the experience of everything we love to do with our phones, […]

GSMA May Cancel MWC Now That Facebook And Intel Have Pulled Out

Facebook and Intel have become the latest big tech firms to announce they are withdrawing from MWC in Barcelona, citing concerns about coronavirus. Spanish media is reporting that trade body the GSMA, which organises MWC, will meet to decide whether to cancel the event entirely on Friday. The GSMA declined to comment on “internal meetings”. […]

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