Suddenly, the exclusive OLED market is getting pretty crowded. On the heels of Vizio revealing its OLED set this week, Xiaomi has now joined the party, with the Chinese electronics giant primed to unveil a new 65-inch ultra-high-end OLED TV that’s part of the TV Master Series. The Beijing-based tech company’s OLED panel will feature […]
Samsung is expected to announce four new high-end smartphones—Galaxy Fold 2, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 5G—next month. The design and features of a few of these phones have been leaked ahead of the official announcement, but a few minor details were still missing. Now, the Galaxy Fold 2 […]
Bottom line: Apple is bolstering privacy in iOS 14 with new features that help users understand how apps use their data and decide whether they want to allow tracking for personalized ads or other purposes. Advertisers in Europe aren’t happy about the development, but the company is determined to make them use new tools that […]
Microsoft has acknowledged OneDrive connectivity problems on some devices that have been upgraded to Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Windows 10 version 2004). An error message reading “OneDrive cannot connect to Windows” informs affected users that Files On-Demand require an internet connection to function. The problem means that people are unable to access some of […]
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 has been prematurely confirmed. But it’s not come courtesy of a tech leaker, but rather an accidental posting on one of Samsung’s support pages. A support page for the Galaxy Tab S7’s model number was posted on Samsung Germany’s website, which GSMArena worked out is Samsung’s upcoming tablet thanks to […]
Artificial intelligence, seen as the cure-all for a plethora of enterprise shortfalls, from chatbots to better understanding customers to automating the flow of supply chains. However, it is delivering the most impressive results to information technology departments themselves, enhancing the performance of systems and making help desks more helpful. At the same time, there’s a […]
We recently covered that TikTok was caught reading users’ clipboards on iPhone and iPad thanks to the new privacy features of iOS 14. This week, iOS 14 users also noticed that the LinkedIn app is copying and pasting from the clipboard in the background for no apparent reason, which raised some concerns. iOS 14 and […]
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic struck, Zoom has been taking over the world of video conferencing. Many other companies have realized that and have started offering or improving their own video calling services — see Google Meet, Duo, Microsoft Teams, and others. Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio also wants a slice of the cake and […]
Apple and the ad industry are once again in conflict, as ad associations object to the way iOS 14 seeks user permission for tracking. It’s not the first time this has happened – Apple’s adoption of Intelligent Tracking Prevention led to criticism by the ad industry back in 2018 … Background Advertisers like to measure the effectiveness of their […]
Since widespread protests over racial inequality began, IBM announced it would cancel its facial recognition programs to advance racial equity in law enforcement. Amazon suspended police use of its Rekognition software for one year to “put in place stronger regulations to govern the ethical use of facial recognition technology.” But we need more than regulatory […]
Apple and Google are complying with a new Indian government order to block apps developed by Chinese firms. Two days after New Delhi’s order was implemented, the two Silicon Valley giants began to prevent users in India from seeing the 59 blocked apps on the App Store or Google Play store. While Google told TechCrunch […]
Back in November, Google announced that it was acquiring Fitbit and that the deal would close sometime in 2020. The purchase was immediately scrutinized amid mounting criticism of Big Tech, and the European Union could now be “gearing up for an extended investigation and may block the transaction.” According to the Financial Times, Europe’s regulators […]
