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Per CNET, the nation’s third-largest wireless provider, AT&T, mentions a new “Turbo” feature for the myAT&T app in the App Store. According to the App Store listing, “With this update, you can add new lines and choose wireless plans directly within the app. You can also add AT&T Turbo to provide uninterrupted network speeds during peak traffic times.” This means that if you’re an AT&T subscriber at an event that is packed with people, you can make sure that your phone will still be able to access data regardless of how congested the network is. For better access to the AT&T…
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is China’s largest foundry and since U.S. sanctions prevent it from obtaining extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment, SMIC must use its older deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography gear to build application processors using its 7nm node. That is how Huawei was able to obtain the Kirin 9000s 5G chipsets it uses for the Mate 60 series. That chip stunned U.S. lawmakers who thought that they had blocked Huawei from receiving any new 5G SoCs.Last month, we told you that a Financial Times report said that SMIC has figured out how to produce 5nm chips using DUV…
Whether or not new smartphones need faster chips is a debate for another day, but being crowned the speediest phone certainly has its charm. For the longest time, iPhones have managed a performance lead over top Android flagships, but the iPhone 16 Pro’s A18 Pro might not be powerful enough to continue that winning streak.For users who use their phones mostly for browsing the web, texting friends, and using social media apps, most smartphones, including affordable ones, are sufficiently powerful. So while speed might not be a key consideration for most folks, some need all the speed they can get. Besides,…
Get ready iPhone users. We know that you just updated your handset to iOS 17.3 and iOS 17.4, but now Apple is believed to be working on iOS 17.4.1. Unlike iOS 17.4, which allows those in the 27 EU countries to sideload apps, pick a mobile browser that isn’t powered by the WebKit browser engine, and pay for in-app purchases using a third-party platform, iOS 17.4.1 is going to be a minor update.While most of the coverage about iOS 17.4 focused on the changes taking place in the EU, iOS 17.4 had some useful features for every iPhone user. The…
Back in November, Google announced some new features for its Messages app as part of its celebration for reaching a one billion monthly active RCS users milestone. Many of these promised features, such as animated emoji, Photomoji and screen effects, have already been rolled out to users. However, there is one feature that has taken quite a while to roll out widely: custom themes.Custom themes were announced as a customization feature that would allow users to change the bubble and background colors of individual conversations. Presumably, this feature was to help eliminate the limitations of blue versus green bubbles and…
Wallet Draining apps are malicious apps designed to trick users into typing in their secret passphrases or taking other actions that will allow the attacker to steal all of the digital assets belonging to these victims. These assets, which include NFTs and cryptocurrency, are swiped from a cryptocurrency wallet. Per Bleeping Computers, for the second time in about a month, a tweet from a company about to list a Bitcoin wallet in the App Store warned iPhone and iPad users about a fake app with a similar name.In the most recent situation, a company offering a crypto wallet called Leather…
A fake cryptocurrency app claiming to be affiliated with Bitcoin wallet Leather has been found on the Apple App Store and is robbing people of their digital assets. It has been published by a developer called LetalComRu and uses the Leather logo. To create an illusion of legitimacy, the makers of the app have also collected fake reviews for it and it has been rated 4.9 out of 5.0.People use cryptocurrency wallets to store cryptocurrency keys, which are required for carrying out transactions. Leather is a popular Bitcoin wallet that lets people manage their tokens and other digital assets. The fake app is a…
One of Google Pixel’s biggest weaknesses may have been partially addressed in the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2. Surprisingly, the ability to mirror the phone screen to an external display using a USB-C cable has been quietly enabled on the Pixel 8 series.According to Android Authority (via Mishaal Rahman), Google has flipped the script with the recent release of Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2, enabling the DisplayPort Alternate Mode by default on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. Because of this, users now see a “mirror display” option when connecting a compatible USB-C cable or adapter.Pixel phones have historically…
Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras from its listings around the world, and hosts have until the end of next month to comply, the lodging rental platform said on Monday. The company previously allowed those looking to rent out their places use indoor security cameras in common areas so long as the devices were clearly disclosed on the listing page and the cameras were installed in easy-to-see places. Such cameras, which were were barred from bedrooms and bathrooms, are now prohibited inside any Airbnb listing regardless of their ostensible purpose or visibility.”These changes were made in consultation with our guests, hosts…
Chances are, if I asked you to name the company that is the top manufacturer of foldable smartphones worldwide, you’d know that it was Samsung. Ever since the company released the Galaxy Fold in 2019 and added the Galaxy Z Flip the following year, Samsung has been the king of foldables. But per Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) a new name is expected to take over from Sammy during the current quarter and it too was one of the earliest to release a foldable phone. That would be Huawei.First, let’s recap the fourth quarter of 2023. From the start of…
Even when the two sentences had the same meaning, the models were more likely to apply adjectives like “dirty,” “lazy,” and “stupid” to speakers of AAE than speakers of Standard American English (SAE). The models associated speakers of AAE with less prestigious jobs (or didn’t associate them with having a job at all), and when asked to pass judgment on a hypothetical criminal defendant, they were more likely to recommend the death penalty. An even more notable finding may be a flaw the study pinpoints in the ways that researchers try to solve such biases. To purge models of hateful…
Nothing is shaking things up with a controversial new feature. CEO Carl Pei recently announced the addition of a recorder widget to Nothing OS, giving Nothing phone users the ability to discreetly record calls without notifying the other person.Pei explains in his post on X (via Tom’s Guide) that the decision directly addresses “numerous requests” from users seeking a tool to “protect themselves against bad players.” Previously, Android users could only record calls with the region-restricted built-in recording option in the Google Phone app or via some third-party apps. These third party apps, though, have been removed from the Play…
You know how Samsung sells all these different low and mid-end smartphones across Europe and Asia but very few of them officially make it to North America… for some reason? While that (general) strategy is unlikely to change anytime soon, the specifics of the company’s US product lineup will be revised in at least one important way this year.The same was true for the A33 before it, but not the A32 before that, which means that we’re looking at a comeback here likely to put a big smile on the faces of many cash-strapped Samsung fans in the US. Unfortunately,…
In the attack, hackers create an app that injects malicious code into the Meta Quest VR system and then launch a clone of the VR system’s home screen and apps that looks identical to the user’s original screen. Once inside, attackers can see, record, and modify everything the person does with the headset. That includes tracking voice, gestures, keystrokes, browsing activity, and even the user’s social interactions. The attacker can even change the content of a user’s messages to other people. The research, which was shared with MIT Technology Review exclusively, is yet to be peer reviewed. A spokesperson for…
We already reported that you can snatch the runner-centric Garmin Forerunner 255S without breaking the bank at Walmart. The watch is currently discounted by 26%, which means it can be yours for just $249.99, which is $88 below its usual price of $337.99.However, the Garmin Forerunner 255S isn’t the only running smartwatch currently enjoying a sweet discount at Walmart. The retailer is also selling the legendary Garmin Forerunner 945 at a lovely $300 price cut, allowing you to snatch one for just $299.99, instead of the watch’s usual price of $599.99. So, if you want a slightly bigger smartwatch to…
If you were disappointed to see Apple go against tradition in 2023 to not release a single new iPad all year long, your disappointment may have only gotten more bitter this time last week. In line with a number of recent rumors, the Cupertino-based tech giant unveiled some upgraded hardware on March 4, but alas, that didn’t include anything to please the company’s portability-focused fans.The exact launch date remains up in the airAs Gurman’s super-well-connected inside sources are still uncertain about precisely when all those next-gen iPad Pros and iPad Airs will see daylight, we’re afraid we can’t tell you…