In the coming months, Apple will require app developers to disclose and make tracking opt-in. A new report today says Google is considering similar privacy measures for Android.
According to Bloomberg, “Google is exploring an alternative to Apple Inc.’s new anti-tracking feature.” It is specifically looking to limit data collection and cross-app tracking as users become more aware about…
Google has a $1 billion plan to pay publishers for content that appears in a cross-service “News Showcase” product. This is the company’s preferred route to support journalism, and comes as it’s locked in a dispute with Australia over an upcoming requirement to…
Google will delete your Play Music library later this month, emailing out final warning
February 5, 2021
Google Play Music stopped working at the start of December, but the files you uploaded to the cloud locker and other data remain available for export. That will be changing later in February when Google deletes all information associated with Play Music.
Besides all the…
Smartphone companies have been launching their devices in China without Google Mobile Services since all Google platforms are banned in the Asian country. However, users were usually able to download them if they were planning to use the phone outside Mainland China or through a VPN.
Sadly, Xiaomi users in China no longer have a straightforward option for doing so. Support staff for MIUI has…
HMD looking to a modernized take on the Nokia 3650
February 4, 2021
HMD Global has brought back several Nokia classics ranging from the 3310 (2017) to the 8110 4G and more recently the 6300 4G. According to a new report, the controversial Nokia 3650 will be the next OG Nokia to get a reboot later this year.
Nokia 3650 in yellow and blue…
The new Nokia 1.4 dwarfs its predecessor in terms of screen size and battery capacity, but not price. The phone has an MSRP of €99 and should be available globally starting today.
The biggest change is the new display – a 6.51” panel with 720p+ resolution (20:9). For…
There have been several Oppo Find X3-series leaks and a couple of official teasers so far, but these images let us get a much clearer picture. Delivered by the reliable Evan Blass, they show the entire Find X3 lineup, consisting of the Oppo Find X3 Pro, Find X3 Neo and Find X3 Lite. The latter is supposed to be a re-branded Reno5 5G.
Now off to the official-looking images of the X3 Pro to take a…
Gaze at the Sony Xperia 1 III in this short video that shows the phone spinning 360°
February 4, 2021
After publishing the first Sony Xperia 1 III renders, created a short video that offers a 360° look at the phone. And with a phone like the Mark 3, many of the good stuff are on the side.
As the phone rotates, notice the camera shutter button plus the Xperia Pro-inspired…
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 key specs leak
February 4, 2021
Last weak we saw a Geekbench listing for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy XCover 5 rugged phone bearing the SM-G525F model number. Today, reliable leakster @Sudhanshu1414 is filling us in on the device’s key specs.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 key specs:-5.3 inch display, HD+…
Nokia 3.4 is "coming soon" to India
February 4, 2021
The Nokia 3.4 announced last September was said to debut in India in mid-December. That didn’t happen, and while we wait for an exact launch date, Nokia teased the 3.4 in India today, saying it’s “coming soon”.
New things to discover right on your fingertips with the Nokia 3.4.Are you ready to #AddNewToYou? #Nokia3dot4 pic.twitter.com/SckVEHLncn
— Nokia Mobile India…
