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Google apps will stop using tracking ID that would require upcoming iOS 14 permission prompt

January 27, 2021

With iOS 14, Apple is requiring app developers to tell users about and have them opt-in to tracking. Google announced today that its first-party iOS apps will stop using certain tracking methods to avoid having to show the upcoming permission prompt. Meanwhile, the company also provided guidance to developers and advertisers ahead of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency initiative. Tracking…

With upcoming iOS 14 changes, shifting from waterfall to ad bidding is a no-brainer

January 27, 2021

“In 2021, we’ll be saying goodbye to waterfalls,” said Wai Quai Chong, strategic partner manager at Facebook. At the “Saying Goodbye to Waterfalls” panel, Mary Kim, Head of Growth at Game Hive, and Alfred Fung, CEO at Fun-Gi Games, joined Chong to discuss why ad…

Motorola Edge S is official with Snapdragon 870, 5G and triple camera

January 27, 2021

As promised, the Motorola Edge S is now official and on sale in China. This is the first phone to claim the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. It’s built on a 7nm process, has an 8-core processor with one Cortex-A78 core running at the highest-in-smartphone 3.2GHz. The…

ZTE Blade X1 5G comes with Snapdragon 765G and $384 price tag

January 27, 2021

The latest 5G handset from ZTE is the Blade X1. It will be exclusive to US MVNO carrier Visible which operates on Verizon’s network. The X1 is actually quite similar to ZTE’s Blade V2020 5G with the only difference being the Blade X1 is powered by the Snapdragon 765G chipset. You get a 6.5-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a punch-hole cutout for the 16MP selfie cam. The back houses a…

Apple is facing two new lawsuits over throttling iPhones in Italy and Portugal

January 27, 2021

At the end of 2017 Apple admitted it slowed down iPhones whose battery had worn out and it was immediately hit with lawsuits. The “batterygate” saga is far from over – an Italian consumer protection agency, Altroconsumo, has filed a lawsuit against the company, seeking…

Meizu 18 series will come without a bundled charger, certification reveals

January 27, 2021

Meizu will join the growing list of companies that ship premium phones without a charger in the box – and it looks like the first phones to have that “honor” will be the Meizu 18 and 18 Pro, which received certifications in China. One of the phones will have a 4,500…

Sony Xperia Pro finally on sale as a $2,500 US exclusive

January 27, 2021

We knew it was coming, but boy were we not prepared for the price! Sony has finally released its Xperia Pro spinoff to the Xperia 1 II smartphone, that it announced in February of 2020. It’s a US exclusive that’s primarily available through Verizon Wireless with a exorbitant $2,500 price tag. Sony waited for the announcement of its new Alpha 1 full-frame camera to make the Xperia Pro…

Apple has a new SVP of Hardware Engineering, the lead on iPhone 12 and M1

January 27, 2021

A shakeup at Apple’s top will see current Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus become the Senior VP, while now-former SVP Dan Riccio will be working on a “new project” at Apple. John Ternus has been the VP under Riccio since 2013 and led the…

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei launches new company tomorrow

January 27, 2021

After leaving OnePlus in October, co-founder Carl Pei moved on to a new venture – exactly what will be revealed tomorrow. His new company is headquartered in London, so the announcement will start at 11 am UK time (which matches UTC time right now). The new company is…

Samsung resumes One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy S10

January 27, 2021

Just a couple of days ago, Samsung hit the pause button on the One UI 3.0/Android updatefor the Galaxy S10 series, but it is now seeding the latest software once again. So far, no official statement has cleared the air so we can only suspect that issues were discovered were quickly resolved. The new firmware version for the Galaxy S10 is G975FXXU9EUA4 and Switzerland appears to be one of the first…