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DOJ letter reveals the FBI recently cracked an iPhone 11

January 23, 2020

While the Department of Justice, US attorney general and even the president continue to pressure Apple for additional technical support in unlocking iPhones tied to the naval base shooting in December, a letter reveals that the FBI recently cracked a password-protected iPhone 11. That phone belonged to Lev Parnas, an associate of the president’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who has been indicted…

Chrome for Android tests favicons in address bar autocomplete to match desktop

January 23, 2020

When Chrome launched over 11 years ago, the Omnibox was one of the browser’s signature design features. Still getting new features, Chrome’s unified address bar on Android is picking up favicons in the autocomplete dropdown. When searching or entering URLs in the…

Sony Xperia 5 review: The not-so-compact, ‘compact’ phone

January 23, 2020

Finding a flagship phone in compact form is something that has become increasingly difficult as OEMs steadily move to building more oversized devices. However, Sony has persisted with their now-defunct “Compact” series, and more recently the Xperia 5. Sony called time on…

Microsoft releases Surface Duo preview SDK with Android Studio emulator

January 22, 2020

At its October hardware event last fall, Microsoft made quite a splash with the Android-powered Surface Duo. Slated to launch holiday 2020, the Windows team today released a preview SDK with an emulator and other documentation. With this release, Microsoft wants to let Android developers “get started and optimize for dual-screen devices.” The preview SDK for Microsoft Surface Duo is available…

Samsung Galaxy S20 display might default to 60Hz, Ultra uses stainless steel

January 22, 2020

One of the key new features coming to Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series is the new 120Hz display, but apparently, Samsung isn’t going to force customers into it. In fact, the Galaxy S20’s display will apparently default to its 60Hz mode. According to Max Weinbach, the Galaxy…

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip foldable may ‘lock’ at 90 degrees for apps like Google Duo

January 22, 2020

Alongside the Galaxy S20 next month, Samsung is expected to debut its second foldable phone. The Galaxy Z Flip folds horizontally unlike the Galaxy Fold, and apparently, that will allow the device to lock at a 90-degree angle for some camera apps. Max Weinbach, who’s been…

How to offload apps in iOS to save space without deleting their data

January 22, 2020

With ever-growing apps, better cameras and high-resolution video there’s always plenty of competition for the precious storage space on your iOS device. Deleting apps is one solution, but it might be better to simply offload your iOS apps instead. Deleting an app in iOS removes its icon, its app data, and any user-created data. That’s not an issue if you never plan on using that app again, but…

How to cancel Apple TV Plus on iOS and the web

January 22, 2020

You’ve reached the end of have finished your second run of , and it seems like there isn’t much to watch on Apple TV Plus. So how do you cancel your subscription. If you bought a new Apple device recently, you were the lucky recipient of a one-year Apple TV Plus trial.

This is Microsoft’s vision for dual-screen apps on Windows 10X and Android

January 22, 2020

Microsoft is starting to share more details on exactly how it imagines apps will run on dual-screen devices like the Surface Duo and Surface Neo. The software giant unveiled both devices back in October, with the smaller Surface Duo running Android and the larger Surface…

Google rolls out revamped ‘Collections’ tab for Search bookmarks on Android

January 22, 2020

Over the past several years, Google has been adding a bookmarking feature to all of Search. “Collections” today is getting a prominent launch by being elevated to its own Google app tab on Android. When opening Discover articles or Search results, the browser window has long featured a bookmark icon in the top-right corner that lets you store a link. Other content types include places in…