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The January 2020 security patch now rolling out for Galaxy Note 8, S9/S9+

The January 2020 security patch is now rolling out for Samsung’s former flagships the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S9, and S9+. While we continue to wait for the Galaxy S9 and S9+ to get the Android 10 update, the newest security patch is still welcome as the beta program continues ahead of a rollout, hopefully, in the next few weeks. Disappointingly, we are still not expecting the Galaxy Note 8 to…
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Search warrant suggests FBI pulled data from a locked iPhone 11 Pro Max

The FBI, Attorney General William Barr and the President have been pressing Apple to unlock the iPhones belonging to the man who attacked a naval base in Pensacola. But a Forbes discovery suggests that the authorities may already have access to tools that can access Apple’s newest and most secure devices. The publication has unearthed a search warrant, which shows that the FBI recently used…
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Trump’s iPhone decryption demands illustrate the dangers of a low-tech president

No one would knowingly hire an accountant who had trouble with math, or an English teacher who couldn’t read. Yet America — one of the world’s highest-tech countries — keeps electing presidents who are conspicuously behind the times with technology, and as Donald Trump’s latest dip into a major tech debate illustrates, the entire world may be in for a reckoning because of it. Last…
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Android devices stop alerting users to completed app updates

Swiping away unwanted alerts and notifications is part and parcel of smartphone ownership, but it seems that Google is trying to mitigate some of the annoyance. According to a number of reports, the Play Store notification that usually pops up after an app has been updated…
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OnePlus CEO: Folding smartphones are not ready yet

In an interview with , OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has suggested that foldable smartphones are not quite ready for primetime. Despite the fact that OnePlus has pursued its recent Concept One device, in this interview with , Lau confirmed that his firm has looked at foldable smartphones but was unable to see a distinct advantage in the new form factor over the more “traditional” route. Speaking…
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