After reports that the Samsung Galaxy S10’s fingerprint scanner can be fooled by cheap third-party screens protectors, some UK banks are now blacklisting the phone in a bid to protect their customers.
Initially spotted by users on the /r/GalaxyS10 subreddit, NatWest customers in the UK have been unable to download the dedicated banking app from the Google Play Store in recent days following…
Google Cameos expands to Android
October 22, 2019
Google introduced its celebrities platform Cameos, in which famous people answer questions to help them connect with their followers. First, it was launched for iOS, but now Google expanded the app to Android, allowing a wider range of stars to get involved.
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Huawei sub-brand Honor today announced a new smartphone dubbed Honor 20 Lite (Youth Edition).
The smartphone’s built around a 6.3″ 20:9 AMOLED display with FullHD+ resolution and a fingerprint reader underneath. The display also has a cutout at the top for the…
Netatmo Weather Station now supports HomeKit: air quality, humidity, temperature and CO2 sensors
October 22, 2019
Smart home accessory maker Netatmo today announced that its Weather Station now supports Apple HomeKit. With a firmware update, owners of the Weather Station since the 2016 model revision will be able to start interacting with their sensors in the Apple Home app and with Siri voice commands through the HomeKit integration.
The Weather Station exposes the following data to HomeKit: indoor and…
iPhone SE 2 to utilize LCP antenna
October 22, 2019
Rumored to arrive in the first quarter of 2020, the second-gen iPhone SE will pack modernized internals like the A13 Bionic chipset and 3GB of RAM in the body of the iPhone 8. Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has detailed several hints for Apple’s upcoming budget…
Opera adds Bitcoin support to its Android crypto wallet
October 22, 2019
Opera has officially added Bitcoin support to its Android browser app, nearly a year after it first introduced a built-in crypto wallet.
This means that Opera users can carry out Bitcoin transactions directly in the browser without requiring any extensions or following any…
Samsung kicked off the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 beta program for the Galaxy S10 series last week, and today the company announced that it will soon extend to the Galaxy Note10 lineup.
Samsung posted an image on its Korean site confirming One UI 2.0 beta for the Galaxy Note10, Note10+, and their 5G versions. Once the company opens registrations, you can enroll in the beta program from the…
Samsung Galaxy A51 key specs revealed through Geekbench
October 22, 2019
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A50 back in February and followed it up with the Galaxy A50s in August. Now it appears the company’s focus is shifting to the Galaxy A51, which has just popped up on Geekbench.
The Galaxy A51, sporting model number SM-A515F, scored 323…
Xiaomi patents in display dual-selfie camera design
October 22, 2019
Just last week, a report surfaced that Samsung is working to begin mass production of cameras specially designed to work through a display. The truth is that Samsung isn’t the only one working to make an in-display camera a reality. Xiaomi first teased its plans for…
iA Writer updated with Dark Mode and more for iOS 13 and iPadOS
October 22, 2019
iA Writer is one of the most popular text editors for iOS. It offers features for distraction-free text production with shortcuts and Markdown support. The app has been updated today with Dark Mode, multiple windows support, and more features for iOS 13 and iPadOS.
Users can work on Split View with two windows simultaneously with the new iA Writer version, which is one of the key features of the…
