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Google Maps incognito mode starts rolling out to Android this month, iOS ‘soon’

After testing the feature with some users in beta, Google has today announced that incognito mode for Maps will start rolling out to Android and iOS users in the next few weeks. Incognito mode first made its debut in Chrome and expanded to YouTube last year. As part of Google’s promise back at I/O, it will be making its way to other Google apps – including Search – soon…
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Microsoft’s Surface Duo is a foldable Android phone

Microsoft today announced something of a surprise during an event this morning in New York City: A new foldable with phone functionality. It’s called the Surface Duo, and it runs Android instead of Windows. The outer shell of the Surface Duo is rounded, much like that of…
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Apple WebKit bugs on iOS and macOS allowed 1B scam popup ads on websites

More than a billion scam popup ads were served thanks to bugs in Apple’s WebKit and the open-source Blink frameworks which power Safari and Chrome on iOS and macOS… Scam popup ads are one of the biggest headaches for web publishers. Scammers manage to get malicious ads into mainstream ad networks like Google, which means they then pop up all over the web – but web…
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Blue Yeti X review — The best USB microphone yet

If you ask a group of young kids what they want to do when they get older, at least some of them are going to answer “YouTuber” or “Twitch streamer.” Content creation is a huge business, and Blue Microphones is one of the companies capitalizing on that. Its Blue Yeti USB mic is the go-to option for anyone looking to add some quality audio to a video or a podcast. Now, the company is…
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Apple will let Siri open third-party iOS apps by default

Apple’s iOS operating system has increased its included collection of apps over the years, growing from 17 in 2007 to just under 40 in 2019 — all while guaranteeing that everything included is the iPhone’s or iPad’s “default” app for its own functionality. Now…
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Android Auto Wireless is now working on certain Samsung Galaxy devices

After a slight delay, Android Auto Wireless is now compatible with select Samsung Galaxy phones. Google had originally claimed that Android Auto would be compatible with any Android phone running at least Android Pie but unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case. At present, only Google’s own Pixel line plus the Nexus 5X and 6P have been able to use the wireless in-car entertainment control…
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