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Verizon’s anti-robocall ‘Call Filter’ will automatically opt-in Android devices

Carriers have been in a push lately for anti-spam services. Today, Verizon is launching a big expansion of its free Call Filter service which will automatically enroll “eligible” Android users. Verizon’s Call Filter app has been available for the better part of 2019, but the service has only been enabled if a user manually enables the feature. Starting today, Verizon…
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NeuralCam is a new app for taking iPhone photos in the dark

NeuralCam is an iPhone app that aims to bring to the iPhone the kind of ultra-low-light capabilities we’ve seen in some recent Android smartphones. Modern iPhones have gotten better and better at handling low-light photos. I put that to the test soon after I got my iPhone…
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Yelp iOS app updated with personalized home screen and search results based on diet, lifestyle, more

Yelp is rolling out a whole new experience for its iOS app that offers a custom home screen and personalized search results based on a user’s unique attributes like diet, lifestyle, accessibility, interests, and more. Yelp detailed the changes for its iOS app in a press release today with the goal of offering a more seamless and efficient experience finding restaurants, businesses, and…
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Samsung Galaxy A10s arrives in India

The Samsung Galaxy A10s has been launched in India. It’s priced at INR9,499 ($130/€120) for the 2GB/32GB model and INR10,499 ($145/€130) for the 3GB/32GB version. The smartphone comes in Black, Blue and Green colors, and will be available for purchase in India from…
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Yelp adds personalized search results to its iPhone app

For good or ill, it’s common for internet services to track what you do and offer “personalized” suggestions. But Yelp, that stalwart of internet reviews, is for the first time letting its users build a profile of their tastes which will be used to make…
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Verizon will automatically opt Android customers into its anti-robocall app

Verizon rolled out a free version of its spam filter earlier this year in a bid to counteract the tiresome robocalls that so often plague our lives. Now, if you’re on Android, you’ll get it as standard, so you don’t need to do anything to avoid the nuisance. From today, the company will auto-enroll eligible Android users to its Call Filter service. This will block high-risk calls…
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Samsung Galaxy M20s teased to pack 6,000 mAh battery

Towards the end of last month, news broke out that Samsung is working on a phone with a 6,000 mAh battery rumored to be the upcoming Galaxy M20s – the successor of the Galaxy M20. The phone bearing the SM-M207 model number was revealed to carry a 5,830 mAh cell with…
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Redmi 7A gets Portrait Mode and AI Scene Detection with latest MIUI update

Xiaomi’s budget Redmi 7A just got its latest firmware update which brings several enhancements to the camera department such as portrait mode and AI scene detection. Version 10.2.7.0 of MIUI also comes with the July security patch. The new portrait mode works on both the 5MP selfie shooter as well as the main 12MP Sony IMX486 sensor around the back. The AI scene detection features 33 categories…
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