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PSA: Chinese UC Browser on iOS harvests your data even in incognito mode

Okay, it’s a rather obvious PSA not to install a Chinese web browser on your iPhone, but Alibaba’s UC Browser is actually the fourth most popular browser in the world by user numbers, and the eighth most downloaded mobile app in the last decade … A security researcher – whose work has been verified by two others – has found that UC Browsers is about as big a privacy nightmare as you…
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Google Photos adds ‘Best of Spring 2021’ Memory collection

Google Photos is now rolling out yet another AI-generated Memory collection to highlight some of your “Best of Spring 2021” photos and videos. The recent announcement that Google Photos will add more directly personalized Memories collections over time is an important…
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Huawei Watch 3 review: harmonious hand hardware? [Video]

Despite some serious issues with smartphones, Huawei is dropping yet more wearables with the Watch 3 — which as it turns out, is really quite impressive. It feels very much as though Huawei has channeled some of the Apple Watch with hints of Wear OS for wearables. It might genuinely be one to look at if the LiteOS-powered Watch GT series hasn’t quite floated your boat, and that’s because…
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Huawei’s HarmonyOS arrives w/ iPad-inspired tablet UI, apparent Android base

Two years into its ban from the US Government and, in turn, access to the Play Store on its Android-powered devices, Huawei is unveiling HarmonyOS. The platform is an alternative to Android that powers TVs, smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches. Announced at an event today, Huawei is positioning HarmonyOS as an operating system that can handle just about everything, from the smartphone in your…
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Samsung has updated these devices to Android 11

It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every…
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Tesla is expected to be first to use LG’s new NCMA nickel-based battery cells

Tesla is expected to become the first automaker to use LG Energy Solution’s new NCMA battery cells, which have a 90% nickel composition. Over the last few years, Tesla has been adopting more new chemistries in its battery cells for its electric vehicles, especially with new vehicles being produced at Gigafactory Shanghai. By validating new chemistries, Tesla can get access to new supplies of…
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