MobileNews

New security and privacy features of Android 11: one-time permissions, scoped storage, more

February 19, 2020
With each year’s upgrade to Android, folks are normally looking for exciting visual changes, and to an extent, Android 11 delivers, with the new Bubbles API and changes to conversation notifications. That said, a great deal more lies underneath the surface of Android 11, with Google putting significant focus on privacy and security. For the past few years, Google has been making permissions a…
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MobileNews

Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview ahead of schedule for Pixel phones

February 19, 2020
Following an inadvertent tease last week, Google today officially launched the Android 11 Developer Preview. This is the fifth consecutive year that the company is providing an early look at its next major operating system. In more ways than one, this initial Android 11 preview is defined by an “earlier than ever” launch. The majority of past releases arrived in the second week of March…
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MobileNews

Alleged iPhone 9 video leak reveals thinner hybrid of iPhones 4 and 8

February 19, 2020
Rumors of an inexpensive new entry-level iPhone have been circulating for over a year now, alternating between the names “iPhone SE 2” and “iPhone 9.” A new video posted on social media (via Stefan Constantine) appears to show the device, and while it has some familiar design cues from prior iPhones, it’s technically a “new” design rather than what was anticipated — a cut-rate…
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GamingNews

Element Space lands on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 24

February 19, 2020
Sixth Vowel and Blowfish Studios announced today that the sci-fi tactics RPG Elemental Space is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 24. Element Space debuted on PC in February 2019. It features turn-based combat and a story with multiple endings. It’s the first…
AI & RoboticsNews

Google used AI and human moderation to take down over 75 million Google Maps reviews

February 19, 2020
Hundreds of millions of people contribute over 20 million reviews, ratings, and other pieces of content to Google Maps’ over 200 million points of interest daily — it’s how the platform continues to grow so rapidly. But user contributions are intrinsically fraught. That’s why increasingly, Google is using AI and machine learning to spot malicious contributions at submission time, ensuring…
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