Google has announced that 80% of Android apps now encrypt all traffic by default, thanks to the increased uptake of transport layer security (TLS).
TLS is a cryptographic protocol used by all HTTPS domains to secure traffic over a network. Since the launch of Android 7 back in 2016, Google has allowed developers to configure their network security settings without changing the app’s code…
Galaxy S10’s Android 10 update rolls out to several more markets
December 3, 2019
Samsung has been rolling out its Android 10 update for the Galaxy S10 series for just a week or so at this point but it’s already expanding rapidly. As of today, Samsung is rolling out the Android 10 update in 8 different…
Back in September, Google introduced a slate of new Photos features, including story-like “Memories” and more printing options. Google Photos today is rolling out a built-in chat messaging service for mobile and desktop.
This messaging solution lets you have an…
Amazon debuts AWS Inf1, an AI inference instance
December 3, 2019
Amazon Web Services today debuted Inf1, an instance that powers AI inference in the cloud that CEO Andy Jassy calls the lowest cost inference offering available in the cloud.
“…it will have lower latency, it will have 3 times higher throughput, and up to 40% lower cost per instance compared to our G4 instance which is based on an Nvidia chip which previously was the lowest cost inference…
According to a new report coming from , Samsung’s upcoming Fold 2 will be a considerably cheaper than the current model due to several factors including a significant change in the design.
Sources familiar with the matter say that the Fold 2 will adopt the clamshell…
Despite trade bans and restrictions, Huawei is still seeing growth and it now appears as though the reliance on US firms is becoming less of an issue as the Mate 30 has been made without any American components.
Considering that many speculated on whether Huawei would be…
NIS America revealed today to GameSpot that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is coming to Switch next spring.
Trails of Cold Steel III is the third part of a four-game series. It came out for PlayStation 4 in the U.S. on October 22. Trails of Cold Steel IV, the last part of the story, came out in Japan in 2018.
The Legend of Heroes series of Japanese role-playing games has been going…
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite support page hints at imminent launch
December 3, 2019
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lite is coming quite soon, as evidenced by the support page Samsung put up on its French website.
The page is for the SM-G770F/DS model, which is rumored to be the Galaxy S10 Lite. We saw it on an FCC page and have heard that it will offer a…
Xiaomi's Mi Watch gains iOS support with first update
December 3, 2019
The newly-released Xiaomi Mi Watch is now getting its first firmware update with major improvements and the one thing that sticks out is the iOS support. The firmware also launches alongside Xiaomi’s Wear App for iOS.
According to Xiaomi itself, the OTA update should…
Report: Apple might start releasing iPhones twice a year, four 5G iPhones to come in 2020
December 3, 2019
A report from today cites J.P. Morgan analysts who predict Apple is going to change up its launch strategy for 2021. In a note from the analysts citing supply chains, its predicted that Apple would shift to launching iPhones twice a year. For many years, Apple released iPhones in the fall, leading up to the holiday season.
The report states the shift in strategy would allow Apple to smooth…
