MobileNews

Google Voice dark theme rolling out on Android

October 1, 2019
Google Voice is the latest first-party app to adopt a dark theme today. Following Gmail last month, the VOIP client is getting a standard night-friendly look on Android. We’ve been tracking development of a dark theme in Google Voice since early August. Like other apps, it adopts a gray background. The bottom bar and “Search Google Voice” field uses a somewhat lighter shade that’s also…
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Huawei Mate 30 Pro can no longer install Google apps, as researcher exposes backdoor

October 1, 2019
Immediately after the launch of the Huawei Mate 30 Pro, we showed how easy it was to install Google apps on the device, despite the phone not being legally allowed to have them in the first place. The app responsible for this, LZPlay, has now been taken down, following the release of a detailed explanation of the security backdoor used to install Google apps on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro. For those…
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MobileNews

Yahoo brings its video app to Android TV

October 1, 2019
Yahoo just slapped a fresh coat of paint on its logo, and now the company is bringing its video app to Android TV. The Yahoo app — technically “Yahoo: Sports, Finance & News” — offers up video content from…
MobileNews

Tim Cook talks lower-priced iPhone 11, Apple TV+ competition, more in new interview

October 1, 2019
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has been visiting Apple Stores, Apple developers, and more on a trip to Germany and France. Now, in a new interview, Cook has shared more details about the iPhone 11 being more affordably priced, how he’s looking at Apple TV+ and its competition, concerns about Apple being a monopoly, and more. Tim Cook has shared highlights of his trip to Germany and France on Twitter…
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GamingNews

TwitchCon was a reminder that streamers are big business

October 1, 2019
The internet is real life, but the place where the internet meets real life is still messy as hell. TwitchCon, which was held at San Diego’s convention center this year — the same place where the biggest comic con in America happens every year — is the site of one of those collisions, where IRL meets URL. I just got back from the convention floor, which was a riot of people of different…
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