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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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The story behind every Xbox One controller ever made

Microsoft is very, very fond of special edition Xbox One controllers, to the point where it encourages you to make your own. But did you ever wonder about the history behind a given controller, or how many models have never seen the light of day? If you did, you might just…
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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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'Spyro Reignited Trilogy' heads to PC and Switch on September 3rd

You won’t have to stick to the living room to play the revamped Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Activision and Toys For Bob are bringing the pint-sized dragon’s adventures to both PCs (via Steam) and the Nintendo Switch on September 3rd, 2019. That’s nearly a year after the revamped classics came to the PS4 and Xbox One, but you probably won’t mind if you’ve either wanted…
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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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'Monster Hunter World: Icebourne' beta opens this week

A big update for Monster Hunter World is on its way, with the Iceborne expansion adding new monsters, weapons and missions to the game. While the expansion won’t be officially released until early September, Capcom is making part of it available for free for a few days…
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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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