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LG rolling out HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support with update for select 2019 TVs, more to come this fall

July 30, 2019
After initially slating a July 25 date to enable HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support for some of its 2019 TVs, LG has officially started rolling out software updates for its OLED and NanoCell 4K UHD TVs with ThinQ AI. While the company’s UK press team said last week that 2018 and earlier LG TVs would also be gaining the Apple integration, LG has since said that it has no plans to offer the updates…
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Samsung teases dates for a new Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Watch

July 30, 2019
Samsung isn’t waiting until its Galaxy Note 10 event on August 7th to show all the hardware it’s releasing later in 2019. The company has teased online reveals for its latest Galaxy Tab (believed to be the Tab S6) and the Galaxy Watch Active 2 on July 31st and…
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Twitch's karaoke competition returns with a record deal prize

July 30, 2019
Twitch’s $20,000 karaoke contest is returning for a second season. The online singing competition for karaoke-style title Twitch Sings is open from today until Monday 5th August. Contestants can submit their audition videos here, and an internal team at Twitch will select the top 15 entrants to compete live over the course of five weeks. Six finalists will get an all-expenses paid trip to…
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Google researches find six critical iOS vulnerabilities, five of them already patched

July 30, 2019
Google security researchers have found six critical flaws with iMessage that can compromise the user’s phone without him even interacting with the device. These vulnerabilities fall into the “interactionless” category. Luckily, five of them have been patched with the iOS 12.4 update. Four of the vulnerabilities require the attacker to send an executable code on iMessage and once…
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LG trademarks names for its rollable smartphone?

July 30, 2019
Remember that bizarre patent from LG about a smart pen with rollable display? Well, that might become a thing sooner than we thought. The Korean Intellectual Property Office has approved the trademark of LG Rolling and back in April, the Korean tech giant has also filed…
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Huawei sees growth in first half of 2019 despite US ban, but slows down in Q2

July 30, 2019
In a time when Huawei’s ability to sell new smartphones is hindered, one might think that sales would suffer as a result. However, in today’s reveal of H1 2019 financials, Huawei has revealed a considerable year-over-year gain in smartphone sales. Reutersreports today that, thanks to its dominance in the Chinese market, smartphone sales so far in 2019 for Huawei have…
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