Toyota‘s new 2020 lineup includes, for the first time, a variety of models that support both Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto along with Amazon Alexa. The new models include the 2020 4Runner, Sequoia, Tacoma, and Tundra. Last year’s Avalon supported CarPlay, but not Android Auto. The two technologies are comparable, letting the driver sync their […]
An Houston has filed a lawsuit against Apple FaceTime bug that allowed potential attackers to spy on private FaceTime conversations that were supposed to be secured with end-to-end encryption. The FaceTime software flaw allowed others to hear what the people they were calling were talking about before the person answers the call or were aware […]
Squad is a new chat app which lets users share what’s on their screen, including other apps, along with traditional video chat. Squad is designed to let users turn any app, including social media apps, into a shared social experience. It’s currently available for iOS; an Android version is in internal beta. The Android version, […]
NFC payment systems, Apple Pay and Google Pay, are closer to being accepted everywhere, with the announcement that Target, Taco Bell, Jack in the Box, Hy-Vee and Speedway are now rolling out support for NFC payments. Target was one of the last big holdouts in supporting the technology, which lets you simply tap your NFC-equipped phone […]
Over the past few months alone, Google Pay, the Android-compatible digital wallet platform has expanded to nearly 70 new banks in three different waves stateside. Believe it or not, it’s already time for a fourth, as an extra 17 US financial institutions have been added to the official support list so far this month. While […]
Microsoft support documents have revealed that support for Windows 10 Mobile will end on December 10, 2019. After that date, the platform will no longer receive any security updates or non-security hotfixes. While no updates will be offered after December 10, Microsoft does say that automatic or manual creation of new device backups for settings […]
Spotify, the music streaming app, now serves more than 200 million people and many of them are enjoying their favorite songs while driving. And while Spotify can’t suddenly grow tactile buttons on your phone, it added the next best thing for your on-the-road experience — nice, big icons for the important playback functions. The updated […]
Google Maps has added another handy new feature. Support for displaying speed traps has begun rolling out in Google Maps. Screenshots shared by one Android user show icons of speed cameras when exploring the map and when driving. And since you shouldn’t be looking at your phone when you’re behind the wheel, Google Maps will […]
Private companies that buy and distribute real-time phone location data from major US phone carriers have been caught rampantly reselling that data to companies and people they aren’t supposed to, including private bounty hunters. In a Motherboard investigate report, the reporter was able to buy someone’s real-time location for $300. A bounty hunter interviewed claims that a […]
Now the people of Los Angeles can now download an app that can provide early warning of many major earthquakes. The app, offered by the city, is called ShakeAlertLA and is available now for both Android and iOS. The ShakeAlertLA app is brought to you by the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Information […]
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