TCL today announced the BlackBerry KEY2 LE, a mass-market smartphone with a keyboard. The phone is a scaled back variant of the KEY2 with a new exterior. Gone is the rigid metal build and in its place is a polycarbonate frame with a soft-touch material on the rear surface. The KEY2 LE comes in three […]
Google today updated its Google Go search application with a handy new feature: the ability to read web sites out loud. Google Go is primarily found on devices running the Android Go platform. It can now read billions of web pages in 28 different languages in a smooth an natural-sounding voice. Google says the technology uses […]
In an effort to give users more control over their digital wellbeing, Google has added several tools to YouTube that are meant to help people control how much time they spend watching videos. To start, the company has installed a profile to the setting menu that highlights how much video that person has watched both in the […]
Google has added two new tools to Datally, its app for helping people manage their monthly mobile data. First, Emergency Bank lets people set aside a small reserve of data that will remain unused. People can tap into the reserve for emergencies after they’ve consumed the bulk of their data. The second tool, called Bedtime Mode, […]
Google today gave its local guides another tool to help with the task of providing information about local businesses: video. Google says iPhone owners can “show off their favorite places in motion.” The ability to add video is in the same menu as that for sharing photos. Local guides can take advantage of the tool […]
Twitter announced it will no longer provide updates to its app for devices running iOS 9 and older. In the changelog for the most recent iteration of the app, Twitter explained that it is: “streamlining our app development for all clients. As a result, devices on iOS 9 or older will no longer receive updates […]
Facebook has removed Onavo Protect, its VPN service, from the iTunes App Store after being told by Apple that the app violated its rules. Onavo, which Facebook purchased in 2013, promised to “keep you and your data safe” by “blocking potentially harmful websites and securing your personal information.” At the same time, the app provided […]
OnePlus has begun rolling out OxygenOS 5.1.5 to the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T phones. The lone user-facing feature in the update is the ability to confirm your PIN without tapping the check key to unlock the phone. This saves one tap in the unlocking process. OxygenOS 5.1.5 also includes the latest Android security patch from […]
All 750 of Costco’s U.S. stores now accept Apple Pay at the register. The company had been testing Apple Pay at a small number of stores since earlier this year. Costco completed the Apple Pay roll-out on August 10. Costco is working to bring Apple Pay to its store-based gas stations, too, but has only […]
Samsung Pay has launched mobile payments in South Africa, bringing the total number of markets served to 24 across six continents. Samsung has partnered with some 2,000 banking and financial institutions to serve as many people as possible. Samsung Pay supports online purchases in 15 markets, transit cards in five markets, loyalty and membership cards in […]
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