China is offering an alternative to physical identification cards. It’s using a popular messaging app to roll out a new electronic ID system. The pilot program is letting Chinese citizens register and store a virtual version of their official state-issued ID cards through WeChat, one of the hottest apps in the country. The Chinese city […]
Verizon Wireless today began rolling out the Android 8 Oreo system update to the Motorola Moto Z2 Force. In addition to the core Oreo features, including notification dots and picture-in-picture, the update makes improvements to productivity, performance, and notifications. For example, apps should now run quicker and smoother. The update also include Google’s new rounded […]
Apple has confirmed what owners of older iPhones have long suspected: that new versions of iOS will slow down the performance of older iPhones. Several days ago, Reddit user TeckFire posted a report to the iPhone subreddit stating that, after experiencing slowdown on their iPhone 6S, they replaced the battery with a new one and saw significant […]
Microsoft has updated its Pix camera application or iOS devices and added several new and fun tools. There is now a function called Photosynth, which lets iPhone owners create much wider and taller panorama photos. It provides faster and smoother capture, and uses Pix’s auto-enhancement capabilities to improve white balance, tone, and focus in real time. […]
Google has updated the Google Assistant SDK for developers and in so doing expanded the number of things developers can do with the voice-based assistant. The Assistant is now available in more languages and locales, including English (Australia, Canada, U.K., U.S.), French (Canada, France), German, and Japanese. The refreshed SDK makes it possible for end […]
A new study from the University of California at San Francisco and a health startup, Cardiogram, show that Apple Watch, many Android Wear devices and Fitbit can accurately diagnose hypertension and sleep apnea. Do note these devices do not have traditional sensors used to track those health issues, just a heart rate sensor. Cardiogram and […]
Facebook has added several ways to help people avoid harassment on the social network. Facebook says it is improving efforts to detect fake, inauthentic, or duplicate accounts that are created in order to get around blocks. The company is using things such as IP addresses to proactively recognize accounts that may be created by someone who […]
HMD Global has made Android 8 Oreo available in beta form to the Nokia 6 smartphone. The beta software adds notification dots, picture-in-picture, autofill passwords, quicker boot times, and the latest security patch. Nokia 6 owners will need to join the Nokia Phones Beta Lab in order to gain access to Android 8. HMD Global didn’t say how […]
Owners of the T-Mobile variant of the U11 Life smartphone can expect to receive the Android 8 Oreo over the coming days, according to HTC. HTC has made the system update available and will roll it out beginning today. It may take up to a week to reach everyone. The unlocked version of the U11 Life […]
Google has announced plans to wind down Project Tango, its ambitious augmented reality platform that used on-device cameras and sensors to blend reality with computer-generated content. “As we focus on bringing augmented reality to the entire Android ecosystem with ARCore, we’re turning down support of Tango,” said Google. The company will officially cease to support […]
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