Galaxy Note 9 Pre Order Customers Getting Free Upgrade To 512Gb Variant In Singapore

Samsung yesterday unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 and immediately started taking pre-orders for the handset in most markets of the world. In most parts of the world, Samsung is bundling a $299 AKG wireless headphones with the Note 9, though it is also offering a Fortnite bundle in some regions where users will get $150 worth of goodies for free in Fortnite. In Singapore though, Samsung has the best pre-order offer for the Note 9....

August 17, 2022 · 2 min · 283 words · Henry Prosperie

Gets Rid Of Dead Weight Retiring Llet Payments For Digital Goods

That’s why is pulling back the reigns a bit on llet. The company quietly announced this week on its support page that it’s retiring llet for digital goods, which basically means you can’t use it to pay for apps software after h 2, 2015. “en we first launched llet for digital goods, we wanted to make it simple for users merchants to buy sell online,” wrote on the official support page....

August 17, 2022 · 2 min · 252 words · Barry Ashton

Google Daydream View Vr Headset Launches On November 10

Earlier this year, Google officially unveiled its first virtual reality headset for the Daydream VR platform, called Daydream View. At the same time, the company confirmed the headset would cost $79.99, and that it would go on sale before the end of the year. Expectations that the headset would launch sometime in November were spot-on, as Google has officially announced the headset will launch on Thursday, November 10, for $79....

August 17, 2022 · 1 min · 194 words · Ruth Asher

Google Hires Apple Chip Designer John Bruno

In the hands of the former Motorola, manager have unified and standardized the ranges of Google devices, and the launch of Pixel 2 with its family ‘made by Google’ finally placed in the front line of fire in the industry of smartphones to the Mountain View company. The objective? Surely to compete with Apple in its field, to control hardware and software of its platform. Well, one more step and this is very important, because the tech giant Google has just secured more talent for its hardware division just by hiring John Bruno, a former AMD systems architect who has spent the last five years at the tech giant Apple firm developing the successful Apple A chipsets for its mobile devices....

August 17, 2022 · 3 min · 541 words · John Yeager

Google Increases Its Bug Bounty For Fitbit And Nest Security Flaws

The higher payments are coming through an extension to the Android Security Reward Program. In 2021, Google paid $2.9 million for Android bug reports and $3.3 million for Chrome bugs. The updated bug bounty focusses on Google’s hardware. This bug bounty focusses on Google’s embedded system firmware and software for hardware including Nest, Fitbit, and its Pixel smartphones that spans security for smart home products and wearables. “We encourage researchers to report firmware, system software, and hardware vulnerabilities....

August 17, 2022 · 2 min · 277 words · Jacques Lindberg

Google Launched Google Home Mini To Compete With Amazon S Echo Dot

Once you’ve made the tech giant Google’s, Google Home available, now you can have the tech giant Google’s, Google Home Mini, the most portable and private version of the tech giant Google’s personal assistant. The basic idea of this new Google device is to complement the Google Home by placing it in areas of the house that need some attention, because they are not covered or because they need more than a simple Chromecast....

August 17, 2022 · 2 min · 217 words · William Reed

Google Nexus 5X Review Just A Lacklustre Reference Design

A little history then. From the Nexus One (made by HTC), via the Nexus S (Samsung), the Galaxy Nexus (Samsung again), to the LG-made Nexus 4 and 5, and then the outsized Nexus 6 (Motorola), Google has sought to make a damn fine ‘reference’ device for each version of its OS. But the attractions of hardware that was either reasonably priced or had top specification (and sometimes both), combined with the un-skinned, bloat-free nature of ‘Nexus’, meant that each generation (apart from the ‘Nexus 6’, which was simply too large for anyone to hold or carry!...

August 17, 2022 · 14 min · 2940 words · Linda Steese

Google Pay Is It Safe Yes And Here S How To Use The Payment App

So how do you decide which one works best for you? One of these digital wallets aims to replace not only your payment apps but also your bank, which may make it easier to choose. Let’s take a look at how Google Pay is making moves to stand out. The revamp of Google Pay You’re probably familiar with Google Pay. But while you may occasionally use this digital wallet to make contactless purchases, what you may not know is that it recently got a complete revamp....

August 17, 2022 · 5 min · 947 words · Robert Allen

Google Pixel 4A Announced With 5 8 Inch Hole Punch Display 12Mp Rear Camera

Google has finally announced the much-rumored Pixel 4a. The Pixel 4a was expected to be launched at the Google I/O earlier this year. However, the event was canceled due to ongoing pandemic. The Google Pixel 4a is priced at $349, and it borrows heavily from the Pixel 4. The Google Pixel 4a comes equipped with a 5.81-inch FHD+ OLED display with a 19:5:9 aspect ratio and a pixel density of 443ppi....

August 17, 2022 · 2 min · 326 words · Noriko Smith

Have A Ring Doorbell Big Change To How Police Can Request Videos

A study last year found that there are so many cameras in the U.S. that you might feel like a celebrity. The average American is on cam 238 times a week or roughly 34 times a day. The amount would vary depending on where you live, but it’s still a lot. Here’s the backstory The Neighbors app works like a social media network, where residents can discuss crime-related matters in the area....

August 17, 2022 · 2 min · 299 words · Mary Russell

Here S How To Cancel App Store Subscriptions From Your Iphone On Ios 15

This model makes sense in many ways, but one downside is that, over time, it’s possible for these subscriptions to turn into a vacuum that sucks a significant amount of money out of your bank account every month. And Apple makes it pretty easy for you to control these subscriptions – easy as long as you know where to look! So, how do you cancel App Store subscriptions from your iPhone on iOS 15?...

August 17, 2022 · 1 min · 162 words · Victor Palacios

How Alexa Can Screen Your Sickness And Symptoms For Covid 19

There’s a good reason for all this red tape, though. By urging people with mild symptoms to self-isolate, we can help prevent our hospitals from overflowing in hot-spot areas. Tap or click here to see an updated map of the outbreak. Paging Dr. Alexa… In addition to answering questions about symptoms, case rates and other data, Alexa can also triage your personal symptoms and help you decide whether medical attention is needed....

August 17, 2022 · 2 min · 329 words · Delta Jenkins

Galaxy S5 To Have 16 Megapixel Ois Camera Galaxy Note Iii Will Not Have Ois After All

The Korean website ETNews is reporting that Samsung is in the middle of developing a super high end 16 megapixel camera sensor with optical image stabilization that will be used in the company’s next flagship phones early next year. Now while I realize it’s a bit too early to be talking about the GS5, there’s also a bit of news about the Note III in their piece that impacts us all....

August 16, 2022 · 2 min · 248 words · Mary Vance

Galaxyxmod Xposed Module For Galaxy S7 Lets You Customise Always On Display Mode

The Always On Display (AOD) feature on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge looks good on paper, but it has been led down by the poor execution from the company. The feature’s usability is greatly limited by the fact that it can only display unread notifications from a selected few system apps. In comes the GalaxyXMod Xposed module from developer I_evo. The module is compatible with both Galaxy S7 and S7 edge and provides you with the option to customise the Always On Display....

August 16, 2022 · 2 min · 232 words · Tina Martinez

Google Fired 5 383 Motorola Employees In Q2

Google is an ad company, pure and simple. In the company’s Q2 2013 financial results, it said 93% of their revenues came from little blue links for little blue pills from Canada. Nearly every other thing they do is either losing them money or doesn’t generate any money at all. None of this is new information, however. What is new is buried at the bottom of their press release: In other words, in the span of just three months, 5,383 Motorola Mobility employees were told to clear their desks and leave the office without making a scene....

August 16, 2022 · 2 min · 230 words · David Peterson

Google Pixel 7 And Pixel 7 Pro Leaked Prototypes Suggest Subtle Design Changes

The larger of the two devices, the Pixel 7 Pro, has a triple camera module compared to the dual cameras on the Pixel 7, and looks similar to the Pixel 6 Pro. The Pixel 6 series was powered by Google’s own Tensor processor, signaling that it was looking to differentiate the phones from other Android devices, which are mostly equipped with Qualcomm’s SoCs. An updated Tensor chip is expected to power the Pixel 7 series....

August 16, 2022 · 2 min · 377 words · Felicia Gamble

Google Removes Chrome Apps Section From The Chrome Web Store

As initially announced over a year ago, Google today shut down the Chrome Apps section of the Chrome Web Store. The store is now only left with Extensions and Themes. Google offered Chrome apps in two different flavors: Packaged apps and hosted apps. The latter were just bookmarks to web pages while the former acted as native apps that could even work offline, run in the background and had access to various hardware features like the USB port....

August 16, 2022 · 2 min · 266 words · Jamie Fields

Google S Nexus Player Gets The Required Fcc Certification

Bummed about the fact that Google stopped taking pre-orders for the Nexus Player because of the lack of FCC certification? Well, here is some good news for you. The device has just passed FCC’s certifications, which means Google is now legally allowed to take pre-orders and start selling the device in the United States. Hopefully, a couple of days delay will not change Google’s plan of putting the Player on sale in the United States from 3rd November....

August 16, 2022 · 1 min · 107 words · Daniel Singleton

Google S Upcoming Smartphones To Be Called Pixel And Pixel Xl

It has been previously reported that Google will be dropping the Nexus moniker from its upcoming HTC-made Sailfish and Marlin handsets. Today, Android Police have revealed what Google plans on calling its upcoming smartphones. Dubbed the Pixel and Pixel XL, the upcoming smartphones from Google will be marketed completely as Google-built smartphones and will lack any HTC branding whatsoever. The smaller 5-inch Sailfish will be called the Pixel, while the larger 5....

August 16, 2022 · 2 min · 242 words · Kimberly Lilley

Hackers Claimed To Have Found An Alien Life Mission In Gta 5 Online

In the mission, we get to see a UFO, an alien egg and a jetpack. But the theory is that this takes you to play a mission in the game which will unlock the mission. We can easily say that the Chiliad Mystery community is getting one step closer day by day to getting there. Here a little video: The mission is a pretty simple we just have to supply and run the mission, The players in this mission needs to deliver different objects from one place to another....

August 16, 2022 · 1 min · 175 words · Lloyd Roberts