Maybe you’ve noticed a feature on your phone called NFC, and wondered what it is. Or maybe you’re using NFC for contactless payments from your Android or other device, and you’re concerned about how secure it is. NFC is a common feature on phones, but something that many people aren’t aware of is that there
Month: April 2020
Habbo Hotel, a hit online networking game more than a decade ago, is drawing back hundreds of thousand of players as locked-down millennials look to rediscover a childhood favourite, its Finnish maker said. “Our traffic has tripled over the past month. The exact user number growth figure is 213% since February 25,” game maker Sulake’s
Google seems to have made it mandatory for smartphone vendors to support “seamless updates” on all devices running Android 11 out-of-the-box. The new change would help users as the updates — including security patches and new software versions — will get installed in the background, seamlessly upon enabling the fresh support. Although the Android maker
Instagram has become the ultimate social network for sharing photos and videos. However, while the Facebook-owned social network has almost all of the features that you might want, Instagram still lacks a few features. The biggest omission is the ability to repost photos or videos. Generally speaking, you need a third-party app to accomplish this,
Sony has revealed the design of the PlayStation 5‘s controller – a follow-on to its popular DualShock line that takes on a new name for a new generation: DualSense. The DualSense controller is kitted out in black and white, and looks like a futuristic, plastic armor-plated robot companion more than a gamepad in some ways.
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants — Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune — are hot, just like Earth’s. But unlike Earth, the Sun is too far from these outer planets to account for the high temperatures. Their heat source has been one of the great mysteries of planetary science. A new analysis
At the same time that it is actively testing iOS 13.4.5, Apple has released iOS 13.4.1 and iPadOS 13.4.1, with minor fixes to the previous release on March 24. Apple made the update to iOS 13.4 available on Tuesday afternoon at its normal release time. The update includes a fix for FaceTime calls made
Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi seems to be working on a new router that supports Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, a report has indicated. The development was highlighted after the company’s rumoured Wi-Fi router was spotted on China Compulsory Certification website, also known as 3C. According to the report, the 3C website highlighted the model will support AX1800 wireless
Fintech startup Lydia is the dominating mobile payment app in France with most of its 3.3 million users in its home country. That’s why the startup has been working hard over the past ten days to ship a feature that was originally planned for this summer — donations to charities and hospitals. Starting today, Lydia users
Unstable Wi-Fi is often caused by wireless congestion. Congestion problems are common in apartment complexes or densely packed neighborhoods. The more people using the internet, the greater the instability. When many people in the same area are working from home, connectivity suffers. For those of you wondering how to fix Wi-Fi that sucks or is
Xiaomi – a widely regarded Chinese electronics company – has become a well-known name in the smartphone market globally. The company had gained some popularity as the Apple of China in its early days, but with its expanded presence in regions including India, it was able to become a household name for millions of people.
Germany’s centre for disease control on Tuesday urged people with smartwatches and fitness bands to share their health data to help keep track of the spread of the coronavirus. The Robert Koch Institute said it was launching an app called Corona Datenspende (Corona Data Donation) that would allow people to voluntarily and anonymously share information
Chinese tech giant Huawei, like many other manufacturers in the smartphone segment, is looking beyond its core consumer products to smart televisions as the next big thing. The company is set to reveal its latest smart TV in its home market of China on April 8, alongside the P40 series of smartphones. A new report
Facebook said on Monday it would start surveying some US users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating “heat maps” of self-reported coronavirus infections. The social media giant will display a link at the top of users’ News Feeds directing them to the survey, which the researchers say
Not only do all your work devices make bleeps, but so do those of everyone in your household. For their sanity, for yours, and for not being kicked out to self-isolate somewhere else, here’s how to quieten down your Apple devices. It’s as if for every possible way your iPhone can make noise, there’s
Over the years, WhatsApp has become an integral part of our lives. It’s become our daily communication driver, and is now helping manage communications for businesses as well. Once considered as an instant messaging app, it has now transformed into an effective tool for communication via video, audio, and even GIFs. WhatsApp is a great
Nokia 3.2 smartphone is finally receiving the Android 10 update after being released globally with Android 9 Pie in February 2019. The development was announced today by HMD Global’s Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas on Twitter. Moreover, Nokia announced that the latest software update will be rolled out in two waves. India is among the
Eva Yoo Contributor Eva Yoo is founder of Seek Road, the project wherein she cycles from Seoul to London while interviewing startups on the Silk Road. More posts by this contributor How this Kazakhstan internet giant built success on ideas from Russia and China While a number of startups have been hard hit by efforts
It has the simplest name but the sort of shadowy overtones that national security writers lust after. Team Telecom, a mostly informal working committee of the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Justice (along with affiliated agencies) has for years been quietly tasked with evaluating and maintaining the security of America telecom infrastructure in concert
You’ve probably heard the term “virtual machine” before, but do you actually know what that is? Furthermore, why use a virtual machine anyway? Let’s look at what virtual machines are used for so you can better understand these important tools. Maybe you’ll even get some ideas for your own usage! What Is a Virtual Machine?
Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit likely managed to rise slightly from a slump a year earlier, as solid chip sales helped cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic on smartphones and TVs. The global leader in semiconductors is benefiting from higher demand for chips from laptop makers and data centres amid the
Google Pixel 4 phones are now receiving a new software update that brings an upgrade to Face Unlock and April Android security patch. The new update that was rolled out on Monday adds option for ‘eyes to be open’ while using the Face Unlock security feature to unlock Pixel 4 smartphones. Google has also rolled
A class action lawsuit filed on Monday suggests Apple intentionally misled customers by failing to disclose design and performance differences between the “inferior” 2×2 MIMO antenna array in iPhone XR and the 4×4 MIMO setup in iPhone XS and XS Max. Lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the
Pinterest has gained a reputation as a website geared mostly towards females who need ideas for weddings, home decor, and recreation. Maybe you like the idea of Pinterest but not its subject matter. Maybe Pinterest just isn’t for you. Don’t worry, as there are plenty of Pinterest alternatives. There are many sites out there that
Business at Tushy is booming. While the circumstances that led to the boom are sobering, the bidet company needed to adapt its strategy after seeing an uptick in business amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Other companies in this cohort include video conferencing service Zoom, meal kit service Blue Apron and Facebook, thanks to its social network,
Looks like things haven’t gone completely smoothly with Quibi‘s launch. The issue appears to have been resolved, but the Quibi customer support account tweeted this afternoon that “some users may be experiencing problems with the Quibi app,” only to add an hour later that “Users should once again be able to use the Quibi app
Color ereader screens, like E Ink’s Advanced Color e-Paper (ACeP), Tianma’s color LCD, and ClearInk, may revolutionize ereaders in 2020 and 2021. I took a first-hand look at these technologies and analyze their potential to reach consumer ereaders, like the Amazon Kindle, in 2020 and 2021. In short: if you’re looking for a color ereader,
OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z may be launching soon with a battery life of 20 hours as well as support for warp charging, according to a new report. The report also shares that the earphones will have improved Bluetooth latency. The OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z will be a revision of the Bullets Wireless 2 from last
The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics’ memory chips from laptop makers and data centres, but first-quarter profits are likely to remain flat as the outbreak weakened consumer electronics sales. The South Korean tech giant is the world’s largest memory chip maker, and its Galaxy
Quibi launches its mobile streaming service, Apple sources 20 million protective masks and Red Hat announces a new CEO. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 6, 2020. 1. Quibi launches its mobile streaming service in the middle of the quarantine era The much-hyped mobile app promising to deliver “quick bites” of video entertainment is finally
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