A security researcher has found yet another lock screen exploit on the iPhone, this time with FaceTime on iOS 13. The exploit, discovered by security researcher Jose Rodriguez, allows anyone to view your contact information without unlocking the phone.
| Mobile | September 17, 2019 |
The Fitbit Versa 2 is here, succeeding the popular Versa. There are refinements and quality-of-life features such as Alexa and Spotify control. There's also a new subscription wellness service called Fitbit Premium, for more in-depth coaching tips. Fitbit also debuted a smart scale called the Aria Air 2.
| News | August 29, 2019 |
Casio just announced the PRO TREK WSD-F21HR, the company's first smartwatch with a heart rate monitor. The $500 Google WearOS watch has tools for tracking runs, cycles, and climbs via GPS, altimeter, and barometer measuring activity and outdoor conditions, as well as logging trails for future treks.
| Health & Fitness | August 23, 2019 |
Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 is the smaller sibling to the Note 10 Plus, much like the iPhone XS is to the iPhone XS Max. Unlike Samsung, Apple didn't leave anything out of the smaller iPhone when the pair came out. Does the Note 10's missing features place it behind a nearly year-old phone?
| Android | August 22, 2019 |
Google quietly ended a service providing cell carriers with location data from customers. The “Mobile Network Insight Service” gave data on connection speeds and integrity using a map showing data from Android users on any carrier. Data was aggregated and anonymous, and carrier names weren't disclosed.
| Android | August 19, 2019 |
As a part of the European Union's antitrust case against Google, which has cost the company more than $5 billion in fines, the company must provide alternative search and web browser options to Android users. The company is now accepting bids for the honor from competing search engines.
| Android | August 2, 2019 |
It looks like there's a Nokia feature phone running a modified version of Android, complete with Google Voice Search, YouTube, and all. 9to5Google received a photo via an anonymous tip, and it appears to show what could be a market-changing collaboration between Google and HMD Global.
| Android | July 22, 2019 |
Samsung just announced its fastest RAM chips yet, boasting 44 GB/s transfer speeds with LPDDR5 technology on a 10-nm process. These 12-gigabyte monsters are meant to take 5G and A.I. to the next level on your next-gen phone, with 30% better efficiency and 1.3 times faster speeds than current high-end phones
| Mobile | July 18, 2019 |
HMD Global's Nokia 2.2 is yet another ultra-affordable phone from the company that's making its way to the U.S. The device offers a modern bezel-less design, and HMD Global said it will get Android Q, the next version of Android that's set to launch in August.
| Android | July 16, 2019 |
Xfinity Mobile, a free cellular carrier service for Xfinity internet customers, has added the Samsung Galaxy S9, S9 Plus, S8, S8 Plus, Note 9 and Note 8 to its Bring Your Own Device program -- the first Android devices to be supported. It's an even more compelling option for those using Xfinity Internet.
| Android | July 16, 2019 |
Verizon has added the Alcatel Go Flip V to its basic phone lineup, a $100 device which is exclusive to Big Red. This is the second of two Alcatel devices ever to launch on Verizon as a broader effort on Alcatel's part to wade into the U.S. market. The Go Flip V is a flip phone without smart features.
| Mobile | July 11, 2019 |