Smartphones. The latest news articles about smartphones, mobile phone companies, and the advancement in technology with regards to cell phones are found in this category.
Facebook To Expand Tool For Reducing News Deserts FACEBOOK – Facebook recently aimed to handle news deserts with the second big expansion of a tool that lets people discover more local news. According to Inquirer, the company disclosed that they still have a lot to learn. The tool they expanded is the “Today In” service … Read more
Shazam-Like App Enables Smartphones To Identify Paintings SHAZAM-LIKE APP – A Shazam-like app was created in order to identify paintings like how Shazam can identify music or soundtracks. Shazam is an app developed by Apple Inc. which enables smartphone users, both in iOS and Android, to identify music. Picture yourself walking in the mall and … Read more
Social Media Giants To Attest On Violent Content In Socmed Platforms SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS – Social media giants Google, Facebook, and Twitter is set to testify next week on violent content in socmed platforms. According to GMA News, this is in lieu to the US Panel’s efforts on them to remove content on social media … Read more
Apple Reveals IPhone 11 Handsets, Cuts Entry Price APPLE – Apple Inc. recently revealed their new iPhone 11 handsets series and announced that they have cut its entry price. A recent report from ABS-CBN News states that Tim Cook, the company’s chief executive said that the new iPhone models brings new capabilities and a new … Read more
Here are the things that Android phones can do that iPhones cannot Android phones can do these things that iPhones cannot as they are the two top operating systems when it comes to smartphones. Here is the list. Android can download apps from a vetted environmentPhones running the Android OS can download directly from the … Read more
Huawei To Debut “Kirin” Processor Ahead Of Mate 30 Series Launch HUAWEI – The company behind Huawei recently showed their new “Kirin” chips ahead of the launch of their new Mate 30 series. The Kirin mobile processor, as well as the Mate 30 range, are the company’s first ever big product launches ever since their … Read more
Facebook Collaborates With Microsoft To Spot “Deepfake” Videos FACEBOOK – The company behind Facebook said on Thursdat that it collaborated with Microsoft Corp to launch an event to spot “deepfake” videos. According to GMA News, the social media platform invested $10 million to an event called the “Deepfake Detection Challenge, which is focused to contribute … Read more
YouTube To Pay Fine For Allegedly Violating Children Privacy Law YOUTUBE – Google, who also owns YouTube, will pay a fine of $170 million for the alleged collecting of kids without parents’ permission. According to a recent post in Manila Bulletin, Google agreed to collaborate with video creators to mark materials that target kids, further … Read more
Google Project Zero: The Apple iPhone Is Vulnerable To Hacks GOOGLE – Project Zero, a team of cybersecurity professionals by Google have discovered that the Apple iPhone is vulnerable to hacks. Project Zero aims to detect, analyze, and examine software issues on major software like Android, Chrome, and yes, even the Apple’s iOS and OS … Read more
Facebook To Start Privatizing Number Of “Likes” For Posts FACEBOOK – The company behind Facebook recently said that it will no longer create a public display of like counts for posts. This is yet another change by the social media platform, with the earlier one being making the facial recognition an opt-in feature. Thus, users … Read more