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According to a patent filled by world's biggest social media company back in November 2017, Facebook looks to profit off its users by tracking them in the real world using facial recognition technology. How does it work? Well, it's pretty simple: since we're uploading our lives on social media, incl...
All people, including tech companies, acknowledge that cell phone radiation is not a good thing for one's health, or at least that's the theory, because in practice, 9 out of 10 popular smartphones are far above legal safety limits with regard to the aforementioned issue. This is the result of a ver...
A Lebanese tourist was sentenced to 8 years in jail for a social media post against Egypt. Mona el-Mazboh was arrested last month , after she posted a video-clip on Facebook, complaining of conditions and sexual harassment in Egypt. Last Saturday, a Cairo court sentenced her to 8 years in prison. ...
Another week has come to pass, and I've decided to have some fun, hence here are some of the best smartphone commercials of all time. To begin with, since we're an Android related website, here's an add from 2009, the year of the Droid so to speak. Back in 2009, Google, Verizon and Motorola joined f...
According to a report via WaPo, Twitter is frantically purging fake accounts, with more than 70 million already deleted from one of the world's most popular social media platforms. The Twitter crackdown is aimed at removing "malicious activity" (read Russian bots and similar stuff) from its platform...
There's a Polish psychologist and data scientist out there in the wild, a guy named Michal Kosinski (born in Warsaw), who claims that AI (artificial intelligence, as opposed to natural stupidity) is already able (and willing) to tell about one's politics and sexuality by using facial recognition so...
The new rumor of the Galaxy S10, Beyond0 uses side fingerprints, Beyond1 and Beyond2 use screen fingerprints. And Beyond0 and Beyond1 are dual cameras, and Beyond2 is three cameras. — Ice universe (@UniverseIce) July 6, 2018 As the tweet reads, the Korean tech giant is set to provide its ...
For whatever strange reason, the Finnish company HMD that's responsible for reviving the Nokia brand, chose to first launch their latest mid-range droid, the Nokia 5.1 Plus respectively, in China of all places. This is a very interesting marketing strategy, considering how huge (and overcrowded ...
If you're not a gaming aficionado, Old School RuneScape might not ring a bell. However, for old-school die-hard fans, today's news is as good as it gets, as we just got word that Old School RuneScape got available via a beta release on Android, whilst testing for the mobile version of RuneScape 3 is...
I already told you about Pokemon Quest in one of my previous articles, and today's news is that since its launching a week ago, this game made a cool 3 million bucks for Nintendo, and it has been downloaded 3.5 million times. Pretty nice figures for a week's work, don't you think? Before you ask, we...
It's a known and indisputable fact that Asphalt 9: Legends is about to hit Android platforms at some point this summer, hence if you're a gaming aficionado, today's article is good news: even if the game is not ready yet for droid-heads, beta or otherwise, you can still pre-register on Google Play...
According to an article from the Wall Street Journal, one of Google's many dirty secrets is that it allows application developers to sift through users Gmail addresses. Basically, Google allows third parties to read your email. There's no other way to describe it. Software developers were allowed...
World's biggest and most powerful company in human history, and by that I mean Google, has decided to enter the video game wars, as it announced a soon-to-become-reality new gaming console and streaming service. So, it appears like Google wants a piece of that gaming dollar too, and that's to be exp...
If you're an Android user and a YouTube aficionado, as expected from one reading this website, the good news is that the Android version of the app now offers an awesome picture-in-picture mode, and I am obviously talking about YouTube Picture in Picture (PiP), for all of us "peasants" out there. Tr...
In case you did not know it yet, Huawei is a Chinese tech-giant, a huge multinational company that ranked 83rd last year on Fortune Global 500 list. Just to get the general idea, this is the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer and the 3rd largest smartphone manufacturer after S...
Microsoft Office for Android is getting tons of new and cool features in July, as per the company's official announcement. Okay, I am exaggerating a little bit, for dramatic effect. I meant, Office for Android is getting a few new cool features. Better now? Moving along with the story, even if Mic...
According to Vodacom's data, Android dominates South African market with 72% of their users using this operating system. Android owes this success to more affordable devices in comparison to the runner up iOS. The leading android and overall phone brand is Samsung. We should note that South African ...
The official launching date of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 beast was confirmed for August 9, but today we just got word about its main specs and features. Ain't internet grand folks? The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was leaked due to the famous industry insider/tipster/troll extraordinaire Eldar M...
I don't know about you, but I had a big grin on my face at the news of Instagram Lite rolling on Google Play. I mean, every Facebook-made piece of software on my droid is in its "lite" version, for obvious reasons: I don't like bloated software and I'm not the kind of guy constantly pecking at his s...
According to the latest rumors and/or leaks, the upcoming flagship Nokia 9, which will most probably run on stock Android (9.0 P out of the box) of course, is about to be revealed to the world at IFA 2018. Until that day, here's what we learned so far: since the Nokia brand was resurrected by the go...
If you're a fan of the "Pokemon Universe", well, the good news of the day is that you can now play Pokemon Quest for free. What does it mean? To begin with, this game is aimed at Pokemon lovers who enjoy staying indoors. Basically, if it's cold or rainy outside, or you're just not in the mood for c...
The rumor mill has been quite busy lately talking about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9, a monstrous droid that was expected to be announced earlier by the Korean tech giant than they usually do. And truth be told, according to today's news, the Galaxy Note 9 actually hit the FCC and got its cert...
On-demand apps are on the rise helping users to satisfy their unique needs instantly. In addition to on-demand laundry, food delivery services, car rental and taxi services, there are more eclectic apps emerging as well catering to niche industries. Thanks to this technology, businesses of all types...
The Samsung Galaxy S10 is one of the most sought after droids in the world today, and it marks for the company's tenth anniversary of its now-famous S-series. Basically, the S10 will be for Samsung what the iPhone X was to Apple, their swan song so to speak, or something along these lines. According...
According to a recent leak via WinFuture, the upcoming ARM based Qualcomm Snapdragon 1000 system on chip is designed especially for PCs and laptops. The SDM1000 (sounds like a Terminator movie, doesn't it?) is allegedly using ARM's next-gen Cortex A-76 architecture and it has a larger design compar...
Samsung is world's largest smartphone manufacturer, and it's best known for its flagship devices, yet it appears like the Korean tech giant is now trying to grab the "lower-end" of the market with a new concept, the Samsung Android Go smartphone respectively. Considering the huge emerging markets l...
Kiwi is one of my favorite fruits, but today marks a double whammy for yours truly, as I've just learned there's a Kiwi browser for Android out there, and that's as good as it gets in my book. What is Kiwi, you asked? Well, there's an old saying, about imitation being the best form of flattery. And ...
The Facebook Messenger Android app is arguably one of the most popular in the known universe, being downloaded and installed by hundreds of millions of users on their droids. Today we have excellent news for all of you diversity/multi-culti aficionados out there, as Lord Emperor Zucc has decided to ...