Recognition: Robert Triggs / Android Authority In addition to offering a feature drop at the beginning of the month, Google is also offering Pixel owners a major patch. Droid life reports that the company is rolling out Android’s security update for March 2021 for Pixel phones from Pixel 3 to Pixel 5. The March update…
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Pixels gain underwater shooting smarts, more with new feature drop
Recognition: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google is introducing new features for current Pixel phones. These features include compatibility with an underwater camera housing, new recorder features, and much more. It’s a new month so get ready for a new pixel feature drop. Lots of new features are being developed for Pixels this month, including…
Instagram launches ‘Live Rooms’ for live broadcasts with up to four creators – ProWellTech
Instagram today announced With the introduction of “Live Rooms”, a coveted function has been added to the app that allows up to four people to broadcast live at the same time. Previously, the app only allowed users to stream with one other person, similarly to Facebook Live. The company hopes Live Rooms will open up…
Qualcomm wants to build a fan community with Snapdragon Insiders
Snapdragon Insiders is an official community initiative for fans who want to dig deeper into Qualcomm’s technologies. The company plans monthly “drops” with freebies, access to experts, master classes and access to backstage events. Snapdragon Insider can be found on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit. As you read this, I’m not going to pat myself…
Twilio to become minority owner in Syniverse Technologies with $750M investment – ProWellTech
Syniverse Technologies, a company helping wireless operators move communications across public and private networks, announced an extensive partnership with Twilio this morning. Under the agreement, Twilio is investing up to $ 750 million to become a minority owner of the company. The idea behind the partnership is to combine Twilio’s API communication skills with Syniverse’s…
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You’re not accepting WhatsApp’s new terms
WhatsApp’s new terms and conditions made technical headlines earlier this year as the company mandated that users must accept these terms if they want to continue using the IM app. The new terms confirm that information will be shared with parent company Facebook, ignoring users who previously opted out of this practice. These terms also…
Xiaomi and Oppo stars, Huawei wanes
Recognition: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Samsung and Apple remained the largest smartphone manufacturers in Europe in 2020 as well, although shipments declined. The third-placed Xiaomi was the biggest winner in 2020. Huawei continued to slip on the continent. The European smartphone market slowed significantly in 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic, but despite the…
What do you do with your old phone when you buy a new one?
It’s not uncommon these days for consumers to keep their smartphones for two to three years as even older phones are still pretty reliable and do their job well enough. But it’s always fun to upgrade to a new device, be it via a contract upgrade or via the prepaid route. That makes us wonder…
Redmi Note 10 series will gain telephoto macro camera
The Redmi Note 10 series will be equipped with a 5 megapixel telephoto macro camera. This gives you more detailed, enlarged macro shots. We’ve seen a trend over the past few years for smartphone manufacturers to put measly, all but useless 2-megapixel cameras on the back of their phones. One of the most popular additions…