Samsung offers some of the best smartphones in the world, but choosing one can be quite daunting. Do you want the premium flagship experience? If so, then check out the Galaxy S and Note line. What about a solid blend of specs and affordability? You better look into the excellent midrange A Series. And let’s
Month: February 2020
So far this year, one of the most eye-popping startup exits has been Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of fintech data services platform Plaid. It’s a major exit in the white-hot fintech space, and while that transaction is still going through regulatory reviews, already some current Plaid employees are becoming alumni and fanning out into the
Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends It’s been a while since the Samsung Galaxy S9 range was released, and with the Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, S20 Ultra, and the Samsung Galaxy S10 range sitting atop the Galaxy S pile, you might think Samsung’s 2018 phones are now dreadfully outdated. But you’d be wrong to think that, because
If MWC 2020 had not been canceled and had gone ahead as usual, Sony would have started the first day of the show with its own smartphone launch. While the event itself may not be happening, we’ve still got the details of Sony’s new phones — the Xperia 1 II and the Xperia 10 II.
Petnet, the smart pet feeder backed by investors including Petco, recently experienced a week-long system outage affecting its second-generation SmartFeeders. While the startup’s customer service recently tweeted that its SmartFeeders and app’s functionality have been restored, Petnet’s lack of responsiveness continues to leave many customers frustrated and confused. Petnet first announced on Feb. 14 that
tech2 News StaffFeb 24, 2020 11:18:04 IST Instagram is reportedly testing a feature for Android users that will allow them to go to a user profile and choose to remove them from their follower list. Coder Jane Manchun Wong recently spotted the feature in the backend of an Instagram app on Android. Representational Image. The
As Indian startups begin to make inroads in the world of SaaS, Microsoft has taken notice. The American tech giant today launched 100X100X100, a program aimed at business-to-business SaaS startups. Microsoft said Monday that 100X100X100 will bring together 100 companies and 100 early and growth startups. Each committed company will spend $100,000 over a course
Clockwise from top left: Getty, Getty, Benjamin Currie (Gizmodo) and Benjamin Currie (Gizmodo).Image: Various I don’t know about you all, but I never win anything when I enter Instagram giveaways or contests. I’ve often wondered if anyone really does or whether they’re all scams. Although I don’t know the answer to that question, I do
Snap Inc. launches two new ground-sensing World Lenses on iOS and Android. Though advertised as a multimedia messaging app focused on user privacy, Snapchat has quickly established itself as one of the leading innovators in AR technology thanks to its ever-growing lineup of reality-warping World Lenses. What began as simple face filters and dancing hotdogs
The teams behind Sony’s PlayStation, Facebook Gaming, and the Oculus VR headset will not be in attendance at the Game Developers Conference 2020, in what is another blow to the video game industry from the new coronavirus outbreak. Sony Interactive Entertainment, in a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, said that it has “made the difficult decision” to
Apple may be gearing up to launch its own branded over-the-ear headphones, the long-rumored StudioPods. According to a tweet from tech analyst Jon Prosser, employees at retail giant Target have found a listing for a new version of Apple AirPods in the company’s internal systems. This listing could refer to Apple producing its own over-the-ear StudioPods headphones,
Amir Mukhtar / Moment / Getty Images India has been on the minds of many tech companies of late. Most, however, end up running into a wall while trying to crack the secret to reaching the country’s idiosyncratic audience. Despite that, a handful have been throwing everything they can at that wall to see what
The production of the rumored cheaper version of Apple’s AirPods Pro, dubbed the AirPods Pro Lite, is reportedly moving forward even while the coronavirus outbreak has gripped the mobile device industry. Earlier this month, an unverified report from DigiTimes via MacRumors claimed that Apple is preparing cheaper AirPods Pro. The device was mentioned within Apple’s
An iOS and Android version of Microsoft Defender will be released this year, bringing the antivirus software to mobile devices for the first time. In an official blog post, it was revealed that Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection has added support for Linux, joining Windows and macOS. Microsoft also said that there are plans to
Google published a support article on Friday clarifying that was still working with Huawei to provide security and app updates to older devices. New devices, however, would not have access to Google apps and services.Photo: Fred Dufour (AFP via Getty Images) Google wants to clear things up for Huawei device users: Google’s apps and services
Active Esports Arena Eindhoven promises a competitive VR experience that’s as much fun to watch as it is to play. This week marked the launch of Active Esports Arena Eindhoven, a full-body VR esports facility that blends immersive gaming with physical sports. Developed by Pillow’s Willow VR Studios in partnership with PSV and Sportscloud, Active
The original Kings Canyon map of Apex Legends has temporarily returned to the popular battle royale shooter, which is a kick of nostalgia for players who have been around since the game launched in February last year. Respawn revealed that it was bringing back Kings Canyon through Twitter, and the response was met with excitement
Photo: Getty A good rule of thumb is to be skeptical of the privacy-forward changes Facebook touts to the public, and to deeply interrogate any of the quieter changes it rolls out behind the scenes since those—surprisingly—often mark the real efforts that the company’s taking to be a little bit less of an invasive shitshow.
Countries, regions, and streets change slowly over time, but the mobile apps charting them are constantly evolving, both in competition with each other and in seeking to provide the most comprehensive and easiest to use service designed to anticipate your every navigational need. Google Maps and Apple Maps, the most popular mappers on the planet,
[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] How well do Robinhood’s financials stack up against incumbent online brokerages? While we wait for the seven-year-old company’s long-planned IPO, Alex Wilhelm examined Morgan Stanley’s big $13 billion purchase of E-Trade for fresh data comparison points. Robinhood
DC Comics’ Dark Knight has a long and successful history in films and television, and now he’s poised to return to the big screen in The Batman, the upcoming solo feature directed and written by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes filmmaker Matt Reeves. Development has been slow on the project, but cameras are finally rolling
Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late stage firms and focused on developing markets, a new report has revealed. According to research firm CB Insights’ annual report published this week, fintech startups across the world raised $33.9 billion* in total last year
As Samsung (re)unveiled its clamshell folding phone last week, I kept seeing the same question pop up amongst my social circles: why? I was wondering the same thing myself, to be honest. I’m not sure even Samsung knows; they’d win me over by the end, but only somewhat. The halfway-folded, laptop-style “Flex Mode” allows you
It’s an interesting time to be a Star Wars fan. On one hand, the breadth of the Star Wars universe has never been more accessible to the average fan with easy options to stream, rent, or buy every Star Wars film or TV series in the franchise. On the other hand, without any new movies
At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., there’s a drone. It’s not just any drone, though. It’s a quadcopter called the Draganflyer X4-ES, made by a company named Draganflyer, which introduced one of the first commercial drone kits way back in 1999. That’s not why it’s there, however. Back in May
The Trump administration’s Huawei clampdown left a lasting scar on Chinese phone makers’ relationship with the West. The ban sent them scrambling for alternatives to U.S.-based services like Google and Android, as it continued to underline how dependent their businesses were on U.S. partnerships. Inevitably, the effects of those strains have now begun to take
Nimish SawantFeb 22, 2020 11:48:58 IST It’s not even been two months since 2020 and Samsung has already unveiled six phones so far: the S10 Lite and Note10 Lite in January, followed by the flagships S20, S20 Plus and S20 Ultra earlier this month, and more recently, the Galaxy A71. While the S20 series follows
Nearly 2 billion people watch up to 5 billion YouTube videos each day. Logan Paul and similar celebrities stand at the forefront of its cultural conscience. They’re followed by millions and are highly influential both in and out of the internet bubble. Yet with all this content — more than 500 hundred hours uploaded each
Clearview AI founder Hoan Ton-That.Screenshot: PBS Canadian authorities are investigating shady face recognition company Clearview AI on the grounds that its scraping of billions of photos from the web might violate privacy laws, Reuters reported on Friday. According to Reuters, privacy commissioners from the Canadian federal government and of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta,
Some of Latin America’s leading venture capital investors are now backing hotel chains. In fact, Ayenda, the largest hotel chain in Colombia, has raised $8.7 million in a new round of funding, according to the company. Led by Kaszek Ventures, the round will support the continued expansion of Ayenda’s chain of hotels in Colombia and
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