Samsung S Bixby Assistant On Galaxy S8 To Support 7 8 Languages

Samsung’s AI-powered virtual assistant, Bixby, is going to be among the key features of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. Samsung will be taking on the likes of Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri with Bixby, and the company is leaving no stone unturned in making its virtual assistant is up to the mark. A new report now details that Samsung will be launching Bixby with support for 7 to 8 languages....

August 9, 2022 · 1 min · 199 words · Robert Ohmen

Samsung Unveils The Galaxy A3 And A5 With A Metal Unibody Design

Samsung has just unveiled two new mid-range handsets — the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5. Both these phones are among the slimmest yet from the company with the A5 matching the waist size of the Galaxy Alpha at 6.7mm. The devices sport a unibody aluminium design and feature a 5MP front-facing camera for all the selfie needs of today’s younger generation. As for the hardware powering them, the Galaxy A5 is the powerful of the two and comes with a quad-core 1....

August 9, 2022 · 2 min · 252 words · Noe Connor

Singapore Wants Citizens To Arm Up Take Accountability For Personal Cyber Hygiene

The government also has set up a task force to develop policies and capabilities to bolster efforts to combat ransomware attacks, which are a growing concern for local businesses. Singapore laid out its cyber defence strategy, which it said spanned five key areas including the need for individuals to arm up on cyber awareness and be capable of protecting themselves. “Individuals have a responsibility to adopt good cybersecurity practices and protect the systems and devices they use,” Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, Teo Chee Hean, said Wednesday at the Singapore International Cyber Week conference....

August 9, 2022 · 5 min · 1041 words · William Dey

Smartphone Security Do You Need A Vpn On Your Phone

Chances are your work email is connected, which means a savvy cybercriminal could steal your company’s secrets. There’s also your contacts list, which is stuffed with phone numbers and maybe even emails. Bottom line: You need to protect your phone, preferably with a VPN, to act as a secure bridge between your phone and the internet. There’s no better option than our sponsor, ExpressVPN, one of the best and most trusted companies in the business....

August 9, 2022 · 3 min · 444 words · Charlie Vassar

Sony Announces Two New Phones The 6 0 Inch T2 Ultra And The 4 0 Inch E1 No Pricing Yet

Sony has just unveiled two smartphones that are aimed at emerging markets, the T2 Ultra (above) and the E1 (below). Starting with the T2, it’s a 6.0 inch 720p phone that has an unknown Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon chip, 1 GB of RAM, 13 megapixel camera, 3000 mAh battery, and 4G LTE support. The smaller E1 has a 4.0 inch display that pushes 800 x 480 pixels, 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 512 MB of RAM, and a speaker that’s rated at 100 decibels....

August 9, 2022 · 2 min · 311 words · Kim Keenan

Sony Holding A Demand Great Event On October 9Th In New York

Sony today sent out invitations for an event in on October 9 to be held in the New York. The accompanying teaser image from Sony carries the tagline ‘Demand Great’ — which suggests that the Japanese giant is planning on releasing its latest flagships — the Xperia Z3 and the Z3 Compact — across the shore. Sony has traditionally stayed away from the U.S market and released its flagship devices months after their initial launch in the country....

August 9, 2022 · 1 min · 211 words · Roberta Dehn

Sony Sends Mixed Signals On Llipop Upgrade Plans For Xperia Phones

That was the message Sony Xperia’s official Twitter account was delivering Monday to those asking if their devices would be getting the upgrade to llipop anytime soon. Several tweets indicated that only the Xperia Z series would be scoring the latest flavor of Android. — Sony Xperia (@sonyxperia) h 6, 2015 However, Sony quickly changed its tune, instead opting for the “no comment” method of deflecting the question. That came after a series of angry tweets from those upset that phones less than a year old would be left out of Android 5....

August 9, 2022 · 1 min · 206 words · Sharon Underwood

Sundar Pichai Slams Donald Trump S Immigration Order Calls It Painful

That means the resident of seven Muslim countries if were outside of the US at the time the order went into effect, they will be restricted from entering the country for at least the next 90 days. Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai criticized Donald Trump’s controversial immigration order by saying that it will create “barriers” to bring great talent to the US and had ordered more than 100 employees traveling overseas to return to the US....

August 9, 2022 · 2 min · 275 words · Joseph Fitts

Swiftkey Finally Supports Android 7 0 Nougat Emojis

In an update, SwiftKey has added the Nougat emojis into the predictive keyboard, along with a fix for the nagging syncing issues that have plagued the service in recent weeks. ong with the additional choices for spicing up your texts, you can also modify the skin tone of the various emojis. SwiftKey was kind enough to post an official changelog as to what’s new: The changes are hitting the stable channel of SwiftKey, which you can grab from the ay Store....

August 9, 2022 · 1 min · 155 words · Kenneth Elizondo

Swiftkey Update For Android Brings With It A Slew Of Bug Fixes

The SwiftKey update change log is rather lengthy. There’s improved typing performance, transitions, keyboard loading time, Flow performance, which will help when you’re doing one-hed gesture typing. The app also fixes a bug that made the bottom row of the keyboard disappear on some devices, as well as a bug that made the background disappear in some themes another that caused some to constantly crash. That’s a pretty lengthy list of bugs, but SwiftKey promises to make performance its “#1 priority…we continue to work on lag issues affecting some users on some devices to make sure the keyboard is as snappy as you need....

August 9, 2022 · 1 min · 169 words · Elaine Miller

T Mobile Spacex Say New Partnership Will Mean The End Of Mobile Dead Zones

Once the service is launched, Starlink’s second-generation satellites will be able to broadcast directly to cell phones. “If you have a clear view of the sky, you are connected on your mobile phone,” T-Mobile CEO and president Mike Sievert said on stage Thursday evening at SpaceX’s Starbase spaceport in Texas. SEE: SpaceX: Starlink Maritime is ready for yachts, ships and oil rigs T-Mobile will dedicate a slice of its midband PCS spectrum to be integrated into the Starlink satellites, which will be launched next year....

August 9, 2022 · 3 min · 528 words · Shannon Parker

That Covid Passport App May Put Your Privacy At Risk

There are several ways to keep your paper vaccination card safe, but many have opted for digital versions. This has also contributed to the uptake in digital COVID passports, adopted by several countries as internationally-recognized proof. It’s a good idea in theory, but it presents several challenges. Read on to see how digital passport apps could cause more harm than intended. Here’s the backstory While some states and cities have official digital vaccination apps that contain your details, there isn’t a universally agreed-upon app....

August 9, 2022 · 3 min · 470 words · Lawrence Pelkey

The 5 Android Gardening Apps You Need In The Spring

The bulk of the app is informative. You’ll find many well-written articles about gardens, houseplants, lawn care, and common plant problems. If you’re looking for precise information. You can tag your favorite topics and plants to create your custom magazine. And add specific articles to your favorites list. GKH Gardening Companion isn’t just a mobile vehicle for reading Gardening Know How. It’s also got a handful of helpful gardening features....

August 9, 2022 · 5 min · 1007 words · David Williford

The 5 Best Cheap Laptops Of 2022

But, if you look around, there are still some great deals on the best laptops. You can score a solid Windows 10 or ChromeOS laptop for under $350. You can find a great deal for a laptop that can handle video calls with teachers, virtual classes, big projects, and everyday homework. To help you choose the best budget laptop for your needs, ZDNET experts analyzed the five best devices on the market right now....

August 9, 2022 · 4 min · 825 words · Priscilla Bower

The 5 Best External Hard Drives Of 2022

First, though, you need to know which external hard drives are the best –and that’s where we can help. We conduct in-depth research and scour the market for the best external hard drives for your home and office computer, so that you can save time and money. Also: The best Black Friday storage and SSD deals For other ideas, check out our expert picks for the best computers, the best all-in-one computers, and the best gaming PCs....

August 9, 2022 · 3 min · 594 words · Darla Gill

The 5 Best Identity Theft Protection Credit Monitoring Services In 2022

There is always the myFICO app, but there are other apps that can offer excellent features at a reasonable price. Here are some of the best identity theft protection and monitoring services we recommend. For more resources, check out our guides to help you protect your credit card and freeze your credit. It may make a big difference one day! Compatibility: Android, iOSCost: $9.99 per monthApp Store rating: 4.5Google Play rating: 4....

August 9, 2022 · 5 min · 1008 words · Kenneth Obrien

Samsung Has Already Replaced About Half Of Recalled Galaxy Note 7 Units In The United States

Samsung today announced that it has managed to replace “about half of all recalled Galaxy Note7” units it had sold in the United States so far. The company had reportedly sold around 1 million units of the Galaxy Note 7 in the country before it issued a recall and stopped the sales of the device. This means that Samsung has replaced 500,000 faulty Note 7 units in the United States for now, with another 500,000 units or so still remaining....

August 8, 2022 · 2 min · 258 words · Matthew Marquez

Samsung Pay Gains Support For New Banks And Gift Cards In The U S

Samsung today announced that it is expanding the ecosystem for Samsung Pay in the U.S. by announcing support for cards issued by a bunch of banks and adding support for gift cards. Samsung boasted in its announcement that MST is turning out to be Samsung Pay’s biggest advantage in the U.S. It also noted that there is a lot of repeat usage among Samsung Pay users, with eight transactions being done by per user of the service on an average....

August 8, 2022 · 1 min · 213 words · Millicent Burkholder

Samsung S Galaxy S6 Edge Reportedly Costs More To Put Together Than Apple S Iphone 6

The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge offers not just one curved edge, but two, and while it also excises previous design decisions from older handsets in other ways, it turns out those changes make the newest flagship from Samsung the most expensive to build yet. According to a report published recently by Re/code, and citing a report from a teardown completed by research firm IHS, the Galaxy S6 edge is Samsung’s most expensive to build and assemble to date....

August 8, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Lorenzo Nichols

Samsung To Unveil Foldable Smartphone Later This Year

It looks like after years of teasing, Samsung is finally set to release its foldable smartphone to the public or at least provide more information about it. The company’s CEO DJ Koh told CNBC that the company will provide more details on its foldable smartphone later this year. There have been plenty of rumors claiming that Samsung will release its first foldable smartphone this year. Samsung’s mobile chief, however, failed to provide any more information about the foldable smartphone and how the foldable display will function....

August 8, 2022 · 2 min · 269 words · Judy Batten