Month: August 2020
Kid-Friendly Tablets for Homework and Playtime
Depending on how schools—and your workplace—reopen, your sanity may depend on more screen time for your children. Choose the right screen. Source
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NYPD used facial recognition to track down Black Lives Matter activist
The New York City Police Department used facial recognition software to track down a Black Lives Matter activist accused of assault after allegedly shouting into a police officer’s ear with a bullhorn. The mayor’s office says it will “reassess” standards for using facial recognition after criticism that the case shows…
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Google asks to test a new type of wireless broadband
Google has asked the FCC for permission to conduct secret wireless broad tests using the 6GHz spectrum in multiple cities across the US, according to a document spotted by Business Insider. It wants to run “experimental propagation testing in the 6GH… Source
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Here are the Samsung devices getting three generations of Android updates
Samsung has confirmed exactly which of its devices will be receiving “three generations” of Android updates, after announcing the initiative at its Note 20 launch event earlier this month. As expected, the list includes flagship phones going back to last year’s Galaxy S10, but there are also a couple of…
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Google’s Find My Device app can now locate Pixel Buds
Second-gen Pixel Buds owners can now use Find my Device to look for their pair in case they ever get lost. According to 9to5Google, users have started seeing the Pixel Buds they connected to their account on the Find my Device app on Android and the… Source
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Nearly half of Brits using insecure devices for online banking null
New research has revealed that nearly half (47%) of UK consumers who bank online are doing so via an unsecured smartphone or tablet. A study commissioned by security experts Kaspersky revealed that while 52% of smartphone users are worried about security, many do nothing to protect themselves. Attacks have risen…
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