Tag Archives: Cloud clients

21Mar/24

Allstate Protection Plans Finds 78 Million Americans Damaged Their Smartphones in the Last Year. The Nation’s Repair and Replacement Bill Now Totals $149 Billion Since the Introduction of the Smartphone

From listening to music to watching movies, connecting with family to counting steps, we depend on our smartphones like never before, according to new research by Allstate Protection Plans. Yet, there are real misconceptions about the cost of smartphone ownership when it comes to damage and repairs. Continue reading

13Oct/23

TCL Kicks Off World Sight Day Celebrations With ‘NXT Eye Opener’ — A Social Media Challenge, Featuring NXTPAPER

TCL, a global leader in display technology across smartphones, tablets, and connected devices, today, launches the ‘NXT Eye Opener’ social media campaign in observation of World Sight Day. Celebrating the theme , this campaign is part of TCL’s broader initiative to promote eye health, emphasizing the unique NXTPAPER technology in a world increasingly dependent on digital screens. Continue reading

12May/23

OPPO Find N2 Flip Will Be Among First Devices Worldwide to Receive the Android 14 Beta 1 Update

OPPO today announced its newly launched foldable phone, the Find N2 Flip will be among the first smartphones in the world to receive the new Google Android 14 Beta 1 update. Developers and early-adopters can get their hands on the developer’s version of ColorOS, which is built around the first beta of Android 14, to experiment with new features and APIs on their OPPO flip phone. Continue reading

28Apr/23

How to run Android TV on Ubuntu desktop

April 27, 2023 /Technology/ — Android TV is a version of the Android operating system designed for TVs and set-top boxes. It includes a user interface designed around content discovery and voice search, content aggregation from various media apps and services, and integration with other recent Google technologies such as Assistant, Cast, and Knowledge Graph.

Android TV was first released in 2014 and is now available on a variety of devices, including TVs, set-top boxes, soundbars, and streaming sticks. It is also available on some smart TVs from manufacturers such as Sony, Philips, and TCL.

Android TV offers a number of features that make it a good choice for streaming media to your TV. These features include: Continue reading

26Apr/23

Opera unveils Opera One, an entirely redesigned browser

Opera is unveiling Opera One today. Opera One is the early access version of a completely redesigned browser that is planned to replace the flagship Opera browser for Windows, MacOS, and Linux later this year. Based on Modular Design, Opera One transforms the way you interact with your browser, delivering a liquid navigation experience which is more intuitive to the user. With today’s release, Opera One also becomes the first major Chromium-based browser with a multithreaded compositor that brings the UI to life like never before. Opera One also introduces Tab Islands, a new, more intuitive way of interacting with and managing multiple tabs. This news from the company comes just weeks after announcing its first generative AI features, including AI Prompts, as well as access to ChatGPT and ChatSonic in the sidebar. Continue reading

20Apr/23

Square Software Turns Android Devices Into Powerful Payment Technology

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Square today launched Tap to Pay on Android for sellers across the U.S., Australia, Ireland, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The new technology empowers sellers to securely accept contactless payments with a compatible Android device, and at no additional cost.
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11Aug/22

Scam loan apps extorting Mexicans thrive in Google Play Store

  • Menacing messages, threats spiral along with debt
  • Legal loophole creates Wild West for lending apps
  • Complaints mount but regulators powerless to act

By Diana Baptista and Avi Asher -Schapiro

MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A week after Pedro Figueroa borrowed 10,000 pesos ($500) from José Cash, a popular Mexican lending app, the barrage of online abuse began.

A slew of WhatsApp messages swamped his phone, threatening harm – to him and his reputation – if he did not pay. Continue reading

22Jul/22

BUILDER.AI REVEALS THE APPS AMERICA CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

It’s no secret that we’re living in an increasingly digital world. ‘Screen time’ has all but consumed our workplaces, educational settings and simply put, our free time. According to new research by Builder.ai®, over 27% of Americans claim to have over 30 apps on their phone, but more than half of those admit to using only 10 or less. And of those apps being used, over 30% rank social media, entertainment and finance as the top three types of apps they could not live without. Continue reading