Google Messages APK teardown shows app eventually won’t work on “uncertified” devices

A new APK teardown of the Google Messages app version 7.2.203 for Android revealed a strong of text that suggested some change is coming to the default SMS client for Android. Google took charge of the next generation of SMS called RCS and the latest effort was offering end-to-end encryption for the instantaneous messaging service. Perhaps it is due to this new secure feature of Google Messages that Google might be disabling the app from working on “uncertified devices” this is according to an APK teardown by XDA-Developers that revealed a string of text, suggesting that phones not...

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Nokia 1.4 leaks in full, reveals basic specs, low price tag

HMD Global is planning to launch a new ultra-affordable smartphone, and it looks like a successor of the Nokia 1.3 is on its way. It will be called Nokia 1.4 and will have basic specs and a low-low price of under €100. The new phone will have a quad-core CPU at 1.3 GHz rates. That looks like the very same Qualcomm QM215 platform for affordable phones, but Nokia might have decided to go with something different. Aside from that, there are updates pretty much everywhere else - the camera on the back is said to be a dual setup, the battery got a massive increase to 4,000 mAh, and the screen...

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Amazon offers its resources for new Biden Administration’s vaccination efforts

Amazon is the second largest employer in the United States with over 800,000 employees and has a massive transport and logistics network with reach all over the US. In a letter addressed directly to the newly inaugurated President Joe Biden, Amazon offers its resources to assist in Biden’s goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans during his first 100 days in office. Additionally, we are prepared to leverage our operations, information technology, and communications capabilities and expertise to assist your administration's vaccination efforts. Our scale allows us to make a meaningful...

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Sony Xperia 10 III leaks in official looking renders

New year, new Roman numerals for Sony. In 2021 we're all anxiously waiting for the company's IIIrd generation of its smartphones, and today one of these has been uncovered. It's the Xperia 10 III, successor to the Xperia 10 II from last year, and virtually indistinguishable from it as you can see from the leaked renders below. The Xperia 10 III will sport a 6-inch screen, and Sony is sticking with huge bezels all-round. The phone's dimensions are said to be 154.4 x 68.4 x 8.3 mm (9.1mm where the camera bump is), and that makes it quite compact for this day and age. It's also marginally...

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Chrome 88 checks for compromised passwords, adds tab search

Google has pushed out v88 of Chrome for desktop, which includes a handful of important changes. The browser will now check if your saved passwords have been compromised, a feature standard to most dedicated password managers. If it finds a compromised password, it will then provide you with an alert to change it to something more secure. v88 also adds the tab search feature that was previously found in v87 on Chrome OS. If you have too many open tabs, you can use this to search for any of the open tabs. However, the feature isn't readily available yet and has to be...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/chrome_88_checks_for_compromised_passwords_adds_tab_search-news-47318.php

OnePlus 7 and 7T series get OxygenOS 11 beta

OnePlus has released the OxygenOS 11 public beta firmware to the OnePlus 7 and 7T series so those wanting to give Android 11 a try as quickly as possible can now do it. The beta firmwares are available for the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, as well as the 7T and 7T Pro. There are some known issues you should be aware of. Brightness adjustment might lag in some cases, some Bluetooth-connected devices may not produce sound occasionally, there's a chance of higher power consumption and decreased stability. In turn the devices will get the new overhauled OxygenOS 11 with host of features (new...

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