Remember when the iPhone X notch was widely ridiculed and mocked by competitors?
Asus’s new ZenFone 5 has a notch that it boasts is 26% smaller than “the fruit phone”
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Watch Samsung’s mission statement ad aimed at businesses
A month and a half following its nicely done brand philosophy ad which communicated the message that “Do What You Can't” isn't just a marketing slogan, Samsung has now created a similarly-themed video meant to raise its profile among big business customers.
Apple shares new videos aimed at iPhone switchers
Apple on Monday shared a trio of new videos through its official YouTube channel, titled ”Safe”, “Ease” and “Apple Support,” inviting Android people to switch to an iPhone.
Android Pay and Google Wallet have merged into Google Pay
Google on Monday announced that it's merging its two payment platforms, Android Pay and Google Wallet, into a single service branded as “Google Pay.”
Android’s been found to track users even with location services disabled and no SIM card
Android phones have been collecting and sending encrypted location data back to Google without permission, even when location services are disabled, Quartz discovered Tuesday.
Nokia Threat Intelligence Report: iOS remains the most secure mobile operating system
In its Threat Intelligence Report for 2017, Nokia has reported the rates of malware infection for mobile devices for the first three quarters of 2017.
Fast Pair is Android’s response to Apple’s W1 chip pairing process
Apple made waves with the introduction of their own proprietary W1 chip. This cutting edge chip is used in AirPods, as well as several versions of Beats headphones. It offers superior range, audio quality, and a dead simple pairing process. Now, Android has their own version, known as Fast Pair.
Monument Valley 2 is coming to Android on November 6
Fans of the popular Monument Valley mobile games who happen to live in the Android ecosystem will be happy to hear that Monument Valley 2 will be coming to Google's mobile OS at the beginning of November.
Here’s what you need to know about the KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability
If you’ve been reading the news this week, then you’ve probably caught wind of the KRACK (Key Reinstallation AttaCK) vulnerability, which implies some serious security concerns for almost anyone utilizing Wi-Fi networks at home or work.
KRACK impacts both the WPA2 and WPA1 Wi-Fi standards. The former is the most popular Wi-Fi standard in use today, and it’s also supposed to be one of the most secure. On that note, this vulnerability can be a bit concerning.
KGI: Android makers are clamoring to copy iPhone X’s Face ID & TrueDepth camera
Android vendors are clamoring to copy Apple's 3D facial recognition technology, dubbed Face ID, and the TrueDepth camera built into the upcoming iPhone X, says revered Apple analyst.
Microsoft admits defeat, says no new Windows Phone features or devices coming in the future
Joe Belfiore, the head of Microsoft's mobile business, admitted in a series of tweets Sunday that the Windows Phone platform is basically dead in the water as the company was no longer going to develop new features or hardware for Windows 10 Mobile.
Android makers delay their own plans for 3D camera sensors
Android vendors have reportedly discovered just how complicated and difficult it is to reliably mass-manufacture cutting-edge depth sensors that iPhone X's Face ID relies upon, and have now delayed plans to use 3D-sensing camera technology in their own flagship devices.