Decrypted: The block clock tick-tocks on TikTok
In less than three months and notwithstanding intervention, TikTok will be effectively banned in the U.S. unless an American company steps in to sa…
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Facebook pushes back against Apple’s App Store fees
Facebook joined the growing ranks of companies publicly complaining about the 30% fee that Apple collects on payments made through its App Store. T…
Birmingham-based Help Lightning raises $8 million for its remote training and support tools
In the four years since Help Lightning first began pitching its services out of its Birmingham, Ala. headquarters, the company has managed to sign u…
Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo arrives September 10 for $1,399
I can’t recall the last time people were this intrigued by a (non-Xbox) piece of Microsoft hardware. Announced a little under a year ago amid a delu…
Google makes building Android apps on Chrome OS easier
Google today launched ChromeOS .dev , a new site that aims to help developers get started with building Android apps for the company’s Linux-based o…
TikTok found to have tracked Android users’ MAC addresses until late last year
Until late last year social video app TikTok was using an extra layer of encryption to conceal a tactic for tracking Android users via the MAC addre…
Google is turning Android Phones into seismometers
Google is launching a handful of new Android features today that don’t really have a lot in common but that are all interesting in their own right. …
Google, Nokia, Qualcomm are investors in $230M Series A2 for Finnish phone maker, HMD Global
Mobile device maker HMD Globa l has announced a $230M Series A2 — its first tranche of external funding since a $100M round back in 2018 when it tip…
Android Auto gets Google Calendar integration
Google today announced a number of updates to Android Auto (which runs on the user’s phone) and Android Automotive (which car manufacturers can na…
Minecraft: Education Edition comes to Chromebooks
Microsoft today announced that Minecraft: Education Edition is now available on Chromebooks. Now, if you were hoping that this means that the stan…
Apple goes to war with the gaming industry
Most gamers may not view Apple as a games company to the same degree that they see Sony with PlayStation or Microsoft with Xbox, but the iPhone-make…
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ hands-on
During an Unpacked event that featured the announcement of five key new devices, the Galaxy Tab S7 didn’t get a ton of love. Understandable, perhaps.…
Google launches the final beta of Android 11
With the launch of Android 11 getting closer, Google today launched the third and final beta of its mobile operating system ahead of its general ava…
Google updates G Suite for mobile with dark mode support, Smart Compose for Docs and more
Google today announced a major update to its mobile G Suite productivity apps. Among these updates are the addition of a dark theme for Docs, Sheet…
Google-Fitbit deal to be scrutinized in Europe over data competition concerns
In a set-back for Google’s plan to acquire health wearable company Fitbit, the European Commission has announced it’s opening an investigation to d…