Dell, one of the top players in the PC market, returned to public markets on December 28 after it bought back interest tied to the performance of software maker VMware.
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Thursday, February 28, 2019
Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) Receives Android Pie Beta Update With One UI: Report
Samsung Galaxy A6 was launched in May last year with Android 8.0 Oreo.
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Samsung’s Dynamic AMOLED: much more than just a punch-hole
The new Samsung Galaxy S10 range marks a number of firsts for the company, one of the most important firsts is the debut of the company’s new Dynamic AMOLED display technology. The panel grabbed our attention with its Infinity-O cut-out, but there’s a lot more to the new Galaxy S10 display than meets the eye.
Before diving deeper into some more technical features, let’s start with an overview of the panel specifications. The display hits a new high for peak brightness, offering a whopping 1,200 nits of retina-scorching light. That’s up 13 percent from the Samsung Galaxy S9 and ensures that outdoor viewing, even in bright sunlight, shouldn’t be a problem.
The panel also sports a deep 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio for detailed blacks and highlights. Samsung measures this from the highest to lowest possible brightness that a single LED can output (without turning off). This is a boon for the panel’s 10-bit HDR10+ playback support – a first for the mobile industry.
Bold, vivid color reproduction
According to Samsung, Dynamic AMOLED boasts a color gamut that hits 100% of the DCI-P3 color space. In other words, the panel should offer essentially perfect color reproduction for high-quality content, such as movies, that increasingly make use of this wider color space than sRGB. Samsung’s displays have supported DCI-P3 for generations now, but this time around has Color Volume 100% certification too. This same certification has previously been awarded to Samsung’s range of QLED TVs.
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To achieve this, Dynamic AMOLED changes the organic materials in the OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes). So the improvement to color reproduction hasn’t come from a change to the sub-pixel layout. Dynamic AMOLED retains the pentile red, green, and blue pixel layout that Samsung has been using for quite some time.
As well as helping to produce a wider color gamut, this new OLED material also improves power consumption. This is particularly important for maintaining expected battery life in phones with even bigger displays. Such as the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, for example.
If all this wasn’t enough, the panel also supports HDR10+ tone-mapping to further improve color accuracy. Tone mapping information is included as metadata for frames in some HDR10+ files. Where available, the Samsung Galaxy S10 can read this format for even better-looking colors. The handset can also record this metadata into its own HDR10+ video files too.
Less blue light with Comfort Display
Eye fatigue and blue light are becoming increasingly popular topics in certain circles, and Samsung has made key improvements here too. Dynamic AMOLED boasts Comfort Display technology to reduce blue light and is certified by TUV Rheinland.
To do this, the display’s peak blue light wavelength has been shifted from approximately 450mm up to around 465mm (based on me eyeballing a graph). This takes the majority of the panel’s blue light out of the “danger” area between 415 and 455mm, which has been linked to causing eye fatigue. As a result, blue light emission falls from 11.8 percent in the Galaxy S8 and S9 to just 6.9 percent in the Galaxy S10. Samsung also states that this doesn’t have a negative impact on image quality.
The Galaxy S10 continues to include a software blue light filter option to help you wind down in the evenings. With this activated, 99 percent of blue light is removed from the image on the screen. A software toggle can be found in the quick settings menu in the notification shade.
Samsung’s best mobile panel to date
Samsung’s Galaxy series has always set a high bar for mobile display technology and the Galaxy S10 series continues this trend. Dynamic AMOLED appears to be the company’s best display technology yet, and for plenty more reasons than the punch hole. Which by the way is cut out with fancy laser technology that required Samsung to completely refit their production line. How about that for an eye for detail?
The Galaxy S10’s display is also hiding a number of cool and essential features. The ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is perhaps the big draw, but I bet you didn’t spot that the ambient light sensor is tucked in the display right by the Wi-Fi icon too? In fact, the phone’s proximity sensor and earpiece speaker are also concealed by the Dynamic AMOLED panel.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 and its Dynamic AMOLED technology have everything it takes to be the best mobile display ever built. Although with a foldable smartphone also right on the horizon, the best from Samsung Display could still be yet to come.
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Best foldables phones at MWC 2019
For years smartphone manufacturers have promised flexible, foldable displays would lead to dramatically different mobile experiences. At MWC 2019 we’re starting to see this vision come to fruition.
Samsung and Huawei are the clear leaders of the foldable revolution, but they’re not alone. TCL had several foldable phone concepts on display during the show, and Royole was back showing off the FlexPai. Not wanting to be left out, Oppo got in on the action by informally announcing its own foldable phone over Weibo.
Let’s take a closer some of the foldable phones shown off during MWC 2019.
Samsung Galaxy Fold
We got our first (very brief) glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy Fold last year during Samsung’s Developer Conference. Now Samsung has finally announced the official name and plans to launch it in April for a price of $1980.
The Galaxy Fold has two different displays. In phone form, there’s a small 4.6-inch display with a 21:9 aspect ratio on the front of the device. When you want more screen real estate you open the phone like a book and there’s a 7.3-inch flexible display awaiting you.
Samsung’s design might seem a little odd, given it uses an extra panel compared to devices from Huawei, Royole, Oppo, and others. However, foldable displays are not only more fragile than traditional screens, but replacing them will cost a fortune. The Galaxy Fold is much better protected by its design.
One downside to Samsung’s design is that the outer display is smaller than the 5 to 6-inch average you’ll find in most modern smartphones. The 21:9 aspect ratio is also a bit jarring, even if Sony doesn’t seem to think so.
Huawei Mate X
Huawei made its foldable intentions known last year, and at MWC 2019 we finally got our first look. As already mentioned, the Huawei Mate X takes a very different approach to foldable displays than Samsung.
Read more: Huawei Mate X first look
When completely unfolded, the Mate X features an 8-inch display. Transforming it into a phone is as simple as folding the device in half, giving you a 6.6-inch display on the front. The rear side of the panel isn’t fully useable as a second display, except for a few special software features. For example, if you are taking a picture of a person, they’ll see themselves from the back panel.
In some ways, the Huawei Mate X’s hardware feels more polished than Samsung’s. You get a much bigger display when you use it as a phone and it folds completely flat (or nearly). There’s also no notch.
Of course, the Mate X display also has a pretty noticeable crease in the middle. While Samsung’s foldable also has a crease, it’s much less pronounced. Putting a fragile display on the outside of a phone is also an expensive accident waiting to happen. Let’s not even get started on the $2600 price tag.
TCL foldable concepts and the promise of DragonHinge
Samsung, Huawei, and Royole’s foldable phones are all really expensive. Foldable and affordable remain incompatible concepts for now, but TCL hopes to change this in the future.
At MWC 2019 TCL showed off its DragonHinge-based foldable phone prototype. DragonHinge is TCL’s patented hinge design. It uses a series of small gears hidden in the hinge, which probably isn’t terribly different from the competition.
This particular prototype is more of a folded phone than a foldable one. We never saw it actually folding, some display units were fully flat and a few were partially folded. Granted, this is a very early prototype meant to show TCL’s commitment to foldable technology and not necessarily representative of any specific future product.
TCL also had a few other foldable concepts to show, but these weren’t working displays and were merely mock-ups designed to show some of the potential designs TCL might look into on its journey towards producing a foldable phone.
TCL made it clear it won’t rush into foldables and is waiting for the right use case, as well as the right price. For now, all TCL will commit to is a vague 2020 timeframe for its first commercial foldable announcement.
Oppo’s foldable phone
Oppo vice president Brian Shen recently unveiled the company’s folding smartphone through a series of photos on Weibo. The Oppo phone has an outward-folding display and a sidebar containing all the camera equipment — just like the Huawei Mate X.
While the Galaxy Fold has a small 4.6-inch screen in phone mode, the Oppo design means you’ll get much more screen real estate when using it as a phone. We don’t know exactly what the size will be, though we’d guess the screen will be around the 6-inch range folded, and similar to the Fold or Mate X when unfolded. As mentioned with the Mate X, the downside is foldable displays are typically less durable than traditional displays and so Oppo’s design could be much more fragile.
Aside from a few photos, we don’t really know much else about Oppo’s plans, but it clearly doesn’t want to be left out of the foldable wars.
Royole Flexpai
The Royole FlexPai is the world’s first commercially available phone with a bendable display.
The Royole Flexpai is nothing new, first announced last year and already available in very limited quantities in China. While more polished devices like those from Samsung and Huawei more or less stole its thunder, Royole was still present at MWC 2019.
In its extended position, the FlexPai is more like a tablet than a smartphone. It features a 7.8-inch 1440p AMOLED display and folds with a pretty large gap. It’s not the most elegant design, but it’s the earliest and — starting around $1300 — it’s also the cheapest foldable phone.
The device hasn’t changed much from what we saw last year, though the software experience felt a lot smoother than in previous demos. In other words, Royole is committed to improving the experience of its foldable.
Foldables share a lot of promise, and hype
All theses foldable phones seem cool, but they have real limitations and high price tags. It’s too early to call any of the above foldable designs out as the best, though later this year Huawei and Samsung will release their respective devices and we’ll finally be able to more definitively crown a champion.
The age of foldables is just getting started and likely years away from mainstream. Plenty of players have also yet to formally announce foldable solutions — including companies like LG.
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Huawei’s Richard Yu Says He Isn’t a Fan of Samsung's Galaxy Fold, Reveals He Killed a Similar Design
Richard Yu, Huawei’s CEO of consumer business, revealed that Huawei had a similar prototype in works but the company “killed it.”
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Apple AirPods 2 to Launch on March 25 Alongside New Services: Report
Speculation points at Apple unveiling the AirPods 2 at an event on March 25, alongside an announcement of its long-awaited video streaming service
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Tesla Debuts $35,000 Model 3, Makes Global Sales Online-Only
An online-only sales strategy, along with other changes, would allow vehicle prices to fall by about 6 percent on average, Tesla said in a blog on its website.
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Samsung Galaxy S10 Phones to Ship With Pre-Applied Screen Protectors
The screen protector with have a cut-out for the fingerprint scanner
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SpaceX to Debut New 'Dragon' Crew Capsule in Crucial Test Flight
SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend's debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts.
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Microsoft Azure Sentinel Cloud-Native Security Analytics Tool, Threat Experts Service Launched to Help Security Teams
Enterprise customers can get Microsoft Azure Sentinel in preview directly from the Azure portal.
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Samsung Galaxy A40 Support Page Goes Live in Europe, Galaxy A90 Tipped to Sport a Sliding and Rotating Camera Setup
The Samsung Galaxy A40 phone was spotted on the Europe support page hinting at imminent launch.
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Spotify’s India Catalogue Compared to Spotify US: Which One Is Better?
Spotify India has launched with an impressive catalogue, but is the collection as impressive as that in US? Here’s what we found.
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Amazon Moves to End the Scourge of Fake Goods on Its Platform
Amazon on Thursday unveiled "Project Zero," which will allow participating brands to use a self-service tool to take down counterfeit listings.
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Huawei Pleads Not Guilty to US Trade Secrets Theft Charges
Huawei pleaded not guilty Thursday to US trade-theft charges in a case that has heightened a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.
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Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Note 7 First Impressions
Redmi Note 7 Pro price in India starts at Rs. 13,999, while the Redmi Note 7 price starts at Rs. 9,999.
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Rotten Tomatoes Shuts Down Trolls Targeting Female-Led Blockbusters
Rotten Tomatoes announced that it would no longer allow users to comment ahead of a movie's release.
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Xiaomi MiWiFi Mesh Router With Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wireline Networking Announced
The Xiaomi MiWiFi mesh router is still not available for commercial use and will go through a round of beta testing before it is launched.
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Realme 3 Teased by Flipkart With MediaTek Helio P70 SoC, 4,230mAh Battery Ahead of March 4 Launch
Flipkart listing takes a jibe at Redmi Note 7 by showing a 12nm MediaTek Helio P70 SoC on Realme 3.
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Google Workers Support Proposed U.S. Laws to Curb Mandatory Arbitration
Six Google employees on Thursday joined US lawmakers to support bills that would ban mandatory arbitration in employment and consumer contracts.
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Redmi Note 7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A30 vs Nokia 6.1 Plus vs Oppo K1: Price, Specifications Compared
We take a look at how the Redmi Note 7 Pro stacks up to the Samsung Galaxy A30, Nokia 6 Plus, and Oppo K1 on paper.
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Netflix India Is Going to Have a Big March. Here Are the Best Originals and Films to Look Forward to.
Delhi Crime, Madhuri Dixit, Triple Frontier, Wonder Woman, Steven Spielberg classics, the Bourne trilogy, Gladiator, Get Out, Back to the Future, and more. March is big for Netflix in India.
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Samsung Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A30 First Impressions
The new Samsung Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A30 are for young millenial buyers who want to step up from the Galaxy M-series, and offer several premium features.
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YouTube to Ban Comments on Most Videos Featuring Kids
YouTube said that it will block users from commenting on most videos that feature minors, responding to reports that paedophiles had used comments to find, track and exploit children.
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Get AWS and DevOps certified for under $40
Still trying to find your true calling? AWS and DevOps training might be just the gateway to the tech industry you’ve been looking for. What’s got us talking about it at AAPicks is the specialist training kit that’s on offer this week.
AWS and DevOps are revolutionizing the ways apps are deployed in the cloud today. DevOps engineers are the masterminds of tech projects. They make the life of the developers easier by improving and streamlining projects, and therefore saving thousands of dollars.
You’ll master tools like Git, Docker, Jenkins, Puppet, Nagios, and much more.
There’s more than a small chance these software teams are going to be working on AWS too. After all, it’s the world’s largest and most important cloud services platform.
AWS and DevOps Certification Training is a 21-hour deep dive into these technologies. During the easy-to-follow video tutorials, you’ll master tools like Git, Docker, Jenkins, Puppet, Nagios, and much more. There’s even a certification of completion available to validate your training.
AWS and DevOps Training at a glance:
- Access 21 hours of high-quality content 24/7.
- Train in various AWS products, services, and solutions.
- Learn to navigate the AWS Management Console.
- Gain expertise in using services like EC2, S3, RDS, and EBS.
- Understand how to use Docker containers.
This expert-led training is worth almost $700, but it’s on offer this week at Tech Deals for just $39.
The deal ends soon and people are signing up fast. To join them, you can find the deal by tapping the button below.
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Sony Xperia 10 and 10 Plus get Verizon certification, pre-orders now open
Announced during MWC 2019, the Sony Xperia 10 and 10 Plus are now available for pre-order on Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H. The Xperia 10 is available for $349.99, while the Xperia 10 Plus is available for $429.99.
If you’re on AT&T or T-Mobile, you’ll be fine. Even if you’re not, there’s good news — the Xperia 10 and 10 Plus are certified to work on Verizon’s network. That doesn’t mean you might now end up calling Verizon’s customer support or visit a Verizon store anyway to add the phone’s IMEI number and get the phone to work on Big Red’s network.
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To quickly recap, the Xperia 10 features a 6-inch IPS display with Full HD+ resolution, dual rear 13- and 5-megapixel cameras, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 630 processor, 3GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, and a 2,870mAh battery. The Xperia 10 Plus features a larger 6.5-inch IPS display with Full HD+ resolution, dual rear 12 and 8MP cameras, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, and a larger 3,000mAh battery.
Both phones feature side-mounted fingerprint sensors, headphone jacks, and Android 9 Pie out of the box. More notable is the Xperia 10 and 10 Plus’ 21:9 aspect ratio for their displays. Both phones felt incredibly skinny, but the aspect ratio also meant the phones were more comfortable to hold.
If the aspect ratios don’t turn you away, you can pre-order the Xperia 10 and 10 Plus at the links below. Both phones are expected to ship on March 18.
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You might be able to buy the JBL Link Bar someday
JBL announced the Link Bar in partnership with Google back in May of last year, just before I/O 2018. After missing its stated release window, JBL pushed back the release of the smart soundbar to sometime this spring. Unfortunately, the company is delaying the JBL Link Bar once again.
Android Police received the following screenshot from a reader. On it, you’ll see that the person’s JBL Link Bar pre-order has now been pushed back to July.
What made this $400 smart soundbar so intriguing is the fact that it’s both a Google Assistant speaker and Android TV set-top box in one. It’s pricey, but it’s a setup that has never been done before.
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When asked for comment, JBL provided the following statement to Android Police:
The JBL LINK Bar’s in-market availability is now planned for mid-to-late summer. We look forward to bringing this dynamic, smart soundbar to consumers.
Interestingly, B&H Photo still has the JBL Link View listed on its website. While the retailer is no longer selling the device, it does state that pre-orders should begin again on May 1. That fits the expected July ship date, but I wouldn’t recommend putting money down for the soundbar until it’s actually available.
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The Onkyo G3 Smart Speaker is now under $100 (deal ends soon)
OK Google, how can I combine a booming sound system with Google Assistant? The answer is the beautifully designed Onkyo G3 Smart Speaker. We were excited to find out that it’s temporarily available today for only $94.99.
As a speaker, the weighty G3 is quite a beast. It has a custom woofer with a massive magnet, a soft-dome tweeter, and a powerful switching amp in a resonance-tuned wood cabinet. The result is crystal clear highs and punchy, deep bass, with the casing specially designed to maximize sound quality.
The Onkyo G3 Smart Speaker has Google Assistant and Chromecast built-in, giving you extra bang for your buck. At the most basic level, you can just tell it what music to play without lifting a finger. This is the tip of the iceberg though. As your home gets smarter, the G3 can really start to compliment every aspect of your day.
You could be controlling your TV, getting your coffee made, or just looking up baseball stats. This smart speaker can do the hard work for you, all while banging out your favorite tunes.
The Onkyo G3 Smart Speaker at a glance:
- Comes with Google Assistant and Chromecast built-in for voice-automated media streaming to Chromecast-enabled speakers
- Features voice control for home automation with compliant devices
- Crafted for premium high-fidelity sound with 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi for stable audio streaming
- Non-resonant, computer-modeled wood enclosure with a gloss finish and robust and stylish baffle grille for protection
- Custom woofer with a massive magnet and balanced dome tweeter produces deep bass, rich mid-range, and clear high-frequency sound
- Efficient and powerful switching amplification system with noise reduction technology
The retail price of the Onkyo G3 is almost $300, but for the next day or two, it’s available for just $94.99 at Tech Deals. It’s available in black or white, while stocks last.
The deal expires soon, so don’t miss out. To find the offer, hit the button below.
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T-Mobile offers a free MLB.TV subscription for the 2019 baseball season
With the start of baseball’s 2019 season right around the corner (Go Yankees!), T-Mobile announced that customers can soon get free subscriptions to MLB.TV. T-Mobile will offer a free subscription through T-Mobile Tuesdays, the carrier’s weekly program that provides deals and free stuff to T-Mobile subscribers.
For those unfamiliar with MLB.TV, the MLB-sponsored audio and video streaming service lets you watch every out-of-market regular season game either live or on-demand. You can also watch select spring training games live, stream the home or away feed in HD, and simultaneously watch up to four games.
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If you’re on the go, don’t fret — the MLB.TV subscription lets you use the At Bat Premium app. In addition to everything included with an MLB.TV subscription, At Bat Premium lets you listen to radio broadcasts, see key plays from every game, watch 60fps video of select live MLB.TV broadcasts, and more.
If you’re a baseball fan looking to save $118.99 on an MLB.TV subscription, make sure to download the T-Mobile Tuesdays app. The free subscription will be available March 26, with no mention of whether that’s the only day the free subscription will be offered.
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Google: No more YouTube comments on almost every video featuring minors
In a sweeping policy change announced today, Google is disabling YouTube comments on nearly every video on the platform which features at least one minor. The company made the announcement on its YouTube Creator Blog.
According to the blog post, Google is instituting the huge alteration to YouTube comments due to “predatory behavior.”
This reasoning is sound, as it recently came to light that child predators use YouTube comments as gateways to “wormholes” of child pornography. In a video explaining how it works, former YouTuber Matt Watson shows how a search for a keyword unrelated to child pornography can easily lead you to content most would consider predatory.
However, the new policy is also likely in response to accusations that internet trolls are using YouTube comments policies to take down seemingly-innocuous channels. This abuse of a system which is there for good reasons was likely the final straw for Google, although it makes no mention of this in its announcement.
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Google does make it clear in the announcement that it is leaving YouTube comments open for “a small number of creators,” although it doesn’t say which ones. It also promises to add more creators to this whitelist as soon as possible.
In related news, Google is also launching a new YouTube comments classifier which identifies and blocks perceptively-abusive comments. This classifier, according to Google, is twice as effective as the previous classifier.
You can read Google’s full statement on the matter here.
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You can remap Samsung’s Bixby button, just not to Google Assistant or Alexa
Shortly after the Galaxy S10 series was announced, we got word from Samsung that it would allow customers to remap the Bixby button on its flagship phones. Unfortunately for those who prefer other voice assistants, it doesn’t look like Samsung blocks the button from being mapped to the Google Assistant, Alexa, or any other voice assistant.
As spotted by The Verge’s Dan Seifert on a Galaxy S10 Plus, third-party voice assistants are seemingly missing from the list of available apps when you try to remap the Bixby button.
my S10+ review unit has received an update to the Bixby app that lets me natively remap the button to a more useful command. guess what app CAN’T be mapped to it?
Google Assistant. pic.twitter.com/732k0E5vDp
— the Original Tweeter
(@dcseifert) February 28, 2019
In a follow-up tweet, Seifert confirmed that he has the standalone Google Assistant app installed from the Play Store and that it shows up in the phone’s app drawer just fine. Further testing confirms that Samsung blocks all voice assistants including Alexa and Microsoft Cortona from being remapped to the Bixby button’s single or double press.
All we can do is hope that Samsung hears people’s complaints and allows them to remap the Bixby button to any action or application that they like.
If you need a quick and dirty solution right now, XDA-Developers writes that there’s a fairly easy workaround. Using Tasker, you can create an app that does nothing but launch Google Assistant or Alexa. This solution isn’t perfect, but at least it works.
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Watch this bizarre propaganda video of kids singing about their love of Huawei
A new video is going viral on the Chinese social media site Weibo. The video depicts about two dozen Chinese children singing about how much they love the Chinese electronics giant Huawei — the song’s title is translated as “Huawei Beauty.”
While at first the song and video might be seen as adorable (kids singing songs, always cute!), once you do a little digging you realize how creepy this blatant piece of propaganda really is.
Before we get into that, though, here’s the video for you to see for yourself:
The first thing that should be noted about this video is who created it: Yourong Li, a top composer at the Chinese government-funded CPC Central Military Commission Political Department Song and Dance Troupe, according to a forum post on ResetEra. The CPCCMCPDSDT (seriously) seems like it might be better named as “Videos to Convince You to Love China No Matter What Commission,” or the VCYLCNMWC.
The second thing that makes me feel queasy after watching this video is the lyrics. The translated lyrics below were posted to the same ResetEra post:
VERSE 1
All around the world, which phone is the most pretty?
Everyone says it’s Huawei!
Battery lasts long, design is great,
China Chip is the most valuable!
CHORUS 1
Huawei good, Huawei Beauty,
Huawei makes me smarter!
Teacher teaches me to love my country,
Homemade phones, love Huawei!
VERSE 2
Global phones ranking,
innovation by Huawei!
Grandpa praise her good name,
Chinese men and women achieve greatness! (Note by OP: Huawei, in Chinese, literally means: China (Hua) achieve (Wei))
CHORUS 2
Huawei good, Huawei Beauty,
Huawei brings glory to country!
We seek our dream in the New Era, (Note by OP: “dream” and “New Era” are two direct references of major “thoughts” of Xi Jinping.)
We have great ambition in our youth!
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My favorite two lines are “China chip is the most valuable!” and “Global phones ranking, innovation by Huawei!” After all, what kids these days aren’t focused on chipset markets and global smartphone rankings?
This song and its message are no doubt a response from China and Huawei to the myriad scandals Huawei is embroiled in at the moment, which includes accusations of fraud, espionage, theft, and government spying.
If you live in the United States and are still wondering why this is creepy, just imagine a similar video created by the U.S. government with the kids instead singing about their love of Facebook.
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The OnePlus 3 and 3T’s Pie update is still coming eventually, at some point, in due time, soon
Even though OnePlus announced that it would roll out Android 9 Pie to the OnePlus 3 and 3T, the rollout still hasn’t happened yet. The good news is that the update is still coming, according to a OnePlus community manager. The bad news is we don’t know when the update will arrive.
According to OnePlus community manager David Y., the OnePlus 3 and 3T will first receive a security patch based on Android Oreo. Once the update finishes rolling out, the two phones’ following update will be a generous serving of Pie.
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Weirdly, the community manager also threw a jab at people who’ve been asking about the update. “Can’t you guys just go and do something more meaningful than chasing the update… (facepalm),” wrote David Y.
It’s understandable why OnePlus 3 and 3T owners would be hounding OnePlus for the Pie update. Seven months ago, the company announced it would skip the Android 8.1 Oreo update for Pie. Since then, the OnePlus 5, 5T, and 6 all received their Pie updates, with no announcement on when it would be the OnePlus 3 and 3T’s turn.
At the same time, it’s okay for OnePlus to feel a bit frustrated from the impatience. Once they receive Pie, the OnePlus 3 and 3T would enter rare-ified air as two of a select few devices to receive three major Android updates. Maybe OnePlus is just taking its time to get things right.
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Here’s how to install Fortnite for Android
Fortnite for Android is finally here, and you can download the highly popular battle royale game from Epic Games right now.
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However, Epic, as we have reported before, has elected not to release Fortnite for Android via the Google Play Store. So how can you safely download it and install Fortnite for Android so you can start playing? We have the answers for you right here.
Download and install Fortnite for Samsung Galaxy devices
Epic Games and Samsung have a deal where you can install Fortnite for Android via the pre-loaded Galaxy App Store.
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Samsung Galaxy S9/S9 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
If you own one of those above devices, you should first find the Galaxy App Store on your home screen. Tap on it, and you should see a big Fortnite banner in the front page of the store. Tap on that banner, and you will then be prompted to download the Fortnite installer.
Once you tap on the installer link, it should download quickly onto your Samsung device (the installer itself is just a bit over 4MB), and then the installer should automatically begin the Fortnite for Android download process. You may be prompted to give permission to access your phone’s storage before you can continue.
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You should also keep in mind that the install of the game will take 1.88GB of storage space on your phone, so you should make sure you have enough free space on your phone’s onboard storage, or via your microSD card.
Download and install Fortnite for Android for other devices
If you have a non-Samsung Android device, you can download and play Fortnite if your smartphone or tablet meets or exceeds the following hardware or software system requirements:
- Android 8.0 or higher
- 3GB of free onboard storage
- At least 4GB of system RAM
- GPU requirements: Qualcomm Adreno 530 or higher, ARM Mali-G71 MP20, ARM Mali-G72 MP12 or higher
Epic’s FAQ page also lists these specific phones and tablets that officially support Fortnite for Android. Keep in mind this is not supposed to be a comprehensive list:
- Google: Pixel / Pixel XL, Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL
- Asus: ROG Phone, Zenfone 4 Pro, 5Z, V
- Essential: PH-1
- Huawei: Honor 10, Honor Play, Mate 10 / Pro, Mate RS, Nova 3, P20 / Pro, V10
- LG: G5, G6, G7 ThinQ, V20, V30 / V30+
- Nokia: 8, 8.1/X7
- OnePlus: 5 / 5T, 6
- Razer: Phone / Phone 2
- Xiaomi: Blackshark, Mi 5 / 5S / 5S Plus, 6 / 6 Plus, Mi 8 / 8 Explorer, Mi Mix, Mi Mix 2, Mi Mix 2S, Mi Note 2
- ZTE: Axon 7 / 7s, Axon M, Nubia / Z17 / Z17s, Nubia Z11
- HTC: 10, U Ultra, U11/ U11+, U12+
- Lenovo: Moto Z/Z Droid, Moto Z2 Force
- Sony: Xperia XZ/Premium, Xzs, XZ1/Compact, XZ2/Premium/Compact, XZ3
- Google Pixel 3/XL
- Lenovo Moto Z3
- Huawei Honor View 20, Mate 20 /X/Pro
- Samsung Galaxy A9
If your phone or tablet is listed above, or if it meets or exceeds those specs, you can go to the Epic Games website at the link below to begin downloading the installer.
Be aware that you may need to go into your phone’s settings to turn off restrictions for third-party apps before you get the Fortnite for Android installer.
Fortnite for Android 60FPS support
A few smartphones allow Fortnite for Android to run at a blazing 60FPS. If you own the U.S. version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, along with the Honor View 20 or the Huawei Mate 20 X, you should be able to run the game at that high framerate level.
Fortnite for Android on rooted or jailbroken phones
Epic does not currently support the Fortnite for Android on jailbroken phones. It also does not currently support playing the game on rooted phones. However, the company added that it is looking into supporting rooted devices in the future if the developer can also offer effective anti-cheat solutions.
Fortnite for Android controller, mouse and keyboard support
If you want to install Fortnite for Android and play it with a console-like game controller, the good news is that Epic recently updated the game to support Bluetooth controllers. The FAQ page says most Bluetooth controllers should work with the game but it also listed a few specific devices:
- Steelseries Stratus XL
- Gamevice
- XBox1
- Razer Raiju
- Moto Gamepad (Moto Mod for Moto Z phone series)
Unfortunately, Fortnite for Android does not support mouse or keyboard controllers. Indeed, if you do decide to connect a mouse or keyboard to your phone to play Fortnite for Android, Epic says it will remove you from your match.
Conclusion
We will update this post with more information on how to download and install the Fortnite for Android game when that information is released.
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