The Dell phone uses Google Inc.’s Android mobile-operating system, said the people briefed on the matter. The phone, like Apple Inc.’s iPhone, has a touch screen instead of a keypad as well as a tiny camera, these people said. Dell’s AT&T phone is similar to a device Dell showed in China in August, but has some different features, they said. The phone for AT&T’s network would be Dell’s first dive into the competitive U....
The secure messaging app Signal has been updated with a new feature which can automatically blur faces. The feature has been added at a time when the response to peaceful protests hasn’t always been peaceful in return … The feature was spotted by TNW. The feature uses face-detection to automatically blur faces, but there is also a manual blur tool for any that it misses. While its important to share these moments, it’s also important to use tools that might stop authorities from snooping on people in those photos....
Here’s why the 2020 BAFTA nominations are stirring up such considerable controversy online. Awards season is firmly underway, and as Hollywood dusts itself down from the brutal (but hilarious) takedown Ricky Gervais handed it at the Golden Globes, the 2020 BAFTA nominations have been revealed. Joker received a whopping 11 nods, while there was also plenty of recognition for 1917, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Marriage Story. Over recent years, there has been a concerted effort to address the lack of diversity at major award ceremonies, sparked by the #OscarsSoWhite campaign that followed in the wake of 2016’s nominations, which featured a distinct lack of non-white entries for the second year running....
A bank has now been appointed to manage the escrow fund for the €13B ($15B) in back-taxes the European Union decided Apple had to pay to the Irish government. It took some time to agree the arrangements as Apple expects to get the money back at the end of a legal battle expected to take many years, and it will want to ensure the funds have been well invested during that time …...
The new Gotham Knights game is on the horizon, giving fans a whole new take on the DC universe much like when Batman: Arkham Asylum introduced fans and gamers to what became known as the Arkhamverse. In 2009, this was a brand-new universe with its own unique take on the Batman mythos that borrowed elements of movies, shows, and comic books while injecting new ideas. As a result, there were many things that the Batman: Arkham games did better than the comics but also a few disappointing changes....
At CES this week, Belkin has announced its second MagSafe charger. This one is a dual-wireless charger for iPhone 12 and AirPods and comes with a more affordable price tag compared to the Belkin Boost Up Charge Pro that recently debuted. Since the Boost Up Charge Pro 2-in-1 Wireless Charger Stand features official support MagSafe, it’s able to offer the full 15W high-speed wireless charging like Apple’s first-party MagSafe chargers. That’s double the 7....
After a week of questioning and witnesses, lawyers in the Samsung vs Apple trial presented their closing arguments on Friday. On Monday, the jury will deliberate and ultimately decide how much, if anything, Samsung owes Apple for infringing on three design patents and two utility patents… Friday’s day in the courtroom kicked off with some last-minute questioning of Samsung’s final witness, Michael Wagner – a management consultant. CNET’s Stephen Shankland recounted the day on Twitter....
Many users want an always-on display for Apple Watch. While we’re likely years away from this feature becoming a possibility, Apple does offer an option to keep the screen on longer than the default 15 seconds. Follow along to learn how…. Apple Watch: How to keep the screen on longer On Apple Watch, fire up Settings > General > Wake Screen. Scroll all the way to the bottom and tap Wake for 70 seconds....
After several months of limited availability in select retail stores across the globe, Apple Watch Hermès is now available to purchase online. Interestingly, that counters the initial point-of-sale strategy with the other three Apple Watch collections, which were at first only available to purchase online before hitting retail stores months later. Instead, the Apple Watch collection introduced in partnership with Hermès last fall enjoyed a more intimate point-of-sale experience with North American availability limited to Apple, Hermès, and Maxfield locations in LA, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Toronto with a similar situation across Europe and Asia....
Update: Armie Hammer debunks The Batman casting rumors himself. Armie Hammer was rumored to be in final talks to portray The Batman for director Matt Reeves - but the report was (potentially) debunked shortly after surfacing. For the past handful of years, the role of the Caped Crusader has been filled by Ben Affleck, who made three appearances as the character in the DC Extended Universe. However, after years of rumors and speculation, he officially stepped down as Batman, paving the way for a new actor to take over in Reeves’ upcoming standalone, which is due in 2021....
AT&T released a Push to Talk iPhone client for Enterprise customers today. With Sprint closing its Nextel PTT services soon, this will come in handy for a lot of businesses. The service allows business customers to: AT&T Enhanced PTT Product Brief Corporate Admin Tool Quick Reference Guide Create large contact lists with up to 1,000 contacts Conduct a group call with up to 250 people simultaneously with the push of a button Choose from a broad selection of smartphones, feature phones, rugged phones and specialty devices Talk and use productivity applications simultaneously See who’s available to talk now with AT&T Enhanced PTT’s presence status indicators Allow supervisors to override PTT calls in order to communicate important, time- sensitive messages to their teams Access AT&T’s expansive 3G, 4G and 4G LTE networks Use mobile applications, GPS or cameras on your phones during PTT calls Description AT&T Enhanced PTT is the premier enterprise-grade carrier push-to-talk solution for large or small organizations, with superior performance, features and reliability....
Joe and Anthony Russo’s explanation for Captain America’s ending in Avengers: Endgame unfortunately makes things worse. After returning the Infinity Stones to their rightful place (restoring normalcy to the timeline), Steve Rogers opted to remain in the past and live the life he was robbed of after going into the ice during World War II. He returned from his time traveling journey as a peaceful old man, passing the Captain America mantle to Sam Wilson....
Cassie Lang was almost added during Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) massive funeral scene in Avengers: Endgame. Scott Lang’s (Paul Rudd) daughter has been a fan-favorite character since she debuted in 2015’s Ant-Man. Abby Ryder Fortson initially played the part, reprising the role in last year’s Ant-Man and The Wasp. But with Endgame enacting a five-year time-jump, the film reunited with a grown-up version of the character played by Emma Furhmann....
The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood recently said he was annoyed at how ABC producers made him rank the contestants on his season. They would then use those rankings to mess with the format of the show. Underwood starred in the latest season of The Bachelor, where he dated 28 women over the course of two months. On the show, he took women on group dates, spending time with five or more of the contestants at once, and one-on-one dates, getting some alone time with the women he’s (presumably) most interested in at the moment....
The second trailer for Bad Boys for Life reveals more about Mike (Will Smith) and Marcus’ (Martin Lawrence) potentially final case together. Famous for its stars’ chemistry and director Michael Bay’s over the top set pieces and action, the first two Bad Boys movies are far from critical darlings, but grossed more than $400 million between them. Bad Boys II, however, was only a moderate financial success due to its $130 million price tag (an especially massive sum in 2003), which is why it’s taken nearly seventeen years for a third installment to get off the ground....
The Trump administration is considering the possibility of banning end-to-end encryption, as used by services like Apple’s Messages and FaceTime, as well as competing platforms like WhatsApp and Signal. The topic was reportedly the main topic of a previously-unreported meeting of a National Security Council meeting on Wednesday … Politico cites three sources for the story. The meeting reportedly discussed two options. The encryption challenge, which the government calls “going dark,” was the focus of a National Security Council meeting Wednesday morning that included the No....
Apple today upgraded its iMac selection to include faster (and more efficient) Penryn (or Montevina QX9770!?) processors – topping out at over 3 GHz. The iMacs can be configured with much burlier graphics cards (NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS) as well. Unsurprisingly, Apple didn’t include Blu Ray as an option…perhaps next time? “The iMac’s gorgeous aluminum and glass all-in-one design has been an incredible hit with our customers and is just one of the reasons Mac sales are growing three and a half times faster than PC sales,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing....
According to Digitimes, Apple has increased their second-half of 2011 iPhone orders to 56 million units from a previous goal of 50 million units. These 56 million iPhones cover current and next-generation models: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM + CDMA), and the upcoming “iPhone 5.” As previously reported, the iPhone 5 will make up almost half of Apple’s 2H11 iPhones with 25.5-26 million total units. In addition, Apple reportedly originally planned to build 7 million iPhone 5 units for the third quarter, but adjusted their production plans to 5....
Apple Watch 6 has new hardware that provides faster performance, better water resistance, and better wireless connectivity. It’s Apple’s first smartwatch that can measure the blood and oxygen level of an individual. Having this facility, people can easily measure blood oxygen level using their Apple watch 6 which was earlier only possible using a medical-grade oximeter. Apple Watch 6 comes with a Retina display with a refresh rate of up to 60Hz....
watchOS 4.2 included new APIs for tracking snow sports. Several third-party apps have today been updated with support for the new features. Apps including Slopes, snoww, Squaw Alpine, Snocru and Ski Tracks will be able to report metrics like vertical descent, distance, number of runs, average speed and calories burned. Snowboard and skiing tracking requires Apple Watch Series 3 as it uses the new built-in altimeter to determine elevation. Apple added these new APIs in watchOS 4....
