Dec 04
That’s why the richest deserve a break on estate taxes, says Chuck Grassley.
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Dec 04
There are just some inventions that are so disruptive and so pioneering that it changed history forever. Inventions like the wheel, electricity, the Internet, and, of course, text messaging. Nowadays, most markets take for granted this almost ancient way of communicating with text using mobile phones, but the first text message, which was sent 25 years ago to date, started … Continue reading
Dec 04
There’s a good possibility that you’ve forgotten a password and had to get hints or recover it. But the process for that isn’t very trustworthy. Intruders can guess security questions, for one thing. Samsung might soon have a subtler way of helping y…
Dec 04
When iOS 11 was released, there were a couple of features that Apple advertised that weren’t launched with it, such as Apple Pay Cash, but that has changed as Apple has since released the update to iOS 11.2. With this update, Apple will finally bring Apple Pay Cash to the iOS platform, as well as support for faster wireless charging.
Wireless charging usually gets a bad rap for being slow, at least compared to regular wired charging, especially with phones feature fast charging abilities these days. However Apple did state that they plan to boost wireless charging speeds with iOS 11.2 and sure enough they have with the latest update.
As for Apple Pay Cash, this is basically P2P payments made using Apple Pay. Users of iOS and Apple Pay will be able to send each other money using their linked debit and/or credit cards, a feature that has been missing on Apple pay for a while. Other companies have already allowed P2P payments, like what Google has done with Gmail, and what Facebook has done with Messenger.
The update will also fix a weird December 2nd bug that causes iPhones to soft reset. The update should already be live so keep an eye out for the prompt, or head on over to the Settings and pull it manually if you can’t wait.
iOS 11.2 Released With Apple Pay Cash, Faster Wireless Charging , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 04
With Apple’s iMessage, users can be reached either using their phone number or using an email address. However with Google’s Allo, it seems to be exclusively limited to phone numbers for now, but that could change in the future, thanks to a recent APK teardown in which there is evidence that could suggest email support in later updates.
This is based on a string that reads, “Friends can find you by your name, email, or phone number”, and since right now it is more or less phone number-only, we can only assume that support and link to your email account will arrive later on, and presumably it will be the same email account you use for Google.
Unfortunately there’s no release date on when this particular update or change will be arriving, but the sighting of the string in the APK teardown does seem to hint that development of the feature is quite far along, or possibly even ready. Note that Google’s Duo app also had evidence of email account linking last month, so perhaps Google is waiting for both to be ready before launching it. Either way we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more information in the future.
The APK teardown also reveals some other changes, such as the way contacts are shared and also a redesign Group Details page with tabs for shared media and settings.
Google Allo Could Be Linked To Your Email Account In The Future , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 04
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When Apple launched the iPhone 8, 8, and the iPhone X a couple of months ago, the company touted the various hardware and software features and improvements, but under the hood, there were some changes that Apple did not reveal. This came in the form of the use of a new type of flexible circuit board made from liquid crystal polymer.
This was used in the iPhone’s LTE antennas and also the TrueDepth camera, and now it seems that according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is expected to bring that technology across its products for 2018 and beyond. Kuo claims that this will cover devices like the iPad, Mac computers, and also the Apple Watch, and that Apple is already working with FPCB manufacturer Career on designs that they will bring to the MacBook laptops.
For those wondering what the big deal is, basically these new circuit boards are said to be faster than the regular versions, and will help improve data transmission capabilities. It is also said to offer better thermal performance, better frequency attenuation, and moisture resistance, and could potentially cut down on space internally which could allow for bigger batteries or just a smaller and lighter device overall.
These changes might not necessarily be noticeable to the end-user, but if it leads to better overall performance, then we suppose that might be good enough for the average consumer.
Apple Could Adopt Faster Circuit Boards For Its Products In 2018 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 04
While Touch ID is meant to secure a phone against unwanted users gaining access to your phone, the way Touch ID was designed allowed users to create multiple fingerprint IDs. The idea presumably is to allow users to use different fingers to unlock their phones, but it also meant that you could create fingerprint profiles for different users.
An earlier report stated that Face ID could not support more than one user, but if you were wondering if Apple could increase this in the future, it doesn’t seem that way for now. In an email sent by Apple’s software engineering chief Craig Federighi posted on Reddit and has since been verified by MacRumors, Federighi confirms that Face ID was meant for single user authentication.
Federighi also confirms that Touch ID had a similar goal, and that the support for multiple finger registrations was so that users could unlock their iPhones using a thumb/finger with the same hand, not to enable multi-user authentication. However he doesn’t completely close the door on the possibility as he states that that Apple will consider the feedback for the future evolution of Face ID.
Whether or not this is a feature that Apple will take seriously remains to be seen, but what do you guys think? Should Face ID be expanded to support multiple users?
Apple Says Face ID Was Never Meant To Support Multiple Users , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 04
Face ID is Apple’s latest security feature that debuted with the iPhone X, and with Apple removing Touch ID from the iPhone X, it means that for the most part, it has become the main method of authenticating users. Unfortunately it seems that with the iOS 11.2 update, Face ID appears to have stopped working for some users.
iOS 11.2 was released earlier today and with the update, it brought about support for Apple Pay Cash and also faster wireless charging in addition to a bug that caused soft reboots on the 2nd of December. However some users are claiming with the update, Face ID has stopped working for them, although for some, turning the device on and off managed to get it up and running again.
To restart your iPhone X, Apple has listed the steps on its website, where all users have to do is press the Side button and either volume button until the slider appears, then drag it to turn the iPhone X off. Once the device has been turned off, press the side button again until the Apple logo appears and you should be good to go.
This fix seems to work for most users but in the event it does not, we suppose you could try to factory reset your phone, or worst come to worst, take it in to the Apple Store for them to take a look at the device for you.
Face ID Not Working For Some iPhone X Users After iOS 11.2 Update , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 04
As it stands, LTE is more or less the standard we expect from our mobile internet as far as developed markets are concerned. In fact many are already looking to the future in the form of 5G. That being said while we wait for 5G to officially launch, carriers such as T-Mobile are promoting their LTE-A network.
In a recent tweet by T-Mobile’s CEO Ray Neville, he shared a document that basically lists the markets that are already covered by the carrier’s LTE-A network. As it stands it appears that the list is huge at over 930 markets, with about 430 being able to take advantage of the trifecta of connections, such as carrier aggregation, 4×4 MIMO, and 256 QAM. We expect that over time T-Mobile’s coverage will expand to cover even more markets, so if you don’t see yours listed, it should be covered eventually.
For those excited about @TMobile’s incredible LTE-A rollout and wanted to know where the technologies are live, here’s the list!! It’s long, and just getting longer! https://t.co/WC9tGGUzU5 https://t.co/aCU4SBz3NO
— Neville (@NevilleRay) November 30, 2017
For those who aren’t covered by the trifecta, not to worry as LTE-A will still provide a speed boost all the same, and users won’t have to do anything to take advantage of it, save for owning a compatible device. We should note that most handsets released in the past 2-3 years should be LTE-A compatible, but there is a list on Wikipedia that you can check to see if your make and model are.
T-Mobile Lists The Areas That Will Get LTE-A Coverage , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 04
There has been a lot of debate going on recently regarding net neutrality, whose rules the FCC are planning to repeal. How this will play out still remains to be seen, but in the meantime AT&T wants to reassure their customers that should the rules be repealed , they want their customers to know that nothing will change on their end, at least not in a negative way.
In a post on AT&T’s website, the carrier’s Senior Executive Vice President of External & Legislative Affairs Bob Quinn writes, “AT&T intends to operate its network the same way AT&T operates its network today: in an open and transparent manner. We will not block websites, we will not throttle or degrade internet traffic based on content, and we will not unfairly discriminate in our treatment of internet traffic.” He also notes that this is consistent with what AT&T has been doing all this while.
He also adds, “These commitments are laid out in the broadband details section of AT&T’s main website. They represent a guarantee to our customers that we will provide service in an open and transparent way. They have been, and will continue to be, enforceable commitments.”
However it has been pointed by some that AT&T seems to have conveniently forgotten about the time in 2012 where they prevented users from making FaceTime calls on iPhones being made using cellular data unless customers bought a “Mobile Share” data plan. This changed towards the end of 2013 where AT&T finally lifted the restrictions.
AT&T Promises Nothing Will Change If FCC Drops Net Neutrality Rules , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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