Uber will require that drivers and riders wear face masks or face coverings when using the platform in certain countries, including the U.S. The requirement is part of a new policy that Uber is preparing in order to restart its ride-hailing service during the coronavirus pandemic.
Congratulations on making it through another week—especially now that each week feels about 2 billion years long. 2019 might as well be a myth at this point. Oh, speaking of losing all sense of time, next Sunday is Mother’s Day just FYI. So consider this your official warning siren for any gift-getting that you might…
The Galaxy Z Flip’s raison d’être is obviously its foldable screen. In addition to having an extremely pocketable phone, however, Samsung has been advertising the clamshell’s possibilities in mobile photography, allowing for angles and views that would be difficult for rigid rectangular blocks. Of course, all of that flexibility would be moot if the Galaxy Z Flip’s cameras are terrible. … Continue reading
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If you were worried that the coronavirus would somehow impact the release of smartphones this year, it seems that Samsung is still on track to release new handsets later in the year. During Samsung’s earnings call, the company has confirmed that they plan on releasing two new phones later this year.
This will come in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20, which is more or less to be expected, and also a new Galaxy Fold handset. Samsung does not dive into specifics of either handset, but the company is alleging that these phones will be “differentiated products in the premium segment”.
We have been hearing rumors that Samsung is planning on a follow-up to the Galaxy Fold that was launched last year. The company has since launched two foldable handsets, one in the form of the Galaxy Fold from 2019, and earlier this year, Samsung actually launched a second foldable with the Galaxy Z Flip.
Not much else is known about either handset, but thanks to renders published by LetsGoDigital, we have an inkling of what the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 Plus could look like, but as always, it’s probably best to take it with a grain of salt for now until we can get more official details.
Samsung Confirms Launch Of New Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Note 20 Later This Year
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We do a lot on our phones these days, such as texting, calling, and surfing the web. Some of us even use it for work where we might access sensitive information that we don’t want others to see. Unfortunately for Xiaomi users, it seems that a report from Forbes has revealed that the company’s devices are apparently collecting browsing data on its users.
This is according to security researcher Gabi Cirlig who discovered that on his Redmi Note 8 handset, what he was doing on his phone was being sent to remote servers hosted by Alibaba that were rented by Xiaomi. This data included things like the websites he visited, what he searched for, and what kind of articles he was browsing while using Xiaomi’s news feed software.
It also seems that it did not matter if the user was using incognito mode as it appeared that data was still being collected anyway. More worrying, the data also included non-web related activities, such as the screens he swiped, like the status bar and settings page.
Xiaomi has since denied these findings, despite the fact that Forbes sent the company evidence like videos that showed data being collected even while in incognito mode. A company spokesperson was quoted as saying, “This video shows the collection of anonymous browsing data, which is one of the most common solutions adopted by internet companies to improve the overall browser product experience through analyzing non-personally identifiable information.”
Report Claims Xiaomi’s Devices Are Collecting Data On Its Users
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If you’re a Mac user who’s looking forward to being able to play VR games on their computer, you can scratch at least one platform off that list. This is because in a rather abrupt announcement on its website, Valve has released a statement in which they will be ending SteamVR support for Mac.
This doesn’t mean that all your VR games will stop working, but do not expect any further updates to SteamVR for Mac. According to Valve, “SteamVR has ended macOS support so our team can focus on Windows and Linux. We recommend that macOS users continue to opt into the SteamVR [macos] branches for access to legacy builds.”
As per Valve’s announcement, it seems that the company is focusing on building up SteamVR for Windows and Linux. Typically speaking, Mac users tend to get the short end of the stick when it comes to gaming. This is because for the most part, developers tend to prefer creating games for Windows instead of Mac, so it is rather disappointing to see Mac computers lose access to VR.
We’re not sure if Valve will change their minds in the future, but for now it doesn’t seem that way. It has been pointed that based on Valve’s hardware survey, gamers on Mac account for mere 4% of their player base, so while disappointing, it is understandable.
Valve Ends Support For SteamVR For macOS
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said that the doctors who treated him were prepared to announce his death as he battled covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a report in the Sun. Johnson said there was a strategy to deal with a “‘death of Stalin’-type scenario.”
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