A new feature will reportedly tell Google Chrome smartphone users when a website is trying to access and collect data transmitted from the sensors inside the phone. A pop-up will alert the user each time a site tries to access one of the device settings, providing an option to turn it off or block it. […]
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A new feature will reportedly tell Google Chrome smartphone users when a website is trying to access and collect data transmitted from the sensors inside the phone. A pop-up will alert the user each time a site tries to access one of the device settings, providing an option to turn it off or block it.
There are more than 2.5 billion Android-powered phones in use and Google is trying to make the Assistant a central part of nearly all of them. Google announced more smartphones will carry a dedicated Google Assistant button. According to the company, which announced the news from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Monday, over
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Encryption plays an important role in securing one’s package. However, it adds complexity to the device or service. Moreover, the excessive data consumption is highly impractical on low-end and small devices. This is why Google wants to replace its encryption with a more efficient method – Adiantum. Encryption involves reversible transformation of one block of
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New data and analysis from SparkToro’s Rand Fishkin and Jumpshot shows the continuing decline of click-through rates (CTRs) on Google search results on desktop and smartphones in both the U.S. and Europe in favor of paid clicks and no-clicks. Fishkin asserts the decline is attributable to “Google siphoning away large percentages of traffic to their
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Facebook is causing an uproar amongst Android phone owners after discovering the app cannot be permanently deleted. Specifically, owners of Samsung phones cannot permanently delete Facebook as a result of a pre-install deal made between the two companies. Facebook can only be “disabled” on Samsung phones, which means the app will forever remain on the
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This week, it’s all about iPhones and Australia: we look at what switching smartphone operating systems can teach us about how human beings respond to digital transformation, and how businesses and Government in Australia are making digital transformation a top priority. Plus, a start-up in Myanmar has taken it upon itself to propel the country’s
Samsung released a slate of new advertisements for its Galaxy S9 smartphones, all of which are direct attacks on one of its top competitors: Apple. Samsung Trolls Apple in S9 Ads One of the commercials, published July 20 on YouTube, does more than poke fun at the iPhone X’s lack of a classic 3.5mm headphone jack.
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Apple and Google are two of the biggest names in tech. And as such, they provide a lot of tools and platforms that are useful to businesses. However, some of those tools haven’t always been accessible to all small businesses. Apple’s App Store has recently added some rules that excluded many small businesses. And the
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Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is breathing a little new life into older Android mobile devices. The company announced recently its helpful AI tool, Google Assistant, is coming to even more phones and (finally) tablets. Google Assistant on Tablets and Older Android Phones According to the online search giant, Google Assistant is already available across a number of
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