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Google releases July 2019 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the July 2019 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install. Though Google puts out the Android security patches each month, the job of actually getting the fixes to end users falls on the telcos and/or device manufacturers themselves. Those partners vary in their ability to release the patches in a timely fashion.

Devices and OS Google Android

·6 years ago

Cardinal Red Samsung Galaxy S10 now available exclusively on EE

The Samsung Galaxy S10 range of smartphones is now available in a beautiful Cardinal Red, exclusively via EE. All three models are available in the new colour excluding the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G.

Android UK Devices and OS Samsung EE

·6 years ago

Telegram for Android brings Location-Based Chats, Adding Contacts Without Phone Numbers and More

Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings Location-Based Chats, Adding Contacts Without Phone Numbers and More.

Apps Android

·6 years ago

Huawei confirms Foldable Huawei Mate X to launch in September

Huawei unveiled the Mate X back in February with the device due to launch in June. However, earlier this month, the launch date was said to be put back to September. Vincent Pang, President of Huawei's Western European Region, today confirmed that Huawei's first foldable phone wlll indeed launch in September.

Devices and OS Huawei Android

·6 years ago

Huawei unveils Nova 5 Pro, Nova 5 and Nova 5i

Huawei unveiled three new phones at a launch event in China today, all part of the Nova line. Huawei detailed the specs of the new devices at the event but didn’t really mention much about the software powering the devices.

Devices and OS China Huawei Android

·6 years ago

Huawei P30 Pro update brings ultra-low latency bluetooth, DC dimming and more

Huawei has pushed out an OTA update for the Huawei P30 Pro that brings improvements to the to the screen and audio playback.

Devices and OS Huawei Android

·6 years ago

HONOR Kicks off HONOR 20 Global Availability

Huawei’s Honor brand today announced the global availability of its flagship smartphone, the HONOR 20, following a record-high sales performance of more than one million units sold in China in a mere 14 days.

Huawei Android Devices and OS

·6 years ago

BBM Enterprise for Android brings video recording and sending and more

BlackBerry has released an update to BBM Enterprise for Android (BBMe), bringing the ability to record and send videos directly from within a chat and more.

Apps BlackBerry Android

·6 years ago

Google bypasses carriers to offer RCS direct

Google has been pushing Rich Communication Services (RCS) as a replacement for SMS for a long time now but the feature kept getting delayed due to delays from carriers.

Android Connected

·6 years ago

Huawei delays launch of Foldable Huawei Mate X until September

Huawei unveiled the Mate X back in February with the device due to launch in June. The launch date how now been put back to September, according to a Huawei spokesperson.

Android Devices and OS Huawei

·6 years ago

Android phone’s built-in security key can now be used with iOS devices

Google's new 2-Step Verification (2SV) method which turns Android phones into physical security keys can now be used by those who own iOS devices. The 2SV method enables Android phones to be used as physical keys to log into Google accounts.

Google Android Apple

·6 years ago

Shazam brings Headphone Monitoring to Android

Shazam can now identify the songs you are listening to even when you are wearing headphones. The new feature, dubbed Pop-up Shazam, was added to the latest Android version of the service this week.

Apps Android

·6 years ago

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