18 posts tagged ‘samsung’
Here we go again: 2023’s badly handled data breaches
TechCrunch,
Last year, we compiled a list of 2022’s most poorly handled data breaches, looking back at the bad behavior of corporate giants when faced with hacks and breaches. That included everything from downplaying the real-world impact of spills of personal information to failing to answer basic questions. Turns out this year, many organizations continue to […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Google Pays to Be Default on Samsung Phones
mjtsai,
Adamya Sharma: The ongoing Google vs. Epic trial has brought out another interesting piece of information. As per testimony presented by Epic Games (via Bloomberg), Google paid Samsung $8 billion over a period of four years to keep Search, Assistant, and Play Store as default services on Samsung phones.[…]One internal document also shows how Google […]
Samsung Galaxy S24 Leaks Confirm Recent Renders
Gizmodo,
If you liked the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra renders that were floating around a couple of weeks ago, then there’s good news for you. A few recently released leaks of the upcoming phone allegedly show that it is going to look exactly like the renders. These leaks were originally posted by DavidMa05368498 on X (formerly… Read more...
The OnePlus 12 Will Confuse Your Hands With a Repositioned Alert Slider
A phone is a big brick of plastics, aluminum, and wires. There’s nothing particularly natural about it, but OnePlus’ latest iteration on its mainline phone, the OnePlus 12, is returning to nature thanks to a unique colorway that looks chiseled out of a rockface. More importantly, the company’s next phone will move the… Read more...
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Doubles Down on AI for Android's Mid-Range Devices
AI is the name of the game for this year’s chips, particularly for Qualcomm’s mobile processors. The chipmaker has announced the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor for mid-range Android devices with promises of improved AI performance. Read more...
Samsung says hackers accessed customer data during year-long breach
Samsung has admitted that hackers accessed the personal data of U.K.-based customers during a year-long breach of its systems. In a statement to TechCrunch, Samsung spokesperson Chelsea Simpson, representing the company via a third-party agency, said Samsung was “recently alerted to a security incident” that “resulted in certain contact information of some Samsung U.K. e-store […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Apple Gives iPhone 14 Users an Extra Year of Emergency SOS Via Satellite
Good news, iPhone users. A year after introducing the feature to its walled garden, Apple has extended free access to Emergency SOS via satellite to the iPhone 14/14 Pro for another year. Now you get three years of Emergency SOS via satellite services instead of two. Read more...
Nothing Phone (2) Offers Possible Solution to Blue, Green Bubble Drama
The mobile class divide between the iPhone blue bubble and the Android green bubble might need regulators to settle things in the future, but Nothing has another solution coming soon. Read more...