smartphones
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Mega-Popular Muslim Prayer Apps Were Secretly Harvesting Phone Numbers
Google recently booted over a dozen apps from its Play Store — among them Muslim prayer apps with 10 million-plus downloads, a barcode scanner, and a clock — after researchers discovered secret data-harvesting code hidden within them. Creepier still, the clandestine code was engineered by a company linked to a Virginia defence contractor, which paid…
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A Car Company Wants to Make Phones Now, and It Won’t Be the Last
Burgeoning Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio has provided us with yet more evidence we live in a strange timeline — it’s looking into making its own smartphones. Pull a reverse Apple, if you will. And while I’m personally not terribly interested or curious about what a Nio-branded phone might entail, the fact an automotive startup…
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Nothing Reveals Its First Smartphone Running On a Customised Version of Android
Carl Pei is hoping to recreate the success of OnePlus, the smartphone company he founded in 2013, with his new venture, Nothing. Today, the outfit confirmed rumours it was designing and building its first smartphone, the “phone (1),” and it’s set to arrive sometime this Summer.
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Samsung’s Galaxy A53 Is a Well-Stocked Mid-Range Smartphone
Samsung has officially pulled the curtain on its Galaxy A53 5G, revealing its latest mid-range smartphone. It’s one of Samsung’s best-selling series due to its bang-for-buck style bundling. And though it isn’t as flashy as the company’s flagships, it does offer some premium-grade specs, like a gorgeous display and a quad-camera system.