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New year new Huawei Everything you need to know about the Huawei P40 and P40 Pro Huawei is getting ready to enter 2020 with a splash thanks to its upcoming P40 and P40 Pro smartphones. Here's everything we know about the phones' specs, design, release, and more. … [Read more...] about Essential Phone users will get a taste of Android 11 but no official update

Anyone using Messages can send GIFs, real-time location, voice messages, Google Pay payments, and chat on a desktop using Google's web client, but if you and the people you're talking to don't have RCS support on your phone and carrier, all of this is still handled using old-fashioned SMS. The biggest downside to that? If you don't have reliable coverage with your carrier, you won't be able to message using Wi-Fi/data. … [Read more...] about Best iMessage alternatives for Android in 2020

The scientists began their research by downloading 13,500 free apps from Google Play and subjecting them to a "static analysis." Those tests checked whether the SSL implementations of the apps were potentially vulnerable to "man-in-the-middle" exploits, in which attackers are able to monitor or tamper with communications flowing over public Wi-Fi hotspots or other unsecured networks. The results identified 1,074 apps, or eight percent of the sample, that contained "SSL specific code that either accepts all certificates or all hostnames for a certificate and thus are potentially vulnerable to MITM attacks." … [Read more...] about Android apps used by millions vulnerable to password, e-mail theft

Finally, while no ever reads the legal information that is buried in these apps, but if you take a peek at Android Auto's "Safety and Legal information," Google claims it can detect "whether the passenger seat is occupied." As far as we can tell, Android Auto does not do anything today with passenger seat detection. In our review we complained that the Android Auto interface seemed like it was designed only for a single driver going 60mph down the road, but knowing whither the passenger seat is occupied could let Android Auto kick into a "co-pilot" mode and unlock more functionality. … [Read more...] about Android Auto secrets hint at vehicle diagnostic app, expanded car integration

Sedans have become a much harder sell in the United States over the last few years as consumers have shifted towards buying SUVs and trucks. (A trend that automakers, who make more money on these vehicles, have happily obliged.) The Precept is a sharp-looking sedan, and while Polestar isn’t talking performance just yet, it’s easy to imagine a production-ready version of this electric car that absolutely hauls. Whether that’s enough to win over size-conscious buyers in the US is a question for another day, though Polestar will start picking away at an answer when it starts shipping the Polestar 2 here in low volumes later this year. … [Read more...] about Polestar teases an all-electric concept sedan running Android Automotive