Technology

By Flipboard News Desk

A curated selection of Technology news.

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- Technology
  Facebook bug exposed up to 6.8M users’ unposted photos to apps
  TechCrunch - Josh Constine
- T-Mobile
  T-Mobile, Sprint see Huawei shun clinching U.S. deal - sources
  Reuters - By Diane Bartz, Liana B. Baker and Greg Roumeliotis
- Technology
  Alexa can now arm your home security system — including Amazon’s Ring Alarm
  The Verge - Sean Hollister
- Technology
  Apple may alter iPhone production and iOS to dodge China’s patent ban
  VentureBeat - Jeremy Horwitz
- Technology
  Pokémon Go Maker Is Seeking a $3.9 Billion Valuation
  Bloomberg - Krista Gmelich
- Technology
  VSCO will discontinue its desktop photo editing presets on March 1st
  Engadget - Mallory Locklear
- Rhode Island
  Rhode Island sues Google over the two Google+ data breaches
  Android Authority - Williams Pelegrin
Apple
Review: Satechi’s Aluminum Keyboard is a great alternative to Apple’s more expensive space gray option
9to5Mac - Michael Potuck
Apple made its Magic Keyboard available in space gray as a standalone purchase this past March after first coming exclusively with the iMac Pro. However, the space gray Magic Keyboard saw a price bump
Machine Learning
Blockchain, artificial intelligence top LinkedIn fastest-growing job categories
ZDNet - Joe McKendrick
Blockchain may still be an emerging frontier for business, but that's not holding back a surge in skills. There is no shortage of skepticism and …
Technology
GoPro Wants Fusion to Be the Next Action Camera
The Motley Fool - Travis Hoium
Fusion could define the 360 video market the way Hero cameras did. GoPro Inc's (NASDAQ:GPRO) Fusion camera may be the leading spherical camera in …
Technology
Honor’s new View20 gets a 48MP rear camera and an under-screen selfie camera
TNW - Matthew Hughes
Huawei’s Honor just fired a massive volley in the smartphone megapixel war. At an event in Hong Kong, the company announced its latest model — the Honor View20. This phone comes with a 48-megapixel rear-facing
Technology
Apple Computers Used to Be Built in the U.S. It Was a Mess.
The New York Times - By JOHN MARKOFF
In 1988, when Jean-Louis Gassée took a close look at Apple’s “highly automated” Macintosh factory in Fremont, Calif., what he saw was not pretty. Mr. Gassée, a French specialist in office automation, just
NGOs
Jack Dorsey Reportedly Took A Government-Organized Hot Air Balloon Ride In Myanmar
buzzfeednews.com - Ryan Mac
Through a spokesperson, the Twitter and Square CEO said he was unaware multiple government agencies were reportedly involved in organizing the flight. …
Technology
Canada’s winters inspired a startup to warm homes with cryptomining heat waste
Digital Trends - Simon Cohen
Some argue cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are the future of legal tender, but in the present, they’re creating as many problems as they solve. The …
Google Lens
Google Lens for Android revamped with compact interface and other tweaks
9to5Google - Abner Li
Google Lens rolled out to the Google app for iOS at the beginning of this week. As part of that availability, the visual search experience for Android also received a number of tweaks to optimize the in
Android Pie
BLU Vivo Go is a burner Android Pie phone at $80
pocketnow.com - by Jules Wang
Unlocked phones seller BLU is back in the spotlight again after its publicized turnaround from its less than caring approach to smartphones. One way …
Technology
Australia's horrific new encryption law likely to obliterate its tech scene
TNW - Tristan Greene
Australia‘s government signed a bill into law last week giving law enforcement agencies the right to force technology companies to reveal users’ encrypted messages. Another way of putting it: Australia‘s
Technology
From self-drivers to auto-expansion chambers: Amazing camping trailers of 2018
newatlas.com - C.C. Weiss
Not that 2017, 2016, or other years of recent memory didn't have moments of their own, but 2018 really seemed to be the year of weird, wild camping …
Phones
The best Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus cases are now hugely discounted
CNET - David Carnoy
Looking for a new case for your Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus? Clearance deals abound.
Technology
The 1More Stylish TWS are affordable alternatives to the Apple AirPods
Android Authority - Williams Pelegrin
Android device owners have another alternative to Apple’s AirPods with audio device company 1More’s Stylish TWS. The Stylish TWS are 1More’s first pair of true wireless earbuds. In terms of design, the
Technology
Amazon adjusts the outlook for its in-car Echo setup
Engadget - Richard Lawler
It looks like a 2019 release, with delayed support for certain navigation apps. With time running out on 2018, Amazon has suddenly started delivering a bunch of the Alexa-connected devices it announced
Technology
Huawei Hemorrhages Allies in Europe on Growing Security Concerns
Bloomberg - Stefan Nicola, Thomas Seal, Helene Fouquet, Marie Mawad
The U.S. has been pushing governments for months to block Huawei Technologies Co. from telecom networks. That strategy is now taking hold in Europe, …
Google Search
Google Material Theme starts rolling out to Google Search on mobile web
9to5Google - Abner Li
After rolling out late last month to Google Search on the desktop web, the Google Material Theme is beginning to appear on the mobile counterpart. This similar redesign features modern elements like a
Technology
Android Messages can now send calendar files, in case you ever want to do that
androidpolice.com - Corbin Davenport
I don't think anyone anywhere has ever said the phrase, "Let me text you that calendar file." Perhaps it was commonplace practice before the era of …
OnePlus 5T
OnePlus 5T set to benefit most in Android Pie beta
pocketnow.com - by Jules Wang
The OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T are done and dusted when it comes to Android Pie, but there’s more work to be had for even older devices such as the …
Technology
Epic’s Infinity Blade Fades into App Store Oblivion
iPadInsight - jhrogersii
Once upon a time, it looked like Apple would finish off Nintendo as the leader in mobile gaming and proceed to take on the big boys on the big screen. The App Store was booming and games were the biggest
Technology
Amazon patent hints at using doorbell cameras to build a suspicious persons database
bgr.com - Andy Meek
Jacob Snow, a technology and civil liberties attorney for the ACLU, has been making the rounds telling media outlets that a newly publicized patent …
Technology
Everything Leaving Netflix In January, 2019
The Inquisitr - Caitlin Albers
No, it's not 'Friends.' Relax, everyone. Netflix is keeping Friends for another year. As the Inquisitr previously reported, the platform is shelling out …
Technology
Only the cheapest Galaxy S10 will come in an exciting new color, report claims
bgr.com - Chris Smith
When Apple unveiled the iPhone XR back in September, the company confirmed what some reports revealed in the months preceding the announcement: That …
New Zealand
New Zealand Rebukes Google for Airing Name of Suspect in Backpacker’s Killing
The New York Times - By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The New Zealand government admonished Google on Friday for disclosing the identity of a man charged with killing a female British backpacker, highlighting the tension that arises
Donald Trump
Poll: Cable news viewers more likely to believe political falsehoods than print, public radio consumers
TNW - Bryan Clark
It should surprise no one that where we gets our news plays a significant part in determining what we believe to be true. But lying isn’t partisan. Democrat or Conservative, both parties lie with astonishing
Google Play
Google Play Games 5.14 adds dark theme, app shortcuts, and more
9to5Google - Abner Li
Earlier today, Google Discover began rolling out a dark theme to the Pixel Launcher feed. Google Play Games is now the latest app to get an alternative to the stark white appearance of the Google Material
Technology
This wireless mouse has a built-in document scanner and now we’ve seen everything
bgr.com - Maren Estrada
The Zcan Wireless Scanner Mouse is the sort of thing you probably had no idea existed. Now that you do, however, you’re going to need it in your life …
Technology
You’ll soon be able to scribble all over PDFs on your Chromebook
Digital Trends - Anita George
If you use a Chromebook, you can look forward to a new feature that lets you annotate PDF documents. According to 9to5Google, Google may soon be …
Cybersecurity
Thursday's Email Bomb Threat Has Ties to Earlier 'Sextortion' Scam
PCMag - Michael Kan
The mass email bomb threat on Thursday that turned out to be a hoax was likely perpetrated by a group of spammers who have also been scamming people …
$Facebook fractures its secretive hardware division$
Technology
Facebook fractures its secretive hardware division
The Verge - Nick Statt
The hardware group is now focused on Portal and other projects, while far-off ideas are part of Reality Labs Roughly a year and a half ago, Regina Dugan, a former director for the US government’s Defense
Cydia
The App Store for jailbroken devices, Cydia Store, officially shuts down
9to5Mac - Peter Cao
After many years of being available to users as a way to fully customize the operating system, the Cydia Store (which was only available to jailbroken devices) is today shutting down. Saurik, the creator