“LeEco may not be well known in the U.S, but the Chinese technology company’s ambitious CEO Jia Yueting is on a quest to make it a household name. LeEco held a press event in San Francisco on Wednesday that was intended as a sort of coming out party to U.S. consumers.”
Samsung owners furious as company resists paying up for Note 7 fire damage
“Owners of the twice-recalled Galaxy Note 7 say the exploding phones caused extensive damage to their homes, but the company isn’t playing ball 06.00 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 19 October 2016 10.”
Huawei introduces next-generation Kirin 960 chipset
“At a media briefing here in China today, Huawei unwrapped its new HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset, which is expected to power its upcoming rumoured smartphone for next month.”
How to set up your Google Pixel
“Google’s first smartphone designed by the company inside and out is now available, and it looks very promising. Naturally, before you can begin using Google Assistant or shooting pictures, there’s some setup you’ll need to take care of.”
Google Maps Adds Shortcut to Find Out How Traffic Is In Your Area
“Android: For many of us, Google Maps has long-since replaced radio shows for finding out about traffic on your way home. Now, Google’s making it easier with a home screen shortcut to see the state of traffic around you.”
Android 7.0 Nougat Update For Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Release Date: Beta Testing Ongoing?
“Newer Samsung Galaxy devices will soon run on Google’s latest mobile operating system. The South Korean tech giant is still in the process of modifying Android 7.0 Nougat for its flagship devices. The seventh major version of Android officially launched on August 22, 2016.”
Feds Claim They Can Enter a House and Demand Fingerprints to Unlock Everyone’s Phones
“Under the Fourth Amendment, Americans are protected from unreasonable searches and seizures, but according to one group of federal prosecutors, just being in the wrong house at the wrong time is cause enough to make every single person inside provide their fingerprints and unlock their phones.”
Galaxy Note 7 Fiasco: Samsung, South Korean Government Launches Investigation
“Samsung Electronics and the South Korean government have launched their own investigations to find out what caused the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, industry officials told the country’s Yonhap news agency on Sunday.”
RIP Hangouts: It’s now optional in the Google Apps package for OEMs
“Okay, so “RIP Hangouts” is probably a slight exaggeration, but it’s clear that the focus for Google is going to be on Allo and Duo going forward, not their older messaging platform.”
Google and Facebook are destined to wage a decade-long war for the future
“Just this week, Google held its own big event. And while that presentation was ostensibly to introduce new hardware, it also gave us a glimpse of how Google is thinking about its own future — and the ways in which Facebook’s 10-year strategy overlap with Google’s.”
