Articles for Phones Apps

One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse
9 months ago

One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse

Associated Press  

Monday’s total solar eclipse might become one of the most filmed and photographed events of the year. The Solar Eclipse Timer uses your phone’s GPS to play an audio countdown to the moment of totality and highlights key moments. Eclipse Calculator 2 for Android devices uses the phone’s camera to depict how the event will look in the sky from …

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X app missing from CEO Linda Yaccarino's iPhone? Picture of her phone's home screen sparks debate
1 year, 3 months ago

X app missing from CEO Linda Yaccarino's iPhone? Picture of her phone's home screen sparks debate

India Today  

As the CEO of a social media company, it's expected to have your company's app on your phone. However, during a recent interview, Linda Yaccarino, X's CEO, showed off her iPhone's home screen. To the astonishment of many, the X app was notably absent from the Home Screen's first page. However, what caught the audience's attention was the absence of …

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France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones
1 year, 9 months ago

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones

The Hindu  

France announced Friday it is banning the “recreational” use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees' phones because of concern about insufficient data security measures. The French Minister for Transformation and Public Administration, Stanislas Guerini, said in a statement that ‘’recreational'' apps aren’t secure enough to be used in state administrative services and ’’could present a risk …

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Dutch civil servants to be banned from using TikTok on work phones
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch civil servants to be banned from using TikTok on work phones

Dutch News  

National government civil servants are to be banned from having the social media service TikTok on their work phones to remove any potential risk of espionage. Junior justice minister Alexandra van Huffelen told MPs in a briefing on Tuesday that work phones used by the state’s 140,000 civil servants will be adapted so that they can only use approved apps. …

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Centre mulling new rules to increase security of mobile phones, apps
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre mulling new rules to increase security of mobile phones, apps

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government is mulling a new framework to develop adequate security standards for mobile phone users, with sources saying the initiative follows concerns over misuse of data and spying by pre-installed apps. The Ministry of Electronics and IT in a tweet on Tuesday said security of mobile phones is important and the government is in consultation with stakeholders …

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How to record calls on OnePlus, Samsung and other Android phones
1 year, 9 months ago

How to record calls on OnePlus, Samsung and other Android phones

India Today  

Ever since Google banned third-party apps for recording calls, there are a lot of people who have been looking for ways to get this done. People can use smartphone manufacturers' native call apps that come pre-installed with Android phones to record calls or even use select third-party apps. How to record phone calls on Android phones OnePlus phone OnePlus no …

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Android 12 (Go edition) launched for low-cost phones, Google says it is faster and more privacy friendly
3 years ago

Android 12 (Go edition) launched for low-cost phones, Google says it is faster and more privacy friendly

India Today  

Google unveiled Android 12 on Tuesday as the new, toned-down version of Android 12, which it rolled out a few weeks back. Google said that the new version in the Go edition series of Android software is faster, smarter, and more privacy-friendly. It said the phones running the Android 12 will launch apps 30 per cent faster as compared to …

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Fortnite can still be downloaded on Samsung phones via the Galaxy Store app
4 years, 4 months ago

Fortnite can still be downloaded on Samsung phones via the Galaxy Store app

Firstpost  

Galaxy users can also get discounts up to 20 percent as part of the ‘Fortnite Mega Drop’ by downloading Epic Games. Users of Galaxy smartphones can keep on playing the popular game Fortnite by downloading it through the Samsung Galaxy Store App. According to a company press release, Galaxy users can also enjoy V-Bucks and real money offers discounted up …

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