Google follows Apple in letting users opt-out of ad tracking on Android

Google follows Apple in letting users opt-out of ad tracking on Android

Apple made a significant change with iOS 14.5, requiring app developers to explicitly ask for the app’s permission to track the user’s information for personalized ads. Apple’s change was meant to give its customers more privacy and transparency when it comes to data collection.

Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt on iOS

Google has confirmed that it too will make the change for Android users to opt out of ad tracking, but not in the same explicit manner that Apple has done. Starting with Android 12, developers will no longer have access to the user’s Advertising ID and if…

Realme GT 5G in for review

Realme GT 5G in for review

The latest device we have at the office is the Realme GT 5G. Though it launched in China back in March, it has been announced for India and has been confirmed to come to European markets as well. The Realme GT 5G is positioned in the midrange category but it’s powered by the Snapdragon 888, so it will be getting a lot of attention throughout the year.

The phone has a 6.43-inch Super AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and Full HD+ resolution. The design is conventional: glass on the back with shiny edges around the frame. These edges and the back glass attract fingerprints like…

Walmart buys 740,000 Samsung Galaxy XCover Pros for use in its stores in the US

Walmart buys 740,000 Samsung Galaxy XCover Pros for use in its stores in the US

With the stroke of a pen the Galaxy XCover Pro becomes a success for Samsung – the company has reached an agreement with retail giant Walmart to sell 740,000 units that will be used by Walmart associates. This is Samsung’s biggest mobile enterprise deal in the US ever.

Walmart Global Tech, an in-house software development team, was working on an app that will help employees simplify their daily tasks and assist customers. Features include mobile clock-in and checking schedules. Then Walmart approached Samsung for the hardware side of things and the XCover Pro was chosen for the job.

It…

2022 iPad Pro to bring wireless charging, redesigned iPad mini coming in 2021

2022 iPad Pro to bring wireless charging, redesigned iPad mini coming in 2021

Apple is looking to bring wireless charging to the iPad Pro in 2022, according to industry sources. The next iPad Pro is said to adopt a glass back in order to achieve wireless charging capabilities and would reportedly use the MagSafe magnetic accessory system.

As part of the same report, sources claim that Apple is testing a redesigned iPad mini with narrower screen bezels and no home button. This would mark the first redesign of the iPad mini in its six year history.

Previous reports have claimed that Apple would make some iPad’s OLED in 2022, possibly the smaller iPad Pro,…

What could have been: the LG Velvet 2 Pro had an S888 chip and a keyless design

What could have been: the LG Velvet 2 Pro had an S888 chip and a keyless design

The LG Velvet didn’t revitalize the company’s smartphone business as it had hoped. It was one pricey mid-ranger with a neat design, though nothing jaw dropping. The company is no longer making phones, but here’s a look at what could have been if it had stuck around long enough to introduce the second generation of Velvet.

Marketing materials were tweeted out by leakster @FrontTron, who also added helpful translations. This would have been a proper flagship with a Snapdragon 888 chipset, instead of puttering along with a 765G like the Velvet 5G did (or dusting off the old 845 chip like the…

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