
Muhammad Jarir Kanji
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Verizon refreshes prepaid plans with more data, lower prices the longer you stay
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Verizon has revamped its prepaid plans to reward users who stay with the network longer, offering significant savings at the 3-month and 9-month marks.

Google and Spotify team up to serve you songs of the summer via Google Assistant
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
As summer rolls around, Google and Spotify are both partnering up to regale you with the serenades of summer.

Google christens the winners of the ML-powered Android Developer Challenge
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published

Spotify's new interactive podcast ads let you buy products directly through the app
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Spotify is testing a new feature that automatically takes you to an advertiser's offerings with the podcast's promo code already applied.

Google Assistant will now remember podcast and video points across speakers and displays
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Google is releasing a number of new features for Google Assistant aimed at empowering developers and enabling richer experiences for consumers.

Dropbox now has a password manager and file vault
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Dropbox is officially expanding its offerings to include a new password manager and a secure vault for your most important files.

Developer video shows off Google's AirDrop clone for Android
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
In a developer video for Android 11 released this week, we got our first official look at how the under-development Nearby Sharing feature for Android.

For a short time this year, Huawei beat Samsung to become the largest smartphone maker in the world
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published

Google to extend its embrace of Fitbit with Google Assistant support
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published

Thanks to Reddit, you can now block YouTube ads without going through any hoops
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
A URL trick discovered by a Redditor allows users to bypass all ads on the video-sharing site just by adding an extra period to the video URL.

After the first foldable phone, Royole is now making a smart speaker with a wraparound screen
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Royole, this week, showed off a new smart speaker with an unusual design. The speaker has a flexible display wrapped around its cylindrical surface.

One UI 2.5 may take a page from Xiaomi and brings ads to Samsung's phones
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Leaked screenshots purported to showcase One UI 2.5 indicate that the South Korean giant may be experimenting with adding ads to its smartphones.

The June 2020 security patch is now rolling out to the Galaxy Fold
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Mere days after the rest of Samsung's 2020 flagship lineup started receiving the June 2020 security update, the company has now begun propagating the same to its iconic foldable phone.

Nest users are getting free Nest Hubs and Nest Minis for upgrading their plans [Update]
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

G Suite for Education is finally getting a taste of Smart Compose and Autocorrect
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Months after the features were made available to other G Suite editions, Smart Compose and Autocorrect for Google Docs are now making their way to G Suite for Education and Nonprofits.

Patent reveals Google may be working on a gesture-centric, Project Soli-based Pixel Watch
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
New patents indicate Google is, at least, toying with the idea of using the Motion Sense gesture system from the Pixel 4 in a smartwatch.

China is reportedly considering retaliating against Apple and Qualcomm following U.S. move to cut off Huawei's chip supply
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published

Google is rolling out a new search experience for Google Earth, completed with search history and featured locations
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
The Google Earth UI is being slightly revamped to provide for a richer search experience. It'll now show your search history, featured content, as well as 'must-see views'.

Zoom moves to mimic WhatsApp encryption standards with Keybase acquisition
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Zoom is working to address the security concerns surrounding its product by moving to an end-to-end encrypted platform with the help of its latest acquisition, Keybase.

Sony's new $200 earbuds take on the AirPods Pro with noise cancellation and IP55 rating
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
The WF-SP800N earbuds are designed to offer a combination of noise cancellation and water and sweat resistance to fitness-conscious buyers.

TikTok, Spotify, New York Times, and other apps are facing outages across the U.S.
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
A number of websites are experiencing outages across the U.S., as well as some parts of Europe and Australia.

The May 2020 security patch is heading to the Galaxy S10, Z Flip and A50
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
Samsung is now rolling out the May 2020 security update to even more of its flagships, as well as its Galaxy A50 midranger.

Google may be rebranding Android TV back to Google TV because everything is terrible
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
The rebranding would be yet another in a series of moves by the company to assert its own name on products, with Meet and Chat being the latest examples of this trend.

Ryan Reynolds hosts awkward Mint Mobile commercial featuring an endorsement from a 98-year-old ghost
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji published
The Hollywood actor this week hosted a charming (?) and decidedly-less-flashy-than-his-movies advertisement for the budget mobile carrier that he partly owns.
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