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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. […]

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Kai-Fu Lee’s Sinovation Ventures has its eyes on a niche market targeting software developers. In April, the venture capital fund led a $10 million angel round in Jingling, a Chinese startup developing Linux-based tablets and laptops, TechCrunch learned. Other investors in the round included private equity firm Trustbridge Partners. Jingling was founded only in June […]

Kai-Fu Lee’s Sinovation bets on Linux tablet maker Jingling in ...

This entry was posted in Android Asia China Gadgets hardware iPad linux operating system operating systems TC on June 15, 2021 by Rita Liao

An iPhone hacking team has released a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone, including the most recent models, by using the same vulnerability that Apple last month said was under active attack by hackers. The Unc0ver team released its latest jailbreak this weekend, and says it works on iOS 11 (iPhone 5s and later) […]

Hackers release a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone

This entry was posted in Android iOS jailbreak Mobile operating system operating systems Security smartphones and tagged apple iphone on March 1, 2021 by Zack Whittaker

Google today announced the launch of Android 11, the latest version of its mobile operating system. After a slightly longer public preview, users who own a select number of Pixel devices (starting with the Pixel 2), OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO or realme phones will now see the update roll out to their phones in the coming […]

Android 11 has arrived

This entry was posted in Android Mobile mobile phones OnePlus operating system smartphones TC Xiaomi and tagged google on September 8, 2020 by Frederic Lardinois

With the launch of Android 11 getting closer, Google today launched the third and final beta of its mobile operating system ahead of its general availability. Google had previously delayed the beta program by about a month because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since Android 11 had already reached platform stability with Beta 2, most of […]

Google launches the final beta of Android 11

This entry was posted in Android Bluetooth Mobile operating system operating systems privacy smartphones TC and tagged google on August 6, 2020 by Frederic Lardinois

In a set-back for Google’s plan to acquire health wearable company Fitbit, the European Commission has announced it’s opening an investigation to dig into a range of competition concerns being attached to the proposal from multiple quarters. This means the deal is on ice for a period of time that could last until early December. […]

Google-Fitbit deal to be scrutinized in Europe over data competition ...

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Your life probably involves a lot more videoconferencing now than it did a few weeks ago – even if it already did involve a lot. That’s not likely going to change anytime soon, so why not make the most of it? The average MacBook webcam can technically get the job done, but it’s far from […]

How to create the best at-home videoconferencing setup, for every ...

This entry was posted in Amazon Bluetooth Gadgets hardware HDMI Laptop Microsoft microsoft windows operating system operating systems Philips smartphones Sony TC wi-fi on May 13, 2020 by Darrell Etherington

Sonos has introduced a trio of new hardware today, adding three new smart speakers to its lineup, including the Sonos Arc soundbar that includes Dolby Atmos support, as well as Sonos Five, the next version of its Sonos Play:5 speaker, and a third-generation Sonos Sub. All of these will require the new S2 app that […]