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Since it’s the beginning of a new month, you can be sure of two things: that a new Android security update is out for supported Nexus and Pixel devices, and that Google’s updated its Android distribution chart. This shows us how much of the market each individual version of the OS takes up. As usual,…

Certain owners of Samsung’s Galaxy Note8 may already be receiving Android 8.0 Oreo in some parts of the world, but if you live in the UK and purchased your handset unlocked the situation is very different. The SIM-free Note8 units in Britain haven’t been graced with a software update of any kind since last September.…

Apple has already confirmed that Macs and iOS devices are affected by the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that have taken the tech world by storm in the past few days. And while it’s already applied patches to mitigate Meltdown (in iOS 11.2 and macOS 10.13.2), today it’s time for a couple of software…

Google has announced that it is collating all its payment systems, primarily Google Wallet and Android Pay, under one brand called Google Pay. Henceforth, the company will use the Google Pay logo and branding wherever the aforementioned payment systems appeared. As far as the users are concerned, nothing really has changed for them. Just that…

When Qualcomm unveiled tech that supports fingerprints under the display, vivo called dibs. It even showed off a working prototype a few days later. Now the company is ready to take the next step. Vivo posted a teaser image with the tagline “Unlock the Future” and promised to unveil the first smartphone with an in-screen…