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In context: Malicious Android apps are nothing new, even on the supposedly well-curated Google Play Store. Indeed, just a couple of days ago, Google was forced to remove 17 Android apps that contained a malware family known as "Joker." Joker-laden apps masquerade as legitimate and may even provide useful functions to their users -- however,…

Photo: Adam Clark Estes/GizmodoThanks to an accidental leak from Walmart, we’re pretty sure a new Google Nest speaker is on the docket for tomorrow’s Launch Night In event. You know who’s not too happy about that? Sonos. Earlier today, Sonos filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Texas alleging that Google had infringed on…

Foldable phones have had…quite the journey over the last few years. The second time appears to have been the charm for the Galaxy Fold, with a far more robust design than the first generation. And now Motorola’s hoping for similar luck with a revamped version of the Razr. The Lenovo -owned brand announced this morning…

Dolby Vision — Roku finally supports Dolby Vision in the new Ultra player. Samuel Axon - Sep 28, 2020 10:19 pm UTC The new Roku Ultra. These are the ports on the new Ultra. And these are the contents of the box. The Roku Streambar. Here are the ports on the back of this one.…

If you thought Google did a bad job keeping the 5G-enabled Pixel 5 handset a secret ahead of a still highly anticipated announcement event scheduled to take place Wednesday, September 30, wait until you hear what just happened with the search giant's upcoming streaming dongle.Incredibly enough, several different people have even managed to pick up…

I've got a sign for you — 500,000 signatures aren't stopping YouTube from shutting down accessibility feature. Ron Amadeo - Sep 28, 2020 6:11 pm UTC Here's what the community caption feature looked like. The community section of the creator's studio, which will be disappearing. YouTube Today's the day YouTube is killing its "Community Contributions"…

Home News Computing (Image credit: Future) We’re just a few weeks away from AMD’s RDNA 2 launch event, but full specifications for its first Radeon RX 6000-series cards may have already surfaced online. As part of its latest buying guide, Newegg Insider – a company blog listed on the US retailer’s front page – has listed…

The miniaturization trend triggered by the ultra-compact form factor NUCs from Intel has emerged as a key driver in the growth of the PC market. Processor power efficiency is of paramount importance in this space, and AMD had been caught napping when the NUCs began to take flight. The introduction of the Zen microarchitecture in…

Gaming miHoYo Genshin Impact has now released on PlayStation 4, mobile, and PC. It’s a game which has resulted in smashed PS4 consoles due to comparisons with Breath of the Wild, but – for everyone else – it’s a free-to-play action-RPG that looks appealing. Unfortunately, over on the PC side of things, lots of people…

Home News Computing (Image credit: Future) The future of gaming is not on discs, but in the cloud. Today, there are many cloud gaming services to choose from, and they all stream games to your phone, tablet, TV or computer, turning each device into a gaming PC. In fact, the market has just grown, with Amazon…

Image: AmazonLuna—no, not the surprisingly delicious protein bars—is Amazon’s upcoming foray into the world of cloud gaming. Some of us probably rolled our eyes at the announcement and thought, “Ugh, why does Amazon need to have its greedy little paws in everything?” When you dig into the announcement and see what its service will offer…

Home News Mobile Phones The Pixel 5 looks a lot like the Pixel 4a (above) (Image credit: TechRadar) The Google Pixel 5 is expected to land on September 30, so we’re now very close to the launch. But the Google Japan Twitter account seemingly thought the phone had already launched, as it briefly posted some…