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` The already crowded online TV service market in the US may add another competitor sometime this summer. A new report claims Verizon is going to launch its own online TV package with dozens of channels to binge watch on the internet. See also: Best Verizon Android phones 1 week ago The report from Bloomberg , citing unnamed sources, claims that Verizon has been busy acquiring the rights to stream content from a number of TV cable channels for its service. It would be separate from its FiOS cable TV service that is already available in a number of US cities. There’s no word on an exact launch date, and there’s also no info on the channels that will be included, nor any prices for its packages. It’s also unclear if people who are already signed up with FiOS or Verizon Wireless will get any discounts or benefits from this TV service. If Verizon does launch its online TV service, it will have to compete with a number of other companies who have already launched their own.

One of the more subtle points of note on the new Galaxy S8 spec sheet is the move on over to 64 GB of internal memory as the only storage option on offer. Samsung initially took this decision with the Note 7 and, in fact, isn’t even advertising 32 GB UFS flash memory chips over at its memory business either. The company only has three modules, which are available in 64, 128, and 256 GB capacities. While a hard 64 GB limit might be a disappointment for those who want to splash some extra cash on a 128 or 256 GB model, it’s surely great news that Samsung has finally increased the minimum amount of storage included in its flagship smartphones. See also: Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus pricing and availability: what we know so far 2 days ago This isn’t to say that the old 32 GB minimum storage capacity found inside the Galaxy S7, S6, and Note 5 was far too small exactly, as some users simply don’t need as much storage space as others. However, 32GB has been a moderate storag

You can already use the picture-in-picture mode (PiP) on Android TV, a feature that will also be available on mobile devices running Android O . In case you don’t know, PiP allows you to keep watching a video while you’re simultaneously using another app. The good news is that those of you on the Developer Preview of the latest version of Android can already use the feature, thanks to a simple tweak that will add a new button to the navigation bar. The first thing you have to do is activate the System UI Tuner in Quick Settings by holding down the Settings icon. Then navigate to Settings > System > System UI Tuner > Navigation bar and enter 171 in either the Left or Right keycode, which should enable the PiP mode on your device. See also: Google’s official Android O Developer Preview video walks us through its features 3 days ago Once that’s done, you’ll probably want to test it out, right? Open the YouTube app, play a video, and then tap the new button. This wi

To accompany its Lunar Grey and Fine Gold color variants, the Moto G5  has now received a Sapphire Blue edition in the UK. The new color option is currently an O2 exclusive and starts at £19 on-contract or £139.99 to buy it outright. Similarly, the larger Moto G5 Plus is also rumored to receive a blue edition soon, though this hasn’t been revealed yet. The Moto G5 is the latest model in Motorola’s long-running, low-cost G series, and arrives with a 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 430 chipset, and 2 GB of RAM. You’ll also find a 13 MP camera on the rear, 5 MP front-facing camera, 2,800 mAh battery and 16 GB of internal storage space — expandable via microSD card. It’s possible that this is a timed-exclusive and that it may land elsewhere before long; I’ve reached out to Motorola to find out more and I’ll update this article if I hear back. You can read our hands-on Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus review here  and you can let us know in the comments what you think of the new color. I’m

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If you don’t want to use the strangely positioned fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus , there are other ways you can unlock the devices. You can enable the facial recognition feature that gives you the option of unlocking your device just by looking at it. Although this method is useful and quite fast, it isn’t the safest you can opt for. Well, at least according to a recent video that was livestreamed on Twitter by YouTuber MarcianoPhone . The video shows that you can unlock the device using just a photo of the person that enabled the feature and a little patience. You can check out the video below (it’s in Spanish, around the 9:00 mark) . DESDE EL SHOWROOM TOCANDO EL #galaxys8 y el #galaxys8plus !!! DOS MAQUINAS!!! #unpacked2017 https://t.co/oZcA8J8pEG — MARCIANOTECH (@MARCIANOPHONE) March 29, 2017 As you can see, the device was easily unlocked, although it did take a few tries. This gives us a good reason to think that the facial recognition isn’t as good as S

We’re all spying on each other these days, aren’t we? I’m spying on someone right now: a woman checking over her balcony plants that are wearing little tin foil hats. As if they, themselves, are trying to stop aliens infiltrating their thoughts. They, themselves, don’t want to be spied on. Which is why the accusations that Verizon intends to install spyware on its customer0’s devices is troubling. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation —a nonprofit organization concerned with user privacy — the “AppFlash” app launcher and web search utility that Verizon will soon roll out to subscribers is a security and privacy concern. AppFlash is a product from developer Evie akin Google’s Search bar; it can be used to search the web and across installed apps too. However, according to the Verizon’s privacy policy , it can also collect information including: “Your mobile number, device identifiers, device type and operating system, and information about the AppFlash features and servic