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Samsung Although the Samsung Galaxy A80 is already available in certain countries (such as the United Kingdom ), it has yet to land in India. That will change soon though, as we now have confirmed details for the Galaxy A80’s arrival (via Android Central ). The Samsung Galaxy A80 will hit store shelves in India on August 1, only a few days before the global launch of another Samsung smartphone . The price for the Galaxy A80 is set at 47,990 rupees (~$697). The Galaxy A80 launched in April of this year and is notable as being the only device in Samsung’s new “A” series to have a slider mechanism. The top half of the back of the device mechanically slides up when you put the camera app into selfie mode. While that happens, the triple rear camera setup also flips around which allows you to use the same camera array for selfies as you would using the phone’s default camera mode. This innovative system also allows the front of the phone to be all screen, with a screen-to-body ratio o

Amazon An Amazon Prime subscription comes with quite a few perks, including is access to thousands of movies and TV shows available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. That includes a number of original TV series that are only available via Amazon Prime Video. Editor's Pick The best Amazon Prime shows you can stream right now In February 2011, Amazon announced that Amazon Prime members could access thousands of streaming movies and TV shows for free as part of its subscription service. Today, it is estimated that there are over 100 million … While the overall selection of original series on Amazon Prime Video isn’t as extensive as you will find on Netflix , Amazon seems to be going for quality of programming rather than quantity. Indeed, the service already has a critical and Emmy award-winning series in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Amazon continues to develop and produce upcoming original shows, so it’s only going to go up from here. Here’s a look at the best origin

Appinventiv Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants the FBI and FTC to investigate FaceApp. Concerns include the Russian government possibly accessing user data. FaceApp lets you transform faces in pictures to make them look younger or older. As FaceApp’s popularity exploded in the last week, so too have privacy concerns. The U.S. government is certainly taking notice, as CNN today reported Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)’s desire to look into the app. In a letter sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Senator Schumer said he’s concerned about the Russian government potentially accessing uploaded personal data. Senator Schumer is also worried about “how and when the company provides access to the data of U.S. citizens to third parties, including foreign governments.” The Democratic National Committee (DNC) echoed Senator Schumer’s concerns, albeit in a more pointed manner: This app allows users to perform different

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Update, July 18, 2019 (04:30 PM ET):  Today, YouTube Music introduced a new feature that allows you to seamlessly switch between listening to a song and watching the video for that song. Previously, you’ve been able to do one or the other but once you start you either need to finish the track that way or stop the track and restart it in a different format. With this new feature, you could be watching a music video and decide you only want to listen instead. By hitting a new toggle switch, YouTube will switch to the music-only version of that track and remember your song position so you don’t lose your spot. You can swap back and forth like this as much as you like. See how it works in this GIF: YouTube says this works with any song that has a corresponding official music video, which it says is over five million songs on the platform. It also says that if a music video has a long intro — such as the legendary video for Michael Jackson’s “ Thriller ” — the app will intelligently

Here at Android Authority, we have a diverse staff. We come from all over the world and we use all kinds of technology. The Staff Picks series shows you what tech we use for work, play, and health. Tech comes and goes in the life of a gadget reviewer, but some of it becomes essential to what we do every day. Getting attached to one doodad or another is easy, but it takes something special to earn a permanent place on my desk or in my bag. Every time I leave my house I’m sure to have some gear with me. Whether I’m headed to a day full of meetings or the local coffee shop, a handful of devices follow me just about everywhere. I’m Eric Zeman, Reviews Editor here at Android Authority , and these are essential everyday carry items that make my life easier. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 We all need a main device, something that serves as the core of our personal tech universe. The  Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is my most vital tool. It has been my daily driver for much of the last year, and has ser

Tech-savvy users have long been on the VPN bandwagon. Even if all your online behavior is on the up and up, it’s always good to have an extra level of protection between yourself and the mischievous denizens of the internet. But what about a VPN for your phone? It’s strange how we usually think of our laptops and desktops as vulnerable personal hubs in need of protection, but we rarely extend that thought to include the smaller devices we use every day. In fact, 11.07 percent of all data breaches in 2019 alone were on Android. Mobile activity accounts for half of all internet traffic worldwide, and if you’re reading this on Android Authority , our user metrics show that there’s an 80 percent chance you’re doing so on a smartphone. For many, phones have become the primary access point to the internet, but on the security side of things, we still treat them like they’re somehow magical privacy machines. Your personal information is more available on mobile, and the odds are good