Android phones in Europe will display new default search engine and browser options
Google will show a choice screen during the setup process of an Android phone for users to easily switch their default search engine or browser. The company will also offer EU users a choice to keep certain services linked, such as YouTube, Search, Ad services, Google Play, Chrome, and more.
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Facebook receives data from thousands other companies for ad targeting
A research conducted on 709 participants found that on average, Facebook received data from 2,230 different companies for each of the volunteers, while some were identified by more than 7,000 companies. An extreme example showed that nearly 48,000 different companies were found in the data of a single participant.
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Major security vulnerabilities dicovered in UEFI firmware have an impact on top tech companies
Researchers said the vulnerabilities, collectively named PixieFail, pose significant threats to network security. They potentially allow remote code execution, denial of service attacks, DNS cache poisoning and leakage of sensitive information.
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Samsung and Google collaborate to add generative AI on Samsung Galaxy S24 phones
Samsung has announced that Galaxy AI on Samsung Galaxy S24 series is powered by Google Cloud‘s advanced AI. According to the company, the Galaxy S24 will be the first Samsung device to deploy Gemini Pro and Imagen 2 on Vertex AI via the cloud.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus
Galaxy S24 Plus has a 6.7-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED screen, Exynos 2400 or Snapdragon 8 Gen processor, 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It comes with a 4,900mAh battery.
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Honor Magic6 Pro
The phone has a 6.8-inch OLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and a 5600mAh battery.
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