Mobile Technology News, April 26, 2019
As developers for tablets and smartphones we like to keep abreast of the latest mobile technology developments . This is a daily digest of mobile development and related technology news gathered from the BBC, the New York Times, New Scientist and the Globe and Mail to name a few. We scour the web for articles concerning, iPhone, iPad and android development, iOS and android operating systems as well as general articles on advances in mobile technology. We hope you find this useful and that it helps to keep you up to date with the latest technology developments.
- Avengers: Endgame review — Marvel's ultimate love letter to fans tops Infinity War – CNET
Spoiler free: The Russos’ wholly satisfying superhero epic, a sequel to every MCU movie ever, doesn’t waste a second.
- Former MythBusters host Adam Savage back on TV with Savage Builds – CNET
Savage creates a flying Iron Man suit, a WWII weapon and junkyard monsters in his new series debuting on Science Channel in June.
- Avengers: Endgame or bust — My 59-hour Marvel movie marathon marches on – CNET
I’m holed up in a theater watching 22 Marvel films back to back. At the halfway point, I’m feeling great (and loving Captain America).
- Facebook’s privacy woes have a price tag: $3 billion or more – CNET
The matter still isn’t settled.
- Here's a peek under the skin of Koenigsegg's totally batsh*t Jesko – Roadshow
The all-carbon hypercar has a price tag of almost 3 million bucks, but looking at the details, we wonder if it shouldn’t cost more.
- Taylor Swift talks Tumblr obsession as TS7 Instagram countdown nears end – CNET
For the past few weeks, Swift has been teasing a new project by way of a social media countdown.
- Microsoft joins $1 trillion market cap club – CNET
The tech giant is now the most valuable company in the US.
- Slack reportedly expects to reveal listing prospectus this week – CNET
It would be another step toward going public for the messaging startup.
- See all the Game of Thrones season 8 photos so far – CNET
From Stark family reunions to Jon’s dragon flight to Arya and Gendry, let’s take a spoiler-filled trip to Westeros.
- Tesla's Q1 earnings report proved to be kind of a bummer – Roadshow
The EV company struggles to consistently make a profit as competitors start to close the technology gap.
- All MCU postcredits scenes ranked, from Captain Marvel to Iron Man – CNET
Avengers: Endgame doesn’t have a postcredits scene, but that doesn’t mean we can’t relive the standout postcredits moments from the 21 MCU movies so far.
- Microsoft admits expiring-password rules are useless – CNET
Hey, IT staffers, are you listening?
- NSA reportedly recommends retiring phone surveillance program – CNET
Program that analyzed Americans’ calls and texts has become too burdensome, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.
- Avengers: Endgame has no postcredits scene, but there is an audio stinger – CNET
Spoiler-free answers (and some extremely minor speculation) below.
- Avengers: Endgame: I watched the leaked footage and wasn't spoiled (spoiler-free) – CNET
A spoiler-free take on the Endgame spoilers that were “all over.”
- Galaxy Fold review: Samsung's new phone shows the promise and peril of foldable screens – CNET
The Galaxy Fold is a phone that truly lives and dies by its screen.
- LG to halt phone manufacturing in South Korea for 2019 – CNET
LG is reportedly moving production to one of its existing factories in Vietnam.
- Ginormous 17.3-inch Galaxy View 2 tablet available on AT&T on April 26 – CNET
For when you want to watch all the things.
- No more than one hour of screen time for kids under 5, says WHO – CNET
And no screens at all for babies under 1 year old.
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