Proposals to make USB-C port mandatory could reduce electronic waste and save EU consumers moneyThe European Commission has set out plans for a common charger port for all mobile phones, tablets and headphones, in the face of resistance from US tech gi…
Android アプリの権限自動リセット機能、Android 6.0 以降に拡大
Google は 17 日、Android で使用していないアプリの権限 (アクセス許可) を自動でリセットする機能の対象バージョン拡大を発表した (Android Developers Blog の記事、 The Verge の記事、 Ars Technica の記事、 9to5Google の記事)。
アプリの権限自動リセット機能は Android 11 (API 30) で導入されたもので、制限付きデータへのアクセスや制限付きアクションの実行といった実行時の権限 (危険な権限) が対象だ。通…
Google abused dominant position of Android in India, antitrust probe finds
Google has abused the dominant position of Android in India to illegally hurt competitors in the world’s second largest internet market, a two-year antitrust probe by the nation’s watchdog has found. The Android-maker reduced device manufacturing firms’ ability and incentive to develop — and sell — devices running alternative versions of Android (more popularly known […]
Google Will Extend Permission Auto-Reset Feature To Older Android Versions
Google announced plans today to port its Permission Auto-Reset feature from Android 11 to older versions of its mobile operating system, as far back as Android 6. From a report: Launched last fall, the Permission Auto-Reset feature works by automatical…
シャオミの5Gスマホ「Xiaomi 11T」は超ハイスペック！ 高コスパなタブレットにも注目
iPhone 13が発表されてから約19時間後、シャオミも新製品発表会をオンラインで配信しました。欧州向けの発表でしたが、スマートフォンの最新モデル「Xiaomi 11T」シリーズと、11インチタブレット「Xiaomi …
Google’s R&D division experiments with newsletters powered by Google Drive
Following entries into the newsletter market from tech companies like Facebook and Twitter, Google is now experimenting with newsletters, too. The company’s internal R&D division, Area 120, has a new project called Museletter, which allows anyone to publish a Google Drive file as a blog or newsletter to their Museletter public profile or to an […]
News aggregator SmartNews raises $230 million, valuing its business at $2 billion
SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app that’s grown in popularity despite hefty competition from built-in aggregators like Apple News, today announced it has closed on $230 million in Series F funding. The round brings SmartNews’ total raise to date to over $400 million and values the business at $2 billion — or as […]
Chromebookのandoroidバージョンの調べ方
Chromebookのandoroidバージョンの確認方法を紹介します。 簡単に言うと、「設定」→「アプリ」→「Google Playストア」→「Android設定を管理」→「システム」→「端末情報」で確認できます。 ま […]
Facebook Unveils Superpack, a New Compression Technique
An anonymous reader writes: Facebook unveiled a new compression technique they call ‘Superpack compression.’ In a blog post written by software engineer Sapan Bhatia, they claim that their compression improves Android app size by 20% over the default Z…
Epic Games appeals last week’s ruling in antitrust battle with Apple
Fortnite maker Epic Games is appealing last week’s ruling in its court battle with Apple, where a federal judge said Apple would no longer be allowed to block developers from adding links to alternative payment mechanisms, but stopped short of dubbing Apple a monopolist. The latter would have allowed Epic Games to argue for alternative […]