mobile phones
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Apple Shows Its Internal Control Freak to States Implementing Digital IDs
It’s no secret that Apple can be a control freak about, well, pretty much everything. The company’s attitude apparently extends to the states it’s signed contracts with to roll out digital IDs on the Wallet app, even though you would expect governments to push back on that sort of thing.
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It Looks Like the Pixel 6 Could Get a Face Unlock Feature After All
In recent days there has been an uptick in Pixel 6 users on Twitter begging Google to bring back the face unlock feature it offered on previous Pixels. The company left out the ability in its latest flagship in favour of an in-screen fingerprint sensor. (Some users have reported issues with that feature, too.)
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Google Says the Pixel 6’s Slower Fingerprint Sensor Is Due to ‘Enhanced Security’
The Pixel 6 is easily one of this year’s best phones, but it ain’t perfect, and now Google is defending the slightly slower speed of the Pixel 6’s fingerprint sensor, saying it’s part of its efforts to provide increased security.
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Backbone One’s Popular Gaming Controller Now Supports Android, but Barely
I have heard many good things about the Backbone One, a $US100 ($AU179.99) iPhone-only gaming controller. It’s often heralded for its low-to-no latency and overall comfort, which makes it easier and more fun to play games on your phone. This popular peripheral is now getting support for more devices so that Android users like myself…