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Facebook Caught Collecting Phone Data From Android Devices
Facebook // March 26, 2018

It’s another possible data scandal for Facebook: This time, the social media site has been caught collecting call records and SMS data from Android devices. According to Ars Technica, some Twitter users reported finding months or even years of call history data in their downloadable...

Google Tracker: Smart Move In Smart Speaker Race
Retail // September 05, 2017

The Google Assistant finds a home away from the Home as third parties integrate it into their smart speakers using Google’s open software development kit. Soon it will also reside on Google’s own Home device and forthcoming Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 Android phones....

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Qualcomm Rolls Out Reference Design For Bluetooth Headset With Alexa

October 23, 2018
Qualcomm Technologies, a unit of chipmaker Qualcomm, announced Tuesday (October 23) the launch of a Bluetooth smart headset reference design featuring push-button activation support for Alexa users of Android phones with the Alexa app installed. In a press release, Qualcomm Technologies said the reference design includes all the hardware and software needed for manufacturers to […]