Andy Walker

Here’s what you think about the OnePlus/Oppo merger now

Robert Triggs / Android Authority The smartphone industry is finally feeling the first shock waves from the merger of OnePlus and Oppo. Earlier this week, OnePlus’s Pete Lau admitted that in the future, the brand will use a new unified operating system that combines the features of Oxygen OS and Color OS. Other news about…

Nigerian businesses can now accept Apple Pay on Paystack – ProWellTech

Nigerian businesses can now accept Apple Pay on Paystack – ProWellTech

Paystack, the African fintech company that powers and processes payments for businesses, today announced that it is launching Pay with Apple Pay on its platform. The company, in a statement, called the integration “the fastest, secure way for Nigerian businesses to accept international payments.” Apple Pay, Apple’s mobile payments and digital wallet service, provides users…

Hadlee Simons

Samsung may have resumed S21 FE production, but will it be enough?

David Imel / Android Authority Samsung Galaxy S20 FE TL; DR Mass production of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has reportedly resumed. The company is believed to have resolved its chipset supply issues. All signs point to the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE being delayed due to the global chip shortage, with rumors earlier this year…

Google files writ against Indian antitrust watchdog following report leak – ProWellTech

Google files writ against Indian antitrust watchdog following report leak – ProWellTech

Google on Thursday filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court against the Competition Commission of India following the leak of a damning confidential report detailing the watchdog’s interim fact-finding in an antitrust probe. The report, which Google has yet to formally receive or review, said the American giant had abused the dominant position of…

Can the path to equitable healthcare avoid insurers? – ProWellTech

Can the path to equitable healthcare avoid insurers? – ProWellTech

There are few challenges messier and more fraught than the U.S. healthcare system, but a growing number of startups are looking at ways to address shortcomings in standards of care through tech. We had three such companies share our virtual stage at ProWellTech Disrupt 2021 this year, including Cityblock Health president and co-founder Toyin Ajayi,…

Andy Walker

YouTube now lets you download videos to desktop, with a catch

Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority TL; DR YouTube allows users to download videos to their computer through a web browser. The feature is available as an experimental Labs product for premium members. YouTube finally lets users download videos from the web to watch offline later, but there is a catch. Once enabled, a new download…

LG is acquiring automotive cybersecurity startup Cybellum in a $240M deal – ProWellTech

LG is acquiring automotive cybersecurity startup Cybellum in a $240M deal – ProWellTech

LG Electronics, the Korean tech giant that once was a leading player in mobile phones but is now winding down that business, is making an acquisition that points to its ambitions in another, emerging area: next-generation automotive hardware and services. Today the company announced that it will be snapping up Cybellum, an Israeli automotive cybersecurity…

Forget Developers, Steve Ballmer’s New Passion Is Toilets

Forget Developers, Steve Ballmer’s New Passion Is Toilets

It was 21 years ago this month that a sweaty Steve Ballmer, then CEO of Microsoft, bounced enthusiastically across the stage at a company event while shouting the word “developers” 14 times in a row. In case this entertaining spectacle — or terrifying episode, depending on your disposition — passed you by, here it is…