Tag Archives: Controls

‘Fear and paranoia’: How Vietnam controls its media

Nguyen Hang* remembers her first day as a “news assistant” in 2008 for an international publication in Vietnam. She was asked to attend a meeting with the police who asked her to sign on a paper affirming that her new job was to protect the country. “I never thought that piece of paper would follow me around,” Hang told Al Jazeera. ... Read More »

Redmi 5, Mi MIX 2 and Others Get iPhone X-Like Gesture Based Controls With New MIUI 9 Update

The Xiaomi MIUI 9 7.12.28 update brings the significant change to Redmi 5, Mi MIX 2, and others HIGHLIGHTS Gesture based controls will arrive with MIUI 9’s global beta ROM Gesture controls will resemble the ones seen on iPhone X Other bug fixes will also be a part of the beta ROM Apple’s iPhone X, earlier this year, eliminated the need ... Read More »

iOS 11 Gets New Accessibility Controls, Support New Photo and Video Formats to Save Storage

The list of new features introduced with iOS 11 keeps on getting longer as we discover more about the operating system with its developer preview. With the new iteration, Apple has added new accessibility controls to make its mobile platform even more convenient for users with disabilities. Further, the Cupertino-based company has introduced support for new HEIF and HEVC camera ... Read More »

Google Assistant Gets Home Control, Now Controls Smart Homes Without Google Home

Google last month hinted that it’s bringing ‘Home Control’ to Pixel smartphones soon, and it seems the company has finally started the rollout. Unfortunately, the ‘Home Control’ feature on Pixel phones isn’t available to all users and is likely to be limited as of now. A Reddit thread points that the ‘Home Control’ feature was visible on the Google Pixel ... Read More »