EE is the best mobile operator for 4G coverage in 14 of the most populated areas in the UK, says a new report. The network dominated rival firms O2, Vodafone and Three, according to statistics from RootMetrics. It assessed coverage in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Bradford, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham and Sheffield. EE, which last year announced plans to move its heavily criticised customer services to the UK, delivered at least 90% coverage in 11 of the 14 areas, while Three failed to hit that figure in any of the cities included in the report. O2 and Vodafone, meanwhile, only hit the 90% mark in three areas.

Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S8 phone at a glitzy event in Lincoln Center, New York, Wednesday, with the tech giant eager to draw a line under last year's Note 7 fiasco. DJ Koh, president of Samsung's mobile communications business, kicked off Wednesday's event by explaining that the company has "humbly" learned from its mistakes. "This is how new doors are opened," he added. Koh moved quickly to introduce the new Galaxy S8 and S8 phones, adding that the devices are "inspired by dreams of a world where you are always connected to the people you care about." I took a look at the S8 and S8 after the event.

When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8 to the public last Wednesday, it also introduced its new AI assistant, called Bixby. The Siri rival basked in the spotlight as Samsung officials talked about what makes it stand out and different from other smart assistants during the Unpacked event. Bixby is rumored to come to other devices, but it's hard to imagine how it would be implemented in older devices that do not have the dedicated hardware button found on the new flagship phones. Interestingly, some developers have successfully deployed Bixby on older Galaxy smartphones, most especially on the 1-year-old Galaxy S7. On the Android website XDA-Developers, software developers shared that hey got Bixby working on their Android smartphones with the help of Bixby's Android Package Kit (APK) that was shared by user takerhbk.

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It's time to call it: Amazon has conquered the smart home industry. From connected appliance makers and game creators to television networks and even financial institutions, everyone is jumping aboard the Alexa train. But Amazon is eyeing a new domain: your smartphone. And its bid for a presence in phones faces stiff competition from existing assistants. Still, when Huawei announced at CES that it would bring Alexa to its Mate 9 flagship, we were intrigued.

It wouldn't be April Fools without some hilarious jokes from our favorite tech companies. The 2017 joke from Huawei's subsidiary brand Honor is your new best friend. The Honor BFF is the device that will shower you with praise and encouragement throughout your day. Whether you need a kind word about your looks, a pick-me-up after a long day at work or some cheering on during a difficult mobile game level, the Honor BFF includes U-daBest Always-On Affirmation sensor and machine learning technology, which can detect when a user needs a complement and will dole them out generously. The smartphone is the perfect assistant during a long and grueling workout and offers motivation to keep going.

During its Unpacked event, Samsung proudly introduced its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 handsets to the world while also shedding light on the voice service that it will be launching with the devices called Bixby. As expected, the voice assistant will come with support for various Samsung apps. Interestingly, there is now confirmation that third-party apps will also be supported by Siri's rival. On Friday, MobileSyrup reported that some third-party apps that will be supported by Bixby were leaked at Samsung's Canada press briefing. Apparently, an early version of Bixby was showcased at the event and it included a list for all supported apps. The third-party apps that made it to the list were Facebook, CNN, YouTube, Uber, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare.

Earlier this week, the Samsung Galaxy S8 line of devices were announced with tremendous fanfare. The Galaxy S8 serves as a symbol of Samsung's comeback story following the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. In my opinion, the pros of the Galaxy S8 outweigh the cons. However, there is one specific con that has been making the headlines today. Early reviewers of the Galaxy S8 discovered a security flaw in the facial recognition feature.

Samsung's Galaxy S8 has a nifty new feature that lets you unlock the phone using your face. It's fast and works really well, unlocking the phone almost instantly. But how secure is the S8's face recognition for keeping your data from prying eyes? If this video is to be believed, not very. SEE ALSO: Samsung's Galaxy S8 has a killer feature that nobody's talking about In a Periscope video by Twitter user Marcianophone, the Galaxy S8's face recognition unlock feature is shown being easily fooled by a selfie.

Samsung introduced the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 with its own facial recognition technology for unlocking phones. Although the technology is supposed to provide an added layer of security, it looks like it can easily be tricked. In a recent Twitter livestream, YouTuber MarcianoPhone demonstrated that the facial recognition technology on the Galaxy S8 can easily be fooled by a full-screen selfie. He did this by registering his face on one of the Galaxy S8 units displayed at Samsung's showroom. He then used another S8 to take a photo of himself and used that photo to unlock the the Galaxy S8.