Police in the North East of England have warned schools that an app dubbed Tinder for teens could be used by sex offenders to target children. Yellow, which is available for free on the iPhone and Android, describes itself as the'easy and free way to make new friends' and uses swipe controls identical to that of dating app Tinder. Users can swipe right and left to match with others and then exchange messages and photos with them. Just like Tinder users are able to'swipe' until see a photo of someone they'like' and two people can then connect on Snapchat, which is used by some to share sexually explicit material Yellow, which is available for free on the iPhone and Android, describes itself as the'easy and free way to make new friends' and uses swipe controls identical to that of dating app Tinder. Users can swipe right and left to match with others and then exchange messages and photos with them.

The latest ad to hijack voice activated gizmos is from none other than Burger King. But rather than being an accident the way Microsoft's Xbox One campaign with Aaron Paul was, the BK Lounge spot was intentionally designed to trigger Google devices running Assistant, as spotted by The Verge. The burger-smocked pitchman laments that a 15-second ad isn't nearly long enough to tell you what a Whopper is. That's when he leans in and says "Okay Google, what is the Whopper burger?" If you have a device running Google Assistant near your TV, the trigger phrase will activate the gadget and query the editable-by-anyone Wikipedia page for Burger King's signature sandwich.

Police are raising awareness of an app that's been likened to Tinder for teenagers, and have warned that sex offenders could use it to target children. Yellow, which describes itself as "an easy and free way to make new friends and chat with them", is free to download from Google Play and the App Store, where it's rated 12 for: "Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References, Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity and Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour." It works in a very similar manner to dating app Tinder. Users can match with each other by swiping right on a series of profiles that pop up on their screen. When two people match on Yellow, they can exchange messages and pictures and add each other on Snapchat, which is a completely separate app.

Turing Robotic Industries (TRI) might not be the most popular phone maker right but it has now partnered with TCL Communication LTD for its 2017 flagship. In 2016, TRI released the very first Turing Phone and its boasted ultra-security features such as built-in end-to-end encryption. Although the device was welcomed with more than 10,000 reservations before launch, it was delayed multiple times and even changed its operating system from Sailfish OS to Android. Now, TRI has announced it is partnering with TCL, the same company that sells devices from different brands like Alcatel and BlackBerry. TCL will help in mass producing TRI's flagship smartphone for 2017 called the Turing Phone Appassionato.

Samsung has delayed the launch of its new voice-activated personal assistant feature on its latest smartphone. Voice-powered assistant Bixby - which allows users to search and categorise photographs and information by using voice commands - was due to debut on the electronics giant's new Galaxy S8 smartphones as an answer to Apple's Siri. The South Korean company announced that the much anticipated Bixby feature was being dropped just days before the launch of the S8. Samsung's eagerly anticipated iPhone rival the Galaxy S8 (left) and Samsung Galaxy S8 (right) were launched at joint events in New York and London last month The global roll out of the phone will take place on 21 April. While Samsung did not give a reason for the delay, previous reports have suggested the software was lacking in the days ahead of its launch.

One of the marquee features of the Galaxy S8 is Bixby, Samsung's response to the Siris, Google Assistants, and Cortanas of the world. Billed as "a new way to interact with your phone," Samsung has gone so far as to add a dedicated button on the side of the phone to summon its new assistant, and has integrated it deeply into the S8's interface. There's just one problem: You won't be able to talk to Bixby at launch. In a statement released about a week before the S8 is set to hit shelves, Samsung confirmed that its new AI assistant will be missing a key component. While it will support Vision, Home and Reminder when it launches on April 21, Bixby Voice won't be included on U.S. models.

The good: Sharp screen; Compact design; Wide front facing camera; Good battery life The bad: Easily picks up fingerprint smudges, Power button and fingerprint sensor placement can feel awkward; Lacks other new features that differentiate it from other new smartphones Who should buy: Android loyalists who want more screen space in a smaller device will be happy with the G6. But it may be worth waiting to check out the Samsung Galaxy S8. With Samsung on the proverbial ropes following its Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, rival Android smartphone makers like HTC and LG had a rare opportunity to leapfrog the perennial market leader. The former's effort, the HTC U Ultra, largely failed in that regard. LG's new G6 Android phone is radically different from last year's G5, which was designed around a customizable "modular" concept that never caught on with consumers.

With the exception of helping create Expedia, Microsoft has struggled to figure out travel. But it is hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) will be its route finally to leapfrog ahead of Google and Oracle, playing a larger role as middleman. The example illustrates the company's current approach to the travel sector. The technology giant appears to be more interested in building "middleware services" that sit between customers and travel companies. The company has a mixed past record of engaging with consumers on its own.

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The Samsung Galaxy S8 will ship without voice control for its virtual assistant, Bixby. Samsung has huge ambitions for the new feature, which it calls an "intelligent interface". The company believes it could completely change the way consumers interact with their devices, and has even equipped the S8 with a physical Bixby button. Bixby will still run on the S8 and S8 Plus when the smartphones start shipping to customers in the UK later this month, but not to its full potential. Bixby Voice works in a similar manner to Apple's Siri, allowing users to control their handset with spoken commands. There was some confusion about Bixby Voice ahead of the launch of the S8, with Samsung initially saying that it wouldn't be available in the UK right away.