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The Galaxy Z Flip will split screen at 90 degrees for some apps First it was dubbed the Galaxy Fold 2, then the Galaxy Bloom, and finally theGalaxy Z Flip. Whatever Samsung is going to call its second foldable smartphone there aren’t many things left to find out it after the deluge of leaks. The latest (from serial Samsung leakerMax Weinbach) claims the Z Flip will intelligently change some apps to use just the top half of the display in order to use the folded unit as a kickstand for things like video calling or using the camera....

Twitter for Android breaks worldwide Millions of people worldwide found their Android Twitter app was crashing today, and Twitter itself admitted the flaw. If you had updated to the latest version – which many will have done automatically – the app simply did not work. We were ourselves frustrated by this: The fault was admitted by Twitter on, well, Twitter, and it advised people not to update the app (something that would be hard to see for folks who couldn’t use the app)....

Twitter for Android breaks worldwide Millions of people worldwide found their Android Twitter app was crashing today, and Twitter itself admitted the flaw. If you had updated to the latest version – which many will have done automatically – the app simply did not work. We were ourselves frustrated by this: The fault was admitted by Twitter on, well, Twitter, and it advised people not to update the app (something that would be hard to see for folks who couldn’t use the app)....

Acer launches affordable Chromebook 712 with education in mind Acer has announced a £279 Chromebook with a 12in display aimed at the education market. While the specs are on the light side to say the least, it’s another attractively affordable device for younger students. No doubt Acer will also be looking to sell in bulk to schools, particularly in the US whereChromebook adoption in educationis higher than Europe. The Chromebook 712 will come with Intel 10th-gen processors and while Acer has not yet confirmed which, they will be the very low end at this price....

Apple bowed to FBI pressure over iCloud encryption says report Apple abandoned plans to introduce end to end encryption to iCloud backups after the FBI voiced its disapproval according to a new report fromReuters, who cited six anonymous sources (“one current and three former FBI officials and one current and one former Apple employee.”) The report stated that the decision not to introduce encryption was made two years ago, after the proposal was made:...