Google just released the first Android Q beta
In keeping with its pattern of a March release for the last several years, Google has as of this afternoon launched the first developer preview …
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Google’s vision for the ‘future of gaming’ will be unveiled at GDC next week
Google is setting the bar pretty high for its Game Developers Conference keynote that’s scheduled for a week from today, during which the company promises …
Some analysts think Apple’s Netflix rival will top 100M subscribers within a few years
At this point, there are still tons of unknowns surrounding the streaming video service Apple is reportedly going to unveil at an event March 25, …
More specs have leaked for Motorola’s upcoming RAZR foldable phone
We’re learning a little more about what the comeback of the Motorola Razr is going to look like, building off of previously reported details that …
Samsung may be working on a smartphone you can wear on your wrist like a watch
Every day, it seems, we learn new details about yet another experimental smartphone concept to emerge out of Samsung, and today is no different. Because …
The Trump administration wants to expand face-scanning at airports ASAP
The Trump administration is pushing hard for the installation of facial recognition technology at the biggest airports in the US, with a goal of eventually …
Huawei has its own mobile OS ready in case it ever needs to ditch Android
Given the embattled state of affairs at Huawei these days, it should probably come as no surprise that the Chinese smartphone brand finds itself thinking …
Here’s the only thing you can do to help make sure Netflix doesn’t cancel your favorite shows
Whenever a new Netflix TV series or original movie catches your attention, try to sit down to watch it within the first month of it …
Could this be our first glimpse of the Galaxy Fold 2?
We’re about a month away now from Samsung’s first attempt at a foldable phone hitting the market, with the $1,980 Galaxy Fold set for an …
If you’re a pop culture junkie, you should be using Amazon’s X-Ray feature
Unless you’re a super nerdy pop culture junkie who loves going down rabbit holes and consuming all the quirkiest, tiniest details of every movie and …
Trolls hit ‘Captain Marvel’ with bad reviews on its release day on Rotten Tomatoes
Captain Marvel was met by another barrage of negative user reviews via Rotten Tomatoes on the morning of its release Friday. The film site had …
Chinese government praises Huawei for suing the US and not being ‘silent lambs’
At this point, it’s starting to seem unusual if there’s not a new development in the ongoing saga of Huawei from one day to the …
Google Assistant is getting an update that makes it easier to talk to
Having a conversation that feels natural with a digital assistant is still not in the same league as a person-to-person interaction, but there are certainly …
Samsung launches ‘experience tour’ to celebrate 10 years of Galaxy phones
In tandem with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 — and the fact that 2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of Samsung’s Galaxy line of …
ZTE’s vision of a foldable phone looks nothing like what we saw at MWC
Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has previously patented a design for a horizontally folding tablet-like device, and it now it seems the brand may also be …
2,024 robocalls were received in the US every second in February
February was another bad month in terms of the scourge of robocalls, which remain a pretty out-of-control problem in the US. The total number of …
The actor who plays the Night King in ‘Game of Thrones’ just gave a revealing interview
This is the kind of thing that may get Game of Thrones fans more excited than most of the other interviews that cast members have …
LG hints at new plans for its Crystal Sound OLED technology, now called Display Speaker
LG has now trademarked what will apparently be the commercial name for its technology that allows the entire display on its new G8 ThinQ smartphone …
No one asked for it, but researchers built another back-flipping robot anyway
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology describe the new robot they just built and unveiled as “powerful, robust and inexpensive.” Among its abilities, the …
Fitbit unveils four new wearable devices that won’t break the bank
Fitbit is making a play for new customers who don’t currently sport one of the company’s wearables on their wrists by unveiling four new, more …
Watch Jaime Lannister react to the ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 trailer
The release (finally!) of the first full-length trailer for the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones predictably generated a wave of fresh buzz …
Samsung reportedly has two more foldable phones coming after the Galaxy Fold
Say what you want about the novelty aspect of a foldable smartphone, but while this form factor is very much going to fall in the …
HBO’s new boss says that Netflix ‘doesn’t have a brand’
Not only is Netflix increasingly dealing with rivals emerging from almost every corner these days, with a handful of new streaming video operations launching over …
Amazon’s Alexa just got a new skill that enables control of your Roku devices
Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa can already perform a number of tasks and execute a variety of commands, the list of which keeps getting longer thanks …
This Samsung patent hints at the future of wire-free television sets
Samsung is one of the most prolific manufacturers of TVs around these days, and its newest designs promise a whole new level of stunning design …
‘Captain Marvel’ presales on track to match ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Excitement continues to build for this weekend’s theatrical release of Captain Marvel, and by way of showing just how much anticipation there is among fans …
The first full-length ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 trailer is finally here
“They’re coming,” Jon Snow says at one point during the first full-length trailer for the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones that HBO …
August launches its smartest video doorbell yet
Smart home company August Home Inc. today is confirming word that got out back in January, based on the discovery of a trademark filing, that …
Huawei has had enough, reportedly plans to file suit against the US
A new chapter in the ongoing flap between the US and Huawei is about to get under way, with the Chinese smartphone maker reportedly planning …
Facebook isn’t doing a great job protecting the phone number you gave it
Well, we all should have seen this coming. Facebook is under fire again for arguably misusing user data, this time related to the phone numbers …
