Uber has settled its Waymo lawsuit in the middle of the jury trial
Uber has settled its lawsuit with Waymo over driverless car secrets, Bloomberg News reports. The two companies were in the midst of a jury trial …
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Uber and Bell make meaningless promise about ‘air taxis’ sometime in the future, maybe
Uber and Bell Technologies announced a partnership earlier this year to try and make airborne taxis, long the realm of sci-fi, an actual reality. Bell …
Did the Air Force bomb the SpaceX rocket that fell into the sea?
One very good thing that happened this week was SpaceX’s successful Falcon Heavy test launch, and subsequent jaw-dropping dual rocket landing. But it’s easy to …
Latest ‘Overwatch’ event is live, complete with fresh skins and a new map
The latest special event for Overwatch, Blizzard’s hit team first-person shooter, is now live. The Lunar New Year update has rolled out for PC, PS4, and …
5G gets real as Qualcomm makes deals with phone makers and networks to build 5G phones
We’re slowly but surely marching towards a future where 5G is an actual reality and not marketing hype, and today, Qualcomm made a significant footprint …
ESPN confirms its upcoming streaming service is going to majorly suck
Next month, Disney will launch ESPN Plus, a long-awaited streaming service tied to ESPN‘s impressive sports lineup. But don’t go getting too excited yet, because …
Here’s every single new emoji coming to iPhone and Android this year
Emoji 11.0, the latest and greatest list of tiny characters that will define your online communications for the next year, has been finalized. Internet arbiter …
iOS 11.3 public beta 2 is here, complete with battery performance options
Yesterday, Apple dropped the second developer beta of iOS 11.3, giving us our first look at the company’s “fix” for the iPhone battery throttling problem. …
Verizon is still the best network in America – at least according to this test
Back in the halcyon days of the Moto Razr and Windows Mobile 6.5, there were only two good mobile networks in America. Verizon and AT&T …
Snapchat did something good for once
Shares of Snap, the parent company of teen app darling Snapchat, skyrocketed following some rare good news for the company. Q4 2017 earnings beat Wall …
This is what Apple’s battery health ‘fix’ looks like
As part of its please-don’t-sue-us apology tour following the iPhone battery throttling revelations, Apple promised to introduce new battery health features to iOS 11.3, as …
iOS 11.3 beta 2 is available, go download it now
Two weeks ago, Apple broke with its regular Monday release schedule and pushed out the first beta of iOS 11.3 for developers. The first beta …
HomePod review roundup: Great sound can’t save this not-so-smart speaker
Apple’s long-awaited smart speaker, the HomePod, is finally set to launch on Friday following months of delays. Although this launch has been low-key as far …
Closer regulation of Bitcoin is needed, federal agencies say
Bitcoin is in a bad place right now. The crypto-currency has fallen from a high of nearly $20,000 in December to around $6,500 today, making …
Google just enabled a hidden chip to make the Pixel 2’s Instagram pics even better
When the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL shipped last year, they weren’t actually operating to their full potential. Both phones contain a chip …
Uber throws former self-driving car guru Andrew Levandowski to the wolves
The courtroom trial between Uber and Waymo over stolen self-driving car secrets starts today, and no-one is more important than Andrew Levandowski. Once an engineer …
T-Mobile claims top spot in Super Bowl speeds, but Verizon says data could be ‘easily manipulated’
While last night was a big occasion for a few football teams and Philadelphia’s entire police department, it was also the stage for a high-profile …
SpaceX’s launch animation will make you so hyped for tomorrow’s launch
Provided everything goes to plan, SpaceX will finally launch its long-awaited Falcon Heavy rocket tomorrow from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It will be the largest …
Tesla is about to start selling solar panels at Home Depot
With all the focus on the Model 3 and Tesla’s new Semi truck, it’s easy to forget that Tesla Motors has an entire division dedicated …
Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 just got $300 cheaper, but there’s a catch
When it launched late last year, Microsoft’s flagship Surface Book 2 started at $1,499. That might not raise any eyebrows among people who have bought …
Verizon sweeps JD Power wireless survey for third straight year
Every year, JD Power surveys nearly 40,000 customers from across the US on the perceived quality of their wireless network provider. And for the last …
Hosting the Super Bowl supercharges a city’s network for years to come
Cities will compete to host the Super Bowl, in some cases using public money to fund a brand-new stadium in hopes of attracting the NFL. …
Rickroll yourself every single morning with Google Home’s new music alarms
Despite the hundreds of fancy smart-home integrations, my Google Home devices almost exclusively get used for boring stuff. Converting units when cooking, checking the temperature …
Google’s data-friendly YouTube app expands to 130 countries
YouTube Go, a lightweight version of the full YouTube app designed for people in emerging countries, is expanding worldwide. The app is now available in …
The ‘failing’ iPhone X pushed Apple’s manufacturing partner to its best December in years
Foxconn, Apple’s primary iPhone assembler and the company’s biggest manufacturing partner, reported December revenue that was up 50 percent year-on-year, largely driven by iPhone X …
SpaceX’s rocket survived an emergency landing that was supposed to destroy it
SpaceX is a household name thanks to its ability to perform gravity-defying landings of its used rocket boosters on drone ships. But yesterday’s mission was …
What’s happening to Google Fiber?
At one point, Google Fiber was going to be our savior from Big Cable. Roll the clock back three years, and it seemed that it …
CEO of alleged $600 million crypto fraud: ‘I can sleep at night knowing that I did my best’
Crypto-currencies are, to put it mildly, exploding right now. The rise of Bitcoin is thoroughly documented, but a hundred thousands other companies are piling it …
2018 could finally be the year Sprint’s network becomes good
Sprint has comfortably occupied the plucky underdog role among wireless carriers for the last five years. Its low prices and cheeky ads are out of …
OnePlus has taken iPhone copying to a whole new level
It’s no secret that Android manufacturers “take inspiration” from Apple’s work on the iPhone. It makes sense — Apple does the same thing! After all, …
