The government is finally issuing an official Galaxy Note 7 recall
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is finally planning to announce an official recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Thursday afternoon, according to reports …
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T-Mobile tells customers to avoid iOS 10, blames connectivity issues
The rollout of iOS 10 is going relatively quickly for Apple, but that doesn’t mean it’s all smooth sailing. The update has already caused some …
How a high schooler outsmarted T-Mobile to get unlimited free data
I can’t remember exactly what I was doing with my spare time as a 17-year-old teenager, but it sure wasn’t finding flaws in T-Mobile’s system. …
Imagine receiving this $9,000 Verizon bill
Shock cellphone bills are mostly a cliche by this point, but racking up a $9,000 bill without ever leaving the country is just plain impressive. …
Tim Cook: the future of AR is creepy holographic Skype calls
Ahead of the iPhone 7 launch on Friday, Apple CEO Tim Cook has started doing the rounds on TV. The first stop was ABC’s Good Morning …
There’s a secret fix for iOS 10’s worst ‘feature’
iOS 10 is a big upgrade in many different ways, not least because you can finally delete the Stocks app. But there’s a few changes …
Samsung’s solution to exploding Galaxy Note 7s is to shorten battery life
By now, you’ve probably heard that Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 devices have a tendancy to go boom whilst charging. The company has already begun a …
iOS 10’s new RAW photos could kill your storage
iOS 10 is here, and it’s bringing a bunch of new features along for the ride. The biggest improvement for photographers is the ability to …
Jay-Z’s Tidal losing millions, now has 100 problems
Tidal, a music service that promises to make rap artists rich again, has not been doing so well. Despite scooping up big-name exclusives like Lemonade in the …
iOS 10 update is bricking some iPhones and iPads
iOS 10 is here, but it’s brought some problems. According to Twitter users and a report on 9to5Mac, people are trying to update to iOS 10 …
Netflix explains why broadband data caps are dumb
For most of us, data caps are just annoying. But for Netflix, they pose an existential threat to its way of doing business. If people …
And this is why you don’t scam a security professional on Reddit
Trying to scam someone on the internet is always a bad idea, but if that someone turns out to be the head of a security …
Watch out for this nasty new Macbook malware
For years, the running joke was that only Windows users had to worry about viruses. Those days are long gone, and now the nastiest malware …
US Government: Turn off your Samsung Galaxy Note 7 , or burn [UPDATED]
In a warning issued today, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission warned owners of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices to “power them down and stop charging …
The big iPhone continues to be dumb
With the launch of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus this week, Apple cemented the Plus’s status as the best, most feature-rich iPhone in the …
Elon Musk has ‘not ruled out’ a UFO hitting the SpaceX rocket that exploded
In early September, one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets undergoing testing exploded at Cape Canaveral. Thanks to some grainy video that shows birds flying across …
Volkswagen engineer pleads guilty to cheating emissions tests, could face jail
Volkswagen is still dealing with the fallout from Dieselgate, the years-long plot to cheat the EPA’s emission tests. While the company is facing serious financial …
New Amazon Fire tablet brings Alexa everywhere with you
Amazon’s smart AI may have made its debut inside a Bluetooth speaker, but Amazon doesn’t plan a life of confinement for poor Alexa. The AI …
Galaxy Note 7 caused Jeep to ‘explode,’ Florida couple says
Samsung has issued an unofficial recall for the Galaxy Note 7 following a series of fires caused by the device, but Samsung’s troubles aren’t over …
The ‘water resistant’ iPhone 7’s warranty doesn’t cover water damage
Yesterday, Apple made a splash by announcing that the iPhone 7 is water resistant to the IP7 standard. That certifies the device for submersion in …
How to get the iPhone 7’s biggest feature without needing to upgrade
There’s no need to spend $649 to get all the functionality of Apple’s latest iPhone. Thanks to this clever hack, you can have all the benefits …
iPhone 7 meta hands-on: blazing speed but weird home button
Apple only just announced the new iPhone 7, and you can’t even give Apple money for it yet. But a few lucky members of the …
iPhone 7 vs the best Android competition: how do the specs compare?
Apple just officially unveiled the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus on stage, and while there’s lots of questions left to be answered, we do at …
The new iPhone 7: waterproof, all black, and no headphone port in sight
So after all the leaks, snafus and bad Tweets, this is it. The iPhone 7, Apple’s latest and greatest phone, is here in all its …
The iPhone 7 will be ‘water resistant,’ have better battery, and new cameras
Apple’s event is still in progress, and right now we’re talking about the App Store and Mario coming to the iPhone. But Apple’s brand-new Twitter …
Amazon just revealed the iPhone 7 before Apple
We’re still waiting for the Apple event to start, but there’s really not much point left. Amazon just jumped the gun and temporarily put up …
Terrifying video shows government spyware in action for the first time
With the Snowden leaks, Stingray and FBI surveillance planes always in the news, most people just assume that The Man has god-like surveillance capabilities on …
Every non-iPhone thing Apple might unveil tomorrow
The iPhone 7 is being officially announced tomorrow, but we already know basically all there is to know. But it’s rare that Apple’s events are …
Google’s Pixel phones will run a brand new Android version that hasn’t even been announced
Google is expected to release two new HTC-built smartphones later this year, the Pixel and Pixel XL. Although Google has long used its Nexus brand to debut new …
Can we talk about how bad Snapchat’s AR glasses will be?
Snapchat has pulled off a remarkable turnaround from fringe sexting app to become the only way tweens communicate. But even though the company has defied …
