Sprint now lets you choose from a bad unlimited plan or an expensive unlimited plan
If the corporate overlords have their way, Sprint only has a few more months of existence before it’s officially part of New T-Mobile. But rather …
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Apple just killed the only MacBook Pro that doesn’t require dongles
Early this morning, Apple rolled out a series of changes to its top-end MacBook Pro line. The upgraded devices have faster processors, support for always-listening …
JBL Endurance Sprint review: The workout headphones you wish your Airpods would be
Ever since Apple released the Airpods, the tech industry has taken a violent swerve towards “truly wireless” earbuds. A design that was once reserved for …
It’s not you: YouTube TV is down right now
Google’s live TV streaming service, YouTube TV, has chosen a terrible time during the World Cup semi-final to stop working. According to posts on social …
PayPal just demanded payment from a dead woman
PayPal has never had a reputation for being a particularly upstanding organization to deal with, but its latest public misstep shows that there is nothing …
Top Apple insider says we’re getting new iPads, Mac Mini, and MacBook updates this fall
There was great consternation and wailing in the tech world when Apple finished its June developer conference without revealing one single bit of new hardware. …
Hackers are selling access to critical airport systems for $10 – and that’s just the start
Digital security is something that’s on the mind of every company that owns any device more modern than a typewrite these days, and for good …
Average internet speeds rose 23 percent last year
With Google Fiber’s public mission to destroy the cable companies on hold and 5G networks properly launching only in 2019, you’d be forgiven for thinking …
Cox reps stole personal information and created fake accounts, whistleblower claims
By this point, we’re certainly not shocked by allegations that telecoms salespeople lie to customers, add services to accounts without permission, and generally do anything …
FBI charges former Apple engineer with stealing trade secrets to smuggle to China
In the cut-throat world of self-driving cars, it seems that no company server is safe from former employees who are looking to cut and run …
Tesla commits to 500,000-car factory in China as tarrifs kick in
Tesla CEO and wannabe cave diver Elon Musk was in Shanghai on Tuesday to secure a deal with Chinese authorities to build an ambitious new …
Newton email app will actually remind you to follow up on that email
“I’ll just read this email now and reply to it when I have more time,” I thought this morning for the 367th time this week. …
Twitter swung the ban hammer 70 million times in the last two months
Twitter and bots are like flies and horse manure, and anyone who has spent more than one month on President Trump’s favorite social media platform …
How your smart TV is spying on every other gadget in your home
Smart-home gadgets are quietly sweeping through homes across the United States. Whether it’s a Google Home on your kitchen counter, an internet-connected door lock, or …
Adding a Lightning port to a battery pack makes it $40 more expensive
Earlier today, Belkin “finally” launched the world’s first battery pack that charges off a Lightning port. This is a great achievement, if you consider the …
New MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs hinted in leaked parts numbers
When WWDC 2018 wrapped up last month without a single mention of new Mac hardware, people were more than a little peeved. Apple’s MacBook lineup …
Spectrum Mobile’s cheap unlimited plans are here, with a lot of fine print
Charter has finally launched its long-rumored cell plan, called Spectrum Mobile. The headline deal is good value — a line of unlimited data running on …
iOS 12 public beta 2 is available to download right now
Just two days after Apple released the third developer beta of iOS 12, the public channel is getting the same kind of love. iOS 12 …
The Thanos subreddit is going to ban half of all users to achieve karmic balance
OK, it’s been months since Avengers: Infinity War came out, so you’ve lost all rights to a spoiler-free life. Half of the universe is wiped out when …
T-Mobile Sprint merger could be a threat to national security, lawmakers say
There’s plenty of reasons why you wouldn’t want T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint to go through with zero restrictions, but if concerns about reduced competition, higher …
Why did cord-cutting just get more expensive?
People are ditching cable and signing up for live-streaming services at an unprecedented rate right now. It’s a mixed bag for the industry: Although the …
Amazon could start selling cheap drugs ‘right away,’ experts think
Hot on the heels of #disrupting the grocery world by purchasing Whole Foods, Amazon is dipping its toes into the US healthcare market with a …
The US ban on ZTE has been temporarily lifted
It’s been a rollercoaster few weeks for ZTE, one of China’s biggest telecommunications firms. First, the company was slapped with a seven-year ban for its …
If this rumor is right, Apple’s 2019 iPhones will get 5G before almost anyone else
After years of hype, we’re approaching the final stretch before 5G networks are going to stop being a bluster and start being a deliciously gigabit-speed …
iOS 12 developer beta 3 is now available to download
WWDC took place just last month, but with the summer iPhone rumormill kicking into high gear, it already feels like Apple’s big iOS 12 reveal …
HTC’s transparent phone is as fragile as you’d expect
Despite the fact that many phones have adopted the “glass sandwich” design of glass back panels, it’s still unusual to see a phone with a …
Top government lawyer blames judge, CNN, and AT&T’s army of lawyers for court loss
The Department of Justice was handed a rare defeat in court when it tried to contest the AT&T Time Warner merger. The judge approved the …
Class-action lawsuit accuses Comcast of failing to prevent fraud
Comcast has grown its wireless reseller Xfinity Mobile at speed by leveraging its existing cable and internet customer base, but a class-action lawsuit spotted by DSL …
DirecTV Now gets a price hike so AT&T can stop losing so much money
DirecTV Now, AT&T’s cable-replacement streaming service, has been adding users like no tomorrow. Since launching in November 2016, it’s added over 1.5 million subscribers, making …
Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile is now throttling video and mobile hotspots
Good things never last, and that doubly goes for unlimited data plans. Xfinity Mobile, Comcast’s wireless reseller that used to offer one of the best …
