Mac sales are surging thanks to Apple’s new M1 processor
Just when most everyone thought that the days of impressive Mac sales growth were behind us, Apple late last year unveiled its ARM-based M1 processor …
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This video of Facebook being creepy might convince you to ditch the social network for good
University student Zamaan Qureshi, who works on social media for the ad-hoc group of activists who call themselves the Real Facebook Oversight Board, was gobsmacked …
This new Android feature reminds you to look up from your phone while you’re walking
We’ve all been there — staring at our smartphones while walking and running into a fellow pedestrian, a tree, or a stop sign. You get …
The iPhone 12 is selling like hotcakes right now
New sales data is out from Counterpoint Research about Apple’s iPhone 12 series, which the company unveiled in October last year about a month later …
DuckDuckGo’s new tools can stop Google from tracking you in Chrome
Google promised to remove the third-party cookies from Chrome that are widely used to track users online for advertising purposes. But Google remains one of …
Microsoft just made a $20 billion bet on the future of computing
Microsoft announced plans on Monday to buy Nuance in a $19.7 billion all-cash transaction which includes the company’s debt. Microsoft paid $56 per share, a …
Galaxy Z Fold 3 leaks suggest launch could come sooner than expected
A new cycle of Galaxy leaks might have just started, signaling that Samsung is getting closer to launching a new flagship. Phones like the Galaxy …
Apple might combine the Apple TV and HomePod in a new product
It has been more than three years since Apple introduced the fifth-generation Apple TV with support for 4K video, but according to Bloomberg, the company …
Clubhouse CEO contradicts hack reports, says user data was not leaked
Several “hack” reports emerged last week concerning popular social networks, including Facebook and LinkedIn. The Facebook and Microsoft systems were not breached, but attackers scraped …
The most exciting new iPad Pro might be hard to find at launch
Apple is widely expected to launch several new products this month, including a new iPad Pro generation. Apple’s flagship tablet will still come in two …
Clubhouse user data was posted on a hacker forum
Data associated with 1.3 million users of the Clubhouse app — including their name, username, User ID, numbers of followers, and more — has been …
This site tells you if Google’s new ad tech is ‘spying’ on you
Google vowed a few weeks ago to stop allowing advertisers to track users online with third-party cookies, a move intended to improve user privacy. But …
Google just found the strangest way to announce a new phone
In recent years, Google has found increasingly abstract ways to confirm the existence of its upcoming phones. For example, last summer, the company accidentally published …
If you use this cell phone carrier, your personal data might’ve been stolen
The stars aligned themselves just right this past week for a significant number of data breaches and security vulnerabilities to come to light. The massive …
Please stop doing this when you create a new password
One of the things that often goes hand-in-hand with the countless hacks and data leaks we’ve written about in the past, and which continues to …
Facebook let a fake, malware-filled ‘Clubhouse’ app run ads on its site
As persistent and savvy as hackers can be, the last thing any of us need is for the most popular sites and services on the …
Two-thirds of iPhone users plan to block apps from tracking them
The iOS 14.5 update should drop in the very near future, as Apple has tested the software extensively via several beta releases in the past …
Samsung doesn’t have any foldable phone surprises scheduled for 2021
Samsung isn’t the only company making foldable smartphones, but it’s certainly the leading player. Huawei, Motorola, and Xiaomi have launched or unveiled their own foldable …
Samsung thinks its new app will make you want to ditch your iPhone
Switching from one smartphone platform to another is not a decision that anyone takes lightly, which explains why the top vendors go to such lengths …
Apple’s AirPods 3 design was just leaked in the weirdest way
Apple is widely expected to launch two new AirPods this year, including successors to the regular models and the Pro. Usually referred to as AirPods …
Pixel Watch revealed: Google’s Apple Watch rival has finally leaked
The Apple Watch is the undisputed champion of the smartwatch ecosystem. It’s the smartwatch most people want to buy and the watch that many companies …
This seems like a really good reason to buy iPhones instead of Samsung phones
In the early days of the smartphone era, it was easy to argue that the iPhone was a superior device to anything Samsung was bringing …
We know exactly why there’s no iMessage app for Android
Almost ten years ago, Apple unveiled the new iMessage app at WWDC 2011; the app would replace SMS texting on iPhone with something much better. …
Two key iPhone 13 Pro features just leaked
Apple is widely expected to launch four iPhone 13 versions this year, all direct successors to the four iPhone 12 versions unveiled last fall. The …
Nokia wants you to be able to use its new affordable phones for years
HMD Global, the owner of the Nokia brand, launched six new handsets on Thursday and announced the company’s brand new MVNO project as well. The …
Smuggled Nvidia GPUs recovered after dramatic, high-speed boat chase
Among the latest bits of news out of Hong Kong is an episode involving smugglers, a cache of stolen goods, and a high-speed boat chase …
A huge trove of credit card records and Social Security numbers just got hacked
Not a week goes by anymore, it seems like, when we don’t have multiple hacks to report on, as well as a fresh data breach …
Best Buy introduced a service to rival Amazon Prime and Walmart+
Amazon Prime is one of the most popular subscription services in the world, but other retailers are finally beginning to challenge the site with subscriptions …
Intel’s latest anti-Apple ad has an embarrassing mistake
Intel is so terrified of the Apple M1 processor that powers the latest MacBook Air, Pro, and Mac mini computers that it kickstarted an extensive …
This new Android phone is so powerful, it needs two fans to cool it
It was only a few weeks ago that Nubia launched a crazy Android phone featuring up to 18GB of RAM and an actual cooling fan, …
