Google Maps is getting support for instant messages, but it’s not what you think
The last thing we need in Google Maps is support for chat, considering the plethora of messaging apps available on smartphones right now — including …
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AT&T’s 5G network speeds feel a lot like 4G LTE right now
The first mobile 5G networks are already here, but there’s no reason whatsoever to get excited right now. Carriers are making a big deal about …
Leaked Nokia 9 PureView video reveals the phone’s main specs and features
The phone Nokia fans have been waiting for is almost here, a new leak told us earlier this week without revealing any details about the …
Here’s how to create that collage of your top nine Instagram posts from 2018
If you’ve haven’t seen this in your Instagram feed already, just wait. It’s coming. The arrival of a new year means so many things. Turning …
Leaked photos reveal group calling and low light mode might come to Google Duo
One of the more interesting storylines out of Google in 2018 was the continued fractured nature of the company’s overall strategy when it comes to …
Man claims his iPhone XS Max caught fire in his pants
In a rather bizarre tale, an Ohio man named J. Hillard is alleging that his iPhone XS Max caught fire while it was simply resting …
Popular Android apps keep sending your data to Facebook without consent
Facebook probably can’t wait for 2018 to end, a year that brought a garden variety of user privacy infringing issues for the world’s largest social …
For the first time, the NYPD will use drones to keep an eye on the New Year’s Eve crowd
According to New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill, none of the revelers in the Big Apple Monday night who are there to party and …
Leak shows us the Nokia 9 flagship we’ve been waiting for
Ever since the new Nokia came out with its first Nokia phones two years ago, we heard rumblings that flagship devices that would rival the …
Amazon to build more Whole Foods stores to boost reach of Prime Now service
When Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.4 billion back in June of 2017, many people found the move a bit curious. Now, about 18 months …
Tesla releases a video showing us how a Model 3 gets made
The Model 3 has long been the linchpin in Tesla’s plan to bring electric cars to the masses. Hardly a point of speculation, Elon Musk …
It’s hard to skip class in China, because school uniforms now come with trackers
Chinese citizens get accustomed pretty early in life to living in a constant state of being tracked and surveilled by authorities. In what sounds a little …
Mark Zuckerberg looks back at Facebook’s most challenging year to date
With 2019 right around the corner, Facebook is presumably thrilled to leave 2018 behind as the company looks to fix a lot of the damage …
Sneaky 6-year-old gets caught asking Alexa for help with math homework
According to New Jersey mom Yerelyn Cueva, her 6-year-old son Jariel’s favorite subject is math. Okay, the kid likes numbers. Nothing unusual there. That fact, …
Netflix will no longer allow new customers to pay with in-app subscriptions on iOS
Whether you’re joining Netflix for the first time or returning after some time away, you will no longer be able to pay for a subscription …
Bentley takes a page out of Porsche’s playbook as it plans to lure over Tesla buyers
Whether you love Tesla or can’t stand the company — perhaps due to the antics of CEO Elon Musk — there’s no getting around the …
Instagram’s horizontal swipe mess happened because everyone loves Stories so much
If the furor that erupted over Instagram’s botched test this week that inadvertently became a wider update of the app taught us anything, it’s this. …
Bloomberg says Apple’s next-gen iPhones might feature new 3D rear cameras
Smartphone makers tried to create phones capable of capturing 3D photos years ago, but the feature never caught on. But next year, a variety of …
5 free plugins that make Netflix so much better
This has been a fantastic year for Netflix in so many ways. The quality of the company’s original movies, series, and specials is now off …
The flat version of Samsung’s Galaxy S10 looks amazing in this leaked render
The Galaxy S7 was the last Galaxy S generation to ship in two versions when it comes to screen type. The regular Galaxy S7 had …
The Galaxy S10 won’t be the first Samsung phone to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor
Much like with the iPhone X notch design, which Samsung did not copy, the Korean smartphone vendor has not made use of in-display fingerprint sensors …
LG is going to show off sleek new soundbars at CES that support Google Assistant
We’re slowly starting to get a sense of some of the new tech and gadgets that will be on display in a few weeks at …
White House considering executive order to bar Huawei and ZTE purchases
The White House is considering an executive order to declare a national emergency that would bar US companies from purchasing telecommunications equipment from China, a …
Tesla’s Supercharger network will cover all of Europe by the end of 2019
The coverage of Tesla’s Supercharger network has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, so much so that the notion of ‘range anxiety’ almost …
Google will reportedly introduce two new Pixel phones in early 2019
While we’re likely still a year away from Google’s next flagship smartphone, rumors and reports in recent weeks have led us to believe that we’ll …
Google won’t let Chrome users roll back to the old UI, and now they’re furious
Back in September, Google began rolling out one of the most substantial Chrome redesigns to date, with a brand new design and dozens of new …
The new wave of Netflix phishing attacks is so bad that the FTC issued a warning
The year may be drawing to a close but that doesn’t mean scammers are taking any time off for the holidays. A new bulletin issued …
Instagram accidentally updated its app with an awful new feature that everyone hated
In what has to be in the running for the most baffling move by a social media platform in 2018 (though Facebook has that award …
You can no longer see Google’s mysterious Android replacement in action
We’ve been talking about Fuchsia for a couple of years now, as various reports uncovered many details about Google’s mysterious operating system that will one …
Warning: A fake Amazon Alexa setup app infiltrated Apple’s App Store and is now the #6 utility
Apple’s iOS App Store paved the way for other modern mobile app stores. Prior to the App Store’s introduction in 2008 alongside the iPhone 3G, …
