This Samsung exec wants gadgets to start talking to us like friends right out of the box
It sounds incredibly dystopian, and like a nod to Spike Jonze’s 2013 movie Her, but Viv Labs CEO Dag Kittlaus shared his quirky-sounding vision for …
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Google isn’t yet ready to repair your Pixel 3’s broken screen
After so many years of building its own phones, Google still struggles with some of the inherent problems that come with making hardware. The days …
Apple strikes a deal to bring the iPhone, Apple Watch, and more to Amazon
Apple and Amazon have had something of a contentious relationship over the past few years, but the two tech behemoths recently decided to embark on …
Apple’s rumored over-ear headphones might be just as smart as the HomePod
Apple’s HomePod hasn’t quite dominated the industry in the way that its phones and tablets have (yet, anyway), but the underlying technology that powers the …
Galaxy S10 won’t have the all-screen design you want, but it’ll get the best next thing
Samsung earlier this week unveiled the evolution of its Infinity displays designs, including screen versions for future Samsung phones with notch designs, the foldable phone’s …
Google just told us how to fix the worst thing about Androids and iPhones
No matter how strong your allegiance to Android or iPhone is, you’ll probably agree that the worst thing about Android phones and iPhones is battery …
We finally have the name and release date of Disney’s Netflix rival
Disney has been developing a streaming service of its own for quite a while now, but we never knew what this Netflix alternative will be …
Teardown of next-gen MacBook Air reveals step up in repairability
Even though Apple’s brand new iPad Pros garnered the lion’s share of press attention at the company’s recent media event, you definitely don’t want to …
Samsung is about to embrace the infamous notch, but the Galaxy S10 might not get one
Samsung unveiled the Infinity Flex screen of the foldable Galaxy F during its SDC18 keynote on Wednesday, but that’s not the only new hardware the …
Oh great, AI will apparently match humans in creativity and emotional intelligence soon
As if we didn’t already have enough to worry about when it comes to artificially intelligent machines being able to perform many tasks faster and …
It looks like Samsung’s new One UI was hiding some secret Galaxy S10 details
Samsung’s new Galaxy F smartphone with a foldable form factor and a display that actually folds in half is the talk of the town right …
Facebook swears its Portal video chat devices that go on sale today won’t spy on you
Facebook being Facebook, the social networking giant has decided to assuage some fears and pre-empt the launch of its new Portal video chat devices that …
Here are the Galaxy F specs and design details Samsung didn’t talk about
Samsung on Wednesday delivered the main keynote of its SDC18 developer conference that’s currently underway in California, unveiling the phone we’ve been waiting for. The …
Fossil’s new Wear OS smartwatch packs a ton of features, plus Qualcomm’s next-gen chipset
Fossil is announcing a new addition to its lineup of wearables today, the Fossil Sport — a Wear OS smartwatch that the company says is …
Survey: 51 percent of YouTube viewers are really there for the how-to videos
When I start typing “how to” in the YouTube search box right now, I can see based on the auto-fills that people are coming to …
Some Netflix employees built a cool eye-controlled navigation hack for the iOS app
A group of Netflix employees recently decided to work on an out-of-the-box project that sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie. It’s a way …
Spotify Connect speakers can now be used by free-tier members
While Spotify Premium still offers many features that are only available for paying members, one of those features is making its way to the free …
Former Apple designer explains why autocorrect on the iPhone is better than it seems
While the iPhone was in development in the mid-2000s, Apple engineers spent a tremendous amount of time and energy working on the device’s virtual keyboard. …
Why I’m actually excited about foldable phones like the Galaxy F
From the moment Samsung started copying the iPhone (and we have this 132-page work of art that history will never forget to prove it), it …
Google just announced Android support for foldable phone displays
Phones with foldable displays might never be anything more than a niche product. Then again, if you’re Google, and you’re dealing with a seemingly never-ending …
Samsung just gave us a first look at its foldable smartphone display
We’ve been hearing whispers about Samsung’s revolutionary smartphone with a foldable display for years now, but we’ve yet to actually see the phone, or the …
We might finally know why Apple cut iPhone XR orders, and it has nothing to do with slow sales
Earlier this week, a somewhat sketchy report surfaced claiming that Apple told its manufacturing partners to reduce iPhone XR production due to lower than anticipated …
Samsung Developer Conference live stream: Watch Samsung unveil its first foldable phone
While we don’t recommend getting too excited for a developer conference — an event which, as the name suggests, is geared toward software developers above …
Facebook will let you unsend that dumb thing you just sent on Messenger
One of Gmail’s best features is the ability to unsend emails. Made a mistake? No problem, you’ve got a few seconds to undo it and …
Does the world want foldable smartphones? We’re about to find out
When Samsung and a few other companies first began releasing oversized smartphones playfully referred to as “phablets,” I wrote about how uncomfortable they were to …
Xiaomi’s AirDots are $29 alternatives to Apple’s $159 AirPods
The AirPods are, without a doubt, one of the best products Apple launched in the last couple of years. For $169, you get a pair …
Google Maps is testing Waze’s cool incident reports feature
Google owns not one, but two great navigation apps, including Google Maps, which it developed from the ground up, and Waze, which it bought a …
Waymo CEO: About that accident last month – it was the human’s fault
Waymo CEO John Krafcik has posted something of an apology on Medium about an accident last month in Mountain View involving a passenger car and …
Here’s why you can’t use Alexa to call 911
Amazon’s suite of hardware products that are powered by its virtual assistant Alexa are used for everything from playing music to controlling different aspects of …
Verizon just cut the price of its prepaid unlimited plan by $5 (or $10 if you use Auto Pay)
Yes, you read the headline correctly: Verizon on Tuesday announced that it is lowering the price of its prepaid unlimited plan from $75 per month …
