iOS 12 to introduce a new version of Apple Maps built entirely from the ground up
Though Apple is widely regarded for its world-class software, the launch of Apple Maps back with iOS 6 was nothing short of an embarrassment. Famously, …
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Analyst says Google can dominate Amazon if it offers Home Mini smart speakers for free
Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak is responsible for a stream of news headlines this morning thanks to a call he’s issued to Google in light …
If anybody ‘kills’ the iPhone, it’s going to be Apple
Ever since Apple introduced the iPhone more than 10 years ago, everyone else in the business has copied the newcomer. We’ve been waiting for more …
Mysterious Motorola video has us wondering what ‘big announcement’ is in store
Motorola is using an 11-second video with no sound to tease a “big announcement” coming next month during an event at its Chicago headquarters. A …
The most innovative new Samsung phone in years might have a serious challenger
The iPhone still is Samsung’s most terrifying rival, but Apple is also paying a boatload of cash to various Samsung divisions, so the Korean smartphone …
This is the future I want from Apple and iOS 12
For years after Apple released the iPad, people would constantly argue about whether or not it could replace a “real” computer for “real” work. The …
The OnePlus 7 might still be an iPhone clone, but it’ll have one key feature next-gen iPhones lack
The OnePlus 6 is one of the best Android phones you can buy right now, a device that’s a lot cheaper and even faster than …
Google’s next big thing might be a gaming service to take on PS4, Xbox, and Switch
Google provides a lot of useful services, including the most popular smartphone operating system in the world. But what the company doesn’t have is gaming-friendly …
Quiz app exposed the data from 120M users while Facebook was telling the world it can be trusted
The Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed what wasn’t really a secret, that Facebook is harvesting a lot of user data and that the data is shared …
The NES Classic Edition console is back and you can buy one right now
It’s that day of the year, NES Classic Edition fanatics when Nintendo’s console that refuses to die comes back to stores. The company first brought …
Amazon’s new Show Mode turns your Fire HD tablet into an Echo Show
Amazon’s Echo Show is something of a niche device, slapping a display on an Echo equipped with Alexa, but starting next month, you won’t have …
YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is now available on Android for free
You know that cool feature that lets you watch videos while you’re using other apps? It’s called picture-in-picture (PiP), and YouTube is making it available …
Elon Musk details what features a Tesla pickup truck might bring to the table
Compared to most car companies, Tesla’s vehicular lineup — which currently consists of the Model S, the Model X, and the Model 3 — is …
I can see no way in which this ‘airbag’ iPhone case could possibly go wrong
The first thing I did after buying the iPhone X was to ruin it, and you probably did the same thing. I enjoyed the handset’s …
Microsoft just pulled the coolest new Windows 10 feature from its beta
Windows Sets might sound familiar to plenty of tech fans around the world, and especially to Windows 10 users. But not everyone might be able …
Sling TV is raising the price of cheapest package, Sling Orange
While YouTube, AT&T, and Hulu have all since entered the streaming TV market, Sling TV was among the first to offer consumers a new way …
Tech companies lay the groundwork for staggeringly huge 128TB SD cards
The base amount of flash storage in most decent laptops these days is 128GB. Smartphones normally start at 16GB and go all the way up …
The BlackBerry KEY2 made me cry
Once upon a time, BlackBerry was a major player in the smartphone market. Especially in North America, where BlackBerry phones were at one point must-have …
If you still hate the iPhone X notch, these sleek wallpapers will hide it
Look, I was among a number of outspoken critics of Apple’s notched display design ahead of the iPhone X’s release, so I can definitely understand …
Someone just published a hands-on Galaxy Note 9 review a month before it’s even announced
Samsung just confirmed that the Galaxy Note 9 will be unveiled on August 9th in New York, just as recent reports suggested. The phone will …
Test shows how much the iOS 12 public beta can speed up an older iPhone
When Apple announced iOS 12 at its developer conference earlier this month, there was an unusual lack of new features to show off. This year, …
This iPhone X rumor is actually great news for the Pixel 3
The second half of the year will bring us a bunch of new flagship handsets, including the Galaxy Note 9, new iPhone models, and the …
It’s not just new iPhones casting a shadow over Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 this year
Samsung on Wednesday morning sent out media invitations to its next Unpacked event, during which the company is widely expected to unveil its next-generation flagship …
Apple’s Netflix streaming rival actually sounds interesting
Apple is creating its own original content to take on streaming juggernaut Netflix, but also HBO and Hulu. The company has inked several high-profile content …
Instagram’s new Lite app is basically Instagram without a bunch of stuff it stole from Snapchat
With over 1 billion monthly active users, Instagram is one of the most popular mobile apps out there, and a huge win for Facebook, which …
Alexa is one step closer to replacing Siri as voice control comes to iOS app
Over a year after landing on the App Store, the Alexa app on iOS finally supports voice commands starting today. The feature arrived on Android …
Few people are actually using Amazon’s Alexa to shop on Amazon
British consumers are buying technology with embedded voice assistants and asking it do things like … help them boil an egg. That’s one of the …
Verizon’s new MVNO keeps insisting it’s not an MVNO
Earlier this year, it emerged that Verizon is very stealthily funding a company called Visible, which is offering a slightly different kind of wireless service. …
More details emerge regarding the Galaxy Note 9’s most exciting new feature
For all of its faults, Apple knows how to get the public excited about its new phones year in and year out. Even when the …
Apple and Samsung settle their patent dispute after 7 years of legal battles
Marking an end to one of the more high-profile tech disputes of our time, Apple and Samsung earlier today settled their ongoing patent dispute that …
