US lawmakers urge Google to reconsider partnership with Huawei
Project Maven doesn’t mean anything for many people unless you’re in the military or Google. It’s an artificial intelligence research partnership between the search giant …
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Microsoft takes on Google News with new app for iPhone, Android, and Windows 10
All the tech giants out there now have their own News portal. We’ve got Apple News on iOS devices and coming to Macs soon, we’ve …
Facebook ordered to explain why it deleted the profile of a dead user without permission
Facebook has found itself in a new interesting user data-related predicament. This time around, Facebook removed the profile and Facebook page of a well-known musician …
The gold Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ arrive in the US on June 24th
Samsung announced this Wednesday that its new Sunrise Gold color option for both the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones will be available in the …
Facebook stock hits new all-time high as company seeks to move past prior scandals
To say that the past few months have been incredibly challenging for Facebook would be a gross understatement. Not only has the company had to …
Dollar-backed cryptocurrency hires law firm to verify its $2.5 billion cash reserves
Recent research showed that Bitcoin’s all-time high price might have been increased artificially with the help of Tether, a cryptocoin that should never increase in …
Bose releases $250 headphones that don’t play music
Bose, a company that was selling $300 headphones to normal people before Beats, has released its latest pair of headphones — sorry, Sleepbuds. They’re a …
The best home internet provider in the US is run by local government
If you listen to Ajit Pai and the telecoms industries’ paid mouthpieces, who have been crying foul over net neutrality ever since 2015, any kind …
Instagram takes a break from copying Snapchat to copy YouTube with new IGTV app
Instagram and Snapchat have been waging war with one another for years, but Instagram is branching out to attack new platforms this week. On Wednesday, …
Man dies after his smartphone explodes and catches fire in his bedroom
Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan died a few days ago after one of his two smartphones exploded while charging in his bedroom and the caught …
The one Android feature I want Apple to steal for the iPhone
First there was the Huawei P20 Pro, an iPhone X clone like no other. Then came the Porsche Edition of the phone, with a sky-high …
The Oppo Find X is an awful idea – please stop pretending it’s not
Let’s be frank for a moment: 2018 is a rough year for gadget bloggers. Smartphones are by far the hottest category in consumer tech, and …
Meet your new favorite sources of free iPhone and Android wallpapers
Every single time I publish a review of a new phone, at least two dozen people email me asking for the wallpaper shown on the …
I really hate that I’m going to have to buy Apple’s $1,000 iPhone X Plus this year
Back in April I penned a piece about why 2018 might be the first year I don’t buy a new flagship iPhone. I’ve been an …
This is what the Galaxy S10 and iPhone X of our dreams would look like
If yesterday’s phone launch proves anything, it’s that we’ve reached peak smartphone design. In a world of iPhone X clones, Oppo came up with a …
Robots that read our minds will actually exist sooner than you think
Robots are here to stay, and they’re only getting smarter. But it’ll be a while until they respond to our every verbal command, so until …
Google is fixing a Chromecast bug that allowed hackers with too much free time to get your location
Google’s popular Chromecast and Home products suffer from a serious privacy flaw that would let hackers discover your location with incredible accuracy, well beyond the …
Trump might be endangering Apple’s sky-high profits
Apple is set to launch three new iPhones X successors this year, which will likely become instant hits with consumers, much like every other iPhone …
Square designed a gorgeous $999 Android tablet that can only do one thing
After all these years of iPad, Apple’s tablet is still the best one in town, and some of the better alternatives also look a lot …
Code in iOS 12 beta suggests that new Apple Watch models are coming soon
Not too long after Apple rolled out the second beta of iOS 12 — which we should point out is far more stable than the …
Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint have stopped selling their customers’ location data
In today’s edition of “you probably didn’t know this was still a thing but be glad it stopped,” Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint have all confirmed …
Uber is testing a new feature that makes your ride cheaper if you’re willing to wait
Uber is always testing features and changes to make its app more user-friendly, many of which never see the light of day. But we’re hopeful …
iOS 12 developer beta 2 is available for download right now
It’s been two weeks since Apple released the first beta of iOS 12, its most performance-focused iOS upgrade in years. The feedback has generally been …
Report suggests iPhone X Plus is about to make Apple a fortune
A new report from Korean publication The Bell suggests that the largest of the upcoming iPhone models set to launch this fall will also be the …
iPhone clone maker mocks iPhone in TV ad starring famous iPhone user
You’d expect Samsung to mock Apple in new TV commercials, but for once it’s not that particular South Korean giant that’s taking hit after hit …
Of course Facebook was going to ruin Messenger with autoplay video ads
Facebook says it will start placing video ads inside the social media giant’s standalone Messaging service next week, an outgrowth of the company saying it’s …
Hands-on video likely gives the world its first look at Apple’s next-gen iPhone designs
Apple will launch three new iPhones this September, and that’s something everyone seems to agree on. We’re looking at two iPhone X successors that will …
Android is still an unsecure mess compared to the iPhone even when it’s not on your phone
Google’s Android platform is the most popular mobile operating system in the world by a staggering margin. According to market research firm Net Marketshare’s latest …
New Galaxy Note 9 leak shows the phone’s refreshed design
Android smartphones are launching left and right these days, but there’s no doubt in anybody’s mind that the Galaxy Note 9 will be one of …
An Android vendor you hardly know just launched an all-screen, no-notch iPhone X rival
We’ve seen a bunch of new Android smartphones emerging from China in the past couple of weeks, both promising to offer users all-screen designs without …
