iOS 12 will automatically share your iPhone’s location when you call 911
Despite having unveiled iOS 12 and detailed the software at WWDC 2018 earlier this month, Apple is still announcing new features for the update. On …
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The 512GB Galaxy Note 9 is supposedly real, but you’ll have a tough time buying one
In less than two months, Samsung will reportedly unveil its next best thing, a Galaxy Note version that will look a lot like last year …
Thank heavens Samsung canceled this fugly foldable Samsung Galaxy phone
If you see a device packing two screens adjoining smartphone screens that calls itself a foldable smartphone — or ZTE Axon M — run for …
I wouldn’t buy a $2,000 foldable iPhone, let alone Samsung’s Galaxy X
When the Galaxy X, Samsung’s first foldable phone, launches next year it’ll surely be one of the most exciting handsets released. It’ll have a total …
Chinese tech startup Chuwi is getting into gaming, and its first effort is an itty bitty gaming PC
I’ve written about Chinese tech startup Chuwi a number of times in the past, mainly because they’ve been making some pretty solid Windows machines at …
One Chinese city has opened a lane specifically for people walking and texting
If you’ve never run into anyone while walking down a sidewalk texting a friend or scrolling through Instagram, you’ve probably come pretty close. As a …
Apple might steal HTC’s signature squeeze control for the iPhone, but it will actually be good
HTC called it Edge Sense when the U11 came out last year, and then Google borrowed the function for the Pixel 2 phones, changing its …
Judge issues landmark decision after Google Translate tricked a man into giving consent to police
Google Translate can do many things. One thing it can’t do, according to a judge — help you provide constitutionally-required consent to a police officer. …
T-Mobile is trolling AT&T with a $900 deal for switchers
For T-Mobile CEO John Legere, poking fun at Verizon and AT&T is seemingly part of his job description. Whether he’s picking up their disgruntled customers …
It’s a little scary how smart Google’s DeepMind just got
Oh joy – Alphabet Inc.’s AI subsidiary DeepMind has taken another step forward in understanding the world the way humans do. The company that has …
Apple just made a big push to remind you it’s about more than just the iPhone
In Daniel Johnston’s song “The Story of an Artist,” you hear the imperfections, lack of polish, and earnestness of what sounds like a homemade recording. …
New leak may have just revealed sizes of all three of Apple’s next-gen iPhones
With WWDC now firmly behind us, we can now turn our attention to Apple’s forthcoming 2018 iPhone lineup. Though nothing is ever 100% certain until …
Apple Maps is more broken than usual
Apple Maps has a reputation for being “broken,” in the sense that it will send you to a place far from where you want to …
Forget the iPhone X, cheaper iPhones are on the way
Apple is going to launch three new iPhone models this coming September, all featuring the same notch design as the current iPhone X. But the …
A collection of underrated iPhone features you probably forgot about
When Apple’s original iPhone first debuted in 2007, it was the simple alternative to a market full of overcomplicated smartphones. Platforms like Symbian, BlackBerry OS, …
The Galaxy Note 9 isn’t getting a new hardware button, new leak says
The Galaxy Note 9 will largely be similar to the Galaxy Note 8, most reports say, and that makes perfect sense given what Samsung did …
Apple blocked iPhone hacking via USB, so hackers found a way to beat it
Apple just confirmed that it’ll prevent iPhone hackers from bypassing encryption by brute-forcing passwords via machines designed expressly to obtain access to locked handsets. Machines …
A longtime Apple developer slams the ‘sad state’ of Mac hardware
Despite what an Apple exec might promise on stage occasionally, it’s clear that the world’s most valuable company doesn’t really care about its computer lineup. …
A Korean carrier is selling iPhones for $40, but there’s a huge catch
The dawn of 5G is near, and we’ll soon surf the web from increasingly larger phones at speeds above anything we’d have dreamed of just …
Sprint is killing its $15 unlimited data promo this Friday because it was too popular
Seven innocent days ago, we told you about a Sprint promotion that was offering unlimited data to anyone willing to switch onto the network for …
It looks like the iPhone X Plus won’t have a triple-lens camera, despite what you might have heard
A report earlier this week claimed that the iPhone X Plus, the 6.5-inch iPhone X successor expected to launch this fall alongside two new other …
Snapchat’s new feature focuses on privacy, so Facebook probably won’t steal this
It was just a few weeks ago, during an onstage interview at the Code Conference, when Snap CEO Evan Spiegel zinged the blue juggernaut that’s …
Android fans say they hate the iPhone X notch, but OnePlus 6 sales prove otherwise
When Apple introduced the iPhone X last fall, a billion Android users the world over all sighed in unison. They knew that inevitably dozens of …
Verizon’s new unlimited data plan is the most expensive yet
Over the last two years, all four major wireless carriers have introduced unlimited data plans that have proved unsurprisingly popular. But despite the name, none …
You can always count on Samsung to deliver ridiculous design stories about phone colors
Ever wondered how much work goes into designing a smartphone color? I’m sure you didn’t, but Samsung will tell you anyway. And just like any …
Samsung has another boring new device it’ll launch alongside the boring new Galaxy Note 9
The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are two of the best smartphones on the planet right now, but no one really cares. Why? Because they …
New Galaxy S10 leak sheds more light on Samsung’s most exciting phone in years
We have good news and bad news for Samsung fans on Thursday morning. The bad news is the fact that each new day brings more …
Gorgeous renders show the Pixel 3 XL in color
Google’s Pixel 3 made the news a few days ago, starring in a flurry of leaks and reports. We saw the first real-life Pixel 3 …
Sony starts pretending it cares about Switch-PS4 ‘Fortnite’ cross-play
Nintendo announced a few days ago that Switch owners will finally be able to play the hottest game out there right now, the free-to-play Fortnite. …
World Cup 2018 fever kicks off with new features from Apple and Facebook
We’re in the final stretch, football fans — by the way, that’s how you spell ‘soccer’ everywhere else in the world. Come tomorrow evening in …
