It’s now much faster to get a replacement iPhone battery from Apple
One of the bigger Apple stories from 2017 was the company’s admission that it throttles CPU performance on older iPhone models. Apple’s admission in this …
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Windows File Explorer is finally getting a dark mode, and you can try it right now
Dark themes are about the most popular software modification to make to any operating system, and software companies are finally taking note and enabling dark …
Google may be the one tech company the world can’t afford to lose
If the stream of big Google-related news so far this week — from details about Android P to some of the wow moments at I/O …
The Galaxy S9 is already here, but Samsung is still milking the Galaxy S8
The Galaxy S9 has been available in many countries for nearly two months, but the phone isn’t the success Samsung expected it to be. Sales …
The ‘black dot of death’ is even worse on iPhone than Android
A few days ago, we learned of a new emoji message that can kill the WhatsApp app on Android phones. The gist of it is …
Here are all the things Google Assistant now does that Amazon Alexa can’t
Amazon started the current trend of voice assistants when it launched the Amazon Echo four years ago. But the first-mover advantage doesn’t last all that …
Microsoft showcases the Fluent Design changes coming to Windows 10 in 2018
Google stole the show this week with a keynote catering to developers and end users alike, but on the second day of Build 2018, Microsoft …
Is Google crossing a line with new AI that pretends to be human?
Most people, even if they don’t know anything about the norms of journalism, are aware that reporters are expected to identify themselves as such to …
Two more reasons I’ll never switch from the iPhone to Android
Earlier this week, I wrote a piece about why I won’t switch from the iPhone to Android anytime soon. In fact, the odds are fairly …
Here’s how the new Android P gestures work compared to the iPhone X
Google at I/O 2018 confirmed the rumor that Android P will steal one of the best iPhone X features, the new gestures that let you …
Hard questions: Is Facebook making its own Bitcoin rival?
Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency world is very attractive to all sorts of businesses, including tech companies, because of the underlying technology, the blockchain. Facebook is …
Samsung missed the chance to make history at Google I/O
Google released the first Android P version to developers many weeks ago, without revealing all the new features coming to Android this year. But on …
Google I/O 2018: The 10 biggest announcements
The annual Google I/O developer conference is Google’s biggest event of the year by far. Unlike Apple, where the biggest event each year is the …
Facebook talks up end-to-end encryption, but still won’t use it on Messenger
News broke out a few days ago that the WhatsApp co-founder that’s still working for Facebook will leave the company soon over various differences with …
Elon Musk just bought another $10 million of Tesla stock to silence Wall Street
Just a few days after Elon Musk took to Twitter and said that Tesla bears should prepare for the “short burn of the century,” the …
Uber makes more empty promises at its annual flying car summit
For the second time in as many years, Uber has gathered a thousand people in Los Angeles for the Elevate Summit, an event that “brings …
Samsung just teased us with a gorgeous Galaxy S9 you can’t buy
Samsung just launched a Galaxy S9 color option that you can’t buy, but which looks a lot better than the original launch colors. The South …
Apple is hinting that the notch is the future of all iPhones
Apple shook up established smartphone design with its iPhone X’s notch. The company’s move signaled to competitors that it’s okay to go forward with notch …
This is one of the best MacBook Pro sales we’ve ever seen
The MacBook Pro is, despite all my jesting, a very good laptop. If someone gave me one (and a small mountain of dongles) I would …
USB Restricted Mode in iOS 11.4 will make the iPhone much harder to hack into
Despite Apple’s best efforts to keep iOS secure, security and research companies have consistently been able to come up with ways to work around many …
Android P swipes right on iPhone X’s gestures, and it’s a glorious steal
If you’re already using an iPhone X, you’re probably more than familiar with Apple’s newly introduced gestures that help you navigate an operating system that …
Google Maps is getting the coolest new feature since turn-by-turn directions
Google is adding some massive new features to Google Maps, the biggest being the addition of augmented reality directions to help with walking directions. If …
Android P public beta is available on Pixel phones, OnePlus 6, and other non-Google handsets
As expected, Android P is one of the major announcements from Google’s I/O 2018 event. Google made the first developer preview available a few weeks …
Google shows off Android P at I/O, and it’s packed with AI-powered features
Today at Google’s annual I/O developer conference the company shared a handful of important details about the upcoming Android P update. Following the Oreo update …
Google introduces Google News redesign with brand new AI features
Google I/O 2018 is underway and we’ve already seen a number of interesting announcements from the search giant. Most notably, we saw Google unveil a …
Google Assistant will make reservations for you, and the human at the end of the call will never know it
Google I/O is back in session, as Google is looking to tell the world what it’s been working on since last year’s developers event. The …
Google shows off new voices, new functionality for Google Assistant
After a bit of a dry opening, Google has picked up the pace at its I/O 2018 keynote with the reveal of new voices, new …
Starting this month, Gmail will write your emails for you
Google’s I/O 2018 developer conference just kicked off, but Google is already announcing small additions to some of its core products. Gmail just received a …
Watch the Google I/O 2018 keynote address live stream right here
Developer conference season marches on today as Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his team prepare for the annual Google I/O keynote address on Tuesday morning …
I don’t think I can live with Apple’s upcoming iPhone X Plus
Ever since 2014 when Apple finally relented and gave iPhone users the bigger screens they had been clamoring for, I’ve been waiting for mobile tech …
