There’s malware baked into some Android devices, and there’s nothing you can do about it
Preinstalled malware is definitely not one of the reasons why you purchased your current Android smartphone or tablet, but if you’re the owner of various …
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Facebook is making two-factor authentication even easier to set up
Facebook has become so ingrained in our lives that even a massive controversy like Cambridge Analytica collecting our data won’t stop hundreds of millions of …
Pornhub has launched its own VPN for the most private kind of browsing
I can’t say I saw this coming, but Pornhub just launched its own VPN service to help users protect their browsing privacy online. On the …
Apple Music and iTunes, not the iPhone, is what one analyst sees as Apple’s future
With the iPhone still responsible for the bulk of Apple’s quarterly revenue, it’s easy to overlook the company’s burgeoning services division, a category which includes …
Qualcomm’s new processor means next year’s cheap Android phones will suck a little less
Not every smartphone buyer out there goes for the most expensive smartphone in town, as the price is still a significant factor when buying a …
Amazon Echo bug recorded a couple’s private conversations and sent them to a friend
We’ve welcomed smart speakers into our homes with the kind of enthusiasm you don’t normally see around always-on listening devices, because from the very beginning, …
T-Mobile tool let literally anyone with your phone number find your full address
An unsecured T-Mobile tool potentially gave access to millions of customers’ details to anyone with a URL and a phone number, according to ZDNet. The bug …
Report: Tesla Model 3 production is finally starting to hit its months-old targets
It’s no secret that Tesla’s top priority right now is ramping up production on the Model 3. Following a number of production delays, Elon Musk …
Does Sprint actually think it can charge $42 more than everyone else for the LG G7?
LG’s latest flagship, the abominably-named G7 ThinQ, goes up for preorder today and tomorrow. As always, the bulk of sales are likely to be through …
Huge leak shows us a new LG flagship phone that isn’t an iPhone X clone
Like last year’s LG G6 flagship smartphone, the LG G7 ThinQ is shaping up to be one of the best smartphones of the year… that …
Apple reportedly knew that the iPhone 6 would bend, but lied about it
While every iPhone launch seems to come with some kind of built-in controversy, the “Bendgate” epidemic of 2014 felt different. Customers who bought the iPhone …
Uber’s self-driving car saw pedestrian before fatal crash, but was programmed not to brake
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report from the investigation into the fatal collision between an Uber self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian …
This absolutely isn’t Google’s new Pixel 3, but we sort of wish it was
Google hinted last fall that it’s working on all-screen handsets of its own when it explained why it removed the headphone jack from the Pixel …
This could be the first major next-gen iPhone X leak
Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ launched about two months ago. The OnePlus 6 began shipping earlier this week, and the LG G7 ThinQ …
Apple Watch still dominates the market, but there’s a surprising amount of competition
It’s now been more than three years since the original Apple Watch hit store shelves and Apple still hasn’t disclosed any sales figures for its …
If Apple made a car, this is how it would have done it
Rumors a few years back kept telling us that Apple is making its own car, a vehicle supposed to do to the auto industry what …
Best Buy’s Total Tech Support program claims it will fix all your gadget woes for $200 per year
Best Buy is going after Amazon’s hit Prime program with a subscription program of its own. Unlike Prime, this is more expensive, at $199.99 per …
Facebook wants to take on Yelp with a new Marketplace feature
Facebook wants you to meet the perfect plumber, but it absolutely isn’t what you think. Yes, Facebook did say only recently that it plans to …
iOS 12 mockups illustrate what a revamped Apple Music app and Notifications system would look like
WWDC is now less than two weeks away and, somewhat surprisingly, we don’t really know much about what Apple has in store for us. Sure, …
This new $15-a-month ‘unlimited’ plan is probably too good to be true
In the world of wireless, “unlimited” has been abused and misaligned until it basically means “any data plan that doesn’t charge you extra when you …
Russian malware has supposedly infected 500,000 devices worldwide, and an attack is imminent
Russia is back at it again, security experts say, and by it I mean hacking. Not that Russia ever stops hacking. But the new threat …
Acer’s new Chromebooks are the cheap MacBook alternative we’ve all been waiting for
Chromebooks have a bad stigma of being super-cheap laptops for students, useful for pounding out documents or surviving in a classroom, but not for “real” …
Consumer groups claim Tesla’s Autopilot feature is ‘misleading’ and ‘deceptive’
This past March, a Model X driving along a California highway careened into a highway divider whereupon the car’s battery pack caught on fire and …
Mark Zuckerberg went all the way to Europe to not answer any real questions about Facebook
After showing up for two rounds of questioning in front of Congress back in April, and after refusing to appear in front of the UK …
Apple hit with another class-action lawsuit over the MacBook Pro keyboard design
The controversy surrounding the MacBook Pro’s keyboard design isn’t going away anytime soon. Earlier this week, Apple was hit with a second class-action suit (via …
Shockingly, the FBI exaggerated the number of encrypted phones it can’t unlock
Officials including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray have systematically repeated in speeches that the FBI was unable to unlock some …
Details surrounding five unreleased LG phones were just revealed in a huge leak
As was the case with last year’s LG G6, the new LG G7 ThinQ is perhaps the most uninspired Android flagship phone of the year …
Disney’s acrobatic Stickman robot can do backflips better than humans
Remember how Google’s Boston Dynamics spinoff created some impressive robots that could pull off a bunch of remarkable movements including backflips? Those robots were are also pretty …
Apple is giving $50 refunds to anyone who replaced an iPhone battery last year
Apple is offering a $50 credit to any customers who paid Apple $79 for a battery replacement in 2017, according to a report from 9to5Mac. The …
Yup, Apple is going to crush every Android phone once again with the iPhone X Plus
Something strange is happening right now in the smartphone market: Apple no longer makes the most powerful smartphone in the world. Well actually, we should …
