How the iPhone’s Health app helped authorities gather details about a brutal murder
In something of a bizarre story, the Health app on Apple’s iPhone may play a pivotal role in definitively proving who raped and murdered a …
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Former Apple designer recalls how some of the more popular iPhone emojis were created
For as often as iPhone users make use of emojis, it’s easy to forget that the standard emoji keyboard we’ve come to know and love …
New iPad Pro ads highlight augmented reality and the Apple Pencil
Apple over the weekend released two new ads for the iPad Pro, one of which highlights augmented reality and another which focuses on what one …
Apple outperformed nearly every PC maker in 2017 as Mac sales remain steady
In just about three weeks, Apple will release its earnings report for the recent holiday quarter. Naturally, most analysts will be preoccupied with iPhone sales, …
Smartphone users in Hawaii received a false alert that a ballistic missile was en route
Smartphone users and TV watchers in Hawaii on Saturday morning were on the receiving end of a harrowing and fear-inducing emergency alert regarding an impending …
Please don’t buy this wireless iPhone charger, Lightning input or not
On the face of it, LXORY’s new wireless charging pad is a milestone of sorts: It’s the first wireless charging pad powered by a Lightning …
Famed investor Warren Buffet thinks all cryptocurrencies will have a ‘bad ending’
The hype and excitement surrounding cryptocurrency has seemingly exploded in recent weeks. At this point, it seems that we’re being bombarded with bizarre stories involving …
This is how Sprint is planning to improve its cell service next year
It’s no secret that Sprint’s network is the worst of the big four carriers right now. Despite recent improvements to service, especially speeds in urban …
Google claims to have a Spectre fix that doesn’t slow down PCs
Since the Spectre and Meltdown processor flaws were first made public last week, tech firms have been scrambling to get updates pushed out to users’ …
Of course Samsung is studying ways to copy the iPhone X’s design
The iPhone X’s ugly notch is a necessary compromise between design and functionality. Until Apple finds a way to hide all the front-facing cameras, speakers, …
‘Game of Thrones’ prequels are in the works, but won’t hit HBO until 2020 at the earliest
The good news is that season 8 of HBO’s hit show Game of Thrones is already in the works. The bad news is that it …
Google deleted 60 games from the Play Store that showed porn ads to users
Following an investigation by security firm Check Point, Google has deleted 60 games from the Play Store that were infected with a malicious bug, which …
Apple did reportedly attend CES 2018 — to meet with AR glasses suppliers
Apple has long been rumored to be working on AR glasses, but CEO Tim Cook and others have repeatedly denied that anything is in the …
Intel advises customers not to download Spectre patch after reboot problems
Intel has begun “quietly advising some customers to hold off installing patches” related to the recent Spectre vulnerability, according to emails seen by the Wall Street …
Samsung’s most exciting phone in years is ‘almost finished’ but nowhere near ready to launch
Just like every year, you can expect new Samsung flagship phones from the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines to drop in 2018. The Galaxy …
LG G7 leak shows a phone that could have the best screen-to-body ratio of 2018
After several years where the biggest trend smartphone design was bigger displays, manufacturers finally started to rein things in last year. Rather than simply continue …
New leak lists the Galaxy S9’s key specs
The Galaxy S9 will be unveiled in late February, Samsung revealed earlier this week, not that we expected anything else from the South Korean company …
Mark Zuckerberg just reminded us that Facebook is bad and needs to change
Mark Zuckerberg posted a message on Facebook late on Thursday that explains how Facebook will change in 2018. The CEO’s update is included in a …
FBI forensic examiner calls Apple ‘jerks’ for improving security
The relationship between the FBI and Apple is known to be fraught. Ever since Apple refused to create a backdoor in its operating system to …
Some Model 3 owners who paid $5,000 for a premium interior accuse Tesla of running a bait-and-switch
As it stands now, Model 3 production is still far behind the ambitious schedule Elon Musk and other Tesla executives touted early on. While Tesla …
This secretive iPhone chat app worked out how to block screenshots
Confide is a chat app available for iPhone, Android, PC, and Mac that’s as private as they get. It features end-to-end encryption like iMessage, WhatsApp, …
OnePlus confirms that its next flagship phone will launch in the next 5 months
We’ve known for quite some time that a new OnePlus phone was in the works to follow up the OnePlus 5 and 5T, but we …
Here’s all the Chromebooks that are vulnerable to Meltdown
Tech companies are scrambling to sort out the mess created by the recently-revealed Spectre and Meltdown security vulnerabilities. Thanks to how the flaws work, the …
Sony shares hands-on video of new Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra and Xperia L2 phones
Most of the big smartphone announcements of 2018 are being reserved for Mobile World Congress next month, but earlier this week, Sony broke the mold …
Apple now faces more than 30 class-action lawsuits for slowing down iPhones
Apple’s legal troubles continue to mount as more iPhone owners are joining class actions against the company or filing new ones. Apple decided about a …
10 hidden tricks that’ll make life with your iPhone X so much easier
Apple’s iPhone X represents a massive departure from the company’s earlier smartphone models. The tenth-anniversary iPhone is a reimagining of Apple’s smartphone in so many …
Apple already ran out of iPhone 6 Plus replacement batteries
After years of speculation, Apple a few weeks ago finally admitted to purposefully throttling performance on older iPhone models with degraded batteries. Not surprisingly, the …
Another new feature was just confirmed for the Galaxy S9
Samsung confirmed at CES 2018 that the Galaxy S9 flagship smartphone would be unveiled only in late February at MWC, just like many of its …
Android makers want to copy the iPhone X’s Face ID, but it’s not that easy
As soon as the iPhone X became official, various reports said that Android device makers will be quick to steal one its signature features, the …
Philips Hue Entertainment is the smart lighting you’ve been waiting for
I was one of the first people to jump on the Philips Hue platform when it first came out, and for years, I’ve happily been …
