A roundup of all the smartphones leaks you missed while you were celebrating over the weekend
Happy New Year, gadget fans! Just like every year that has come before it, 2018 is set to be the best year yet for smartphones. …
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LG just unveiled the world’s largest and highest-resolution OLED display
4K “ultra HD” resolution is finally in a place where it’s somewhat affordable for consumers around the world, which can only mean one thing: 8K …
Samsung acknowledges Galaxy Note 8 battery problems, says very few phones are affected
A few days ago, we heard that various Galaxy Note 8 users are experiencing an unexpected battery issue. Some handset owners discovered that their devices …
How to take advantage of Apple’s $29 iPhone battery replacement program right now
Apple surprised customers this past weekend when it announced that it’s discounted iPhone battery replacement program had launched well ahead of schedule. Of course, it’s …
Brand new Galaxy S9 renders show the same ‘boring’ design
It’s finally 2018, which means it’s time to get really excited about this year’s new smartphones, especially if you’re an Android enthusiast. By the end …
Face ID shown unlocking for family members who aren’t alike
Apple’s Face ID is the safest facial recognition system ever made for smartphones. Unlike its Android alternatives, it can’t be hacked with photos, and it …
DirecTV Now users complain of holiday outages as the service keeps growing
DirecTV Now, AT&T’s shiny new internet streaming service, has had a quietly good first year. The platform rebounded well from some launch problems late last …
Internet provider warns users torrenting could lead to ‘thermostat issues’
Normally, the worst thing that happens to anyone caught illegally downloading Game of Thrones is a strongly-worded letter in the mail, or a vague threat of some …
Apple’s battery replacement program for older iPhones starts today
With upwards of 15 class-action lawsuits swirling overhead, Apple late last week dropped the price of its battery replacement program for out-of-warranty iPhone models from …
Meet the AI startup that wants to make a digital copy of every person in the world
“Oben,” in German means “above,” or to be on top. That, in a nutshell, is also the vision Nikhil Jain has for the AI startup …
Oh great, even Chrome extensions are mining cryptocurrency now
Unregulated crypto-currencies have soared in value this past year, making a few millionaires and worrying a few hedge fund managers in the process. But crypto-currencies …
Hundreds of mobile games are listening to what you watch on TV
A few years ago, people would have considered you to be paranoid if you thought your phone was always listening to you. But now it …
Apple faces at least 12 different class-action lawsuits over iPhone slowdowns
With each day that goes by, more iPhone users are banding together to sue Apple for quietly throttling iPhone speed to preserve battery life. Apple …
From the iPhone X to iOS 11, Apple couldn’t keep anything from leaking in 2017
Apple, perhaps more so than any other tech company, appreciates the spectacle and excitement of a ‘big reveal.’ Whereas most tech companies tend to announce …
iFixit just one-upped Apple with a $29 battery replacement kit
In response to a wave of lawsuits regarding iOS updates that purposefully slow down older iPhone models, Apple yesterday released a letter of apology to …
Sorry Samsung, the iPhone was the most popular tech product of 2017 – and it wasn’t even close
In some respects, 2017 was a rough year for Apple. Aside from a slew of widely publicized product leaks — many of which emanated from …
Huge leak may have revealed release timing for the Galaxy S9, Note 9, Pixel 3 and more
The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are going to be the most powerful phones of the first half of the year next year, but they’re …
This could be Apple’s fix to make long-range wireless power actually work
Wireless power — the real thing, not a system that requires you to have your device resting on a charging mat — has been the …
Samsung must be dying to mock slow iPhones, but it totally shouldn’t
Apple competitors say they don’t slow down Android devices. The list of companies that have issued comments on the matter includes HTC, LG, Motorola, and …
The most annoying things about Apple’s apology for slowing down iPhones
iPhone late on Thursday did the right thing and finally apologized for the iPhone slowdown scandal. In a lengthy letter to customers, Apple explained why …
Verizon and Qualcomm test a new LTE tech that will make next year’s phones crazy fast
Verizon and Qualcomm have successfully completed a trial of a new LTE-Advanced technology, massive MIMO, that is going to give next year’s flagship Android phones …
Snapchat copies Facebook’s ‘year in review’ feature for a change
Common consensus is that Snapchat serves as a free R&D team for Facebook to get ideas to copy into Instagram. The internet giant has a …
Apple: Decreased performance with old batteries is a feature, not a bug
In a statement this afternoon, Apple addressed the consumer outrage about deliberately slowing down old iPhones with bad batteries. In its statement, Apple briefly explained …
Anywhere is a parking space when you have this foldable ‘Transformer’ car
It’s incredibly ugly, very expensive, and not certified to run on public roads right now. But the Earth-1, inspired by “Transformers” toys, is meant to …
YouTube has been deactivated on the Fire TV, but Amazon already has a fix
Amazon has deactivated the YouTube app on the company’s Fire TV sticks four days ahead of schedule. According to FastCompany, Amazon pulled a “you can’t fire …
Apple apologizes for throttling older iPhone models, cuts $50 off battery replacement program
Amid a fury of lawsuits which allege that Apple has been purposefully slowing down older iPhone models in an effort to spur upgrades, the Cupertino-based …
Korea’s FCC wants Apple to explain why it secretly slowed old iPhones
The iPhone survived plenty of controversies since Apple launched the first model back in 2007. Antennagate and Bendgate, affecting the iPhone 4 and iPhone 6 …
HTC and Motorola say that they don’t throttle old phones like Apple
Over the past couple of weeks, the internet has been abuzz over a startling revelation: Apple really has been slowing down old iPhones. What was …
The Galaxy S9 and S9+ get way more real with FCC certification
The Galaxy S9 phones just passed an important milestone on their way to stores, and that’s FCC certification. Documentation for both the Galaxy S9 and …
You will be shocked to hear that Comcast is jacking up internet prices
2017 has been a rollercoaster year, but you might want to sit down to absorb this particularly unexpected piece of news: Comcast is raising the …
