VLC’s biggest-ever update is finally available for download, complete with Chromecast support
VLC, the worldwide answer to the question “do you want to use Windows Media Player to open this file?” just received its first major update …
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Apple brings live news channels to TV app on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
Apple’s TV app got an upgrade this week as a dedicated section for live news has been added to the front page. First teased during …
Autoplay videos can now be muted forever in Google’s Chrome browser
As most seasoned Google Chrome users can attest, being audibly assaulted by an autoplay video when you have multiple tabs open is beyond frustrating. And …
Facebook is testing a downvote button to try and fight fake news
Facebook is testing a Reddit-style downvote button for comments on public Page posts, a brand-new mechanism and a major change in how Facebook grades content. …
Russian engineers arrested for trying to mine Bitcoin at a secret nuclear weapons facility
Up until today, I had no idea what the Federal Nuclear Centre in Sarov was, or that it happens to be the secret factory in …
Android phone makers review the iPhone X: 5 stars, would copy again
Apple’s tenth-anniversary iPhone X continues to get stellar reviews, but not only from gadget bloggers and Apple fans. There’s another group that is absolutely enamored …
Huawei’s iPhone X clone has three rear cameras and a smaller notch
Huawei’s next phone will be a true iPhone X rival, complete with a 3D facial recognition system, AI features, and a triple-lens rear camera — …
iPhone security doesn’t depend on source code secrecy, Apple says while issuing takedown notice
The code that runs on the iPhone and iPad before iOS starts, and which is commonly referred to as iBoot, was posted online earlier this …
New Galaxy S9 leak shows two features the iPhone X doesn’t have
The phone many Android users will probably buy next is almost here. Come February 25th, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S9 series in Barcelona, with …
Uber and Bell make meaningless promise about ‘air taxis’ sometime in the future, maybe
Uber and Bell Technologies announced a partnership earlier this year to try and make airborne taxis, long the realm of sci-fi, an actual reality. Bell …
Leaked Android phone has more screen than the iPhone X
The iPhone X has an impressive all-screen design, as Apple managed to turn almost the entire front side of the handset into a huge display. …
Apple inks new TV deal with the writers of ‘The Big Sick’
Apple may never be able to outshine Netflix when it comes to original content, but the Cupertino-based company has made a number of interesting moves …
Tesla to begin investing in the Model Y later this year
Tesla’s earnings report yesterday was something of a mixed bag. While the company posted its largest quarterly loss in history, the good news is that …
New stem cell gun can revolutionize skin burn treatment
Researchers have developed new technology that may significantly improve the healing process of burn victims. The stem cell gun above can regrow a person’s skin …
Why Apple’s battery replacement program might impact iPhone sales
After acknowledging that it hampers performance on older iPhone models with degraded batteries, Apple has been struggling to regain its footing. Not only does the …
5G gets real as Qualcomm makes deals with phone makers and networks to build 5G phones
We’re slowly but surely marching towards a future where 5G is an actual reality and not marketing hype, and today, Qualcomm made a significant footprint …
Twitter’s 280 character limit increased engagement without increasing the average tweet length
After some initial testing, Twitter late last year officially upped the character limit on tweets from 140 characters to 280. In one fell swoop, Twitter …
Bitcoin took a day off from craziness while bankers continue to slam crypto-currency
After a few days of panic and despair, the crypto world returned to growth on Wednesday. Well, Bitcoin and all other coins are still down …
Apple responds to iPhone source code leak, says it doesn’t pose a threat to security
Hours after Motherboard reported that the iBoot source code for iOS 9 had been leaked on GitHub, Apple has issued a response, significantly downplaying the …
Leak says Samsung’s Galaxy S9 for the US won’t be as powerful as the global model
Samsung fans, we have good news and bad news for you on Thursday morning. The good news is that we’re now less than three weeks …
Secret code from the iPhone was posted to Github in the ‘biggest leak in history’
Remember a few months ago when an Apple engineer casually posted an internal HomePod build that contain plenty of iPhone X secrets? That was Apple’s …
Fresh report claims not two, but three new iPhone X successors will launch this year
From 2007 all the way through to the iPhone 5s’ release in 2013, Apple launched one new flagship iPhone each year. New iPhone releases are …
These are the 33 best new emoji coming to the iPhone and Android this year 🤯
I know you’re dying to see what new emoji are in the works for this year, and the good news is that the Unicode Consortium, …
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is finally getting the Android 8.0 Oreo update
Google released Android 8.0 Nougat in late August last year, but that means nothing to any Android user rocking a Samsung phone, including the Samsung’s …
Samsung and Roku smart TVs are easy prey for hackers, says Consumer Reports
Smart TVs evolved from entertaining gimmick to the only option in a shockingly short window of time. It’s now next to impossible to find a …
The Galaxy S9’s camera will have a cool slow-mo recording feature
We’re just a little over two weeks away from the Android handset launch many of you are waiting for. The Galaxy S9 will be the …
Google is making it easier than ever to book a hotel on your phone
Google has been on a mission to make travel planning easier for years, but the past few months have been especially busy for the search …
Apple’s claim that it warned us about iPhone slowdowns is corporate spin at its worst
The US Senate asked Apple various questions about the recently discovered iPhone slowdown practice. The iPhone maker issued a response on February 2nd, which was …
Google might stream console-quality games through a Chromecast with brand-new service
Google is currently in the process of building a subscription-based video game streaming service that could work on Chromecast or a separate console, according to …
Study shows that the Apple Watch and other wearables can detect diabetes early on
While the Apple Watch may never be able to non-invasively measure a user’s glucose levels, an intriguing and massive new study conducted by the health …
