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 …
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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 …
Apple execs could face jail in France for slowing down older iPhones
Last week, Apple admitted that it throttles CPU performance on iPhone models with lower-capacity batteries, all in the interest of conserving battery life and, above …
Twitter just banned a bot that was fighting Nazi trolls
Twitter’s abuse problems have been both ceaseless and well-documented in the years since the platform took off. Despite having a code of conduct in place …
Does your old iPhone feel slow? Here’s what to do before you sue Apple
By now you’ve probably heard that Apple has intentionally slowed down iPhones, just as some conspiracy theorists have been saying for all those years. It’s …
This weird Android-powered iPhone X ripoff will have an in-display fingerprint sensor and ‘Face ID’
When Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo first reported earlier this year that Apple’s then-unannounced iPhone X wouldn’t have a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, almost no one …
LG Display might try to steal some of Apple’s iPhone X business from Samsung
LG Display did not supply OLED panels for the iPhone X, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. That’s hardly a surprise for …
730,000 people dropped Christmas plans to play HQ Trivia on their iPhones
By all accounts, HQ Trivia seems to be the hottest iPhone app of the year — an Android version isn’t available, although its creators plan …
The iPhone ‘forces’ Tim Cook to fly private
Apple made a boatload of cash this year, and the iPhone’s sales performance is to blame. Again. That’s why Tim Cook and other Apple execs …
Some smart speakers can be hijacked to play creepy sounds
Smart wireless speakers, like those from Sonos or Bose, have totally changed how I listen to music. Forget sacrificing your phone to the 3.5mm jack, …
Some Galaxy Note 8 devices are unable to charge
Apple’s iPhone isn’t the only smartphone dealing with a battery controversy these days. As it turns out, some Galaxy Note 8 owners are noticing that …
