Samsung’s ‘nerve center’ sees major shake-ups following corruption investigation
A few weeks ago, Samsung’s chief Jay Y. Lee spent a night in jail while waiting for a judge to decide whether he should be …
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Use this Chrome extension to easily find Netflix’s hidden categories
Much like In-N-Out or Chipotle, Netflix has a secret menu of sorts in the form of hidden categories. Unfortunately, you can’t just ask Netflix to …
Apple is preparing for the iPhone 8 launch to be the biggest in history
By all accounts, this year’s iPhone launch will be a big deal. Unlike the last few years, which have seen mostly-incremental improvements, Apple is expected …
China announces it now produces more solar power than anyone
China takes a lot of flak when it comes to environmentalism. Some of the most striking images to come out of the country in recent …
Uber wants to build flying cars, with the help of a top NASA engineer
Uber may have earned its stripes by bringing ridesharing into the mainstream, but the Travis Kalanick led company clearly has ambitions that stretch far beyond routine carpooling. …
Report claims Apple’s next revolutionary product might be released later this year
Following up on his own report that Apple is working closely with optical manufacturer Carl Zeiss on a pair of Augmented Reality glasses, Robert Scoble …
This transparent iPhone 8 concept is amazing, but don’t hold your breath
Over the past few weeks, the ConceptsiPhone YouTube channel has released a steady stream of eye-popping iPhone 8 concept videos. Just last week, for example, …
South Korea to impose tougher battery safety rules after Galaxy Note 7 investigation
Samsung a few weeks ago explained that two distinct battery issues caused the numerous Galaxy Note 7 fires last year that prompted Samsung to recall …
Google is killing one of the best Android launchers
Google’s Now Launcher has been a staple of the Google Play Store for years. But according to a leaked email obtained by Android Police, Google will …
Super Bowl LI will tap tech to give viewers a player’s POV
The Super Bowl dates back to 1967, and now, decades later, the big game of 2017 will make use of modern tech that will boost …
LG’s $1,000 5K display breaks if there’s too much Wi-Fi around
Earlier this week, reports emerged that LG’s new UltraFine 5K Display, the spiritual successor to Apple’s Thunderbolt Display, stops working if it’s located too close …
Who’s making Galaxy S8 batteries (and will they explode)?
It’s early February, and it looks like Samsung has not yet settled exactly on which batteries are going to be used in the upcoming Galaxy S8. Well, …
Trump’s FCC makes the first moves against net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission was expected to become a different animal under President Trump. Under the previous chairman, Tom Wheeler, the FCC opened investigations into …
Nintendo has already sold 1.5 million NES Classic Edition consoles
Riding on a wave of nostalgia, the NES Classic Edition quickly became one of the hottest ticket items this holiday shopping season. Packed with 30 …
Here’s how Apple will make Jet Black iPhones of the future unscratchable
Multiple reports say the iPhone 8 will feature a glass sandwich design, meaning that the front and rear panels of the handset will be made …
5 exciting new Galaxy S8 features you won’t find on Apple’s iPhone 8
Hundreds of new smartphones will debut all around the world in 2017. From low-end smartphones for developing markets that cost less than $100 a piece …
Class action lawsuit says Apple intentionally broke FaceTime to save money
Every time a new iPhone and major iOS update launch, reports surface suggesting that Apple is intentionally crippling older handsets with the brand new iOS …
Apple will start building iPhones in India this spring
President Trump is still attempting to negotiate a deal that will bring iPhone manufacturing to the United States, but on Friday, Bloomberg reported that Apple would begin …
Snap sees Apple as a significant competitor ahead of its big IPO
Snapchat — well, Snap — is finally going public, as the company filed for a $3 billion IPO. The documentation it filed with the Securities …
Nokia’s Android phones probably won’t live up to the company’s hype
The new Nokia is already selling the kind of Android phones we wanted to see years ago from the old Finnish company, but only in …
MIT’s new AI understands the hardest part of human language
Voice-based artificial intelligence assistants can understand human speech better than ever. But while AI can decipher our words and context to deliver fast results and …
Words cannot do this 37.5-inch gaming monitor justice
When I was but a wee child, I remember my parents having an argument over a new living-room TV. My mom thought the 32-inch Samsung …
This waterproof enclosure turns your iPhone into a high-powered underwater camera
Protective cases for the iPhone come in all shapes and sizes, and the bigger and bulkier the case, the greater level of protection you can …
Samsung is taking no chances with the Galaxy S8’s battery
Samsung’s otherwise-excellent Galaxy Note 7 was ruined by badly planned and improperly manufactured batteries. Although Samsung’s battery supplier wasn’t completely to blame, Samsung is taking …
The iPhone 8’s wireless charging tech could be much more exciting than you think
The iPhone 8 is expected to be Apple’s first iPhone that will support wireless charging. In fact, one exciting series of reports indicates the iPhone …
AT&T wins top J.D. Power customer care award, promptly rubs it in T-Mobile’s face
Awards in the telecom industry are kind of like company logos — everyone’s got them and they all think theirs is the best of the lot. …
Bus-sized asteroid will whiz by Earth today, coming closer than the Moon
Earth-ending apocalypse movies always start with sky-gazers spotting an astroid that nobody knew about until it was too late. If the speedy space rock called …
10 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
How is it already February?! Time is flying in 2017, but don’t let the days slip by so fast that you miss out on our …
iOS 10.2 jailbreak brings all these hot tweaks to your iPhone
Savvy iPhone users got some great news last week when they learned that an iOS 10.2 jailbreak had been released to the public. The Yalu …
This is the iPhone 8 of your dreams
According to a growing number of credible sources, Apple’s flagship 2017 iPhone will feature an edgeless display anchored by a curved OLED panel. With such a …
