Google may be forced to stop reading your Gmail for ads
The European Union is looking to take additional steps to guard the privacy of European internet users. The new initiative might limit the power of …
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Just what Uber needs: More creepy information about your personal life
Everyone who converts from cabs to Uber tends to rave about the pricing and service. But one thing that Uber is not so great at …
Microsoft is finally addressing privacy concerns in Windows 10
Microsoft received plenty of criticism for the aggressive data collection practices attached to Windows 10. The company kept defending its choices, saying that it needs …
Your fingerprint sensor could be hacked with a single photo
Our fingerprints guard our digital lives more than ever before and, between Apple’s Touch ID and the various fingerprint unlock features from Android manufacturers, biometric …
Hackers cram Famicom Mini inside a Game Boy, and you’re going to want one
The NES Classic Edition might be the hottest Nintendo gadget in years but over in Japan they don’t really care. That’s because the NES as …
The simple and creepy reason Google Maps knows when there’s traffic
One of the great features of Google Maps is that it will warn you in real-time if there’s any traffic on your route, and suggest alternative …
Samsung’s first foldable smartphone will transform into 7-inch tablet
A report earlier this week indicated that Samsung may be working on two distinct “Galaxy X1” foldable devices that could be announced later this year. The rumor …
10 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
Another day, another patch of white hot paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. We’ve got 10 fresh apps for Apple fans today, …
Tesla poached two of Apple’s top engineers in just one week
One of the more interesting challenges currently facing Apple centers on its ability to retain top talent. Apple may have billions of dollars in the …
The best way to find AirPods in stock just got even better
If you want to score yourself a pair of Apple’s white-hot AirPods, you essentially have three options. First, you can pay a premium and order …
Exclusive: This image could be the world’s first look at the Galaxy S8
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S phones are always among the most hotly anticipated handsets of the year, but the Galaxy S8 is something more. After a …
Three different companies told the FBI they could hack the iPhone
One of Apple’s most public bits of drama from 2016 was its clash with the FBI over an iPhone 5c belonging to a gunman who …
There will soon be a new bright spot in our night sky
A college professor and his students might be at the cusp of accurately predicting a change in our night sky. Larry Molnar of Calvin College, …
Video: The iPhone revolution started with two horrendous prototypes
The iPhone turned 10 this week, although the phone was in development more than two years before Steve Jobs felt comfortable enough with the product …
Airlines won’t warn you about the Galaxy Note 7 anymore, but it’s still banned
While we wait for Samsung to reveal the real reason why Galaxy Note 7 kept exploded in the first weeks after the phone’s launch, the …
Tesla steals top Apple coder for its Autopilot team
Chris Lattner isn’t a familiar name to most people who follow Apple news, but he’s definitely an Apple star — or he was an Apple …
There’s a skin that will make your iPhone 7 Plus look like the original iPhone
Apple’s iPhone has come a long way in 10 years. A loooooong way. The first-generation iPhone unveiled 10 years ago this week featured a tiny …
Try and guess how long this man spent manually scrolling to the bottom of a 1.04 million row Excel spreadsheet
For centuries, mankind has sought answers to some of the universe’s most perplexing and troubling questions. While some of these questions stretch back thousands of …
Pokemon Go is still banned in China
Millions of Pokemon Go players are still trying to catch every Pokemon creature that the game has spread all over the world. But not in China. …
Samsung might be making two different Moto Razr successors
If there’s one company that told us for years that it wants to make foldable smartphones, it’s Samsung. It’s certainly not the only one, but …
Google just fixed a serious Android security vulnerability
Over the years, Android has become one of hackers’ favorite targets, and there are plenty of reports detailing various malware attacks against Android devices. One of …
Watch the US military launch over a hundred tiny ‘swarm’ drones from fighter jets
When you think of a military drone you likely picture something along the lines of the now iconic “Predator,” but the US Department of Defense is also …
Hidden message found in hacked NES Classic Edition
Now that the NES Classic is actually available for regular human beings to buy, a good underground hacking community is popping up to work on …
9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
2017 has been a solid year so far for app sales, and the trend continues on Tuesday. Today’s list features nine premium iPhone and iPad …
iPhone 8’s rumored design might sound like a Galaxy phone, but it could be so much more
Apple usually takes its time adding breakthrough features to the iPhone, even if that means lagging behind competitors. The company only increased the screen size on the …
Samsung and LG just got nailed by the US International Trade Commission
Normally when you hear about companies like Samsung and LG on the receiving end of accusations from fellow companies, you expect Apple, Google, or another …
Consumer Reports’ MacBook Pro battery life test was flawed, and Apple figured out why
Apple’s newly released MacBook Pro made headlines last month for all the wrong reasons. For the first time in history, Consumer Reports did not give Apple’s latest …
Company that made exploding Galaxy Note 7 batteries announces breakthrough for electric cars
If you’ve seen Samsung SDI in the news recently, that’s because the Samsung subsidiary was initially fingered as the company that made faulty Galaxy Note 7 …
Apple’s courage is driving me insane
When it comes to defying convention and making difficult decisions that the company knows are correct, Apple has never shied away from controversy. The company …
AT&T will charge legacy unlimited data users an extra $60 per year
If you’ve managed to hold onto your grandfathered unlimited data plan on AT&T for all these years, you’ve weathered quite a few storms. Most notably, …
