Technology

After the iPhone X was revealed with its now-iconic top notch, the hate and mockery flowed from Android fans and select iPhone enthusiasts alike. But that noise was soon replaced by the sound of copy machines from the same quarter, furiously printing out as many iPhone X-style notch clones as possible. Since then, it has […]

Twitter hopes that its plans to remove the “like” button from its platform will help improve the quality of debates that occur on the popular social media platform. The Telegraph reported that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey does not love the platform’s heart-shaped button that indicates a user “likes” a tweet. The heart has been around […]

Conventional wisdom is that iOS 12.1 will be officially announced and available in some form tomorrow after the Brooklyn Apple event. Geeky Gadgets backs up conventional wisdom with more confirming details. “The company is holding a press event tomorrow where it will announce its new iPad Pro tablets and also it new range of Macs, […]

Samsung has won a lot of people over with the Galaxy series of phones. Those fans were hard-won and cost billions in court fees and losses, not to mention goodwill. They seemingly started out by copying every detail of the iPhone from hardware to software to packing. Several court cases and embarrassing revelations later, they […]

Apple will be hosting its final event for the year on Tuesday, October 30, and the company is expected to release new iPads and MacBooks to refresh its current product lineup. At the end of the event, many speculate Apple will also launch iOS 12.1, making it available to all users looking to update to […]

It is as official as rumors get without pictures. Apple is going to address some major holes in two of their product lines in just a couple of days. The consensus has coalesced around three products: iPad Pro, MacBook Air replacement, and Mac mini. iPad Pro If you are in the market for a new […]

Google revealed it has sacked 48 people over sexual misconduct claims since 2016, including 13 senior managers, the BBC reports. Chief executive Sundar Pichai sent out a an email to all employees, saying that the company takes a hard stance when it comes to sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior claims. His statement came after the […]

Apple Stores around the world were strangely quiet Friday, the first day the iPhone XR was available on the open market. Many customers stayed at home, CNet reports. This seems strange, as the iPhone XR comes in an array of colors and offers all kinds of fun features. Many tech-savvy buyers may already be aware […]

Technology is always advancing and bringing forth new technology that everyone ends up wanting to join in on. Such is the case with the latest craze: posting 3D pictures on Facebook. Now, everyone wants to know how they can do it too. It’s quite a simple process to post 3D photos on the social media […]

Often, companies make products intended to save you from the products of other companies. Sometimes, they try to save you from yourself. But seldom do they try to save you from the products they make, especially the ones they have already sold you. Right now, the smartphone industry is tripping all over itself to save […]

Can anything involving technology be completely ruled out? It probably can’t be by those who are not experts in the field. To paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke, for far too many, technology is sufficiently advanced so that it is indistinguishable from magic. The same cannot be said for experts. In the case of Bloomberg’s mysterious spy […]

Samsung just gave Apple some of its best PR of the year — and it just so happens to have come during iPhone season. The problem arose when one of Samsung’s Russian brand ambassadors was caught in public using an iPhone instead of a Samsung phone. Appleinsider offers details. “Ksenia Sobchak was hired by Samsung […]

In an unusual twist, end users of Android phones were not the direct target of the latest exploit that took place on a massive scale. It was the advertisers in the crosshairs. Generally, not the sympathetic figure in the consumer electronics story, Advertisers were scammed out of millions of dollars with the use of fraudulent […]

If you thought battery-gate was over, think again. Italy just hit Apple with an $11.4 million fine for something Apple probably thought was behind them. Italy was not just looking at Apple. Samsung was also fined for a similar issue. Though Samsung’s fine was less than half of what Apple has to pay. AppleInsider offers […]

iOS has owned the spotlight for the last several weeks. That includes the lion share of the rumors leading up to the Apple October event scheduled for later this month. Sure, there have been analyst speculation and wish-casting for new Macs. But there has been nothing solid to go on, that is, until now. AppleInsider […]

Sure, Apple just introduced the fourth iteration of what is looking like a runaway success. The Apple Watch Series 4 has not only achieved critical acclaim, but has managed to become the number one watch in the world, smart, or otherwise. However, Apple is always looking for ways to out-innovate themselves even if there is […]

Amid all the enthusiastic coverage of iPhone XR, it’s difficult to notice some of the things absent from the device. Those things are the details that represent the difference between the iPhone XR at $749 and the iPhone XS for $999. That $250 price difference has to be accounted for on something besides the profit […]

First, it was antenna-gate, then bend-gate, then battery-gate. It has become a favorite sport in the tech world to find something about a new iPhone or iOS upgrade with which to be hypercritical. The first one to turn that detail into a full-blown scandal, wins… or something like that. This year, it’s “beautygate.” If you […]

One of the most exciting time in a new product’s life-cycle is when the embargos are lifted, and the professional reviewers get to loose their opinions on the public. Is this new product going to be worth it? Will your hopes and dreams of this thing which you have already pre-ordered be validated or crushed […]

Preference for one smartphone platform over another is completely subjective. There is no wrong answer. That said, performance can be measured objectively. And right now, there is nothing on the Android side of things that outperforms the iPhone XS max in certain tasks. Against a similarly configured device, it is not even close. YouTuber, Phonebuffstyle […]

A day ago, there were reports that demand for the iPhone XR was weak because stock had not yet been depleted over preorder weekend. This is an unreasonable metric for any company’s product. But it is the metric used to offer a negative spin on iPhone demand. However, 9TO5 Mac notes, “iPhone XR shipping times […]

With iPhone XR deliveries just days away, excitement is mounting. The latest Apple revelation is a reminder that excitement must be tempered with real-world concerns. The nature of that revelation is the amount of cash out of pocket it will cost you if you damage your new phone. Apple updated its AppleCare+ warranty repair documentation […]

Not content to let the Bloomberg spy chip story stand as is, Super Micro is speaking out on the matter. In an SEC filing marked Exhibit 99.1, the company was adamant about their views. “We trust you appreciate the difficulty of proving that something did not happen, even though the reporters have produced no affected […]

Elon Musk has just revealed that his highly anticipated Boring Company tunnel will be officially open on December 10. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter on Sunday to tell the world that the high-speed subway concept is “almost done.” According to the Los Angeles Times, Musk’s Boring Co. tunnel beneath the city of Hawthorne will […]

iPhone XR preorders are well underway, and that is not the only major new smartphone to be announced this season. Smartphone camera buffs are definitely going to want to take a look at the newly released Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. The challenges for prospective buyers are twofold — how do you afford […]

Despite being just 10-years-old, Samaira Mehta has acquired what Business Insider describes as a “cult-like following” thanks to her success as a computer programmer. This young coder is the CEO and founder of a company called CoderBunnyz. Receiving national recognition for her company, Samaira has spoke at more than a dozen conferences across Silicon Valley. […]

Facebook has hired former deputy prime minister of the UK Nick Clegg as its head of global policy and communication. The 51-year-old former politician served as leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015, and was the second most powerful political leader of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015. According to the Washington […]

Square Inc. is expanding its line of products by launching a new all-in-one payment terminal designed to replace the legacy point of sale systems currently being used in most stores and businesses. According to 9to5Mac, with the new Square Terminal, the company is hoping to pull businesses away from the outdated processing technology by providing […]

Apple secretly invited a handful of YouTubers and influencers to their New York facility to give them some extra hands-on time with the upcoming iPhone XR. iMore has posted a number of the newly published videos and they all seem to have a similar vibe and overall theme. These are not to be mistaken for […]

On Wednesday night Elon Musk posted a rather cryptic tweet, declaring that “Tomorrow brings a lemur,” which has fueled a huge amount of speculation as to what the SpaceX CEO was referring to. Hopefully the engineering magnate makes good on his word, and the meaning of the mysterious post is revealed soon! While it is […]

While most are still waiting for the 2018 edition of the iPhone Xr to be released, rumors are already heating up in regards to Apple’s 2019 line of iPhones, with the centerpiece being the long-awaited iPhone 12, according to reports from Trusted Reviews. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has moved on from the release of the […]

The scandals at Facebook seem to have no end; a new amendment on an old lawsuit has been made against the social media giant. The new allegations purport that Facebook inflated video ad metrics by up to 900 percent, which lured advertisers and misled them, detailed The Mercury News. In simple terms, Facebook told advertisers […]

Wear Shape is a new concept and prototype, originally created by Panasonic Corporation’s Future of Life design studio. The early version of this possible office-wear product was shown at SXSW earlier this year, where it won design awards; however makers are now raising money for the device by utilizing the crowdfunding site known as GreenFrog. […]

You would be forgiven for believing that the big smartphone release this year was iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. Besides being two of the most technically advanced smartphones ever made, they are also two of the most expensive. As it happens, not everyone wants the most technically advanced and most expensive smartphone of the […]

For a long time, Google has been regarded as the Microsoft of smartphones. Soon, they will be taking one step closer to making that a reality. The New York Times has the report. “LONDON — Google has always made its Android mobile operating system available free as a way of getting its search engine, web […]

Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the public’s perception of Facebook has shifted. One of the effects of the scandal can be seen in the number of people who have deleted the Facebook app from their phones. The number is believed to be around one out of four users, according to the Inquisitr. And now, as […]

How many of you know what it’s like to be relaxing in the bathtub, reading your Kindle, when calamity strikes and you drop your device into the tub? Well, Amazon has heard your complaints and responded by creating a new affordable Paperwhite Kindle that is waterproof. Amazon released details of its latest version of its […]

In the future, Siri would be able to unlock your device while obeying one of your commands by simply recognizing your voice. While that may seem an impossibility at the moment, it may not be for much longer as one of the many patents that were given to Apple and revealed after their publishing in […]

Apple might be getting ready to create its first folding iPhone. Today, the technology giant was granted its second patent for a foldable screen design, which could possibly be used for an upcoming iPhone, according to 9to5Mac. The company recently released the iPhone XS Max with a 6.5 inch OLED display, making it the largest […]

For years, law enforcement has had a love/hate relationship with Apple Inc. Six years ago, law enforcement agencies were holding Apple responsible for the high number of smartphone thefts and called out Apple to do something about it. With iOS 7, Apple introduced a feature called Activation Lock which made it more difficult to use […]

The new dating app Donald Daters, launched exclusively for singles looking to bond over their mutual support of the 45th president, leaked its users’ private data on its launch day, according to Tech Crunch. The app was founded by Emily Moreno, a former campaign aide for Sen. Marco Rubio, who told Fox News that she […]

Is the iPad a “real” computer? This question continues to be asked by tech pundits. The answer varies from person to person. It was once the standard bar to clear that the iPad could be considered a real computer as soon as it could run traditional apps such as Microsoft Office. Now that the iPad […]

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has finally made a public statement about the controversial Project Dragonfly. Speaking onstage at the WIRED 25th anniversary summit in San Francisco on Monday, Pichai for the first time commented about launching a censored search engine for China. Google did not confirm the existence of Project Dragonfly until its chief privacy […]

A mysterious Russian hacker is apparently out in the open breaking into people’s routers and installing a patch that will better protect them from potential cybercrimes, according to ZDNet. The hacker, who goes by the name “Alexey” online, says he’s a server administrator who’s already broken into and fixed over 100,000 faulty MikroTik routers. Unlike […]

Epic Games, the developer of the hit online video game Fortnite, has banned some players from matches because they managed to find a way to gain an unfair advantage over their opponents. The company also started to sue some Fortnite cheaters last year, accusing them of copyright infringement. The North Carolina-based company hopes that the […]

Metastatic tumor, which spreads from its site of origin to other parts of the body, can be difficult to detect. This is partly the reason why 90 percent of breast cancer deaths are the result of metastasis. Google’s researchers, however, have been working on an artificial intelligence tool that could make detection of metastatic breast […]

You may have heard by now that Facebook has confirmed the details of a massive security breach. In fact, over 30 million users had their personal information compromised, according to the Inquisitr. And that’s left many people wondering if they were one of the 30 million users. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to check. Just […]

Augmented-reality startup Magic Leap unveiled its new AI during a conference on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Dubbed Mica, the virtual assistant can be seen through the startup’s augmented reality glasses called Magic Leap One. Mica can be used to turn on or off smart home devices such as TVs, stereo systems, and lights. It can also […]

A leaked Google document that spans a whopping 85 pages, has been causing controversy. The document, titled “The Good Censor,” describes content that ought to be censored, as well as the correct method of censoring it. According to Breitbart, the censorship would be undertaken to “appease authoritarian governments.” And although the document has not been […]

Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist that was living in the United States when he was reportedly lured to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. This was done under the pretense that Khashoggi would be picking up papers regarding his marriage. However, things took a turn for the worse when the journalist was reportedly tortured and […]