Shares of Apple have taken quite a tumble this week, falling nearly 6% over the past two days of trading. Hardly a surprise, there have been a slew of reports indicating that Apple is slashing iPhone X production in the face of weak demand. And we’re not just talking about a mild scale back in […]
A few weeks into 2018, it’s safe to say things haven’t gone to plan. The Mate 10 Pro is still coming to the U.S., with pre-orders starting next week. But when the phone lands, it will be without a carrier partner. AT&T backed away in early January, just before a partnership with Huawei was to […]
Last October, Google unveiled a new camera: Clips, a small device that uses artificial intelligence to take the right picture when it sees something interesting. The company hasn’t said much about the device, but it quietly began selling it today. The camera costs $249 and comes with free shipping, but at this point, Google appears […]
Fans of Google Pixel UI who are convinced the hardware was underwhelming are in luck. The Rootless Pixel Launcher 3.0 is now ready and free to download. The version 3.0 of the launcher is the latest update of the first two versions that independent developer Amir Zaidi, also known as AmirZ, had freely provided in […]
Although the next Apple smartphone is some way away, iPhone 11 rumors are already beginning to circulate. It is largely believed that Apple will refresh its smartphone range in 2018, despite the fact that the iPhone X was something of a revolutionary unit for the consumer electronics giant. But Apple will not rest on its […]
The Thunderhill Raceway in California’s Sacramento Valley is soaked in the oil of motorsport history. It is home to the longest automobile race in the United States, known as the 25 Hours of Thunderhill, and last September, it was host to a very different kind of race: a race between man and machine. In the […]
KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo has been reporting the 2018 iPhone lineup as two OLED models (5.8-inch and 6.5-inch) and one LCD model (6.1-inch) for a little while now. Today, a Digitimes analyst says that Apple has been testing various screen panels, and may only launch a single new OLED iPhone this year, with a 6.5-inch screen. […]
Google is testing a new tool for people to report and publish local news stories, called Bulletin. A website first spotted online Thursday describes Bulletin as “an app for contributing hyperlocal stories about your community, for your community, right from your phone.” It’s designed to make it “effortless” to tell “the stories that aren’t being […]
This week, ads over YouTube carried a sneaky surprise: a cryptocurrency miner. The mining software briefly invaded the video platform in an attempt to secretly siphon the computing power from any YouTube viewers who encountered the ads. The culprit? Hackers who decided to abuse Google’s ad network. The bad actors seeded the advertisements with web […]
Facebook Live is launching monetization for video gameplay streamers, allowing users to tip creators a minimum of $3 via the desktop site. Right now, the contributor of the tips doesn’t get any special call-out or privileges, though Facebook tells me it’s considering different options for creators and gamers. For instance, it could have a special […]
Intel Corp (INTC.O) on Thursday gave a bullish forecast and blew past Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter on the strength of data center sales, the business it sees as key to its transformation from a PC supplier. Intel stock rose 3.8 percent to $47.06, boosted by a 10 percent dividend hike and the […]
You know those ads that seem to follow you to every website? You went to one site one time to check out a thing and bam! that site’s ads now pop up on every site you visit. Well, now Google will let you mute them. At first, it may seem an odd move. Google makes […]
