For a few days in March 2021, millions of Indians suddenly couldn’t access many of the apps and services they relied on for everyday life. Every time they request a one-time passcode (OTP) to authenticate a bank transaction, retrieve a forgotten social media login, or register for a vaccine appointment, they ended up waiting forever […]
RIP LG’s phones. Who could forget ridiculous devices like the LG G Flex? It was actually curved for some reason. LG thought this was a good enough idea to merit a sequel! LG The LG V10 had a second screen at the top. Was this the world’s first notched phone? Kinda. LG The LG G5 […]
Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trump’s staunchest fans, are calling him “weak” as more of them were charged for storming the U.S. Capitol. After the presidential election last year, the Proud Boys, a far-right group, declared its undying loyalty to President Trump. In a Nov. 8 post in a private channel […]
The Pixel 4 XL. Ron Amadeo We have the white version, which looks great with the contrasting black accents. Ron Amadeo The top of the phone. There is a lot of bezel here. Ron Amadeo In the right lighting conditions, you can begin to make out the components hidden in here. Most cutouts are for […]
Following Boeing’s failed orbital flight test of its Starliner capsule in December, NASA has announced it has produced a list of 61 “corrective actions” which Boeing will follow to ensure the Starliner can fly successfully in the future. The agency will also be initiating an Organizational Safety Assessment, to check for underlying issues with Boeing’s […]
You can see the book-like “spine” of the Fold here. Samsung And here’s the Galaxy Fold unfolded. It was supposed to be so beautiful. Samsung Steve Kovach of CNBC had his Galaxy Fold die right along the display crease. Steve Kovach The Verge’s Galaxy Fold review unit had something press against the back side of […]
Enlarge / Bill Gates speaks to Village Global. Village Global Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently gave a wide-ranging interview to VC firm Village Global, and at one point, the topic of mobile came up. Gates revealed his biggest regret while at Microsoft was a failure to lead Microsoft into a solid position in the smartphone […]
The setback comes as the company is preparing to fly NASA astronauts for the first time. A SpaceX capsule designed to ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station suffered a failure during an engine test Saturday afternoon that sent a billowing plume of smoke into the air over Cape Canaveral, Fla. No one was […]
Update: The landing was going well until a few minutes before the craft was due to touch down, with Beresheet snapping a selfie just above the moon’s surface. But then a problem occurred with one of the gyro sensors, and communications with the craft were temporarily lost. The main engine went offline for a minute, […]
One of the most horrific massacre videos in human history was live-streamed on Facebook for 17 excruciating minutes — despite recent raves by executives that the company has become a crack content monitor. The film wasn’t yanked until New Zealand police informed Facebook that a gunman was filming live Thursday during an attack at two […]
Enlarge / The PlayStation Classic’s internal USB, removed and picked at as part of the hacking effort. Yifan Lu / Twitter In the days since the PlayStation Classic’s official release, hackers have already made great progress in loading other PlayStation games (and even non-PlayStation software) onto the plug-and-play device. What’s more, it seems some sloppy […]
The PC industry is a business of very old partnerships. They aren’t easily broken. On a rainy California afternoon in advance of the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, we were granted a glimpse into the inner workings of a company that has become synonymous with smartphones to discuss Qualcomm’s venture into the PC space. It’s a […]