Microsoft’s newly announced iCloud for Windows app, which is intended to connect your iCloud to your Photos app on your PC, has already developed a glitch that is sending photos to the wrong users. Several users have reported instances on the MacRumors Forums where they have received someone else’s images when attempting to load their […]
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Surface Laptop 3 is so cheap at Best Buy it might be a mistake — save $400
Yes, you read that correctly. Right now, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is $ 400 off at Best Buy. It’s pretty hard to believe, so we’ll forgive you if you thought it might be an error — we considered the same thing. Among other amazing Surface Pro deals available right now, you can score a […]
LG says it might quit the smartphone market
The LG Velvet is LG’s closest thing to a normal flagship right now. With only a non-flagship Snapdragon 765G SoC, the company has opted out of the flagship market. LG One of LG’s many “gimmick phones,” the LG Wing takes the Velvet and adds a crazy swiveling screen. LG LG’s next gimmick phone is this […]
Studies show bots might not be the dominant driver of COVID-19 misinformation on social media
The pandemic has given rise to social media accounts operated by malicious actors who aim to sow misinformation about COVID-19. As vaccination campaigns get underway, they threaten to stymie the push toward herd immunity around the world. Misinformation about masks and injections could contribute — and have contributed — to low adoption rates and increased […]
Blackmagic Design’s new 12K cinema camera might actually make sense
I just watched a 12K cinema camera get announced over a compressed, 1080p YouTube livestream. I had to chuckle as the host described the “subtle texture” and fine detail in the sample footage — what is the point of showing sample footage if it has to be annotated? If this doesn’t illustrate the disconnect between […]
Samsung might not bundle chargers with its future phones to cut costs
Samsung will reportedly skip bundling a power adapter on its smartphones starting next year. As per the Korean news site, ETNews, the phone maker is considering the move to cut costs that are expected to further rise as new technologies such as folding screens and 5G connectivity make their way onto more phones. The expected […]
Apple might launch ‘several’ ARM-based Mac desktops and laptops in 2021
Apple may be going all in on its quest to ditch Intel in favor of in-house processors. In a new research note obtained by MacRumors, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims the Cupertino, California-based manufacturer will introduce “several” new Mac notebooks as well as desktop computers next year. As rumored before, these new Macs will be powered […]
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus might be Netflix’s best nostalgia throwback yet
Zim (left) and GIR have been hiding for years. But they’re back. Netflix / Nickelodeon The special opens with a hilarious recap of the series up to this point, all drawn in hyperrealistic fashion. Dib’s been hiding out in a lair, keeping tabs on Zim’s eventual return. Gaz wishes her dad would make dinner instead […]
Amazon warns customers: Those supplements might be fake
Enlarge Getty | John Greim On the second evening of Prime Day, Amazon’s annual sales bonanza, Anne Marie Bressler received an email from Amazon that had nothing to do with the latest deals. The message, sent from an automated email address Tuesday, informed her that the Align nutritional supplements she ordered two weeks earlier were […]
Target’s same-day deliveries might break my Amazon Prime addiction
Enlarge Shipt On Thursday, Target unveiled a new same-day ordering feature on its website. For just $ 9.99, customers can get items delivered to their door in a couple of hours. I gave the service a try on Thursday, and I loved it. It was fast, convenient, and affordable. The part I’m most excited about, […]
Google Stadia in 4K might push you past your home-Internet data cap
Enlarge / A Google Stadia controller and a Google Chromecast Ultra. Google Google Stadia will bring 4K game streaming to customers in November, but the new service could be costly for users who face home-Internet data caps and want to play games at the highest possible settings. Google says you’ll need 35Mbps to play at […]
Paid browsers are the future, and Firefox might offer a better deal than Chrome
Mozilla Corporation The future of the internet may lie in premium web-browsing services, and it looks like Mozilla could be handling that shift better than Google. As we reported earlier, Google’s recent move to block ad-blockers in Chrome, save for G Suite Enterprise subscribers, indicated an overall push for “pay-for-play” web browsing. And while the […]
OnePlus 7 Pro plagued by ghost touch issues: Here’s what might be a quick fix
Some OnePlus 7 Pro owners have reported an issue with the smartphone’s touchscreen, with ghost touches ruining what should be an otherwise awesome experience. OnePlus 7 Pro owners have taken to various online forums to complain about the problem, with a video by Android Police showing the “crazy phantom touches.” [embedded content] The app shown […]
Think your kid might have an ear infection? This app can confirm it
You may have heard about artificial intelligence algorithms which can smell diseases, such as Parkinson’s, Crohn’s or even liver failure. But here’s a new one: An A.I. smartphone app that’s able to hear ear infections. That’s something a team of researchers from the University of Washington have been working to develop. It works by detecting […]
Apple might have to open iPhone to other app stores — here’s what that means
If you’re an iPhone user, you get your apps from one place and one place only — the App Store. That, however, could change if an antitrust lawsuit against the App Store ends up succeeding. The Supreme Court has allowed a lawsuit against Apple to move forward, suggesting that App Store rules could be considered […]