CNET has put the new Motorola Razr to the test by folding it repeatedly for thousands of times using a machine called Foldbot made by SquareTrade. The result? Its hinge started acting wonky by around 27,000 folds. To note, a 2017 study found that Americans check their phones 80 times a day. That means the […]
At long last, Netflix is letting users turn off those annoying show and movie previews that automatically start whenever you fire it up. Those autoplaying trailers have plagued the Netflix site and apps for around five years. Some people find this feature helpful. Others not so much. We’ve heard the feedback loud and clear — […]
Boeing has discovered another software problem on the beleaguered 737 Max that will have to be fixed before the airplane returns to the skies, Bloomberg reports. The glitch involves an indicator light for the “stabilizer trim system,” which helps raise and lower the plane’s nose. The light was turning on when it wasn’t supposed to. […]
Instagram has added some more ways to organize the list of people you’re following. You can see which people are flooding your feed and Stories the most and which accounts you interact with least often. So, if you’ve realized you’re following too many people and want to make your feed a bit more manageable, you’ll […]
Apple released the first beta of iOS 13.4 today, and it apparently has an unannounced feature that might let you unlock, lock, and start your car with your iPhone or Apple Watch, as spotted by 9to5Mac. The first beta version of the mobile OS contains references to a “CarKey” API that will let you use […]
Google Maps is turning 15 years old. Not surprisingly, Google is using this as an opportunity to launch a few new updates to its massive mapping service. For starters, Maps has a new icon, a four-color take on the location “pin” that has been part of Google Maps for years now. More meaningful to users […]
Facebook patched a critical WhatsApp vulnerability that would have allowed potential attackers to read files from a user’s local file system, on both macOS and Windows platforms. “A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone allows cross-site scripting and local file reading,” Facebook’s security advisory explains. “Exploiting the vulnerability requires the victim […]
This August, Google’s Chrome web browser will start blocking long, “non-skippable” preroll ads, ads that block a big chunk of your video, and ads that interrupt your videos in the middle, if the video you’re watching is under eight minutes long. That’s actually the official guidance from the Coalition for Better Ads, of which Google […]
Microsoft reorg day today, and the biggest changes involve Surface chief Panos Panay taking over Windows client and hardware. ZDNet reports that the previously separate Windows Experience (client) and hardware teams will now be combined into a single group that will be known as Windows + Devices. Chief product officer Panos Panay will take charge […]
Windows 10 search function goes down leaving users unable to look for apps or other files on their computer. Windows 10’s built-in search functionality has been down for many people since 8AM ET due to what appears to be a Bing outage. Typing anything into the search bar won’t return any results, even if all […]
Vodafone will remove Huawei-made equipment from the core parts of its wireless networks, the carrier announced on Wednesday. CEO Nick Read said the move will cost the telecom, one of the largest in Europe, approximately €200 million ($220 million) and take about five years to complete, reports Reuters. Last month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed […]
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, is the world’s biggest mobile trade show, but the coronavirus will be making it a little smaller this year. This year LG has decided that the Barcelona-based trade show simply isn’t worth the risk. “With the safety of its employees and general public foremost in mind, LG has decided […]
The next major steps in SpaceX’s plans for true spaceflight will be a 12-mile-high test flight. Sometime between March and September, the company plans to launch its Starship suborbital test vehicle from Boca Chica, Texas. The Starship will travel to an altitude of 12.4 miles, or 20 kilometers. SpaceX will then attempt to land and […]
Yahoo famously suffered numerous data breaches from 2012 to 2016, and Yahoo is informing users that they can now submit claims for either credit monitoring or cash compensation as part of a proposed class action lawsuit settlement. Yahoo says if you had a Yahoo account anytime between 2012 and 2016 and are a resident of […]
Google has announced that developers and businesses can now buy Glass Enterprise Edition 2 directly from its resellers. The third incarnation of Google Glass nearly a year after launching it through select workplace partners for $999 a unit. While Google no longer considers Glass to be a consumer-focused product, it should be much easier for […]