Salt, a Swiss telco, has come up with its own remote control that’s now being offered to its broadband customers for use with the Apple TV. It seems like a considerable number of Salt Fiber customers weren’t happy with the Siri Remote that comes with the company’s Apple TV 4K bundle. The Swiss broadband provider […]
Amazon gained a foothold in the smart doorbell market with its purchase of Ring, and now, the tech giant is using its subsidiary to expand into the smart lighting industry as well. According to documents filed with the FCC, Ring is currently developing replaceable smart bulbs, similar to what Philips Hue offers. This news was […]
China has reportedly ordered all foreign PC hardware and operating systems to be replaced in the next three years, intensifying an ongoing tech war. The country has attempted this sort of thing before halfheartedly, but this is the most serious effort yet to isolate itself from the influence of the western technology sector. According to […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has launched another investigation into Google. This time, the NLRB is investigating whether Google violated federal labor laws when it fired four employees late last month. The investigation will determine if Google discouraged employees from engaging in union activity, an NLRB spokesperson told CNBC. The four employees claim they […]
Google is rolling out Incognito Mode to iOS users, giving you the same ability to search for and navigate to locations without leaving records behind on your account or Location History. This won’t affect Assistant queries or prevent outsiders from theoretically snooping on your Google Maps traffic this is mainly so that Google and anyone […]
We finally have a full trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a continuation of the original series unlike Paul Feig’s 2016 reboot and is being directed by Jason Reitman, the son of series director Ivan Reitman. Finn Wolfhard and his sister arrive in a rural town after inheriting a mansion from a mysterious family member. Ghostbusters: […]
Google plans to roll out bigger updates, called feature drops, to its Pixel devices. The first feature drop, rolling out this month, will bring the latest Call Screen features and improved Duo video calls to the Pixel 4. And even if you have a slightly older Pixel, the feature drop will let you add Portrait […]
OnePlus will be splitting the OnePlus 8 line-up in three, the flagship 8 Pro, premium 8 and budget 8 Lite. Lower prices certainly sound good, but could you settle with sub-par specs? The new leak comes courtesy of Steve ‘McFly’ Hemmerstoffer, who has a nearly flawless five-year leaking track record. While he hasn’t provided a […]
Announced at Apple’s WWDC back in June, the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR are Apple’s re-entry into the high-end professional workstation market, where money is no object and only the very best is just good enough. The Mac Pro starts at six grand for an octa-core Xeon, 32 GB of memory, an AMD […]
The Indian company Flipkart has been granted the use of the Nokia brand for its smart TVs “a global first for the brand in the TV category,” according to Flipkart itself, which is a major e-commerce retailer in the country. Vipul Mehrotra, Flipkart’s VP of Nokia brand partnerships, adds, “Flipkart’s understanding of the needs and […]
The Galaxy S11 will reportedly have an impressive camera module with a 5x telephoto lens that might just make up for the downgrade in the aesthetics department. Thanks to a very active rumor mill, we already know what to expect from Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S11 smartphone, but there’s relatively little information out there about the […]
Apple says that the location services behavior is caused by the new U1 chip and its “ultra wideband” technology. Brian Krebs, security expect for KrebOnSecurity, revealed that the iPhone 11 continues collecting location data even when the location tracking toggle is switched off for all apps. Apple responded, explaining that this was by design and […]
Microsoft unveiled redesigned versions of its Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel and PowerPoint mobile apps. Designed with Microsoft’s Fluent Design system, the changes are meant to “take mobile productivity to the next level,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post. The apps now have a more consistent visual design, which includes new app icons, splash screens, cards, […]
YouTube has published its annual Rewind, a compilation meant to highlight the top trends, videos and personalities that emerged on the platform over the past year. Usually a fun trip down memory lane, last year’s effort was a total flop. In fact, it quickly became the most disliked video on YouTube and maintains that position […]
Apple is reportedly planning to drop the Lightning connector on its highest-end iPhone due for launch in 2021. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is known for his frequently accurate Apple predictions if true, it would be the first iPhone from Apple to offer a completely wireless experience. It’s not clear just how you’d charge an iPhone like […]