The LG G8X set to be revealed next month at the annual IFA show in Germany. And it’ll apparently offer an in-display fingerprint sensor, a first for LG, if the first renders from OnLeaks are to be believed. Pricebaba and OnLeaks have come together to deliver CAD-based renders and a 360-degree video of the upcoming […]
The National Transportation Safety Board asked Google, Apple and Microsoft in 2016 to add railroad crossings to their navigation apps according to a report in Politico. The NTSB, which investigates accidents but has no regulatory power, requested the safety improvements as part of a probe into the Oxnard crash. In that accident, a truck driver […]
Twitter in more recent months has been focused on making conversations on its platform easier to follow, participate in, and in some cases, block. The social site is testing notifications on Android and iOS for replies to a given tweet, ensuring that you won’t miss a moment. You can limit it to replies from the […]
Samsung has announced a new sensor with more than 50 percent more pixels. The Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX, which was designed in collaboration with Xiaomi, is a 108-megapixel smartphone camera sensor that Samsung says is the first to surpass the 100 million pixel milestone for phones. As well as producing high resolution photographs, the sensor […]
While users have traditionally purchased the Office suite as a one-off perpetual license, the company is pushing customers toward an annual subscription instead. Microsoft will no longer sell one-off licenses for Office 2019 as part of its Home Use Program. As spotted by Computer World, the company updated it Home Use Program frequently asked questions […]
The US Navy will replace the touchscreen on destroyers within the next 18 to 24 months, reverting instead to conventional helm controls and physical throttles. he move comes after the National Transportation Safety Board released an accident report from a 2017 collision, which cites the design of the ship’s controls as a factor in the […]
Russia’s communications watchdog has requested internet giant Google to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video-hosting platform. Media overseer Roskomnadzor has sent a letter to Google insisting that it stop promoting “illegal mass events” on YouTube. It didn’t like that YouTube channels were using push notifications and other measures to spread information about protests, […]
Dell is Intel’s first partner to offer designs sporting the new processors. With orders shipping in September. Intel CEO Bob Swan confirmed that the chipmaker was on schedule to deliver the long awaited Ice Lake CPUs by Q4 2019, in time for holiday availability. However, it seems consumers will be able to get their hands […]
Huawei confirms that the Honor Smart TV will be the first device to use the new Harmony OS. As of the trade ban, Huawei is now finding ways to thrive without their partners in the US like Google. The Smart TV is slated only for domestic release in China so far. According to Honor president […]
YouTube just can’t seem to get out of this hole it has dug itself into. According to a Washington Post report, the video giant has let top video creators get away more lightly with problematic content than those who bring in in fewer videos. The publication spoke with 11 current and former moderators for the […]
Amazon has been testing its Scout delivery robots near its headquarters in Snohomish County, Washington, for a few months. Today, it announced that it’s expanding the program, and it’s set to start testing the robots in the Irvine, California, area on a larger scale. For those who don’t know, Scout is a small, six-wheeled vehicle […]
Apple wasn’t quite able to make its promised AirPower wireless charging pad work. It canceled the project 18 months after announcing it. Its goal was to let you charge several devices at once using a single pad. However, where Apple failed, Mophie may have succeeded. Those who were anxiously awaiting the AirPower mat might be […]
Good Better value than the TVS-673 Good NAS performance High expansion potential Great multimedia features EXT4 snapshot support Bad CPU wilts under heavy IP SAN pressure Qnap’s latest TVS-x73e family of NAS appliances are designed to offer a more economical option to the TVS-x73 products. They come with smaller amounts of starter memory and a […]
Good Very capable NAS. Much more than just networked storage Access to data via mobile devices High-speed connection via Thunderbolt2 and 10Gb Ethernet Built in digital media player for home/studio theater Basic setup was simple Bad Average user may not be able to squeeze maximum potential from the NAS The TVS-682T is powered by an […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai circulated Thursday. It would keep the agency’s current safety limits for radio frequency exposure the same as they’ve been for 23 years. Following more than six years of public input and review, the agency said the current exposure levels for cellphones, wireless towers, Wi-Fi routers and all other […]