News

Nintendo’s Switch Lite is now available for pre-order

Nintendo revealed a cheaper, handheld-only version of its ultra-successful Switch a couple of weeks back. The Switch Lite won’t ship until September 20th, though you can pre-order one as of today. You can stump up $200 for the device in grey, yellow or turquoise on Amazon, or you can pre-order the Zacian and Zamazenta Edition […]

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Google’s Android Auto update makes launching and using apps safer

The introduction of Android Auto and CarPlay got automakers to finally start thinking about how people use touchscreen devices. Google and Apple took what they knew about touchscreens, voice assistants and media, creating easy-to-use interfaces. Automakers wised up and now most have systems that no longer try the patience of drivers while delivering useful information. […]

News

You can now run Android on a Nintendo Switch

An exploit was found in the Nintendo Switch that would allow users to run outside code. While that’s of course led to some piracy, it’s also let modders and coders have some fun with the console, up to and including getting Android running on the system, with all the features and tricks that brings along […]

News

Monday, Slack is down

Slack had some service issues. It said on its status page some people had issues sending messages and that others couldn’t access their channels at all. Slack said it was fully up and running again about an hour after the issues emerged, so you shouldn’t have any more problems contacting your co-workers. We're happy to […]

Rumours

All of Apple’s 2020 iPhones may offer 5G

Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple would launch three new iPhones in 2020, all of which will have OLED screens, but only two of which would have 5G connectivity. The lower end model would be the obvious outlier, being that many people are wary about dropping $1,000+ on a phone and prefer to give up some […]

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Oppo shows off its extremely curved ‘waterfall screen’

It’s only been a year since Vivo and Oppo kicked off the all-screen, notch-less smartphone race, and now, the latter is literally pushing the boundaries with a new type of curved display. Earlier today, Oppo showed off a prototype device packing a “waterfall screen,” both sides have an 88-degree slope, meaning the bezels are pretty […]

Software

Malwarebytes’ AdwCleaner 7.4 update can detect and remove bloatware

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 7.4, which you can download here, can get rid of adware, toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser hijackers from a machine. With the latest update, it now detects preinstalled software, which the company defines as “software that typically comes pre-loaded on a new computer separate from the operating system.” With AdwCleaner 7.4, […]

Phones

Royole FlexPai Review

The Royole FlexPai is available to buy in China right now, and comes in at $1,300 (around £1,000 / AU$1,825).  It’s clear that this is still a technology in development. There are many aspects of the design that work well, but others that show its current limits. The software is just not up to the […]