On October 10, Nintendo will be releasing this very Japan-only Nintendo Switch model, which is covered in images and logos from Disney’s Tsum Tsum line. If you’re unfamiliar, Tsum Tsum is a line of Disney figures and toys that feature beloved characters in a more kawaii design. They’re often found in gacha vending machines, conveniently […]
Facebook on Wednesday 24th July confirmed that the Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into the social media giant. While reporting its second quarter financial results, Facebook said the Federal Trade Commission informed it of the investigation in June. The Federal Trade Commission is now officially investigating Facebook for potential violations of US […]
After its reveal back at I/O 2019, the Google Nest Hub Max is finally getting a launch date. Google has confirmed to CNET that the smart display will be available on September 9th. The Nest Hub Max certainly aims to fix those shortcomings. It ships with a larger 10-inch display, upgrades the audio experience with […]
Netflix is now offering users in India a $3 plan which allows them to stream content from the service on their mobile devices only. The plan costs the equivalent of $3 per month. Netflix users in India are still able to get the existing Basic, Standard, and Premium plans as before. The new Mobile plan […]
The current Windows 10 Start menu is filled with Live Tiles, which provide constantly refreshed information. But a new look at what could be Microsoft’s fully redesigned Start Menu has none of that, and a very grey. According to Zac Bowden of Windows Central, these images, shared by Twitter user @NTAuthority, come from Windows 10 […]
The Federal Trade Commission formally announced its $5 billion settlement with Facebook, which is the culmination of a years-long investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal and other privacy breaches. The FTC alleges that Facebook violated the law by failing to protect data from third parties, serving ads through the use of phone numbers provided for […]
Nintendo has reportedly instructed customer support representatives to offer free Joy-Con repairs with “drift” issues for free. So if your Nintendo Switch joysticks are becoming unreliable, pointing your game in random directions even if you haven’t physically pushed them that way, you may be experiencing “Joy-Con Drift.” And though Nintendo hasn’t officially admitted to a […]
Apple is among several major U.S. tech firms petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to approve a limited form of 6-gigahertz Wi-Fi, spectrum also in demand with the cellular and utility industries. It’s rare to see Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, HP, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom, and Marvell all on the same side of the aisle, but there’s […]
Apple has asked the Trump administration to exclude 15 components from import tariffs, according to U.S. Trade Representative comment filings published recently. Apple filed a series of exemption requests with the Office of the US Trade Representative first made public on July 18th, asking that the government exempt a series of specific products from a […]
Snap appears to be working its way out of a downturn. In the company’s Q2 earnings release that just dropped. Snap revealed that it had 203 million daily active Snapchat users in the last quarter, up eight percent year-over-year and seven percent quarter-over-quarter. That came after several quarters of declining users, something that was clearly […]
An investigation by The Washington Post has uncovered a dozen accounts, pages, and groups across Facebook and Instagram which misleadingly claim to be official hubs for Libra, Facebook’s proposed digital currency. In some cases these pages, which were only removed after WaPo reported them to Facebook, offered to sell Libra at a discount through third-party […]
Pandora is rolling out Voice Mode to all users today. While you may have used Pandora voice controls on smart products like Amazon Alexa or Google Home. It’s meant to be more like a personal assistant for music, and it promises to deliver music selections tailored to each individual user. Voice Mode uses the information […]
China’s Huawei laid off more than two-thirds of the 850-strong workforce at its Futurewei Technologies research arm in the US, after being blacklisted by the government. Futurewei, which has offices in Silicon Valley and the greater Seattle, Chicago, and Dallas areas, said it cut more than 600 jobs. The unit, set up in part to […]
Sources who have reportedly seen the devices told 9to5Mac The new iPhones will feature the Apple A13 chip, internally known by its platform codename Cebu, model T8030. According to people who’ve seen the devices, all three iPhone 11 models will still feature a Lightning port, contrary to some speculation that they would be moving to […]
Apple may have written a check and signed a deal with Qualcomm in order to ensure a 5G iPhone wasn’t late to market, but it’s clear the Cupertino hardware giant wasn’t interested in burying the hatchet too deep. A new report from the Wall Street Journal says the company has been negotiating with the chipmaker […]