Browsers have always been free, but many think that paid browsers are the future especially after Google laid out plans to obstruct ad-blocking in Chromium-based browsers. Now, Mozilla is gauging interest in what is likely the first paid subscription coming to Firefox: ad-free news and articles for $5.00 a month. Mozilla seems to have a […]
7-Eleven Japan’s mobile payment app had such poor security measures, the company had to shut it down just a couple of days after its release. On Thursday, 7-Eleven Japan suspended a recently-launched mobile payments feature on its 7Pay app after a flaw allowed a third party to make bogus charges on hundreds of customer accounts. […]
According to a new report from Huawei Central, Huawei is currently testing its brand new operating system on the upcoming Mate 30 flagship. As most of you know, Huawei is developing its own OS called “Hongmeng OS”, and that operating system has been in development for a while now, even before the US issued a […]
The Nintendo Switch can already provide one of the biggest benefits of cloud gaming: the ability to sling a game from a big TV to a portable device and carry it anywhere you go. But Nintendo isn’t pretending that capability is enough to weather what could be a sea change in how games are developed, […]
Huawei is helping develop 5G networks for all four of the UK’s major mobile phone operators even though the government has yet to confirm whether the controversial Chinese technology company will be permitted to build the next generation of wireless infrastructure. All four of the UK’s largest wireless providers (EE, O2, Three and Vodafone) are […]
MoviePass is best-known as the service that once offered customers nigh-unrestricted and “unlimited” access to as many movies as you can watch in theaters for a mere $10 per month. The monthly movie ticket subscription service MoviePass temporarily shut down today. The company claims it did so to complete work on its mobile app. It’s […]
Google is suspending its ‘trending’ alert service in New Zealand after being heavily criticized for publishing the name of the suspect in the high-profile murder of a young British backpacker. Google had refused to tighten publication standards after it sent an email to users in December that named a man accused of killing a British […]
Despite the undeniable success of the Galaxy S10 flagship smartphone series, it seems as Samsung isn’t out of the woods yet and that its profits are still dropping. Samsung tech giant said Friday that it expects to make an operating profit of 6.6 trillion Korean won ($5.6 billion) for the quarter ended June, down from […]
Microsoft will start rolling its Outlook for web redesign to the general public following a long testing phase where you could opt in to try it out, with all the bells and whistles as well as bugs and unpolished features. In light of increasing competition from Google with its Gmail suite, as well as others, […]
These new wireless earbuds boast a refreshed look, new features and, according to Sony, a raft of improvements. Key to these improvements is the use of Sony’s QN1e HD noise cancelling processor. It’s virtually identical to the chip found in the Award-winning Sony WH-1000XM3 over-ear headphones and there’s one in each earpiece. Sony claims this […]
Apple is experiencing issues with most of its iCloud services today. Users are having trouble signing into iCloud and accessing their accounts, along with Photos, Mail, Backup, Find My Friends, Contacts, Calendars, and more seeing downtime. Apple Stores are also reportedly affected by the outage and not currently able to process transactions. Apple’s Systems Status […]
On the outside, the Galaxy Book 2 looks very much like a clone of Microsoft’s detachable, thanks to its new kickstand. But Samsung chose to equip the Book 2 with a Snapdragon 850 processor, turning this 2-in-1 into a Windows on ARM device that promises constant connectivity and a long-lasting battery. Add a brilliant display […]
Apple is apparently set to ditch the butterfly mechanism used in MacBooks since 2015, which has been the root of reliability issues and its low-travel design has also not been popular with many Mac users. In a report obtained by MacRumors, Kuo says Apple will instead use a new keyboard design based on scissor switches, […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking Samsung to court over allegations it misled customers over the nature of various phones’ water resistance. Samsung has been depicting phones in or near to unsuitable environments such as swimming pools and oceans since 2016, the ACCC alleges, when it didn’t have a basis to make […]
A Lua-based backdoor malware capable of targeting both Linux and Windows users while securing its communication channels via DNS over HTTPS (DoH) was discovered by researchers at Network Security Research Lab of Qihoo 360. DNS over HTTPS has been gaining momentum. Last October, the Internet Engineering Task Force formally adopted DoH, published as RCF 8484, […]