You can now download a preview version of the new Windows Terminal app from the Store on Windows 10! Microsoft released this application on the evening of June 21 after a listing showed up earlier that day. After downloading the Windows Terminal app from the Store, you can take advantage of all the new features […]
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Samsung Exec Galaxy Fold ‘Ready to Hit the Market’
Samsung’s initial launch of the Galaxy Fold did not go so well. After review devices started having problems, the company ended up postponing the release. Samsung Display VP Kim Seong-cheol has told Korean industry partners that the phone’s problems have nearly been resolved. “Most of the display problems have been ironed out, and the Galaxy […]
Firefox update fixes yet another zero-day vulnerability
Mozilla has patched its Firefox browser for a second time in response to a spearphishing campaign targeting employees of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, ZDNet reports. According to ZDNet, hackers have been attempting to phish Coinbase staff with emails containing links to malicious websites. If links were clicked when using Firefox, it would automatically download and run malware on the […]
Popular audio ripping site Convert2MP3 shuts down after lawsuit
Convert2MP3, one of the world’s most popular stream ripping sites, has been shut down following a joint operation by international labels body IFPI and German trade organization Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). According to IFPI, Germany-based Convert2MP3 was visited 684 million times in the past 12 months. In 2017, German record labels filed a lawsuit in […]
Cloudflare wants to protect the internet from quantum computing
Quantum computing is threatening to blow up the encryption that protects internet communications and lets you do things like shop online without thieves stealing your credit card number. Now internet infrastructure company Cloudflare has joined an effort to come up with new “post-quantum” algorithms that’ll extend today’s security protections. Cloudflare has begun testing new encryption […]
YouTube tests moving comments to a separate window on mobile
Comments on YouTube can be especially dark. Earlier this year, the platform turned off comments on videos of children after a disturbing amount of pedophilic comments were discovered, and there’s plenty of hate speech circulating, as well. Now, YouTube is testing a change that could relocate the comments on mobile apps. It would require users […]
Spotify claims it ‘overpaid’ songwriters and wants its money back
When calculating the new, higher rates determined by the U.S Copyright Royalty Board which Spotify, Amazon, Google and SiriusXM/Pandora have appealed Spotify has determined that it overpaid publishers in 2018 and would like a refund. “According to the new CRB regulations, we overpaid most publishers in 2018,” a Spotify spokeperson said. “While the appeal of […]
Netflix is testing a pop-out, picture-in-picture mode for desktop
While you may or may not wish you could be more productive while streaming Netflix is giving select users the chance to try. Netflix the popular streaming service is testing out a pop-out that enables a picture-in-picture mode on desktop computers. With the feature, users should be able to watch their favorite shows and movies […]
Foxconn founder urges Apple to move production from China to Taiwan
Foxconn founder Terry Gou has said that Apple should move its manufacturing out of China, Bloomberg reports. “I am urging Apple to move to Taiwan,” Gou said. When asked if Apple would shift production away from China, he responded, “I think it is very possible.” Taiwanese firms are looking to expand or erect new plants […]
Microsoft is only launching one next-generation Xbox, not two
Last year, it became clear that Microsoft was planning to launch not one, but two very different next-gen consoles. However, now that the mist is clearing and hardware is being locked down, Microsoft is focusing in on just one new Xbox for 2020. Microsoft’s decision to launch one next-gen Xbox has been confirmed by Xbox […]
Google Maps is flooded with ‘millions’ of fake business listings
Google Maps is filled with millions of scam operations that are impersonating real businesses, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. There are currently an estimated 11 million fake business listings on Google Maps, and new listings with false phone numbers or addresses arrive every month. Why would someone create a fake […]
Google Pixel Slate review
The Google Pixel Slate is a great 2-in-1 with small issues that Google needs to fix. Good Gorgeous display Good battery life Excellent speakers Full desktop browser on a tablet is extremely useful Bad Performance as a tablet is subpar Android apps on Chrome OS are still a confusing mess Very expensive Pricey keyboard folio […]
Facebook to appear before Senate Banking Committee regarding Libra cryptocurrency
The Senate Banking Committee announced on Wednesday that it would hold a hearing on Facebook’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency. The social network’s plans for a new cryptocurrency and digital wallet app were immediately met with scepticism from regulators shortly after it was announced on Tuesday, with calls for it to be halted to allow regulators time […]
Google has made its last tablet
Google has no future plans to release additional tablet devices and has even canceled two models that were in development, Google confirmed to Computerworld today. Google has not released a tablet in 2019, but did come out with the Pixel Slate in 2018. Google was working on two smaller tablets, but ultimately decided to stop […]
Vivo announces 120W fast charger that can fully juice a phone in 13 minutes
Vivo has released a poster that reads “100 percent Vivo Super FlashCharge 120W” in the middle. It claims that the 120W charging technology will be able to fully juice up a 4,000mAh smartphone in 13 minutes. We’ve seen some fast charging solutions in the past, but none that match Vivo’s. Oppo’s 50W SuperVOOC takes seven […]















