Apple is exaggerating the maximum battery life of its iPhones, according to a new report by Which? Which? said that in tests of nine iPhone models, it discovered that all of them fell short of Apple’s battery life claims by between 18% to 51%. The worst offender of the bunch was the iPhone XR, for which […]
Good Very good performance for the price Silent Dual-channel memory configuration Bad eMMC storage battery life Chuwi AeroBook is available in crowdfunding on Indiegogo, at a price of $399 for the 8/128 GB model. If you need more storage space, the device is also present in the 256GB and 1TB variants at $429 and $699 […]
Facebook has assembled a team in Dublin to monitor for misinformation ahead of European Parliament elections in May, gathering 40 people at its European headquarters to fight against any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the vote through its apps. The room is similar to the room that Facebook set up back in October 2018 […]
Apple is expected to make big changes to the antenna structure in its 2019 iPhones, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported said in a note released Today. Apple plans to use modified-PI (MPI) material in the handsets rather than the liquid crystal polymer (LCP) material found in antennas used by iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and […]
In October last year, Walmart’s streaming service Vudu pushed into original programming through a deal with Hollywood studio MGM. Today, at its NewFront presentation, Vudu announced further partnerships with Viacom, Studio71, Bell Canada, Variety, interactive content startup Eko, and more, as well as details about the lineup of programming coming out of those deals. Vudu […]
The British government is now accepting Apple and Google Pay for some services (via iTV and Apple Insider). We can use our phones to pay for four services at present, with more to receive the capability later this year. The effort is part of a trial service from the ministry. The UK can use our […]
The lawsuits come after a Motherboard investigation showed AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile sold phone location data that ended up with bounty hunters, and The New York Times covered an instance of Verizon selling data. On Thursday, lawyers filed lawsuits against four of the US major telecommunications companies for their role in various location data scandals […]
I have been having issues with my iPhone battery went from lasting a day to not even half a day since back from holiday. I created an appointment based on “battery issue”. When I showed up, they spent about 5 minutes troubleshooting, and his diagnostics showed battery at 88% health but battery even on test […]
Yesterday we reported Firefox users with any add-on installed found their beloved browser had reverted to its ‘vanilla’ form, as an expired security certificate meant all add-ons couldn’t be verified and thus were disabled. Confused users headed to the Firefox subreddit and Mozilla’s own ‘bugzilla’ forums where confirmation was given of the problem. It transpired […]
Good Well-equipped off-the-shelf gaming PC Six-core processor option Unobtrusive mini chassis Tasteful design Bad Powerful RTX 2080 graphics card not available Although the Acer Predator Orion 3000 doesn’t break any records, its true value comes from solid gaming performance that will satisfy the gaming demands of the non-hardcore among us. And it’s offered in an […]
Powerbeats Pro are Apple’s first totally wireless Beats earphones, equipped with the same H1 chip as the second-generation AirPods for hands-free “Hey Siri” and faster connection speeds between the iPhone, Apple Watch, and other devices. Like the Powerbeats3, the Powerbeats Pro feature adjustable, secure-fit ear hooks and earbud tips with four size options. They’re essentially […]
The 5G networks are finally here, but they’re more exciting on paper than in real life. That’s because carriers are still rolling out 5G support on a market-by-market basis. After networks and phones became available in the US and South Korea in April, but the race to release the first 5G phone in Europe was […]
It’s Star Wars Day, and Disney has unveiled the musical suite for its coming Star Wars theme park, Galaxy’s Edge, which is opening next month at Disnleyland in California, and in August in Florida’s Disney World. The park will come with a soundtrack from composer John Williams, and from listening to this suite, it lines […]
Did you just open Firefox only to find all of your extensions disabled and/or otherwise not working? You’re not alone, and it’s nothing you did. Reports are pouring in of a glitch that has spontaneously disabled effectively all Firefox extensions. Each extension is now being listed as a “legacy” extension, alongside a warning that it […]
Every year, Microsoft devotees head to Seattle for the company’s Build conference. During the two-day event, which overlaps with Google’s own developer conference which is held 840 miles south in Mountain View, California and starting Tuesday, Microsoft is expected to give updates about its Cortana voice assistant, its Azure “cloud” internet server rental business and, of […]