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Dell is ready to do justice to the XPS 13. The 2020 model brings over everything we saw with the 2-in-1, except the ability to fold around (naturally). The new XPS 13 is constructed of machined aluminum, carbon fiber, woven glass fiber and Corning Gorilla Glass and packs a 13.4-inch, 16:10 display in an 11-inch […]
President Trump has signed a law increasing fines on spammy robocalls and requiring phone service providers to begin authenticating calls across networks. President Trump decided to crack down on them in the United States. With the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act signed into law, the federal government can start issuing significant […]
TV technology has made huge leaps over the last decade, with one of the many advances being shrinking bezels. At the upcoming CES event, however, Samsung is expected to go one step further by unveiling the first true ‘Zero Bezel’ television. According to The Elecn, Samsung’s consumer electronics boss Kim Hyun-Seok and other executives have […]
Sonos has a good reputation for building quality speakers, but its latest move has disappointed some buyers. Recently, Sonos offered a trade-up program, giving legacy customers 30 percent off the latest One, Beam or Port. In exchange, buyers just had to “recycle” their existing products. However, what Sonos meant by “recycle” was to activate a […]
For Safari users, it is easy to enable picture-in-picture (PiP). Twitter user Ricky Mondello tweeted this trick over the weekend. To enable picture in picture in macOS, browse to the YouTube video you want to watch in Safari. Right-click anywhere on the video twice. The first click will pull up the video player’s context menu, […]
A cardiologist from New York filed a patent infringement lawsuit over a lifesaving Apple Watch feature that’s capable of detecting if the wearer has an irregular heartbeat. Dr. Joseph Wiesel, who teaches at the New York University School of Medicine, was awarded a patent in March 28, 2006 for detecting atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat […]
AT&T continues to roll out its low-band 5G network, with the addition of six new cities that add some of the biggest urban areas in the US to AT&T’s growing network New York City, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Detroit, and Philadelphia. As with the earlier launch in December, the six new cities feature AT&T’s […]
The Federal Aviation Administration wants to implement new rules that would enable the remote identification and tracking of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones. Under its proposal available for viewing on Federal Register’s website UAVs will be required to broadcast their location and identification info directly from the unmanned aircraft and to transmit the same information […]
YouTube Studio Dashboard, Users now have a clearer view of which videos contain copyrighted material and have the option to quickly removing the offending sections. The Videos tab shows a new column called “Restrictions,” which lets creators quickly see which uploads are affected. Clicking through shows details like which parts of the video contain the […]
According to The Wall Street Journal, the Chinese government has granted as much as $75 billion worth of financial assistance to Huawei, allowing the company to spend more freely than it would have otherwise been able to. Using a combination of publicly-available records, The Wall Street Journal estimates Huawei received $46 billion in loans and […]
YouTube paid the FTC a $170 million fine this year, which was pocket change for Google. However, the charge of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act will remain a very costly stain on its reputation. In fact, things got so bad for YouTube when it came to kids last year that the site reportedly […]
According to 9to5Mac, App Store users in Australia and some Asian countries who navigate to the Today tab are seeing an announcement that Apple will be offering a free download each day between December 24th through the 29th. In 2008, Apple launched an app called “12 Days of Gifts,” which served a similar purpose. Each […]
The Galaxy Tab S6 will soon be available with 5G, making it possibly the first tablet with the faster connectivity. As spotted by SamMobile, the Galaxy Tab S6 5G is listed as coming soon on Samsung’s Korean website, even though the company hasn’t officially announced the device yet. There’s no information about how much it […]
Twitter has banned all animated PNGs (APNGs) from its platform to stop trolls using the images to trigger seizures in photosensitive people. The site has discovered a bug that lets users bypass its autoplay protections, allowing multiple animated images in a single tweet using the file format. “We want everyone to have a safe experience […]
Back in February, Verizon said its 2019 plan was to offer mobile 5G in over 30 cities a non-trivial task for a carrier focused on the short-distance, millimeter wave flavor of 5G service. Today, the carrier announced it has met its goal with a week to spare, though the accomplishment comes with the caveat that […]