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 […]
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FTC hits Facebook with $5 billion fine and new privacy checks
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 will reportedly fix Joy-Con drift for free, even out of warranty
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, Google, Facebook and Microsoft petition FCC for super-fast Wi-Fi tethering
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 asks Trump administration to exclude Mac Pro parts from tariffs
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 adds 13 million daily active users as it gets serious about global expansion
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 […]
Fraudulent Libra cryptocurrency ads are already appearing on Facebook
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 […]
Pandoras Voice Mode is your personal music assistant
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 […]
Huawei lays off two thirds of its US research division
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 […]
Apple’s new iPhone 11 will be powered by A13 chip, retain Lightning port, report claims
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 is close to acquiring Intel’s 5G modem business for $1 billion
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 […]
FTC could have fined Facebook significantly more than $5 billion
Earlier this month, news broke that Facebook had reached an agreement with the FTC to pay $5 billion for its history of privacy and data breaches. It’s the biggest fine the agency has fired at a tech company (by far), but everyone from critics to lawmakers have been questioning its effect on the company’s bottom […]
Galaxy Note 10 pictured next to larger Pro model
We know that there will be two main versions of the upcoming flagship: the standard 6.3-inch Galaxy Note 10 and the 6.7-inch Galaxy Note 10 Plus. here may also be 5G-capable models of both phones. Earlier this month, we got our best look at the Note 10+, which revealed its rear quad-camera setup and central, […]
Google will pay $11 million to settle hundreds of age discrimination suits
Google will pay $11 million to settle the claims of 227 people who say they were unfairly denied jobs because of their age, according to Friday court filings. The settlement must still be approved by the judge in the case. The original lead plaintiff in the case, first filed in 2015, was a 60-something man […]
Microsoft will pay $25 million to settle Hungary bribery charges
Microsoft has agreed to pay about $25 million in settlements with both the Justice Department and SEC over charges that its Hungary subsidiary violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The division allegedly discounted prices for its resellers and distributors between 2013 and 2015, using the increased profit margins to fund bribes for government officials and […]