News
SpaceX successfully launched its fifth batch of Starlink internet satellites via a Falcon 9 rocket. Unfortunately, it did not manage to land the rocket’s booster as planned. The booster was expected to land on a drone ship, called Of Course I Still Love You, approximately eight minutes and 24 seconds after launch. Instead, the booster […]
When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip, its display’s extra-thin glass drew the attention of many people. It theoretically offered a better feel and more durability than the fragile plastic of the Galaxy Fold. You might not want to get your hopes up, however. JerryRigEverything has subjected the Z Flip’s screen to a durability test. […]
The SpaceX Crew Dragon, which is to be the first spacecraft to carry humans to orbit from American soil since 2011, has arrived at its Cape Canaveral launch site. NASA and SpaceX are already preparing the vehicle for its first flight manned test and will put it through final testing and prelaunch processing over the […]
The U.S. Department of Justice today charged the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and its subsidiaries with conspiracy to steal trade secrets as well as violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in a new 16-count superseding indictment returned on Wednesday. The company starts the statement by claiming that many of the criminal […]
Sony is struggling to keep costs down on the PlayStation 5 as the console hurtles toward its big debut later this year. Bloomberg reported that the cost to build the machine has risen to $450 per unit, a big increase on the PS4’s $380. The financial outlet’s analysts are saying that the sticker price for […]
Starting on March 13th, Google will no longer allow people to subscribe to YouTube TV through the App Store. In an email obtained by MacRumors, the company says not only will it stop accepting new App Store subscriptions next month, but it will also cancel any existing ones at around the same time. “You’ll be […]
Xiaomi has unveiled its new flagship devices, the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro, which feature the 30W wireless charging capability it debuted with the Mi 9 Pro 5G last year. Unlike its predecessor that has 40W wired charging, though, the Mi 10 has 30W wired charging and 10W reverse charging capabilities. It’s also the […]
Motorala’s contemporary take on the Razr has been quite publicly panned by testers. In a new teardown posted on Thursday, expert repair site iFixit gives Motorola’s latest phone a repairability score of 1 out of 10, with 10 being the easiest to repair. That’s lower than even the Galaxy Fold, which last year fared ever […]
Microsoft has announced the Project xCloud preview is now also available for iOS devices. Previously, the preview was only available for Android. Project xCloud remains in preview for now, with plenty of beta-testing needed before it fully launches. If you have signed up to be a tester, you will have access to a library of […]
After several of the largest companies exhibiting at the show pulled out over the last week due to concerns over the coronavirus epidemic, GSMA has now announced that Mobile World Congress 2020 is officially cancelled. The event was originally scheduled to run from February 24 through February 27 in Barcelona, Spain. Bloomberg was first to […]
WhatsApp’s growth has been nothing short of impressive. Initially launched into beta in January 2009 by former Yahoo employees Brian Acton and Jan Koum, the communications app found an early following and by 2011, it was among the top 20 apps in the US App Store. Serious money from investors started flowing in at that […]
Last month, Microsoft made the news for all the wrong reasons as it announced that it would install a browser extension called Microsoft Search in Bing for Office 365 Pro Plus customers. Essentially, this would change the search engine on users’ devices to Bing as a way to make it easier to reach Microsoft Search […]
T-Mobile and Sprint just got the go ahead from a U.S. district court judge. The merger would combine the country’s third and fourth largest mobile carriers, effectively reducing the number of key carriers from four down to three. Following months of delays and push back from high-profile authorities, a US district judge has ruled in […]
Facebook, Twitter, and even YouTube have made their stance relatively clear: Use these platforms at your own risk. They’re not the truth police, and whether or not other people harass you is up to you to handle. Of course we know where this has gotten us. We now have everything from a hacked election to […]
AirDrop has long been a handy convenience that comes with using Apple gadgets, but Samsung has finally come up with its own version. And it’s debuting on the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra. It’s called Quick Share, and Samsung says it lets you “share everything with your friends instantly.” Quick Share is detailed […]