Apple leads the smartwatch space and has gradually augmented the capabilities of the Apple Watch with things like ECG, so now it only makes sense that it wants to collect more health data from its users. Apple launched a new Research app that it believes will “advance science” by having millions of users participate in […]
Motorola’s original Razr was the first mobile phone that I ever actually desired. I’d owned plenty of handsets before that and even liked some of them – I have a fond place in my heart for the infinitely customizable Nokia 5110, for example – but nothing felt as enticing as what Motorola put out in […]
The Surface Pro X and other Windows 10 on ARM laptops have a significant app gap, due to x64 apps not working on the platform. These days however we do much of our computing in the browser, and many have complained that Microsoft has not released a native ARM64 Edge browser for Windows 10 on […]
Apple Music is introducing a fun new way to take a look at your listening history from over the past year. Called Apple Music Replay, the new feature will bundle up everything you’ve played in 2019, allowing you to see things like how many albums your music selections came from, or which top songs you […]
Apple has made a 16-inch MacBook Pro. The new 16-inch MacBook Pro has a slightly larger screen that sports a 3072 by 1920 resolution and has support for the P3 color gamut and Apple’s True Tone. The company fitted a bigger, brighter display that can get up to 500 nits, but doesn’t support HDR. The […]
Google is planning to offer checking accounts within its Google Pay app, The Wall Street Journal reports. Its “Cache” project, which could launch as soon as next year, will be offered in partnership with Citigroup and a small Stanford University credit union. Google says that the accounts will be branded up front as coming from […]
Apple announced that its new Mac Pro and Apple Pro Display XDR will be available in December. Revealed in June at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the new Mac Pro represents the first major redesign of Apple’s high-end desktop since 2013. The Mac Pro starts at $5,999 which gets you an octa-core Intel Xeon W […]
Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 November 2019 update. In theory, it’s the second big update for Windows 10 of the year, but don’t get too excited, it’s more like a traditional Windows service pack of old. For a start, you’ll have to proactively seek out the update Settings > Update & Security […]
It turns out that Intel’s CPU security fixes from May didn’t address everything the company mentioned. Intel is rolling out another patch that does more to close the speculative execution flaws that could let attackers swipe passwords and other sensitive info. The New York Times reports that the fixes earlier this year only patched some […]
Disney has revealed that over 10 million people have already signed up for its streaming service. For context, the company’s own Hulu has ‘just’ 28 million total customers Disney+ has already racked up over a third of that subscriber base. Netflix has over 60 million subscribers in the US, but it also took years to […]
Disney+, the subscription-based streaming video service from media and entertainment is now live in the US, Canada and the Netherlands although the launch hasn’t gone as smoothly as company executives had hoped for. As CNBC reported, some users were met with an error message when attempting to connect to the new streaming platform. Reports of […]
Libra isn’t Facebook’s only big leap into the payment world. The social media giant has unveiled Facebook Pay, its bid at simplifying both purchases and money transfers. Facebook Pay was announced today, with the primary goal of providing Facebook users with a “convenient, secure, and consistent” payment experience throughout various company properties, including Facebook itself […]
Google’s Chrome web browser may have an answer for you. Google announced a plan to identify and label websites that typically load slowly by way of clear badging. Google says it may later choose to identify sites that are likely to be slow based on the user’s device and current network conditions, as well. Google […]
Apple plans to release its first augmented reality headset in 2022, followed by a smaller device a pair of AR glasses in 2023. The Information sources claim Apple held an internal presentation in October where it expected to release the AR headset (really a mixed AR/VR headset). The design would superficially resemble an Oculus Quest, […]
Realme keeps on increasing its share of the Indian smartphone market, growing shipments more than 400 percent year-on-year to take 14.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures from IDC. That’s a big increase on the 3.1 percent recorded a year ago when the brand had only just launched, initially as a […]