Any company that develops solutions that do not prioritize trust on either Apple or Microsoft’s platforms must now consider themselves warned…
Month: February 2019
German court stays Qualcomm patent infringement suit against Apple; patent-in-suit likely invalid
The real showdown between Apple and Qualcomm will take place in San Diego starting April 15…
Why did music visualizers disappear? (Actually, they didn’t)
I would like to talk about music visualizers…
Energizer’s new Android phone has an 18,000 mAh battery. Yes, it’s a wee bit thick
The Energizer Power Max P18K Pop promises up to fifty days of standby time between charges
Apple supplier AAC Tech suffers stock plunge after profit warning
Apple Inc supplier AAC Technologies Holdings Inc saw its shares dropped 13 percent…
Apple reveals winners of Shot on iPhone Challenge
iPhone photographers around the world shared their best photos with Apple for the Shot on iPhone Challenge,…
iOS 12 now installed on 83% of all devices introduced in the last four years
Four and a half months after launch, the iOS 12 operating system is installed on…
Apple plans to add sleep tracking to Apple Watch next year
Apple Inc. is said to be testing a sleep monitor for a future version of its smartwatch…
Apple Music may be coming to Google Home devices
Apple Music may be soon be available as an option on Google Home devices…
Security flaws in 4G, 5G allow attackers to intercept calls and track phone locations
A group of academics have found three new security flaws in 4G and 5G…
Mophie Juice Pack Access battery case now available for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR
The new Mophie Juice Pack Access wireless battery case is now officially available to order for the iPhone XS Max, XS, and XR…
How to make your MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar much more useful
You can transform the Touch Bar from a forgotten strip above to keyboard to a useful tool you use every day…
These apps are stealing your most private data and it should be a crime
Some of the most popular apps in some of the most popular categories are stealing your most personal…
New ‘MarioNet’ browser attack lets hackers run bad code even after users leave a web page
This new attack, called MarioNet, opens the door for assembling giant botnets from users’ browsers…
President Trump says U.S.-China trade deal ‘very, very close,’ pushes U.S. stocks higher
U.S. stocks rose on Monday after President Donald Trump said he would delay a planned hike in tariffs…
Apple in 2019 and the future of iPhone
Over the past two decades, Apple has proven capable of exercising its rapidly lithe, innovating ability to take its existing technologies and create new computing forms…
T-Mobile US pushes back its 30-city 5G rollout until 2H 2019
T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said in an interview at MWC on Monday that the company…
World’s first 1-terabyte microSD cards debut
The inexorable march of increasing storage capacities continues today with the announcement…
Streaming terrestrial radio stations in iTunes
iTunes has always had the ability to stream real live radio stations, but…
Playing with fire: dealing with slow hot Macs
Many users complain of performance problems, often associated with their Mac’s cooling fans spinning…
Cringely: ‘Everything is changing and nothing will ever be the same again’
This is, I believe, my 22nd and possibly last year of looking ahead…
Premium smartphones continue to fuel sales growth
Although global smartphone demand declined three percent in 2018 to 1.44 billion, sales remain strong and reached $522 billion…
Apple debuts ‘Alejandro’ ad focused on Depth Control in iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR
Apple has debuted a new ad on U.S. broadcast and cable TV networks and online…
Analyst: Apple’s approach to video ‘will likely remain uninspiring’
Apple’s overall effort appears likely to be sub-scale, years behind key competitors, and lacking in meaningful differentiation…
Warren Buffett says he’s holding $52 billion in Apple shares, would buy if the shares got cheaper
Renowned billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Monday that he’s…
With 5G hype high, smartphone users risk disappointment
The telecoms industry is gearing up for 5G, the next generation wireless networks…
Huawei’s new foldable ‘Mate X’ smartphone starts at $2,600
Chinese smartphone company Huawei on Sunday unveiled its first foldable smartphone…
Apple COO Jeff Williams ‘very aware of’ concerns about Apple product pricing
A graduate of both N.C. State and Duke universities, Williams got his start in the tech world working for IBM…
Today is the 64th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ birth
Today would have been Steve Jobs’ 64th birthday…
Concept design envisions what a foldable iPhone would look like
Samsung introduced its first smartphone with a flexible display on Wednesday and seemed to pitch…
Critics are wrong: Stock-buyback kingpins like Apple invest more, not less
The biggest corporate tax cuts under President Trump in 31 years certainly helped…
Howard Stern Show video from SiriusXM comes to Apple TV
SiriusXM today announced that its new and improved app, which showcases a redesigned user experience, as well as SiriusXM Video from The Howard Stern Show…
Intel modem announcement likely means no 5G iPhone until 2020
Apple is currently believed to be leaving out 5G connectivity as a feature of the 2019 iPhones…
Apple plans to close all retail stores in Eastern District of Texas in fight against patent trolls
Apple plans to close both of its retail stores within the Eastern District of Texas…
When Apple’s iPhone doesn’t change, knock off-happy Android phone peddlers don’t know what to do
Things are about to get weird…
You give apps your sensitive personal information, then they tell Facebook, even if you have no connection to Facebook
Millions of smartphone users confess their most intimate secrets to apps; body weight, blood pressure, menstrual cycles, pregnancy status…
Apple adds AMD Radeon RX 560 cards to list of compatible eGPU units
If you’re a fan of external GPU architectures, you’ll like this…
One of the main problems with Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is that it doesn’t really fold
Samsung went to painstaking lengths to avoid talking about the fact that their Galaxy Fold doesn’t really fold…
Looking to juice sales, Apple teams with Ant Financial, banks for interest-free iPhone financing in China
Apple Inc has teamed up with Chinese payments giant Ant Financial Services Group and several local banks…
Should Apple offer a user-definable hardware button on iPhone?
With Samsung’s just-launched Galaxy S10, you can define a hardware button…