Apple joined Twitter in 2011, but the company's account has been dormant ever since, with zero tweets and a standard egg avatar. The account sprang to life on Friday, though, with a new avatar, verified status, and a background photo taken from the invitations Apple sent out this … | Continue reading
Samsung just announced a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 due to a potential fire issue, in what has to be considered one of the most dramatic and high-profile quality control incidents seen in the tech industry's recent years. The company confirmed the recall in a press confer … | Continue reading
Vladimir Putin insists that Russia had nothing to do with the hacking of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails and documents in July, though he says it's a good thing that the information is now public. In an interview with Bloomberg this week, the Russian president said it … | Continue reading
Samsung has announced an unprecedented recall of the Galaxy Note 7 just weeks after launching the well-received smartphone. Sales have been halted globally, and Samsung will issue replacements to anyone affected. The issue is related to the phone's battery, with some scattered re … | Continue reading
Google will announce two new Pixel smartphones and an updated 4K-capable Chromecast at a hardware-focused event on October 4th, Android Police reports, a day previously flagged by Droid Life as a launch date for the phones. The company will also use the event to show off its Dayd … | Continue reading
Alienware is refreshing its line of gaming notebooks today with desktop-class graphics chips, just weeks after Nvidia announced its plans to bring the GTX 1080, GTX 1070, and GTX 1060 to laptops. Alienware is taking all of Nvidia's graphics chips and putting each one inside an ap … | Continue reading
Apple has issued new security updates for El Capitan and Yosemite, as well as its Safari browser, fixing the same serious security vulnerability discovered in its iOS software last week. As with the urgent iOS 9.3.5 update, Mac owners should grab today's OS X updates as soon as p … | Continue reading
Google has "suspended" work on Project Ara, the initiative to build a phone with interchangeable modules for various components like cameras and batteries, according to Reuters. The company reportedly may license the technology to other partners, but will not release a phone itse … | Continue reading
Logitech is announcing the launch of its Prodigy gaming line today, which consists of a mouse, a keyboard, and a headset. All of them will cost $69.99 when they’re released later this month.Here’s what you need to know about the set:The G403 mouse has six programmable buttons, on … | Continue reading
A couple of days after Android Central reported that Google would be dropping the Nexus brand from its upcoming flagship smartphones, Android Police claims to have the replacement names. The two HTC-built phones will reportedly be called the Pixel and Pixel XL, reusing a brand th … | Continue reading
Gene Wilder passed away earlier this week due to complications from Alzheimer's disease, and to honor the comedic actor’s memory, AMC Theaters will be screening two of his best-known films this weekend.The nation’s second largest theater chain will show Willy Wonka and the Chocol … | Continue reading
When I first tried Rock Band VR, an Oculus Rift adaptation of Harmonix Music Studios’ long-running rhythm series, the game exemplified a certain kind of VR prototype. It was the awkward hybrid of traditional mechanics and immersive environments, a good idea struggling to find its … | Continue reading
Here are three bears: two cubs and a mama. It’s the end of summer, and presumably the mama is about to send the cubs back to bear school, where they will learn important skills like addition, subtraction, and hibernation. So what did they do for a little summer fun? Oh, naturally … | Continue reading
Samsung is preparing to announce a massive and global recall of its brand new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency. The drastic and unprecedented step would be a direct result of Samsung's ongoing investigation into reports that the Note 7's bat … | Continue reading
Those itching to run Android software on ChromeOS should check out the new 2-and-1 device from Acer. The convertible $399 Chromebook R13 laptop has a 13.3-inch 1080p touchscreen that makes it suitable to run all variety of mobile apps. Google announced back in May it would begin … | Continue reading
While it’s still too early to know all the consequences of this morning’s SpaceX explosion, one thing is almost certain: the company’s future launches are likely to be delayed. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Amazon’s ambitions for its Alexa voice assistant may extend from the living room to the PC. According to CNET, the company has held talks with Lenovo to integrate the software into Windows computers, presumably where it would either work with or replace Microsoft’s Cortana. The … | Continue reading
HDMI Licensing, the company that defines hardware rules for HDMI cables, announced today that it's releasing an HDMI Alt Mode for USB-C products. The specification allows for USB-C-to-HDMI cables to be made with no need for extra dongles or converters, and allow compatible device … | Continue reading
Cook’s Science, a new website from America’s Test Kitchen, launched at the end of July, and has rapidly become excellent lunch-break material. Like all brands under the America’s Test Kitchen umbrella, this new website is grounded in exploring the science of good food and using t … | Continue reading
Withings' wearables have always appealed to different sensibilities than other smartwatches and activity trackers. Instead of having a digital display or no display at all, they use analog clock faces, with one hand showing the time and another showing your progress on a daily ac … | Continue reading
A change in YouTube’s content moderation system has left many video creators uncertain of their place on the platform. Over the past day, users have been posting notices from Google, saying that certain videos were being barred from making money via YouTube’s ad service. More tro … | Continue reading
Verizon is the latest carrier hopping back on board with unlimited data in a strange way. Its twist is called Safety Mode, and it kicks in after a subscriber’s data bucket has run out by continuing to offer them internet access, but only at very slow speeds limited to 128kbps.Saf … | Continue reading
Uber sees an opportunity in the looming transit disruption in New York City, nicknamed the L Train Apocalypse. But the ride-hailing giant will have to navigate a political minefield if it hopes to get its way. Starting in 2019, the L train between Manhattan and Brooklyn will be c … | Continue reading
A cleansing of sorts is coming to the App Store. Today Apple sent out an email to developers notifying them of a new evaluation process meant to find and remove "problematic" apps that haven't been updated for compatibility with recent versions of iOS and macOS. Apple says it's s … | Continue reading
Supergirl and Arrow co-creator Greg Berlanti is reportedly developing a series following Black Lightning, one of DC Comics’ first major black superheroes. According to Deadline, Berlanti is working with The Game creator Mara Brock Akil and her husband to get the drama off the gro … | Continue reading
The P7 have been Bowers & Wilkins top headphones in its lineup since they were released in 2013, and are widely viewed as some of the best headphones in the sub-$500 price range. But while the smaller, on-ear P5 has had a wireless version for over a year, the over-ear P7 have bee … | Continue reading
What should you wear to keep cool on a hot day? One word: plastics. A form of polyethylene — the common plastic that makes up ClingWrap — is a promising candidate for a textile that prevents us from overheating, researchers say. Hopefully, it won’t look like those PVC bodysuits t … | Continue reading
Christopher Guest, the king of mockumentaries, is bringing his latest to Netflix.Mascots stars Guest, Jane Lynch (Glee, The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Parker Posey (Dazed and Confused, Café Society), Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, Calvary), Fred Willard (Anchorman, Everybody Loves Raymond) … | Continue reading
Wacom is refreshing its lineup of Bamboo styluses and will release the Bamboo Omni, a fine-point stylus designed for Android and iOS devices, in November. The Bamboo Solo and Duo have both been redesigned, and should offer improved interaction with touchscreen devices. The Duo wi … | Continue reading
Video has surfaced of the Falcon 9 rocket explosion that happened this morning at SpaceX's launch facility in Cape Canaveral. US Launch Report, a nonprofit video production company that brings military veterans to see space launches, published the video to its YouTube channel thi … | Continue reading
Huawei made a few big announcements at IFA today, including a new phone series. That's cool and all, but what we're really excited about are more fashionable choices for the company's P9 flagship phone. The phone's now being released in two more colors: a cranberry red and a meta … | Continue reading
We’re less than one week out from Apple’s annual iPhone announcement, but we’re already seeing details leak out about the other big product on the agenda. The Apple Watch 2, which the company is expected to detail next Wednesday, is said to pack in more battery life and possibly … | Continue reading
Hours after the explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on its launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement on the loss of an onboard satellite contracted by Internet.org. The satellite, which Facebook launched in partnership with Eutelsat, wou … | Continue reading
I know it’s true of every modern phone, but it’s especially true of Sony’s new pair of Xperia handsets: the camera will be the most important factor in deciding the fortunes of the Xperia XZ and Xperia X Compact. Introduced at IFA 2016 in Berlin today, Sony’s Xperia XZ triples do … | Continue reading
The Romanian hacker Guccifer, whose real name is Marcel Lehel Lazar, was sentenced to 52 months in prison today after pleading guilty to hacking-related charges.Lazar rose to fame in 2013 after hacking communications from the Bush political family, leaking paintings by George W. … | Continue reading
On Friday, the Los Angeles-adjacent town of Inglewood, California will be overrun with thousands of men and women with split-second sharpshooting expertise. They aren’t soldiers, cops, or bounty hunters — they’re fans of Call of Duty. The second “non-annual” fan conference, Call … | Continue reading
GoPro is going to show off its Karma drone for the first time on September 19th, according to a short teaser video posted to the company’s Twitter account. The company has been very tight-lipped about Karma, having only released a few short sample clips that were shot using the d … | Continue reading
Sony introduced its 4K movie streaming service, Ultra, at CES this year in coordination with its release of its 4K HDR TVs. Now the company is teaming up with Intel to bring its streaming service to any PC that has an Intel 7th Gen Core processor, which Intel introduced at IFA th … | Continue reading
The summer of 2016 will not be remembered fondly. From the first of May to the final days of August, news anchors struggled to keep their heads above water as the world flooded with problems: international absurdity and domestic tragedy, a nauseating presidential election and a c … | Continue reading
This morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on its launch pad, completely destroying the rocket and its payload two days before the scheduled launch. The cause of the explosion is still unknown, but anyone counting on this weekend’s launch to deliver equipment into orbit is n … | Continue reading
Jabra has announced the company’s first pair of truly wireless earbuds. They’re called the Jabra Elite Sport, and they focus on fitness with features like heart rate monitoring and intelligent voice coaching. The earbuds will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on October 30th for … | Continue reading
Sen.se, the smart home company behind the slightly creepy hub called Mother, is back with a handful of tiny, single-purpose sensors meant to be scattered around your home. The line of devices are called SensePeanuts, and the first one being unveiled is the ThermoPeanut, meant to … | Continue reading
A couple months ago at its I/O conference, Google announced an effort to make it far easier for Android users to download beta software from the Google Play Store. Previously, downloading still-in-development software required joining a Google Group or side-loading an app complet … | Continue reading
3Doodler's 3D-printing pens have always had a lot of potential (who doesn't want a souped-up glue gun that can draw 3D structures in midair?), but in our hands-on with the pens, their rough build quality means they come across more as toys than serious design tools. The company's … | Continue reading
Nokia-owned Withings has unveiled its latest activity-tracking wristwatch, the Steel HR. It offers users fitness tracking, a heart rate monitor, and smartphone notifications — all within a stylish, metal design with a 25-day battery life. And yes, it tells the time, too. The Stee … | Continue reading
I find it disconcerting to see my own sloppy handwriting turned into a pristine digital object, but unfortunately, it's an unavoidable experience while testing out Montblanc's new Augmented Paper. This €650 notepad-and-pen announced at IFA converts every scribble into a digital f … | Continue reading
On this day in 1979, a new book by Michael Ende hit bookstores in Germany: Die unendliche Geschichte. The novel was translated into English in 1983 under the title The Neverending Story, and has since become a fantasy classic.Google’s doodle honors the book’s original publication … | Continue reading
It has been five years since Tim Cook took the reins as Apple's CEO after Steve Jobs stepped down, and we're about see a new line of products launch at next week's Apple event. So this week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, Walt and Nilay review the past five years and discuss what has (or ha … | Continue reading