August halts sales of flawed View doorbell, promises fixed version 'in the near future' August on Friday announced a surprise halt to sales of its iPhone-connected, battery-powered View doorbell, saying it will return sometime "in the near future" after connectivity problems are solved. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 12
Hands on: 5.11's rugged, Mac- & iPad-capable AMP24 backpack Many backpacks are roomy enough to carry MacBooks and iPads, but if you're looking for something tougher we recently stumbled across 5.11's lineup, including the AMP24. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5
'iPhone XI,' 'iPhone XI Max' renders suggest little difference from iPhone XS family other than camera Renders of Apple's alleged "iPhone XI" and "XI Max" designs compared to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max don't demonstrate a lot of design differences, other than that three-lens camera protrusion. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 34
iPhone 'Personal Hotspot' tech violates networking patent, lawsuit claims A Wyoming firm, WiNet Labs, is suing Apple for allegedly infringing on a networking patent with its "Personal Hotspot" feature found in iPhone and iPad. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 19
Hands on: Creative's budget 2.1 speakers, the Pebble Plus Creative's latest speaker system, the Pebble Plus, is meant to bring 2.1-channel audio to any Mac or Windows PC at an insanely low cost. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1
Sealed iPhone loaded with data likely just a demo unit sold in error A man reportedly bought what was packaged as a new iPhone, only to find what appears to be personal data from a previous owner — but there are hints that it may be a demo unit, resold by a third-party vendor. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 15
New report claims Apple spending less on Amazon Web Services, not more Despite hints to the contrary earlier this week, Apple's spending on Amazon Web Services for cloud infrastructure is actually on a long-term decline, a report said on Thursday. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 15
NSA recommends White House end phone metadata collection program The U.S. National Security Agency is recommending that the White House not push to renew a controversial metadata collection program, originally exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 16
Verizon names 20 more 5G cities, T-Mobile says mmWave 5G will be urban-only Verizon on Thursday announced 20 further U.S. cities set to get 5G, including the fastest version of the standard, millimeter wave (mmWave) — a technology T-Mobile's CTO says won't make it beyond urban borders. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 42
Apple reports fewer self-driving test cars on California roads For the first time, Apple in April reported a decrease in the number of self-driving test vehicles it has on California's public roads. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1
Samsung to spend $116B in next decade to overtake chipmakers TSMC, Intel, Qualcomm Samsung this week said it intends to spend $116 billion by 2030 in order to beat the likes of Intel, Qualcomm, and TSMC for a lead role in logic chip manufacturing. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 19
Apple retains leads in laptop technical support, but gap is narrowing Apple has claimed the top spot on Laptop Magazine's 2019 customer service ratings, scoring 91 out of 100 based on a mix of phone and online performance. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 15
Designers have social duties beyond a product's launch, says Apple's Jony Ive A designer's obligations to the world don't end after a product ships, said Apple chief design officer Jony Ive in an interview published this week. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 35
Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown suggests poor design decisions with 'massive gaps' [u] Before Samsung chose to hold back launch for a redesign, the Galaxy Fold was inherently vulnerable to debris reaching the display, according to a new teardown. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 34
Apple opens dedicated 'Apple TV' YouTube channel, teasing Apple TV+ & iTunes content Apple has silently begun a new YouTube channel, "Apple TV," apparently laying the groundwork for this fall's Apple TV+ launch. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 3
Black Powerbeats Pro shipping May, other colors due in summer While Apple's Beats will be launching the Powerbeats Pro in May as promised, only the black model will be available at first, the company says. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2
Apple Pay rumored launching in Austria on Wednesday Apple Pay will reportedly launch in Austria on Wednesday, arriving there well after the U.S. and many European neighbors. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 0
Tim Cook wanted Apple to fight US DOJ in court over encryption Speaking at Time Magazine's first-ever Time 100 Summit on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed a variety of topics, most notably saying he wished the company's encryption battle with the U.S. Department of Justice had gone to court. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 46
Samsung clawing back Galaxy Fold from reviewers amid faulty screen complaints In addition to delaying the launch of the phone, Samsung is now asking reviewers to return their Galaxy Fold samples, acknowledging that they were encountering numerous problems with its foldable OLED screen. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 36
Beyonce's 'Lemonade' album hits Apple Music, moves out of Tidal exclusivity Long a Tidal exclusive, Beyonce's popular "Lemonade" album is now finally available on Apple Music as well as other streaming services like Spotify. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 9
Student sues Apple for $1 billion over false arrest linked to facial recognition tech An 18-year-old student launched a $1 billion lawsuit against Apple and an associated security firm on Monday, accusing the pair of falsely linking him to a series of store thefts. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 56
Sprint, AT&T reach settlement in lawsuit over rebranding 4G as '5G E' A settlement has emerged in Sprint's lawsuit against AT&T, which accused the rival carrier of "blatantly misleading consumers" with its use of the term "5G E" to market high-speed 4G connections. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 24
Review: JBL's Endurance Peak wireless earbuds deliver excellent fit & sound If you can look past its touch controls, the JBL Endurance Peak is a great balance of price, longevity, and audio quality amongst fully wireless earbuds. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11
Apple hatched years-long plan to reduce royalty payments to Qualcomm, documents reveal Though in its court battles Apple argued that Qualcomm patents weren't any more valuable than those of companies like Ericsson and Huawei, in private the company praised them — and was aiming to sue Qualcomm as far back as 2014, according to newly-exposed documents. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 55
