Late last year, Apple admitted that it had throttled the CPU on some older iPhone models. These units contained worn out batteries that were not up to providing the handset with enough power to perform certain complex tasks. When that happened, the iPhone in question would shut down, forcing the user to reboot the phone. Apple included the software required to throttle these older models through the update to iOS 10.2.1, and never told the public what was going on until last December.Besides offering $29 battery replacements until the end of the year (reduced from $79) the company added ...
The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have had numerous problems. There was the burn-in issue with the screen, clicking sounds that came from the phones' speakers, microphones that were cutting out during phone calls, and the inability to receive or download an MMS message on both models. Google claims to have fixed the latter problem, although several owners of the 2017 Pixel handsets disagree.
Remember Waldo? The bespectacled, hat wearing children's book character with the red and white striped sweater is about to show up on your smartphone. For Google Maps' April Fools' Day prank, you can play "Where's Waldo" on your handset. First, make sure you have the latest version of Maps on your phone, and open up the app. You'll find Waldo waving to you from the left side of the screen. Click on the image of Waldo and you'll be prompted to start the game.
Apple's virtual assistant Siri has fallen behind Google Assistant and Amazon's Alexa. Earlier this month, some former Apple employees said that the company's vision for Siri died along with Steve Jobs. Ironically, Jobs passed away on October 5th, 2011, which was the day after the first iPhone with Siri was unveiled. That, of course, was the Apple iPhone 4s. While Siri has been improved over the years, the virtual helper is not as reliable on Apple's HomePod smart speaker as Google Assistant and Alexa are anchoring the Google Home and Amazon Echo smart speakers, respectively.
With a buttery smooth UI, many former Windows Phone users will tell you that the so-called "app gap" was responsible for the failure of the platform to be competitive. Now, Brandon Watson is rejecting that argument through a series of tweets. And Mr. Watson should know since he was Senior Director for Windows Phone between March 2010 and February 2012, and was the person in charge of "developer platform product management."
The Tom's Hardware community shares its favorite in-game surprises of all time. Did your favorite make the list?
LG is still undecided on whether or not to implement the notch to its next flagship, but it looks like it's determined to bring not one, but two high-end phones to the market.
Take a visual tour through Nvidia's bustling tech showcase at GTC 2018. We saw new Teslas and Quadros, Warp Drives, and "the world's largest GPU."
Google is back with yet another awesome deal on its streaming services – YouTube Red and Google Play Music. If you're an Android user then you've probably noticed that these deals are very common and don't last too long.
Google is usually the first to release a new security patch each month, but sometimes it happens that another smartphone maker gets to launch it first. While this might seem unusual, it's 100% possible since Google sends these monthly security patches one month early so that smartphone makers can add their own changes.
Chinese authorities have busted a smuggling ring that used drones to whisk $80 million worth of Apple iPhone handsets from Hong Kong to China. It is the first time in the country that drones were discovered to have played a role in a cross-border operation. The drones were used to fly bags, each containing more than ten refurbished iPhone units. Using the cover of darkness, the 26-person ring flew the drones after midnight on "missions" that took only seconds to accomplish. The smugglers were able to fly as many as 15,000 iPhone handsets over the border on a given night. One of the actual drones ...
In an interview with Tested.com at GDC, Andy Davis, DisplayLink Marketing Director revealed several details about the wireless system that we didn’t know, including details about a new Intel-developed antenna system.
It looks like good things happen to consumers who bought the Galaxy Note 8 in the United States. After Samsung announced earlier this week that it will upgrade the smartphone to Android 8.0 Oreo in 2-3 weeks, local carriers started to deploy the update.
Apple announced support for Thunderbolt 3-based external GPUs with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
The U.S. government issued a proposal that would require visitors and immigrants to submit their social media identities into their visa application forms. The public will have 60 days to comment on it, before the OMB approves or rejects the proposal.
Motorola somewhat confirmed plans to unveil new smartphones next month, but it didn't say how many devices will be introduced in April. Well, it doesn't even need to since the company's entire Moto G6 lineup leaked out months ago.
Here are the best Virtual Reality Headsets currently available for the PC. Ranging from $400 to over $1000, these are truly the ultimate gaming peripherals.
Thermaltake launched a new RGB fan to add to its recently upgraded RGB Plus lighting ecosystem.
Huawei CEO Richard Yu has said that the company's goal is to leap frog over Apple and Samsung to become the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. To help it achieve that goal, the company hoped to partner with the two largest U.S. wireless operators. Verizon and AT&T were prepared to add the Huawei Mate 10 Pro to their lineups earlier this year, but those deals fell through after the U.S. government became vocal about Huawei's close ties to the Chinese government. Last month, U.S. lawmakers warned Americans not to buy or use Huawei products. In the back of their minds was a report from ...
Samsung is reportedly deploying yet another update for some of its top-tier smartphones, such as the Galaxy S8/S8+ and Galaxy Note 8. The new firmware updates the Always On Display (AOD) feature on all three smartphones and introduces support for GIF files.
Unveiled back in February at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, ZTE's first Android Go smartphone, the Tempo Go is now available for purchase in the United States. Apparently, this is also the first Android Go smartphone to be released in the US.
Last October, Huawei CEO Richard Yu revealed that the company has a working foldable phone that could be released in 2018. The timing of that comment is important, because just one month prior to Yu's statement Huawei filed a patent application with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The patent was published today by that organization, and includes images of what Huawei has in mind.
Windows 10 has made it simple to set up RAID by building on the good work of Windows 8 and Storage Spaces.
Let's take a look at the energy requirements of cryptocurrency mining rigs: Which current-generation GPUs are the most suitable for Ethereum mining?
Under Armour, the company that now owns MyFitnessPal, announced that approximately 150 million accounts were exposed in a data breach that was discovered on March 25, 2018.
Samsung’s Odyssey HMD is the Cadillac of Windows Mixed Reality headsets. If you’re looking for a high-end MR option, this option is our favorite--even at its high price.
OnePlus has officially revealed the first picture of its upcoming OnePlus 6 phone and lo and behold, it will have a notch quite similar to that of the iPhone X.
Last week at GDC, Oculus introduced a new rendering technique called Fixed Foveated Rendering (FFR), which reduces the GPU load in VR scenes. FFR is somewhat of a gamechanger for mobile VR headsets, especially standalone units like the Oculus Go.
Late last night, Valve introduced a new SteamVR feature that enables per-application video settings so you can better utilize your graphics card’s resources in less demanding titles and not overload the GPU in graphics-heavy titles.
The first GTX 1060 Max-Q gaming laptop we have tested, this version of Dell's budget gamer delivers good value if you have a strict $1,000 budget.
One of the biggest new features in iOS 11.3 is a more advanced long-term battery health monitoring and the option to disable performance throttling, but how do you use these features and what do the numbers there mean?
iOS 11.3 is already out and Apple has now officially confirmed that there will be at least one more point iOS 11 update and that would be iOS 11.4.
Sports apparel company Under Armour has gained quite the popularity in the past few years and you've probably noticed that. It now competes with the top dogs of the industry, including Nike, Adidas, and Puma. Under Armour also offers a fitness app and service called MyFitnessPal. It tracks your calorie income, has info about numerous diets and fitness programs, you get the idea. Now, before you call us SportsArena (actually, that sounds somewhat compelling) let's go straight to the topic – it turns out MyFitnessPal has been hacked, resulting in the breach of 150 million accounts. Yikes.
The new iOS 11.3 update is here and it brings new battery health info, ARKit with support for vertical surfaces, business chat and health records in the US, and other improvements, but one important feature that was expected to come with this update, did not make it: we are talking about AirPlay 2.
Starting today, you can download iOS 11.3 for your iOS devices and get all the new features that come with it: the new battery health info, ARKit with support for vertical surfaces, business chat and health records in the US, and other improvements.