Hot off a much better than expected third quarter, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert thinks investors should buckle up for more upside because the Apple 5G iPhone “supercycle” is real. “It’s already here,” Sievert told Yahoo Finance Live on if he is a believer in Wall Street’s “supercycle” thesis for the latest iPhone. Apple iPhone 12 […]
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Microsoft Your Phone can run multiple Android apps on select devices
Microsoft Your Phone can now support running multiple Android apps side-by-side on the Windows desktop. But before you get too excited, it seems that Microsoft and Samsung have done a deal, because it’s limited to recent Samsung handsets. The feature was first teased during the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and was believed […]
Panasonic makes vacuum gadget to rescue wireless earbuds from train tracks
Panasonic is working with one of Japan’s biggest railway companies to solve a new problem that has sprung up in recent years: a rise in people dropping wireless earbuds onto train tracks. JR East, the part of Japan’s formerly private railway group that covers the Tokyo and Tohoku regions of the country, says that there […]
Nintendo Switch Sales Keep Growing
The Nintendo Switch continues to sell incredibly well according to the company’s latest financial briefing. The Switch has now surpassed lifetime sales for the NES, and Nintendo has updated its financial forecast to show a 50% profit increase by the time the fiscal year ends. Nintendo shipped 6.86 million Switch consoles in the previous fiscal […]
SpaceX opens Starlink satellite internet to public beta testers: report
SpaceX is now sending out email invitations for public beta testing of Starlink, the company’s upcoming satellite internet service. Last week, people who had registered interest in the service on the Starlink website began receiving emails from SpaceX to join the beta test, called “Better Than Nothing Beta,” Ars Technica reported. To participate, users must […]
Physicists develop efficient modem for a future quantum internet
The first quantum revolution brought about semiconductor electronics, the laser and finally the internet. The coming, second quantum revolution promises spy-proof communication, extremely precise quantum sensors and quantum computers for previously unsolvable computing tasks. But this revolution is still in its infancy. A central research object is the interface between local quantum devices and light […]
How to get the old Gmail, Calendar, Google Drive icons back on Android, iPhone, and Chrome
Over the past few weeks, Google has been replacing the logos and icons of some of its most beloved services, and the public reaction has been… mixed. Some people don’t care, while others absolutely hate the new icons. If you fall into the latter group, here’s how to replace Google’s new icons for Gmail, Calendar, […]
Microsoft is beginning to replace Control Panel with Windows 10’s Settings app
What just happened? Microsoft is on a crusade to kill off any and all traces of “old Windows” in its latest Windows 10 operating system, and though the progress has been slow, the company took another major step toward that goal with its latest Windows update. Those with an up-to-date copy of Windows can reportedly […]
DJI’s palm-sized Mini 2 drone flies further and shoots 4K for $449
Last year’s DJI Mavic Mini might have been the smallest and lightest full-featured drone on the market, but it was also a little compromised out of the gate. Today, the DJI Mini 2 — don’t call it a Mavic — is addressing some of its limitations. While the new $449 drone might look identical to […]
Pixel 5 screen gap is perfectly normal, Google community specialist says
Google’s Pixel 5 smartphone launched in the US and Canada on October 29, 2020. The handset, a true successor to the Pixel 4 that arrived a year earlier, got a two-week head start in several other major markets and almost immediately, owners started noticing some issues with the phone’s build quality. Specifically, users and early […]
Company offering $9,000 for someone to browse the Internet
The Norwegian makers of Internet browser Opera announced they are offering a $9,000 payday for a two week dream job: browsing the Web for fun. The company said the selected “Personal Browser” will spend two weeks performing online activities such as hunting for memes, watching cute baby animal videos and researching unusual topics while livestreaming […]
Google confirms Pixel 5 screen gaps are part of the phone’s design
Soon after the Google Pixel 5 made its debut last month, buyers took to online forums over concerns about a possible design defect — gaps were spotted between the phone’s screen and body. Now, the company has finally addressed these concerns. According to a community representative in the official Pixel forums, the gaps are not […]