Dark mode has been rolling out to a lot of apps on Android since the system-wide toggle arrived last year, but there have been a few holdouts. One app that’s not picked up dark mode yet is Facebook, but its Lite counterpart has just added the functionality. While the main Facebook app on Android still […]
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Second Windows 10 update is now causing problems by hiding user profiles
Windows 10 users are reporting that a second Windows update included in this month’s Patch Tuesday is causing problems. According to reports, a bug in the KB4532693 update is hiding user profiles and their respective data on some Windows 10 systems. Issues with KB4532693 have been reported on Microsoft forums [1, 2, 3, 4], Twitter, […]
New PS5 leak suggests V-shape design could be legit
Hype around Sony’s upcoming PS5 console is building rapidly. Fans online are already speculating on what new features Sony will bring to gamers later this year, and some are snooping through patent filings to get a glimpse of what the PS5 might hold. Dutch website Let’s Go Digital uncovered a patent filed away at INPI […]
Deal | Microsoft is discounting its Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch with Core i5 CPU, 8 GB RAM and 128 GB to $800
When Microsoft launched its third generation 13.5-inch Surface Laptop just a few months ago, the lowest-end configuration would start at $1000 with a Core i5-1035G7 Ice Lake CPU, 128 GB NVMe SSD, and 8 GB of RAM. Fast-forward to 2020 and now this same configuration can be found for $200 off. Both Best Buy and […]
How to Fix the User-Profile Bug in Windows 10’s Latest Patch
Here we go again: The latest Windows 10 patch, KB4532693, might stick you with an annoying bug. Some Windows users who have installed it have reported that their Windows user profile—and all the data and apps therein—weren’t loading when they logged in. It’s alarming to suddenly have your data missing and all your OS settings set to […]
You can blame Nvidia, not just Activision Blizzard, for their GeForce Now falling-out
When we learned that Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service was losing access to every Activision Blizzard game only one week after leaving beta, I’ll admit my first thought was that maybe a short-sighted, money-grubbing corporation had decided to take its ball and go home. That may still be what happened, but it turns out […]
Rumor suggests Apple’s 5G iPhone could rely on a custom antenna
For years, leaks and rumors have targeted 2020 for the arrival of Apple’s first iPhone with 5G capabilities. Now we’re in the year, and carriers are starting to roll out networks with the high-bandwidth connections. Samsung already revealed that its Galaxy S20 series will offer 5G support across the line, although only the super-sized Ultra […]
Messaging app ToTok, allegedly used for mass spying, removed from Google Play again
Last December, a report from the New York Times detailed how a chat app gaining traction around the world was actually being used as a spying tool by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While ToTok was initially removed by Apple and Google, the Play Store later restored the messaging service. The Android app today looks […]
This supercheap dual-screen smartphone suffers from one niggling flaw
Despite a long hisotry of innovation, ZTE has long found itself stuck in the shadow of bigger rivals. The Chinese company was responsible for the first phone with an AMOLED display, and the first to use an Intel CPU. The ZTE Nubia X (reviewed here) continues in this innovative vein, offering a second smaller color […]
Google’s AutoFlip uses AI to crop videos for you
Video filmed and edited for TV is typically created and viewed in landscape, but problematically, aspect ratios like 16:9 and 4:3 don’t always fit the display being used for viewing. Fortunately, Google is on the case. It today detailed AutoFlip, an open source tool for intelligent video reframing. Given a video and a target dimension, […]
Facebook quietly releases a Pinterest clone
A new app from Facebook’s new products division looks an awful lot like Pinterest, The Information reports. Hobbi is a photo-sharing app where you can “capture and organize your creative process” like cooking, baking, arts and crafts, fitness or home decor, according to its page in the App Store. Aimed at hobbyists, the app organizes […]
Lenovo Legion teases its first gaming phone, a smartphone powered by a Snapdragon 865
ASUS, Nubia and Xiaomi have all attempted to challenge Razer on gaming phones in the last few years, with the latter two seemingly on the verge of releasing new handsets. Now, it seems that Lenovo is getting in on the act, too. After all, Lenovo already has an established gaming division, with Legion laptops like […]