Huawei may face a major roadblock for its next flagship phone, the Mate 30 — it won’t be able to launch with Google apps and services due to the White House banning US companies (like Google) from doing business with the Chinese telecommunications firm, according to a report from Reuters. That means that the Mate […]
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Apple apologizes for listening to Siri recordings, promises reform
Apple Opens a New Window. has said it will no longer have human contractors listen to audio recordings of customers using its digital assistant Siri. The tech giant’s Opens a New Window. apology comes about a month after a whistleblower told The Guardian Opens a New Window. about the practice, which Apple said in its […]
Apple, Samsung hit by lawsuit over ‘unsafe’ RF levels from some iPhone, Galaxy models
Apple and Samsung are the target of a class action lawsuit, after a Chicago Tribune investigation claimed that certain iPhone models and Galaxy S models produce radio-frequency emissions that exceed safety limits regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. The lawsuit, spotted by AppleInsider, was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of […]
Google’s Nest Hello doorbell can now notify you when a package is dropped off
Not being home in time for a package delivery is one of those headaches that can range from a minor annoyance all the way up to a serious inconvenience (if a thief happens to grab the package — say, an Amazon delivery — off of your porch before you do). Sure, you can schedule a […]
What’s new in iOS 13.1 beta 1?
Apple today surprisingly released the first developer beta of iOS 13.1, despite the fact that iOS 13 is not yet publicly available. Read on as we roundup all of the changes and everything new in iOS 13.1 beta 1. One key focus in iOS 13.1 is seemingly restoring features that were initially available in iOS 13 but […]
Google’s Pixel Watch Might Have a Camera
We all want Google to make a Wear OS watch for the first time, even if they seem to have little interest in doing so. Should they find that interest, which could bring new life to their own wearable operating system, they could create a Pixelwatch with a camera housed in the display. The folks […]
THIS BUDGET GAMING DESKTOP COMES WITH RYZEN 3RD GENERATION PROCESSORS
AMD Ryzen 3rd Generation processors have been making laps around Intel’s 9th Generation CPUs and its strange why more gaming PCs don’t offer them as a configuration option, but here we are with HP’s brand new Pavilion Gaming Desktop. Like HP’s Pavilion Gaming Laptop lineup, this new green-tinged gaming PC is more budget oriented and […]
HP Announces the Omen X 27-inch HDR 240 Hz Gaming Monitor
Today, HP announced the newest gaming monitor in their Omen gaming lineup. The Omen X features a 27-inch QHD display with a fast 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time. It is also compatible with AMD Freesync 2 HDR for tear free gaming. The Omen X also comes equipped with ambient lighting to help reduce […]
Microsoft hires Apple’s former Siri chief
Microsoft has hired Bill Stasior, the person who until recently was in charge of the Siri virtual assistant at Apple. The move underlines Microsoft’s focus under CEO Satya Nadella on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. In 2016 Microsoft established the Artificial Intelligence and Research engineering group in a reorganization. Months later the company added AI […]
Canon EOS 90D official marketing video leaked, confirming rumored specs
There has been a lot of chatter about Canon announcing a successor to the EOS 80D for a while now, with the specs for the rumored EOS 90D leaking in bits and bobs since May 2019. However, the discovery of the official promo video by the eagle-eyed people at Canon Rumors has now given us […]
After canceling one upgrade, Minecraft gets another—and it’s Nvidia RTX exclusive
On Monday, Mojang and Nvidia kicked off this week’s Gamescom gaming conference with a substantial unveil for the blocky, mega-popular game Minecraft: a visual upgrade patch coming exclusively to owners of Nvidia RTX graphics cards for the game’s Windows 10 version. This comes seven days after another, similar patch, which would have been free for […]
Google Assistant beats Siri and Alexa in IQ test, but they’re catching up
If you’ve put off getting a smart speaker and you’re wondering which is the most effective, a new small study from Loup Ventures suggests Google Assistant is the best solution for getting the most correct answers. Though Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa all had similar abilities to understand questions, only Google Assistant answered more than […]