A little over a year after discontinuing its Mac desktop app, Twitter says that it’s bringing the program back after Apple unveiled Project Catalyst for macOS 10.15 Catalina. It explained why it decided to drop the app last year. Twitter made the announcement during Apple’s WWDC conference last week, saying that the app would launch […]
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold might not show up until after the Note 10
It’s not easy launching a foldable phone in 2019, as Samsung is quickly finding out: the latest reports from Asia suggest that its innovative Galaxy Fold handset won’t be going on sale until August. That means the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 might be out and available to buy before the folding handset that we first […]
Galaxy Fold reportedly not arriving in July, ‘nothing has progressed’ since April
Well, that was short-lived. After a report earlier this week seemingly pinned the Galaxy Fold’s launch was going to be sometime in July, the company has apparently confirmed that it won’t be happening, saying that things haven’t moved forward since the April misfire. Speaking to The Korea Herald, a Samsung official denied the rumors of […]
Pixel 4 reportedly spotted days after Google confirms its existence
Google tried to control the narrative around the rampant Pixel 4 leaks that have appeared online over the last few weeks, sharing an official image of the back of the phone on Twitter earlier this week. But not even the search giant can control the leaky ship. There appears to be a new image of […]
Huawei delays global launch of foldable phone by three months
Huawei will delay the launch of its much-touted foldable 5G Mate X smartphone by three months, the latest setback for the company that was slapped with U.S. sanctions last month. The Mate X, a competitor to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Fold, is expected to be rolled out globally in September, Vincent Pang, Huawei’s head of corporate […]
Elon Musk’s E3 previews hint at Tesla’s dedicated ‘Toybox’ and ‘Arcade’ features
Elon Musk’s recent appearance at E3 Coliseum 2019 was rife with insights about Tesla’s current and future projects, particularly in the gaming capabilities of the company’s electric cars. Musk even shared a video of a Model 3 running Tesla’s new racing game, Beach Buggy Racing 2: Tesla Edition. Interestingly, the Model 3 in the teaser […]
Samsung’s $100 Galaxy Fit tracker focuses on the basics
It’s been more than a year since Samsung last updated its Fit line of activity-tracking bands, and it’s high time for a refresh. After first announcing the new Galaxy Fit in February alongside the new Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Watch Active, the company is finally ready to roll it out in the US. Starting today, […]
Instagram is back after outage
Instagram looks to be back online after an outage hit the social media platform for more than an hour on Thursday afternoon. Previously, checking it on the Instagram mobile app brought up a “couldn’t refresh feed” message, while attempting to use the desktop website came up with a Facebook logo and a “Sorry, something went […]
Huawei’s lock screens unexpectedly turn into advertisements
According to Huawei users on Twitter, ads for the hotel reservation site Booking.com are popping up on the lock screen of some Huawei smartphones. As Android Police reports, the ads seem to appear on devices using the preinstalled landscape wallpapers. They’ve been spotted in several countries — including the UK, Netherlands, Ireland, South Africa, Norway […]
Google: No, Of Course, We’re Not Slowly Killing Ad Blockers
A few months ago, Google announced changes were coming to improve privacy, security, and performance with regard to Chrome extensions. In particular, one change didn’t sit well with ad blocker developers, who claimed Google was looking to diminish their efficacy. At the time, at least one company threatened to pursue filing an antitrust complaint. Yesterday, […]
The Pixel 4 might have an exciting new feature that’s not available on any iPhone or Android
Google often announces technology innovations that aren’t ready to be turned into commercial products, prompting us to wonder whether they’re just vaporware. But that doesn’t mean development for said projects stops, and the Pixel 4 might prove exactly that. A couple of rumors claim the Pixel 4 will have a chip unlike anything available on […]
Microsoft’s built-in Linux kernel for Windows 10 is ready for testing
Just as promised, Microsoft has delivered a built of Windows 10 to members of its Insiders beta program that includes Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. It was announced just last month at the Build event, and the tech included in Preview Build 18917 (20H1) should bring much faster I/O performance than the previous emulator showed. […]