The U.S. government on Monday temporarily eased some trade restrictions imposed last week on China’s Huawei, a move that sought to minimize disruption for the telecom company’s customers around the world. The U.S. Commerce Department will allow Huawei Technologies to purchase American-made goods in order to maintain existing networks and provide software updates to existing […]
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Stanford’s Doggo is a petite robotic quadruped you can (maybe) build yourself
Got a few thousand bucks and a good deal of engineering expertise? You’re in luck: Stanford students have created a quadrupedal robot platform called Doggo that you can build with off-the-shelf parts and a considerable amount of elbow grease. That’s better than the alternatives, which generally require a hundred grand and a government-sponsored lab. Due […]
Contact Info for Millions of Instagram Influencers, Celebrities, and Brand Accounts Leaked Online
A database that contained contact information for millions of Instagram influencers, celebrities, and brand accounts was recently leaked online, reports TechCrunch. The database, which was hosted by Amazon Web Services and contains more than 49 million records, was accessible without a password or other credentials according to the security researcher who informed TechCrunch about the […]
Despite loss of three key chip designers, Google still plans on making its own SoCs eventually
Back in June 2017, Google hired away chip designer Manu Gulati from Apple. Gulati had a big part in creating some of the chips used to power the Apple iPhone and iPad, and he said on his LinkedIn listing that Google had hired him to be “lead SoC architect.” According to The Information, Gulati and […]
Google cuts ties with Huawei. That may be a ‘kill switch’ for the Chinese firm’s global smartphone ambition
Google’s move to stop licensing its Android mobile operating system to Huawei could deal a huge blow to the Chinese tech giant’s ambitions to become the top player in smartphones globally. The U.S. tech conglomerate has suspended business activity with Huawei that involves the transfer of hardware, software and key technical services. Google made the […]
Google quietly shelves custom Pixel phone cases
Google’s Pixel 3a might have been good news for fans of mid-range phones, but it marked the death knell for one of the company’s signature phone features: its customizable cases. The 9to5Google crew has discovered that Google axed the personalized My Cases it introduced alongside the Pixel 3, leaving you with just the ordinary fabric […]
Samsung brings Galaxy Watch Active features to older smartwatches
You don’t have to spring for the Galaxy Watch Active to put Samsung’s latest software features on your wrist. The company is rolling out an update that brings the Active’s One UI interface, health features and other optimizations to the regular Galaxy Watch, Gear S3 and Gear Sport. You should now have a livelier, easier […]
Microsoft announces new Minecraft Earth AR game for Android and iOS
Microsoft teased a brand new Minecraft-related AR (augmented reality) mobile game about two weeks ago and confirmed it recently. It’s called Minecraft Earth and it will launched on Android and iOS devices at some point this summer. Besides announcing the new game, Microsoft shared some interesting details about Minecraft Earth via The Verge. First off, […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook to the class of 2019: ‘My generation has failed you’
Apple CEO Tim Cook challenged Gen Z to clean up the messes Baby Boomers have left behind. “In some important ways, my generation has failed you,” Cook said Saturday in his commencement speech at Tulane University in New Orleans, La., at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. “We have spent too much time debating, we have been too […]
Google quietly killed custom ‘My Case’ program with Pixel 3a launch
At I/O 2019, Google announced the Nest Hub Max for this summer, and launched the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. However, the big hardware unveils coincided with Google killing My Case for the Pixel 3. The custom case program dates back to the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, and Nexus 6P before coming to the […]
Google Jump will end next month: What you need to know
Google has announced plans to shutter its Jump video stitching software platform in June, stating that the rise of alternative solutions has resulted in a decrease in users. Customers have been given a few weeks to transition from the service to a different option — the service end will apply to both past and present […]
Samsung could be upsetting the applecart with radical camera setup changes for the Galaxy Note 10
Now we know 64 MP is off the table for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, there might not be as much excitement about the device’s camera setups now. For those that were feeling somewhat deflated about the news of the phablet possibly “only” using a 48 MP sensor, the latest leaked information could be even […]