Reggie Fils-Aime’s body is no longer ready. The longtime president of Nintendo of America is stepping down on April 15, to be replaced by marketing man Doug Bowser, Nintendo said in a press release today. Fils-Aime, who was with Nintendo for 15 years, became an instant gamer celebrity when he took the company’s stage at […]
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Apple And Samsung’s Skyrocketing Phone Prices Have Fueled Huawei’s Rise Says Research Firm
It seems like Samsung and Apple just aren’t getting the memo from consumers that people aren’t happy with the pricing of their flagship devices; prices are pushing into the well over $1000 zone. Apple has seen its iPhone upgrade cycle lengthen to four years with much of the reason placed on the high price of […]
Google combats opioid epidemic through providing disposal locations on Google Maps
Google is launching a new effort in the fight against the nation’s opioid crisis. The tech giant is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, CVS, Walgreens and state governments to display local drug disposal locations in Google Maps. By entering searches such as “drug drop off near me” […]
Here’s everything that launched at Samsung Unpacked 2019
Samsung has kicked off its 2019 in a big way, as the company has just announced a wealth of new devices. Headlined by the Samsung Galaxy S10 range, the launch also included other phones and wearables too. If you missed the livestream though, don’t worry, because you’ll find all the information below about everything announced. […]
ANDROID USERS: CHECK THIS FACEBOOK LOCATION PRIVACY SETTING ASAP
On Wednesday, Facebook introduced a new privacy setting for Android users. Previously, if you had Location History turned on, the app could track you in the background. In other words, even if you didn’t have the app open, it knew where you were. Now, you can stop it from doing so. And you should. The change applies […]
Twitter opens applications for its ‘prototype’ program, first tests to focus on fixing conversations
Twitter today is opening up applications for its new testing program, first announced at CES in January. The program potentially can cover any and every aspect of the Twitter experience, but the first set of tests will focus on how interactions between people, and specifically replies, appear on Twitter. They will include a new design […]
Forget the Galaxy S10, Xiaomi’s brand new Android phone with 12GB of RAM is insanely affordable
It’s Galaxy S10 day today, but that didn’t stop some of its rivals from coming out with brand new smartphones. While LG chose to unleash a flurry of affordable mid-range phones that will not compete against the Galaxy S10 series, Xiaomi went a lot bigger than that. The Xiaomi Mi 9, which was spotted in […]
Google plans for gaming conference news stoke streaming-service fires
Several news outlets are reporting receiving invitations from Google for an announcement set to take place at the 2019 GDC (Game Developer Conference) next month. Details included in the invitation itself are sparse, apparently stating only that “all will be revealed” at a keynote during the conference on March 19th at 10AM PT, 1PM ET. […]
People are complaining that Spotify’s new interface buries the repeat button
Spotify updated its interface last week, and people are upset. A new update has reorganized the mobile app’s button layout, pushing the “Repeat” and “Go to queue” buttons into a submenu and making sharing a priority instead. Before, the repeat and play queue were easily accessible on a song’s now playing page, but now, if […]
New VR headset offers truly ‘retina’ resolution for an immense price
The pixel wars may be over already – as far as virtual reality (VR) is concerned – with the unveiling of the VR-1 headset by a firm known as Varjo. First teased back in 2017, the company’s VR-1 headset looks similar to its competitors, yet on the inside it employs what Varjo calls a “Bionic […]
The best 4K TVs under $1,000 are at their lowest price—for now
Back in the day, finding a flat screen TV for under $1,000 was all but unheard of outside of steep Black Friday discounts. But now you’ve got plenty of options in the three-digit range, including one of our all-time favorite 4K TVs from TCL, the 6 Series, which is currently on sale at Walmart for […]
Apple’s 2019 hardware roadmap calls for at least 11 new products
Apple is anticipated to update nearly every line of hardware it has in 2019. AppleInsider shows you what we’re expecting to see, including the “AirPods 2,” 2019 Mac Pro, Apple Pro displays, new iPhones, the “iPad mini 5,” and more. As happens every year, Apple makes a large number of changes to its product portfolio, […]