Apple has left the MacBook Air mostly untouched for years, including its price. Ever since the 11-inch model disappeared in 2016, you’ve been looking at $999 or more for Apple’s ‘starter’ laptop — a tough sell given the aging design. It might become a better value before long, however. KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (who has […]
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Here Are 911 Transcripts of Some of the Times Apple Employees Walked Directly Into Glass Walls
Last month, reports emerged that Apple’s new “spaceship” campus in Cupertino, California—which hosts roughly 13,000 employees behind around 3,000 giant panes of glass—had resulted in the company’s employees repeatedly injuring themselves by walking straight into the semi-visible walls. Cupertino building officials allegedly warned Apple that the $5 billion Apple Park design would lead to just that happening, and […]
Phone Makers Are Embarrassing Themselves By Copying Apple’s Ideas
As someone who generally prefers Android over iOS, this week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show was painful to watch. In most years, MWC is a showcase for Android at its best, with a slew of affordable smartphones, cutting-edge tech specs, and new ideas like curved screens and optical-zoom cameras. The show ultimately demonstrates how […]
Amazon and Google Are Back to Feuding, This Time Over Smart Homes and Nest
E-retail giant Amazon has declined to feature any future products from Google’s line of smart home products, Nest, and as a result, Nest won’t be restocking those items currently listed on the site once they sell out. Per Business Insider, during a recent conference call between the two tech giants, Amazon informed Google’s team about […]
Android Go is here to fix super cheap phones
When a new version of Android comes out, it’s usually a big deal. There are new features, a bunch of design changes, and sometimes new phones to go along with it. But when a new version of Android launched on six new phones this week, it didn’t seem like a big deal at all, and it […]
Latest Microsoft patent hints at mobile device with hardware laptop mode
One of the most anticipated products, at least from PC giant Microsoft, is the long-rumored Surface Phone. We really don’t have any idea if such a product exists, or if it does what it will look like and when it will arrive. But there is enough noise that it’s safe to assume, at least, that […]
The hunt for cheaper GPUs is turning up some unexpected bargains
As anyone wanting to put together a high performance PC has likely discovered, the self-build PC market is in a terrible state right now. DDR4 RAM prices are more than double what they were 18 months ago, as demand from smartphones has pressured supply. As for GPUs… well, they’re a mess. High-end video cards are […]
Amazon Alexa Lost Its Voice, Forcing Users to Use Light Switches and Check Weather Themselves
Some Amazon Alexa users were met with deafening silence Friday, with the voice-controlled digital assistant going down across the U.S. According to Downdetector.com, a website that monitors technology outages and service interruptions, issues with Alexa began after 9:30 a.m. EST. Users reported issues with Alexa’s voice recognition service on either Amazon Echo devices or third […]
Facebook ends its experiment with the alternative ‘explore’ news feed
Facebook is ending its short-lived (and misguided) experiment with the alternative news feed feature called “Explore.” In a blog post today, Facebook head of news feed Adam Mosseri wrote: We constantly try out new features, design changes and ranking updates to understand how we can make Facebook better for everyone. Some of these changes—like Reactions, […]
Jaguar Unveils Luxury All-Electric SUV
Jaguar Land Rover unveiled Thursday its first all-electric vehicle, the sporty looking 2019 I-PACE crossover sport utility vehicle that aims to compete with Tesla’s larger Model X SUV. The vehicle is priced at 63,495 pounds ($87,152) in the UK. The U.S. pricing, which is expected to be different, will be announced March 6. A base […]
Xbox One tests spring update with controller sharing via Mixer
The next big Xbox One software update is closing in, and as Microsoft rolled it out to Preview Update testers, the company also explained what to expect. Once the Spring update arrives, gamers can check out a new 1440p option that fits in between 1080p and 4K displays to make it just right for anyone […]
The Light Phone 2 adds messaging and more to the ultra-minimalist cellphone
The Light Phone is a cellphone that was released last year with an interesting premise: strip away all the extraneous, distracting pieces of modern smartphones — like internet, texting, email, and photography — to leave the distilled essence of a phone. It could make calls and store nine phone numbers, but that was about it. […]