ICEBlock, an app that lets users anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, has soared up the App Store charts after receiving criticism from the Trump Administration. As The Verge reports, last week, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded to CNN’s coverage of ICEBlock in a post on X, calling it an “obstruction of […]
If you have an Anker Power Bank that wasn’t recalled earlier this month and thought you were safe, think again. As The Verge reports, Anker has already issued its second product recall so far in June, warning customers that five additional power bank models should stop being used “immediately due to the risk of overheating, melting, smoke, […]
A jury in San Jose, California has decided that Google misused customers’ cell phone data and must pay more than $314.6 million to Android smartphone users in the state, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs. As Reuters reports, the jury agreed with the plaintiffs that Google was liable for sending and receiving information from […]
The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for nearly 40 years, but that’s about to change. Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it was overhauling its BSOD error message in Windows 11, and the company has now confirmed that it will soon be known as… the Black Screen of Death. Whoop de do. […]
There’s are just three days left to file a claim in Apple’s $95 million lawsuit settlement. As NBC News reports, back in January, Apple agreed to resolve a five-year-old lawsuit involving allegations that it surreptitiously activated Siri to record conversations through iPhones and other devices equipped with the virtual assistant for more than a decade. Who is eligible […]
Current and former AT&T subscribers might soon be eligible for a payout from a $177 million settlement over two recent data breaches at the carrier. As PCMag reports, on Friday, a US district judge in Texas gave preliminary approval to the settlement, with the goal of kicking off the process to distribute the funds before a […]
Everyone wants to run your phone’s mobile service. Earlier this month, Hollywood celebrities and podcast hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett teamed up to launch a new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) under the SmartLess brand. Maybe they got the idea from Ryan Reynolds, who is famously associated with the MVNO Mint Mobile. Then Trump […]
Garmin has just released its new Index Sleep Monitor, a smart sleep band that gives users a closer look at their overnight vitals and recovery. As CNET reports, in a press release, Garmin’s vice president of consumer sales and marketing, Susan Lyman, said, “We are thrilled to add the Index Sleep Monitor to our suite of innovative […]
The clock just never seems to run out for TikTok. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting the wildly popular social media app yet another 90 days to strike a deal to sell itself to a buyer deemed fit by US officials or face a federal ban. The newest extension pushes the deadline to […]
Very few sales events get our blood pumping quite like Amazon Prime Day. The largest online retailer in the world’s yearly member-centric sales event brings us the best prices on thousands of top products, and it’s never too early to prepare. As PCMag reports, the official announcement for 2025’s Prime Day was just released, including the dates: July […]