Hot on the heels of learning practically everything Samsung could possibly announce at its Galaxy S10 press conference later this month, including up to five phones an entire wearables lineup, the news just leaked that LG’s new super secret superphone — the LG V50 ThinQ — has just broken cover. It turns an entire trail […]
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Best Tech Deals for President’s Day Shoppers
Presidents’ Day is on Monday, February 18th. Across the Nation, banks will be closed as will some other stores and institutions, so check before you make the trek out if you have the day off. The biggest retailers, like Amazon, Best Buy, eBay, and Target, are all on the clock, though, and some of the […]
No Love Between Bezos and the Enquirer
Last week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos posted on Medium that AMI, which publishes the National Enquirer, told him it would publish embarrassing photos of him if he did not publicly state that the Enquirer’s coverage was not politically motivated. Gavin de Becker, Bezos’ powerful private security consultant believes leak of the images was politically motivated, […]
Canon Throws Its Hat into the Mirrorless Camera Ring with EOS R
The launch of the EOS R is a very big deal for Canon, which came pretty late to the Mirrorless Camera party, and expectations were pretty high. So what’s the verdict? Well, according to most “expert” reviews, the EOS R is a mixed bag. Pros: Silent mode, easy to use with existing Canon lenses, Great […]
Captain Marvel’s Retro Tie-In Website
Marvel’s next big superhero movie is Captain Marvel, set for release in theaters on March 8th, and unlike most of the franchise’s films, this one’s set in the 1990s. To go along with the movie’s release, the company has launched a tie-in website that fits the timeframe, a throwback to web design of the era, […]
Energizer just keeps on Going… and Going… with their Smartphones
Energizer is a name everyone associates with batteries, not smartphones, so it may surprise you to learn they’ve been quietly dipping its toes into the Android smartphone waters for awhile. But now it looks like they’re ready to make a splash, because this year at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019, Energizer is set to debut […]
At Home DNA Takes a Bite Out of Crime
FamilyTreeDNA, a popular at-home DNA test, is working with the FBI to help the agency solve violent crimes, the company acknowledged in a statement. The policy appears to go beyond the privacy rules generally laid out by other major DNA testing companies. In its statement, the company said the laboratory that performs DNA tests […]
Snopes Breaks Up with Facebook
Snopes, a fact-checking organization, announced on Friday its decision to end its partnership with Facebook, which has been ramping its efforts to curb misinformation on its services since the 2016 U.S. election. Facebook and Snopes had been working together since December 2016 to fact check content on the social network, reportedly paying the debunking […]
Apple Puts the Smackdown on Facebook Apps
Things are getting more heated between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook. According to TechCrunch, Facebook had long been paying people $20 a month to download an app called Facebook Research that essentially gave the company full access to collect data from their phones, including which websites they visited, the messages […]
Apple Welcomes Microsoft to the App Store
All you frustrated Microsoft Office fans using Macs, your time has finally come. Microsoft is making its Office suite available on Apple’s Mac App Store. The software giant originally promised to bring Office apps to the Mac App Store by the end of 2018, and after a short delay they’re finally on hand. All your […]