iPhone 16 and 16 Pro review: A worthy upgrade after three years
With the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, it has never been clearer that the cycle of radical invention has given way to iterative updates—not just on an annual basis, but a monthly one, due to delayed...
View ArticleIntel aims to end monthslong CPU crashing saga with one last microcode update
Intel has spent most of 2024 investigating and trying to fix a problems that was causing crashes and instability for owners of its high-end 13th- and 14th-generation Core desktop processors. In April,...
View ArticleIn rare move from printing industry, HP actually has a decent idea
The printer industry is in a rut. With the digitization of, well, nearly everything, people just don’t print like they used to. More modern ways of storing and sharing information, changes in...
View ArticleMicrosoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch
Microsoft is having another whack at its controversial Recall feature for Copilot+ Windows PCs, after the original version crashed and burned amid scrutiny from security researchers and testers over...
View ArticleiFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process
iFixit's iPhone 16 and 16 Plus teardown. iFixit has published teardown views for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, along with their larger cousins, the Plus and Pro Max. The videos are really marketing...
View ArticleReport: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases
For the past few years, Apple has been making big-budget movies meant to compete with the best traditional Hollywood studios have to offer, and it has been releasing them in theaters to drive ticket...
View ArticleApple backs out of backing OpenAI, report claims
A few weeks back, it was reported that Apple was exploring investing in OpenAI, the company that makes ChatGPT, the GPT model, and other popular generative AI products. Now, a new report from The Wall...
View ArticleVerizon customers face mass-scale outage across the US
Wireless customers of Verizon and AT&T have found that they cannot make calls, send or receive text messages, or download any mobile data. As of this article's publication, it appears the problem...
View ArticleWindows 11 24H2, the biggest update in two years, starts rolling out today
Microsoft will begin rolling this year's annual Windows 11 update out to consumers starting today, the company announced at a Windows- and Copilot-centric event today. The Windows 11 2024 Update, also...
View ArticleHelene takes ultrapure quartz mines offline, threatens tech supply chains
Millions of people across the US South have gone without power or have been forced to evacuate following days of extreme downpours brought on by Hurricane Helene. North Carolina has borne the brunt of...
View Article“Obviously a failure”: Sonos execs not getting bonuses due to app fiasco
Sonos' controversial app update in May was "obviously a failure," Sonos CEO Patrick Spence told Reuters today. When the update launched in May, customers revolted over missing features, like the...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases Office 2024, the latest buy-once-own-forever version of...
Microsoft's push to get Windows and Office users to buy Microsoft 365 subscriptions can be irritating, but to the company's credit, it's one of the few that has continued to sell buy-once, use-forever...
View ArticleAmazon will “ramp up” Prime Video ads in 2025
Subscribers to Prime Video's ad tier will start seeing more commercials next year, further testing how much advertising streamers will tolerate. Speaking to the Financial Times today, Kelly Day, VP of...
View ArticleFaulty Samsung update leaves owners of bricked Galaxy phones with few options
Samsung issued a software update on October 2 that bricked some older Galaxy smartphones. While Samsung has stopped the update from rolling out further, those with broken phones have received a harsh...
View ArticleGoogle as Darth Vader: Why iA Writer quit the Android app market
The team behind iA Writer, a distraction-free writing app that syncs across platforms, has left its Android app "frozen in carbonite." The app is still alive for those who had it installed, but it...
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Uninstalled Copilot? Microsoft will let you reprogram your keyboard’s Copilot...
Whether you care about Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant or not, many new PCs introduced this year have included a dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard; this is true whether the PC meets the...
View ArticleNo more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates
On Thursday, Apple released the first software updates for its devices since last month's rollout of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. Those who've been following along know that several key features that...
View ArticleSmart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes
The companies behind the streaming industry, including smart TV and streaming stick manufacturers and streaming service providers, have developed a "surveillance system" that has "long undermined...
View ArticleReport: First wave of M4 Macs, including smaller Mac mini, coming November 1
Reliable rumors have suggested that M4 Macs are right around the corner, and now Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is forecasting a specific launch date: November 1, following a late-October announcement that...
View ArticleSamsung says it’s in “crisis,” apologizes for missing profit target
Samsung Electronics has issued a public apology and acknowledged the company is considered to be in “crisis,” following the release of worse than expected profit guidance on Tuesday. The South Korean...
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