Video doorbells are the most important smarthome device you can buy. Smart light bulbs may be flashy, but—when properly integrated—a video doorbell will become something you can’t live without. They’re incredibly reasonable, too, costing just $99 to $199. If you could only have one smarthome device, you should make it a video doorbell—assuming you can […]
It is very likely that Samsung engages in controlled leaks of upcoming products, a strategy that has worked well for Apple over the years. Some intentional leaks are more blatant than others. For example, the South Korean electronics maker has updated its Samsung Pay app with references to an in-display fingerprint sensor, which is a rumored feature of the Galaxy S10. Well, it was a […]
Social media provides a lot of value to the world, but a new study suggests that we should start taking it in smaller doses – ideally no more than 30 minutes per day. The experimental study was conducted by Melissa G. Hunt and others at the University of Pennsylvania, and indications so far show that modest use […]
Apple touts its T2 security chip as “the next generation of security” for its 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models, pitching it as a feature and benefit to customers. Is it really, though? The T2 chip has come under fire for its ability to effectively thwart third-party repairs. The answer, as it turns out, is not a […]
American rapper 2 Milly has filed a lawsuit in California against Fortnite creator Epic Games over the apparent use of his ‘Milly Rock’ dance in the smash video game. The lawsuit was filed over the alleged ‘misappropriation, use and sale’ of the dance. 2 Milly, real name Terrence Ferguson, alleges that the Fortnite emote dubbed ‘Swipe It’, available during Season 5 […]
Japan has cleared the way to purchase the vertical-takeoff and -landing version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter while looking into basing them on so-called helicopter carriers. The result would be Japan’s first fixed-wing aircraft carriers since World War II. The report in Nippon News Network says that Japan has finalized plans to purchase 40 F-35B Joint […]
A ridiculously high price tag will apparently be a barrier to entry for some, when it comes to Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy F flagship folding smartphone. Samsung unveiled the smartphone (in disguised, prototype form) last week, and today South Korea’s Yonhap News reportedly confirmed not only the name, but also the price and release date. According to the news agency, the Galaxy […]
At the Web Summit in Lisbon, Sir Tim Berners-Lee announced the ‘Contract for the Web,’ which he hopes will begin the process of regulating the rules and responsibilities of the internet Back in the stone age days of the internet – aka the 1980s – Tim Berners-Lee, then a little-known tech contractor, was tinkering away at […]
Huawei on Friday teased a new AI-equipped smart speaker at its Mate 20 event in Shanghai — and although it’s a new device, it looks oddly familiar. Roughly translated from Chinese, the smart device is dubbed the Huawei AI Speaker, according to Engadget. And if you haven’t noticed by now, it’s pretty much a blatant copy of […]
If you live near Fort Bragg, North Carolina, you’re probably used to hearing jets pass overhead or seeing convoys on your drive to the supermarket. What you’re probably not expecting, though, is to have a Humvee dropped in your backyard. But that’s exactly what happened earlier today, when a C-17 transport testing a new airdrop […]