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Hangouts App For Wear OS Bites The Dust

2019-03-05

Google has been gradually moving away from Hangouts over the past couple of years. It will be transitioning G Suite users from the classic Hangouts service this year. The same change would also be made for individual users after that. Hangouts continues its march towards its eventual demise as the Wear OS app now bites […]

LEGO Fold Cashes In On The Foldable Smartphone Hype

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

There has been a lot of talk about foldable smartphones over the past couple of weeks. Samsung led with the announcements when it unveiled the Galaxy Fold on February 20th ahead of MWC 2019 in Barcelona the following week. LEGO has humorously decided to cash in on this hype for the “LEGO Fold,” which isn’t […]

Official Game Of Thrones Season 8 Trailer Released

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

HBO has been teasing the final season of Game of Thrones over the past few months but there has been little in the way of actual footage from the upcoming season. That changes today as the cable giant has released the first official Game of Thrones season 8 trailer. There’s plenty of unseen footage which […]

Huawei Confirms ‘Periscope’ Zoom Camera For The P30 Pro

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Huawei fans have been looking forward to the company’s upcoming flagship P30 series which will be unveiled on March 26th at an event in Paris. There have been a few rumors about this series already and now the company has dropped a bit of information about the P30 Pro, the top-tier model of the new […]

Full Dark Mode Arrives For Windows 10 Mail App

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Those who use the Mail app in Windows 10 today might want to grab the latest update for this app. Microsoft is rolling out a more comprehensive dark mode for the Mail app which includes the dark hue for the email portion of the app. It’s a change from the previous behavior where the app […]

Corning Is Developing Flexible Glass For Foldable Displays

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

You’d want the displays on foldable smartphones to be robust because one can only imagine what the repair cost on those screens would be. Corning has a long history of providing manufacturers with durable cover glass under its Gorilla Glass brand. The company has now revealed that it’s developing a bendable version of glass which […]

Roku Devices Can Now Be Controlled With Alexa

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Roku has added support for yet another voice assistant to its streaming hardware. The company announced support for the Google Assistant just last fall and it has now done the same for Amazon’s Alexa. It will now be possible for Roku users to control their devices using voice commands given to Alexa. Once the new […]

Rainbow Six Siege Operation Burnt Horizon Release Date Confirmed

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Rainbow Six Siege players have been waiting for Operation Burnt Horizon to arrive ever since the new patch landed on the Technical Test Server two weeks ago. It has definitely been a considerable wait for them and they will be happy to know now that Operation Burnt Horizon will be rolling out to players tomorrow, […]

Uber Rewards Now Available To All U.S. Riders

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

The Uber Rewards loyalty program was introduced in January this year. The feature was initially rolled out to riders in select cities like San Francisco. It calculated how much they have spent on Uber and Uber Eats in the last six months and awards perks such as no-fee cancellations if they rebook, free car upgrades, […]

JetBlue Gives You A Chance To Win Free Flights For Wiping Your Instagram

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Instagram is one of the most widely used social networks out there. Many of its users live their lives on the network, uploading pictures of their breakfast to their workouts and everything in between. JetBlue’s latest promotion involves having users break their Instagram habit. The contest provides three lucky winners the chance to fly free […]

Don’t Expect To See Marvel Or Star Wars In Kingdom Hearts Soon

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

One of the unique aspects of Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts game is that it combines intellectual property from Square Enix and Disney. However with Disney also owning other brands such as Marvel and Star Wars, we’re sure that some have wondered if Marvel and Star Wars could eventually find their way into Kingdom Hearts as […]

EA Investigating Anthem Crashing On The PS4

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Recently it was reported that Sony PS4 players were encountering issues with EA’s latest game, Anthem, where there were reports of players experiencing crashing to the point where it was pretty much unplayable. The good news is that it looks like EA is aware of the issue and are looking into it. According to a […]

Apple Could Have Fixed MacBook Pro’s ‘Flexgate’ Issue

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Earlier this year it was reported that some MacBook Pro users were running into display issues on their laptop. This comes in the form of backlighting problems where the problem was allegedly due to the use of fragile flex cables where with the repeated opening and closing of the display hinge, it wore them out. […]

Sony Mobile Might Have Exited Another Market

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Sony recently took the wraps off a bunch of new phones at MWC 2019, including a flagship and a handful of mid-rangers. Unfortunately for our readers in Australia, it seems that you might not be able to get your hands on them as the company has seemingly exited the Australian market. This is according to […]

Patient In London Might Be The Second Person To Have Been Cured Of HIV

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

These days thanks to the advancement of modern medicine, science, and technology, people who contract HIV can still lead relatively normal lives, even if their lives might have been shortened due to the fact that at the moment there is still no known cure for the disease. However there is hope. According to recent reports, […]

Latest Essential Phone Update Adds Google’s Digital Wellbeing

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

It is only to the benefit of handset makers if you spend a lot of time on their devices. This means that you get more entrenched into their ecosystem, use their apps and services, and potentially makes you a loyal customer for life. However in more recent times, these companies have started to introduce features […]

Grandma Almost Floats Out To Sea While Posing On An Iceberg

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Posing for photographs is pretty much what everyone does, but we need to be more mindful of where we are posing. Unfortunately we have heard far too many stories of how people have chosen to pose at dangerous locations and have died as a result. This was nearly the same story for an adventurous grandma […]

Democrats Hoping To Introduce New Bill To Bring Back Net Neutrality

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Ever since the FCC rolled back the net neutrality rules, there has been a bit of a fight in an attempt to bring it back. We saw tech companies voice out their concerns about the lack of net neutrality, and we even saw individual states attempt to introduce state-side net neutrality rules of their own. […]

Microsoft Unveils Custom Themed Oreo Cookie Xbox One X

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

If you’re a fan of limited and specially designed custom consoles, then you might be interested to learn that Microsoft has announced a special edition Xbox One X. As you can see in the image below, it is a console that has been designed to look like an Oreo, or least it shares the black […]

Samsung Galaxy Fold Could Come To Verizon And Sprint

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

When the Samsung Galaxy Fold was officially announced, it was revealed in the press release that the phone would be coming to AT&T and T-Mobile, which meant that Verizon and Sprint were potentially left out of the loop. However thanks to digging by XDA developer deadman96385, perhaps Verizon and Sprint customers can expect the phone […]

DisplayMate Gives Samsung Galaxy S10’s Display An A+ Grade

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

If there is one aspect about Samsung phones that is hard to deny, it would be in their displays where Samsung admittedly makes one of the best displays in the smartphone game at the moment. So much so that according to a recent review by DisplayMate, they have given the phone’s display the highest grade […]

Latest Google Pixel 3 Update Will Fix The Phone’s Camera Issues

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

It is a pretty well-established fact that the Google Pixel 3’s camera has come a very long way from the early days of the Nexus and Pixel handsets. Whether or not it’s the best is debatable, but it’s hard to ignore the fact that it does a pretty damn good job (you can check out […]

Google Refutes Report That They Are Still Working On A Censored Search Engine

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Last year it was reported that Google was working on a special/customized version of its search engine designed specifically for the Chinese market. It would be a search engine that would censor certain topics in line with the Chinese government’s regulations. Given how big China’s market is, it wasn’t really a surprise to see Google […]

HTC Could Be Considering Licensing Out Its Brand To Other Manufacturers

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Let’s face it, as great as HTC’s phones once was, the company’s more recent endeavors haven’t really been met too favorably, especially in the light of Chinese companies who are aggressively releasing cheaper and more value for money handsets. So much so that HTC could be considering calling it quits. In a report from ET […]

Sonic The Hedgehog Live Action Movie Promo Images Leaked

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Last year it was confirmed that in 2019, a live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie would be released. For those wondering what the movie could look like, a series of leaked images might have clued us in. This is according to a post on Hamagami / Carroll, Inc.’s website where the alleged promo images might have […]

Facebook’s 2FA Phone Numbers Found To Searchable

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

One of the security features of Facebook was that users could attach their phone numbers to their accounts for 2FA, making it a bit more secure compared to just using a username and password system. Unfortunately it seems that if you do use Facebook’s 2FA system, your profile can be easily found using your phone […]

Microsoft Edge For iOS Updated With Instant Translation

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

Unlike our desktop websites where if you use browsers like Chrome, it will come with a built-in translation feature, or you could simply copy the URL and take it to Google Translate to have it translated to whatever language you want. While translating on mobile is more than possible, Microsoft is making it easier for […]

Developer Manages To Get Windows 10 Running On The Nintendo Switch

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

The Nintendo Switch, designed primarily as a gaming device, is slowly starting to become a modder’s dream. Previously we saw how some developers managed to get Android Q up and running on the console (albeit in somewhat limited form), and now it seems that someone has managed to get Windows 10 running on the console […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lineup Gets HDR Certification For Netflix

2019-03-05

Consumer Electronics

With the Samsung Galaxy S10 being the latest and greatest phones from Samsung, it’s not surprising that their handsets would eventually get HDR certified by Netflix. If you are using any of the models that were recently announced, including the lower-end Galaxy S10e, Netflix has updated its support page where it lists all the Galaxy […]

Samsung Galaxy S10 Review

Hangouts App For Wear OS Bites The Dust

LEGO Fold Cashes In On The Foldable Smartphone Hype

Official Game Of Thrones Season 8 Trailer Released

Huawei Confirms ‘Periscope’ Zoom Camera For The P30 Pro

Full Dark Mode Arrives For Windows 10 Mail App

Corning Is Developing Flexible Glass For Foldable Displays

Roku Devices Can Now Be Controlled With Alexa

Rainbow Six Siege Operation Burnt Horizon Release Date Confirmed

Uber Rewards Now Available To All U.S. Riders

JetBlue Gives You A Chance To Win Free Flights For Wiping Your Instagram

Don’t Expect To See Marvel Or Star Wars In Kingdom Hearts Soon

EA Investigating Anthem Crashing On The PS4

Apple Could Have Fixed MacBook Pro’s ‘Flexgate’ Issue

Sony Mobile Might Have Exited Another Market

Patient In London Might Be The Second Person To Have Been Cured Of HIV

Latest Essential Phone Update Adds Google’s Digital Wellbeing

Grandma Almost Floats Out To Sea While Posing On An Iceberg

Democrats Hoping To Introduce New Bill To Bring Back Net Neutrality

Microsoft Unveils Custom Themed Oreo Cookie Xbox One X

Samsung Galaxy Fold Could Come To Verizon And Sprint

DisplayMate Gives Samsung Galaxy S10’s Display An A+ Grade

Latest Google Pixel 3 Update Will Fix The Phone’s Camera Issues

Google Refutes Report That They Are Still Working On A Censored Search Engine

HTC Could Be Considering Licensing Out Its Brand To Other Manufacturers

Sonic The Hedgehog Live Action Movie Promo Images Leaked

Facebook’s 2FA Phone Numbers Found To Searchable

Microsoft Edge For iOS Updated With Instant Translation

Developer Manages To Get Windows 10 Running On The Nintendo Switch

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lineup Gets HDR Certification For Netflix

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