Tag: Tech

  • Today’s used smartphones are a really smart buy

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    As tempting as buying a brand new flagship smartphone might be, these days it’s an enormous investment; several of them cost over $1,000. That’s a serious amount of money to spend on a device. It’s always worth asking yourself if you really need the best of the best. There’s a great selection of perfectly enjoyable, mid-range smartphones […]

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  • Samsung to Manufacture ASIC Chips for Canadian Bitcoin Mining Firm

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    Squire, a Canada-based crypto mining firm, which raised $19.5 million in August to develop sophisticated mining equipment, has signed a deal with South Korea’s largest conglomerate Samsung to manufacture ASIC chips. The company has partnered with Gaonchips and Samsung Electronics to design and manufacturer new ASIC mining chips, which could allow the company to compete against Bitmain, […]

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  • How to Use Advanced Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch in watchOS 5

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    After neglecting the Do Not Disturb features on iPhone and Apple Watch for years, Apple is finally paying it some attention. The new iOS 12 and watchOS 5 updates allow you to have more control over how and when your iOS and watchOS devices can disturb you. You can instantly disable notifications from Apple Watch […]

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  • ‘Swiped’ matches digital hookups with unforeseen consequences

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    HBO’s latest documentary actually owes a debt to science fiction, and the unintended consequences associated with unleashing forces beyond our control. In the case of “Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age,” the monster is the corrosive effects of dating apps that have rapidly led society into uncharted territory — what one expert calls “evolutionary […]

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  • New UMIDIGI A3 Renders Leaked: Design and Specs Revealed

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    While the UMIDIGI A1 PRO proved to be a success in the first half of 2018, the consumers are now looking forward to the new generation product. If you happen to be sleuthing on the upcoming UMIDIGI A3, please pay attention to this:you no longer have to wait for its ultimate launch date to know […]

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  • With Sirius behind it, can Pandora now stage a comeback?

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    We’ve loved Pandora for years. Perhaps we forgot about her and moved onto new friends, like Spotify, Apple Music or Amazon. But can she now bounce back with a $3.5 billion investment? That’s the question many asked Monday, in the wake of Sirius XM’s proposed purchase of the struggling Pandora music service, one of the […]

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  • The iPhone XS has a smaller battery than the iPhone X

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    A week ago that presented the new range of phones from Apple. The battery capacities of these smartphones; iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone Xr are one of the few data that we did not know until now. Luckily, we already have the battery data of the iPhone XS, thanks to a website that has done an analysis […]

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  • Amazon’s Alexa knows what you forgot and can guess what you’re thinking

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    AI voice assistant will soon give users with connected smart home devices reminders to lock doors and turn off lights Amazon says its AI voice assistant Alexa can now guess what you might be thinking of – or what you’ve forgotten. At an event in Seattle on Thursday, the technology company unveiled a new feature called […]

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  • European Union says Facebook must change rules by end of 2018

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    “If we do not see the progress the sanctions will have to come. I do not want to negotiate forever,” Europe’s Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said. The European Union gave Facebook an ultimatum on Thursday: Provide users with more information about how their data is used or face sanctions. The 28-country bloc has been in […]

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  • iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max pricing: What are the best wireless carrier deals?

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    Apple’s new iPhone XS and XS Max aren’t just similar to last year’s iPhone X in design, they also are fairly close in price – as in they are both expensive $999 or more phones. With both phones now available to preorder, carriers are beginning to advertise their offers to lure customers to get Apple’s […]

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