Monday, 1 April 2019

Apple recruits Tesla's head of electric powertrains










Just because Apple scaled back its self-driving car team doesn't mean it's out of the game. If anything, it made a potentially significant hire.

Google Maps adds Snakes game in app for April Fools’ Day 8 Snakes on a ... train?









The company says that the game is rolling out now to iOS and Android users globally today, and that it’ll remain on the app for the rest of the week. It also launched a standalone site to play the game if you don’t have the app.
Users can find the game in the menu of the Maps app. To play, you select a city (Cairo, São Paulo, London, Sydney, San Francisco, Tokyo, or the entire world), and swipe to move your train or bus around the map to pick up passengers and landmarks.

Sunday, 31 March 2019

Forget AirPods 2, Apple Accidentally Leaks Upgraded Rival











Interested in AirPods 2? Put your money away because Apple has just accidentally leaked a second pair of its premium wireless buds and, for many people, they will be the better buy…

Google Removes Anti-Gay App After Backlash








Google removed an app that promoted so-called “conversion therapy” from its Play Store, following pressure from an LGBT rights lobby.

Saturday, 30 March 2019

Google goofs by accidentally leaking new Nest Hub Max smart display







Google made a big goof today when, in what seemed like a relatively minor update to the connected home section of its online Google Store, it accidentally leaked the existence of a new Nest product. In the image, captured before it was taken down by Android Police, you can see Google touting the benefits of the new Nest Hub Max, as it’s called.

Thursday, 28 March 2019

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 drops to just $700 for 6-hour flash sale









Its latest flagship the Galaxy S10 might be getting the most attention these days, but Samsung is still trying to generate some sales of last year’s Galaxy Note 9 ahead of its own refresh this coming summer.

Google is taking a cautious step back into the world of robotics









Google is reportedly “retooling” its troubled robotics efforts, according to a report from The New York Times. The new operation is simply named Robotics at Google and will be led by AI scientist Vincent Vanhoucke.

The 10 best smartphones you can buy right now

1. SAMSUNG GALAXY S10/S10 PLUS









While the Galaxy Note 9 is a stunning device, Samsung pulled out all the stops on the S10 Plus with a newer processor, more RAM, larger capacity battery, and two extra cameras when compared to the Galaxy Note 9. You will not find any other smartphone today that packs in as much technology and capability as the Galaxy S10 Plus and it clearly deserves the top spot.

Last year's S9 Plus was a solid Android smartphone, but the S10 Plus improves upon that device with an ultra-wide camera, much longer battery life, greatly improved software with One UI (update is coming to the S9 Plus), and the ability to wirelessly charge up other devices.

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Huawei launches powerhouse P30 and P30 Pro smartphones.











Huawei has revealed its new range of P30 flagship smartphones at a launch event in Paris.The company revealed the P30 and P30 Pro smartphones at the event, which both include aselection of powerful features.Huawei’s P30 and P30 Pro offer great new camera functionality in addition to an overhauled design which minimises the presence of the front camera notch while expanding the edges of the OLED display.Major changes include the addition of in-screen optical fingerprint sensors on both the P30 and P30 Pro, with the P30 Pro also getting support for wireless charging.

Tuesday, 26 March 2019

He Tried to Bilk Google and Facebook Out of $100 Million With Fake Invoices









A Lithuanian man and his associates found a bold way to steal from Facebook and Google, according to his guilty plea last week: They asked for money via email.
More specifically, they sent fraudulent invoices to the California-based tech giants. The invoices were apparently good enough to persuade Google, which is owned by Alphabet, and Facebook to wire a total of more than $100 million for them from 2013 to 2015, according to the Justice Department.

Apple is launching a new credit card for iPhone owners









Monday’s Apple event in Cupertino, California, was all about the company’s ever-expanding suite of services — which currently bring in about $10 billion per quarter and have only become more important to the company as it’s reached what looks like a plateau in iPhone sales. In addition to the new Apple credit card, Cook announced a subscription gaming service called Apple Arcade, a new streaming service called Apple TV Channels, a subscription news service called Apple News+ (in which Vox is participating).

Monday, 25 March 2019

Man stole $122m from Facebook and Google by sending them random bills, which the companies dutifully paid










Last week, Evaldas Rimasauskas of Lithuania plead guilty to US wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering charges, admitting that he had stolen $99m from Facebook and $23m from Google between 2013 and 2015.

Liveblog: Apple unveils its TV service and more at the March 25 “It’s show time” event









At 10am Pacific on Monday, March 25, Apple and its partners will take the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, Calif., to talk about a new TV-streaming platform, a new magazine-subscription service, and possibly much more. We'll be liveblogging the event as it happens, so join us here a few minutes before the show for all the updates.

Sunday, 24 March 2019

GOOGLE FINED $1.7 BLN FOR SEARCH AD BLOCKS IN THIRD EU SANCTION










The European Commission, which said the fine accounted for 1.29 percent of Google's turnover in 2018, said in a statement that the anti-competitive practices had lasted a decade.
BRUSSELS - Google was fined 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) on Wednesday for blocking rival online search advertisers, the third large European Union antitrust penalty for the Alphabet business in two only years.

Facebook Admits It Can't Control Facebook Live -- Is This The End For Live Streaming?




In the aftermath of Christchurch has come the admission from Facebook that they can’t control Facebook Live. There’s too much content in general but not enough abhorrent content in particular to properly train their AI. And relying on users to report real time infringements has proven wholly inadequate.

Apple’s next iPhone might be able to wirelessly charge other devices










Huawei and Samsung recently introduced a helpful feature in some of their latest phones — the ability charge other devices wirelessly off of the new phones, allowing you to share a bit of your battery life in a pinch.

Friday, 22 March 2019

Tips on how to get more space in your Google storage










For many of us, Google storage is the modern-day hard drive. It’s the place where our most important thoughts, documents, and memories reside. But just like with a traditional hard drive, the space isn’t infinite, and running out of room can be a real problem.


Samsung Galaxy S10e vs iPhone Xr – The real flagship battle










The price of flagship smartphones has been increasing rapidly, with Apple and Samsung among the greatest offenders.
Over the last four years, the price of a flagship Samsung smartphone has increased by 73%, while the price of a new iPhone has risen by 82%.