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Sony Xperia X (2017) AKA Sony Xperia X2 LEAKS Ahead Of MWC Launch
Sony's new flagship for 2017 will be a revamped Xperia X The Sony Xperia X (2017), aka the Sony Xperia X2, is expected to launch at Sony's MWC 2017 press conference in Barcelona on Monday 27 February, however, the device has leaked online with what appear...
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iPhone X display beats rival OLEDs in screen burn-in test
A new test proves Apple’s handset is much more resistant to burn-in than its OLED rivals. It would be near impossible for the device to suffer screen burn during normal use. Screen burn-in is what happens when images or text become permanently “burned”...
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Facebook’s Messenger Kids app is now available on Fire tablets
Last month, Facebook introduced Messenger Kids on iOS — which allows children under the age of 13 to safely communicate through text, video chat, and more, with friends and family. On Wednesday, January 10, the app officially launched on Fire tablets...
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Korean report claims Apple will drop the iPhone X notch in 2019 iPhones
A Korean report claims that Apple will drop the notch from its 2019 OLED iPhones. The company is said to be working on a new design where the screen will ‘completely fill the front of new iPhones.’ No details are provided about how Apple would deal with...
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Some iPhone X owners are having issues with overheating
Apple has been quite busy juggling its PR image with the controversy over throttled iPhones. As if that was not enough, it is now being reported that its flagship iPhone X is having issues with overheating and excessive data consumption. As far back as...
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Apple again said to be working w/ MediaTek on modems for 2018 iPhones
As its battle with Qualcomm continues to escalate, Apple is again said to be considering modems from MediaTek for the 2018 iPhones. DigiTimes reports that Apple is looking for additional capacity after ‘transferring half of its orders to Intel from Qualcomm’…...
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Instagram just showed Apple how to fix the iPhone X’s notch
Among many new design changes to the Instagram iOS app lately is one little tweak for the iPhone X: A new volume slider that activates when you use the iPhone X’s volume buttons to change the sound of a video within the app. It’s the kind of tiny change...
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Facebook rolling out safe messaging app for kids, with contacts approved by parents
Facebook is about to rollout a version of Messenger aimed specifically at kids, known as Messenger Kids. The emphasis is on safety, with all contacts having to be approved by parents. The app will be iOS-only when it launches in the next few days, with...
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25 million businesses now on Instagram, up 9 million since July
Instagram has announced that the social media service is being used by 25 million businesses as of November. It has seen strong growth over the last few months as business users have increased by 9 million in the last four months. Instagram shared the...
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Instagram continues Snapchat attack, adds new ‘Remix’ annotation feature & endless loop replays
Instagram has not been shy about competing head-to-head with Snapchat, and a new update today continues that trend. In a blog post, Instagram announced a new feature that allows users to “remix” photos from friends… The company says that, when viewing...
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Report: 6 million iPhone X units sold over Black Friday weekend, buyers favor more expensive 256 GB model
Apple appears to have done very well out of the Black Friday promotions. Regarding iPhone sales performance, analysts at Rosenblatt believe Apple saw around 6 million iPhone X sales over the Black Friday weekend, out of a total of 15 million iPhones sold....
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YouTube faces brand freeze over ads and obscene comments on videos of kids
YouTube is firefighting another child safety content moderation scandal which has led several major brands to suspend advertising on its platform. On Friday investigations by the BBC and The Times reported finding obscene comments on videos of children...
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Twitter testing a feature that shows how many are ‘talking about’ tweets
Twitter is experimenting with a new feature that will show how many people are “talking about” individual, popular tweets. The metric shows up under some embedded tweets when they appear elsewhere on the web, and seems to replace both the retweet and...
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Pinterest now lets you create sections within your boards to further tidy up ideas
Pinterest serves as a pretty good place for users who are looking to plan large-scale projects, like outfits for big events, home design or even life moments like a wedding or a 50th birthday party — and now the company is looking to make that even easier...
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Facebook applies new authenticity tools and expose Russian-controlled pages
On Monday, October 2, Facebook shared data with Congress on over 3,000 Facebook political ads that came from fake Russian accounts during and after the 2016 presidential election. The social media platform has since shared that data with users, along...
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Samsung Galaxy S8 And Other Devices Expected To Receive Android O
Android O is expected to be officially unveiled and released during the third quarter of 2017. If Google’s Project Treble initiative toward speedier updates is still in motion, Samsung devices may see the new software sooner than ever before. While Samsung...
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The iPhone X won’t be in stock consistently for months
After initial doom-and-gloom warnings about severe iPhone X shortages at launch, things are looking up. If you order a phone right now from Apple’s online store, you’re looking at a ship time of two to three weeks, which is a dramatic improvement on the...
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Samsung says it knows why the Galaxy Note 7 exploded — and it's no surprise
A months-long probe into the cause of the spontaneously combusting Galaxy Note 7 devices has revealed … well, what we already suspected. On Sunday, Reuters reported that Samsung had concluded its investigation of its ill-fated flagship phone, and determined...
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Samsung says it knows why the Galaxy Note 7 exploded — and it's no surprise
A months-long probe into the cause of the spontaneously combusting Galaxy Note 7 devices has revealed … well, what we already suspected. On Sunday, Reuters reported that Samsung had concluded its investigation of its ill-fated flagship phone, and determined...
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Amazon Black Friday 2015 sale announced: Starts this this Friday, dozens of deals already revealed
With just over a week to go until Black Friday kicks off, most retailers have already announced (or leaked) the special deals and price drops planned for the busiest shopping event of the year. Amazon is the latest company to announce its Black Friday...
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HTC will launch its Vive VR headsets in April 2016
It doesn't sound like HTC will be able to make a limited number of Vive VR headsets available for purchase by the end of 2015, as it once told Engadget. But at least it now has a set date for the device's commercial release: April 2016. In a blog/social...
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Motorola just launched a dirt cheap phone that takes better photos than the iPhone 6s
Lenovo-owned Motorola announced a pair of affordable new Android handsets on Tuesday morning. Motorola’s famous Moto G line is getting two new members this year, including the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The phones are virtually identical, but the Plus...
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Our favorite new iPhone feature Apple added in iOS 9.2
Better late than never, as the saying goes, and this time we’re talking about the iPhone getting a feature you’d think it should have had from the get-go. iOS 9.2 has added support for SD cards to all iPhone models with which the software is compatible...
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Smartphones to Disappear in 5 Years, Says Study
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Show your iPhone 6 some extra love tonight. Stroke your Samsung Galaxy and tell it just how much it's done for you over the years. Well, over the...
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Apple to launch iPhone with 4-inch screen next year, analyst predicts
Consumers who find the latest iPhone displays a tad too large for their tastes may get a small victory in 2016. An iPhone with a 4-inch-screen could debut alongside next year's expected iPhone 7, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a Tuesday note...