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Elon Musk Called Apple’s Car a ‘Missed Opportunity’

At the Code conference this evening, Elon Musk joined Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher onstage to talk about his varied and eclectic pursuits. And when the talk turned to autonomous vehicles, Musk was sure to share his opinions on what he perceives to be Tesla’s biggest competition. Nope, not Google. Musk doesn’t consider Google’s self-driving…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 2

Googling Yourself Is About to Be More Useful

People Google themselves. I do it. You do it, and if you say you don’t you’re a lying liar. Sometimes, just to make sure your internet persona is kept squeaky clean, it can even be a good idea. So, it makes sense that Google is taking advantage of our own self-interest by creating a shortcut…

Tech News Darren Orf Jun 1

Why the iPhone You Want Probably Isn’t Coming This Year

Since Apple released the iPhone 3G in 2008, its most popular gadget has been on a predictable two-year refresh cycle: redesign, refine, and repeat. Now, it appears that product cycle may finally be coming to an end. According to a new Nikkei report, Apple will moving to a three-year iPhone refresh cycle, which means it…

Tech News Darren Orf May 31

You Can Now Charge Your 3DS With the Lightning Cable You’re Already Carrying

For whatever reason, Nintendo decided not to include a charger with its new 3DS handheld console. You absurdly have to buy one separately, or you could just spend $8 on this new adapter that lets you use your iPhone or iPad’s Lightning charging cable instead. Even if you’ve already bought Nintendo’s charger for the New…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 31

5 Apple TV Apps That Are Actually Great on a Big Screen

Last September Tim Cook unveiled the fourth-generation Apple TV and told us: “The future of television is apps.” The jury’s still out on that one, but in the eight months since then we’ve seen a ton of tvOS-compatible apps hit the App Store. Here are five that we think are perfectly made for enjoying on…

Gadgets David Nield May 30

Apple’s Amazon Echo Competitor Sounds Goddamned Terrifying

Earlier this week The Information reported that Apple is making a smart hub to compete with the very cool Amazon Echo and recently announced Google Home. This is not shocking. Consumer technology companies’ new favorite thing is to get their remarkably well-designed talons into every aspect of our lives. If we want the convenience they…

Tech News Alex Cranz May 27

Apple Thought About Buying Time Warner Last Year But Was Like Nah

Apple supposedly considered buying Time Warner last year, according to the Financial Times. The tech industry is full of many “what if” moments, but this is a weird one. FT says the idea came from Apple’s Eddy Cue, boss of iTunes and Apple Music, who floated the idea while in a meeting with HBO, CNN,…

Tech News Darren Orf May 26

Tim Cook Saw an iPhone in a 17th Century Painting—Here’s What He Missed

Tim Cook is many things: executive businessman, native Alabaman, multi-millionaire. Unfortunately, we can’t all be everything, and Tim recently revealed two things that he is most definitely not: an art historian and someone who makes good jokes. You see, it all started on Tuesday, when he was talking with former Dutch politician Neelie Kroes at…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman May 25

Apple Is Reportedly Building an Echo Rival and Opening Siri to Developers

Less than a week after hearing about Google’s voice-controlled home assistant, The Information says that Apple has a similar inclination. The Cupertino company will reportedly open up the Siri API to third-party developers in the near future and will eventually make its own Amazon Echo rival. Like the Echo, Apple’s hardware variant will be equipped…

Tech News Darren Orf May 24

Why I Bought a Chromebook Instead of a Mac

Chromebooks have surpassed sales of Mac laptops in the United States for the first time ever. And that doesn’t surprise me. Because roughly a year ago I made the same switch. Formerly a lifelong Mac user, I bought my first PC ever in the form of a Chromebook. And I’m never looking back. Driven by…

Tech News Matt Novak May 24

MacBook Pros Will Reportedly Get an OLED Touchscreen Above the Keyboard

Dependable rumors suggest that the MacBook Pro is about to get major revamp. According to a new report from Ming-Chi Kuo at KGI Securities, Apple will release a dramatic redesign of the MacBook Pro in the fourth quarter. “Dramatic” might be too small a word, actually. Kuo says that the new model with have a…

Tech News Michael Nunez May 24

Why This iPhone 6 Costs More Than $40,000 (Updated)

What appears to be an iPhone 6 prototype popped up yesterday on eBay, and the current bid has already reached $7,100. [See updates below.] The seller, who describes the phone as “vintage,” said they bought it from a friend. It appears to be missing an FCC logo, serial number, and IMEI number: The seller added:…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman May 24

Save a Ton of Money and Sign Up for Spotify’s New Family Plan With Your Friends

Do you love music and also saving money? Then you should cancel whatever streaming music service you’re signed up for and team up with five friends to get the new $15 Spotify Family plan. Seriously, you’re throwing away money if you don’t. Spotify Family is not new, but that $15 price tag is. The deal…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes May 23

iPhone Design Is in the Danger Zone

This report about an all-glass iPhone is giving me palpitations. Apple do you want me to die? What would be the point of this mindless gimmick? Nikkei reports that Alan Horng, chief executive of Catcher Technologies, leaked information suggesting Apple has an all-glass device in the works. Catcher is one of Apple’s key suppliers of…

Tech News Mario Aguilar May 20

Your Move, Apple

It feels like it’s 2001. Tons of companies had released tons of MP3 players, and they all sucked. The iPod was just months away. But it’s 2016, and instead we’re drowning in smarthome gadgets, most recently the voice-powered Amazon Echo and whatever Google Home is. Soon, Apple will change the game and release something perfect,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes May 19

How to Use Your Headphones as an iPhone Camera Remote

The iPhone’s camera app shutter button isn’t always in the most convenient place—particularly if you’re trying to operate it one-handed. You can use the volume button as an alternative, but there’s another way to take a picture you might not be aware of. This is a trick that’s been around for years, but you might…

Gadgets David Nield May 18

Apple’s Latest Patent Hints at the All-Screen iPhone We Desperately Want

Apple is known for its seamless and aesthetically pleasing design. As smartphone design evolves, however, its chunky bottom bezel—where the home button lives—is starting to look mighty antiquated. Judging by a patent published yesterday, however, Apple might be fixing to leave the bezel behind. The concept, Patently Apple reports, is called “Man-machine interface for controlling…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman May 18

This AI-Powered Camera App Picks Your Very Best Photos

Everyone thinks they’re a great photographer. No really. I’m not kidding. So in a world where we all consider ourselves a modern day Ansel Adams, EyeEm’s new AI-powered app brings a healthy dose of reality to us amateur iPhone pocket. With the help of an AI called EyeEm Vision, The Roll analyzes your photos, rates…

Tech News Darren Orf May 12

Google’s New Search-Based iOS Keyboard Makes Texting Way Easier

Let’s just admit it to ourselves here and now: The stock iOS keyboard is not that good. Microsoft recently tried to make typing more comfortable with its futuristic looking one-handed keyboard (and it was decent!). Now Google wants to improve just about everything else with the new Gboard. So we tried it out, and yeah,…

Tech News Avery Ellis May 12

Ex-Apple CEO Who Tried To Sell People the Newton Thinks the Apple Watch Sucks

John Sculley, the guy who famously fired Steve Jobs and subsequently tried to sell the Newton PDA to people, thinks the Apple Watch is lame. Remember, this is maybe the worst thing Apple ever made. TheStreet caught up with Sculley, who lives in Florida and owns many Apple products, including both an iPhone and an…

Tech News Darren Orf May 11

Elon Musk Called Apple’s Car a ‘Missed Opportunity’

Googling Yourself Is About to Be More Useful

Why the iPhone You Want Probably Isn’t Coming This Year

You Can Now Charge Your 3DS With the Lightning Cable You’re Already Carrying

5 Apple TV Apps That Are Actually Great on a Big Screen

Apple’s Amazon Echo Competitor Sounds Goddamned Terrifying

Apple Thought About Buying Time Warner Last Year But Was Like Nah

Tim Cook Saw an iPhone in a 17th Century Painting—Here’s What He Missed

Apple Is Reportedly Building an Echo Rival and Opening Siri to Developers

Why I Bought a Chromebook Instead of a Mac

MacBook Pros Will Reportedly Get an OLED Touchscreen Above the Keyboard

Why This iPhone 6 Costs More Than $40,000 (Updated)

Save a Ton of Money and Sign Up for Spotify’s New Family Plan With Your Friends

iPhone Design Is in the Danger Zone

Your Move, Apple

How to Use Your Headphones as an iPhone Camera Remote

Apple’s Latest Patent Hints at the All-Screen iPhone We Desperately Want

This AI-Powered Camera App Picks Your Very Best Photos

Google’s New Search-Based iOS Keyboard Makes Texting Way Easier

Ex-Apple CEO Who Tried To Sell People the Newton Thinks the Apple Watch Sucks

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