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Verizon’s iPhone 7 Data Speeds Are Slower Than They Should Be: Report

The hardware inside of the Verizon iPhone 7 is supposed to sport download speeds that are far better than those on an AT&T iPhone 7. But according to a new report, the Verizon iPhones aren’t as fast as they should be. Twin Prime Inc. and Cellular Insights spoke to Bloomberg about the newly discovered discrepancy…

Tech News Christina Warren

This Weird Trick Apparently Lets You Bypass Any iPhone’s Lock Screen

A series of YouTube videos are pointing out a flaw that could allow users to access photos on an iPhone without entering in a passcode. This requires physical access to the device, and Siri on the lock screen needs to be enabled. The process is also fairly convoluted. Although one Gizmodo staffer was able to…

Tech News Christina Warren

How to Use Siri to Find New Music

One of the tasks any respectable virtual assistant should be able to carry out for you is to discover new music, and Siri is certainly up to speed in this regard. If you’re lacking inspiration for your next road trip tune or party mix, here are some of the ways you can get Siri to…

Gadgets David Nield

Apple Will Fix ‘Touch Disease’ on Your iPhone for Just $150

Apple now has a repair program in place to address the so-called “Touch Disease” problem that the iPhone repair community first raised in August. Over time, some iPhone 6 Plus users reported that the touchscreen on the phones became unresponsive, with a flickering gray bar eventually showing up at the top of the screen. Dubbed…

Tech News Christina Warren

My New $2,500 MacBook Pro Was DOA

Damn this new MacBook Pro. As of this very moment I’ve had the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar for just a few hours. It’s small, sturdy, and typing my password in was pleasant enough. That Touch Bar looks really neat too, and when I set up Touch ID to login from the Touch…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Firefox’s Super-Private Browser Is Obvious, and That’s Why I Like It

Without the aid of specialized tools, everything you do online (and plenty of things you don’t realized you’re doing) is being tracked. Desktop browsers have the benefit of extensions and add-ons that block pages from tracking you, but mobile browsers tend to be a little less advanced. That’s what makes Focus, Firefox’s privacy-forward iOS browser,…

Tech News Avery Ellis

We May Not Be Getting All the OLED iPhones We’re Expecting Next Year

Apple’s rumored plans for an OLED iPhone in 2017 have reportedly hit some snags, according to report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Jungah Lee. Apparently, the four main OLED screen suppliers won’t have the production capacity to make displays for all three rumored 2017 iPhone models. Bloomberg’s report corroborates an earlier report from KGI Securities,…

Tech News Christina Warren

Jim Parsons to Play BuzzFeed Editor in Movie Nobody Asked For

Sometimes a story is so powerful, it has the ability to cross cultures and even continents. If that story is truly remarkable, however, it can even become a movie starring the guy from The Big Bang Theory that no reasonable person would ever want to see. In a series of blog posts last year, BuzzFeed…

Tech News Hudson Hongo

Peach Emoji Restored to Natural Beauty After Outcry from Ass Activists

Apple considered killing the peach-butt, but the ass lobby made its demands loud and clear. In the first developer beta test for iOS 10.2, Apple redesigned all its food emojis, most notably the peach, which as we all know, is also an ass. As you can see below, the peach transformed into a significantly less…

Tech News Eve Peyser

This Is the Dumbest MacBook Pro Complaint

The new MacBook Pro is far from perfect. It’s expensive, the Touch Bar feels like a gimmick, it’s not upgradable, and the USB-C ports means you’ll be stuck using dongles, at least in the short-term. These are all valid reasons for Mac fans to be unhappy with the new MacBook Pro. But the silliest reason…

Tech News Christina Warren

Apple’s War on Upgrades Continues With the New Touch Bar MacBook Pro

Apple’s quest to make its laptops ultra slim and ultra light have led to the company increasingly soldering upgradable parts into the guts of its notebook computers. For instance, with the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar notebooks, you’ll need to be sure to configure it with the SSD size you most desire out of…

Tech News Christina Warren

Report: Apple Explores the Idea of Making Its Own Google Glass

According to a new Bloomberg report, Apple is exploring making digital glasses: Apple has talked about its glasses project with potential suppliers, according to people familiar with those discussions. The company has ordered small quantities of near-eye displays from one supplier for testing, the people said. Apple hasn’t ordered enough components so far to indicate…

Tech News Eve Peyser

The MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar Is a Gimmick That’s Not Worth the Money (Yet)

Logging into your computer with your fingerprint isn’t new, but it still makes me a little giddy when the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar appears, glowing brighter than the backlit keyboard. I follow the Touch Bar’s direction, and like magic I’m into laptop. It’s instantaneous. The fingerprint reader is one of the smallest improvements to Apple’s…

Reviews Christina Warren

Tech CEOs Respond Like a Bunch of Helpless Robots to Trump’s Election

We’ve had a little over a day to process the reality that yes, Donald Trump is our new President-elect. We’ve already talked about what this means for women’s bodies, education, public health, space, and the environment, and the short answer is that we’re all scared. https://deadspin.com/the-new-movement-starts-now-1788749992 But what do tech CEOs have to say for…

Tech News Christina Warren

iPhone Bug Can Force Phones to Repeatedly Call 911

Last month, we covered the arrest of a teenager who utilized a bug to spread a malicious link on Twitter that forced iPhones to repeatedly call 911. And now, we finally know how the bug actually works. https://gizmodo.com/teen-arrested-after-forcing-phones-to-call-911-nonstop-1788329521 The bug works after users click a link that forces an iPhone to dial a pre-determined number…

Tech News William Turton

Apple Finally Sells Refurbished iPhones

For years, Apple has offered good deals on refurbished MacBooks, iPads, Apple TVs, and even routers. Now, you can get refurbished iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus directly from Apple.com. There have been plenty of other ways to buy refurbished iPhones over the years, including retailers like Glyde, Gazelle, and Best Buy—not to mention bidding…

Tech News Christina Warren

How to Fake the Touch Bar on an Old Mac

Hey did you see those new MacBook Pros? One of their big new features is the Touch Bar, an OLED strip that morphs into pretty much whatever button or slider you need it to be. Well, you don’t have to shell out thousands of dollars to get the Touch Bar experience anymore: here’s how to…

Gadgets David Nield

Benedict Cumberbatch Presents the Apple Toilet on SNL

Apple haters rejoice! SNL and Dr. Strange himself took Apple’s history of over-the-top marketing of (occasionally underwhelming) iterative design to task and yeah, it was actually funny. Calling back to the famous 1984 ad that announced Apple was here to smash the competition with true innovation, the sketch quickly fast-forwards to the present state of…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Simple Adapter Lets You Carry the iPhone 7’s Headphone Dongle on Your Keychain

If you’ve upgraded to the iPhone 7, but refuse to upgrade your headphones, then congratulations, you get to carry a tiny dongle with you wherever you go. It won’t take long for you to lose it, unless you keep it securely tethered on your keychain using this clever $6 adapter. The Uncourage is a non-functional,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Pricey Touch Bar-Free MacBook Pro Wants to Be Your Next MacBook Air

The MacBook Air was Apple’s everyman computer, but as it slowly sunsets that notebook, we’re looking to Apple for a new vision of the do-everything laptop. The MacBook Air was the computer that businesses issued to their employees, the notebook college students bought, and the laptop you saw littered across coffee shops throughout America. The…

Reviews Christina Warren

Verizon’s iPhone 7 Data Speeds Are Slower Than They Should Be: Report

This Weird Trick Apparently Lets You Bypass Any iPhone’s Lock Screen

How to Use Siri to Find New Music

Apple Will Fix ‘Touch Disease’ on Your iPhone for Just $150

My New $2,500 MacBook Pro Was DOA

Firefox’s Super-Private Browser Is Obvious, and That’s Why I Like It

We May Not Be Getting All the OLED iPhones We’re Expecting Next Year

Jim Parsons to Play BuzzFeed Editor in Movie Nobody Asked For

Peach Emoji Restored to Natural Beauty After Outcry from Ass Activists

This Is the Dumbest MacBook Pro Complaint

Apple’s War on Upgrades Continues With the New Touch Bar MacBook Pro

Report: Apple Explores the Idea of Making Its Own Google Glass

The MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar Is a Gimmick That’s Not Worth the Money (Yet)

Tech CEOs Respond Like a Bunch of Helpless Robots to Trump’s Election

iPhone Bug Can Force Phones to Repeatedly Call 911

Apple Finally Sells Refurbished iPhones

How to Fake the Touch Bar on an Old Mac

Benedict Cumberbatch Presents the Apple Toilet on SNL

Simple Adapter Lets You Carry the iPhone 7’s Headphone Dongle on Your Keychain

The Pricey Touch Bar-Free MacBook Pro Wants to Be Your Next MacBook Air

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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