If the selfie in Huawei’s latest Nova 3i ad looks too good to be true, that’s because it is.  In the commercial, we see several shots presumably taken by the phone’s front-facing camera, including one where a woman is putting on makeup and a man holds out the phone to take a selfie.  But a …

In January, Microsoft began testing end-to-end encryption for Skype conversations. That feature has finally been enabled for customers, MSPoweruser pointed out last week.  The feature, called Private Conversations, is available to users on Windows desktops, Android, iOS, Mac and Linux. When Microsoft began rolling out the feature to testers in January, the company said the encryption would work for audio calls …

What’s arguably the most lifesaving email feature is now available on Gmail’s Android app: unsending messages.  The ability to undo sending an email was already available on the site-based version of Gmail, as well as on its Inbox app for iOS and Android. But version 8.7 and up of Gmail for Android now also includes the feature, according to Android …

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday that a high-profile outage of the agency’s website last year wasn’t caused by DDoS attacks as previously suggested, though he didn’t offer an alternative explanation for the crash. On May 7, 2017, the FCC’s comment system crashed after Last Week Tonight host John Oliver encouraged his audience to post comments to the agency in support of net neutrality.  FCC officials initially …

If you feel like you hardly use your phone to actually talk to anyone, you’re not alone.  In 2017, for the first time ever, the number of calls on traditional mobile networks fell in the UK, according to a Thursday report by telecommunications regulator Ofcom. The total volume declined by 1.7 percent, the report says. The survey also highlights how dependent …

Ah, the spinning wheel of death. The rapidly multiplying error dialogue boxes. You’ve likely experienced these while using Apple’s macOS and Microsoft’s Windows.   Google knows that and is tapping into these anxiety-provoking moments in its new Chromebook ad, which was posted to YouTube on Monday. In the ad, Google shows a serious of nightmarish clips highlighting the glitches you’ve likely …

Apple says it’ll fix any repairable Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or iPad damaged by floods in Japan this month at no charge.   Customers can call Apple Support at 0120-27753-5 to have their devices picked up for repair, a support page on the company’s Japan site says. There could be delays in pickup and delivery because of the floods.  …

MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe apologized Friday after the movie-ticket subscription service went down a day earlier.  An SEC filing on Thursday showed the company had run out of money and wasn’t able to pay for tickets, causing the outage. “We have handled the issues on the back-end, and our app is now up-and-running with stability at 100%,” Lowe wrote in a statement.  The company …

If you have burning thoughts about the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, now’s your chance to voice them.  The FCC is accepting petitions from now until Aug. 27 to deny the $26 billion merger, the commission said Wednesday. Those petitions as well as less formal comments can be submitted on the FCC’s docket page.  Oppositions to the petitions are due by Sept. …

Attention, Pokemon Go fans: You’ll have a rare opportunity to catch Zapdos on Saturday. The legendary bird is making a comeback, albeit for a very short time, the Pokemon Company announced Tuesday. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT on Saturday, players will be able to capture Zapdos in Raid Battles. During that time, all captured Zapdos will know the …