Did you have trouble accessing your Facebook feed? If so, you aren’t alone. Facebook was down this morning in the US, as well as other parts of the world. The outage, caused by a test the social network was conducting, lasted about 40 minutes. “Earlier today, a routine test caused users to have trouble accessing …

Nintendo just put another nail in the Wii coffin. Nintendo is shutting down all video streaming services for the console at the end of January, according to Netflix.  Netflix‘s website lists Jan. 30 as the day support will end, with a representative confirming that date to CNET despite a previously reported customer service email posted to Reddit listing Jan. 31. …

Google hosted its 2018 Android Dev Summit on Friday, in which it talked about all things Android. In one of its presentations, Google talked about power consumption and how your phone drains its battery life. During this presentation Google shared an interesting conclusion: dark mode saves battery life on Android. Sure, some people may have already been operating under that …

Verizon is one of the industry’s leaders in 5G, and its 5G development extends beyond making your mobile data speeds faster. On Thursday, Verizon announced its 5G First Responder Lab, an innovation incubator for public safety tech that uses 5G. It will give startups and other innovators early access to 5G so they can come up with useful real-world applications. 5G …

Apple went on an updating spree on Wednesday for several of its apps, including GarageBand, iMovie, Clips and iWork, which includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote. The iMovie and iWork apps have been updated on both iOS and MacOS, while Apple updated GarageBand and Clips only for iOS. Here are some of the changes you can expect once you’re up to …

There’s been a lot of talk about foldable smartphones. Most of these rumors have centered around phone-makers developing the technology — like Samsung, Huawei and Apple. But now another major player has gone on the record to share its plans: Google’s Android. At the Android Dev Summit on Wednesday, Android announced that it’s officially adding support for foldable devices. We just …

On Nov. 8, Xiaomi launched its first phone for the UK, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro. Xiaomi ranks as the fourth-largest smartphone company in the world, with customers mainly concentrated in China and parts of Asia. Xiaomi’s UK launch signals the company’s expansion to a new market, and a step toward being a more global brand. Enlarge Image Some Mi 8 Pro specs. Xiaomi …

Last week, AT&T rolled out a $20 discount on its prepaid unlimited data plans. A few days later Verizon responded with a $5 discount on its prepaid plans that cost $40/month or more. Now T-Mobile is following suit with a “limited-time offer” of $50/month for prepaid unlimited talk, text and data. You can check out the banner below for more …

On Thursday, HTC Vive announced its new push toward bringing VR to the enterprise level. This involves a new platform, hardware and software geared toward business applications. The HTC Vive Focus is the company’s new standalone VR headset. The Vive Focus is powered by the Vive Wave platform, comes with dual 3K AMOLED screens and runs on a Snapdragon 835 …

As part of the company’s (mostly) biannual Hack Day, Netflix showed off a new feature called Eye Nav, an accessibility feature that lets you control its iOS app with different facial movements, using Apple’s Face ID, and built using ARKit. The “hack” lets you navigate the Netflix app, select a title and start watching all by using eye movements. To stop …