Gordon Gottsegen

Apple rumored to launch first Korean Apple Store near Samsung’s HQ

Apparently, Apple’s been sniffing around Samsung’s home turf. The iPhone maker is rumored to be scouting property for its first Apple Store location in the South Korea (and the whole Korean Peninsula), according to the Wall Street Journal. Specifically, in Seoul’s Gangnam neighborhood, which is home to Samsung’s three-story D’light store and one of its …

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YouTube enlists ‘heroes’ to fight against nasty comments and porn

YouTube can be a mess sometimes. While it’s great for watching vloggers, tutorials and that latest viral music video, it’s also home to some pretty dark behavior. In an attempt to curb the bullying, hate-speech and sexually explicit content that often plagued its user comments (basically anything that violates its Community Guidelines), the video streaming site created the YouTube Heroes …

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Instagram now lets you save drafts before posting

If you’ve ever thought that Instagram was too instant and wanted time to ponder before you post, you may be in luck. Instagram just rolled out a new feature to all of its users that allows people to save a draft of the post they are working on. This lets people come back to a picture they were going to …

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Hold on to your headphones, ladies and gents. An early rendering of what is said to be the upcoming HTC Bolt depicts another phone that loses its dedicated headphone jack. The render posted to Twitter from Evan Blass, a frequent tipster known for leaking early information on consumer tech. After HTC’s revenue took a big hit this year, the company …

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Turning on iPhone 7’s Airplane Mode might knock out your service

Got the iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus? You might need to keep an eye on Airplane Mode if you travel. Some owners reported a glitch that causes their phone to lose network service after turning Airplane Mode off, according to internal documents allegedly obtained by MacRumors. The website said that phones continued searching for service and could not make …

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Microsoft thinks this is the future of fingerprint scanning (maybe)

You’re probably used to placing your finger on the front, back or side of your phone to unlock the screen, but Microsoft has a different idea in mind: resting your digit directly on the display. The Redmond, Washington, company applied for a patent that puts the fingerprint-reading technology right under — or maybe it’s integrated within — the glass that …

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Your Apple Watch from Best Buy or Target could be delayed

You may want to think twice about ordering an Apple Watch from Best Buy or Target. On Wednesday, Best Buy reportedly emailed customers who preordered the Apple Watch Series 2, saying that they would not receive their shipments on the expected September 16 release date, according to MacRumors, which apparently obtained a copy of the email. Instead, the big-box store …

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Apple’s iPhone 7 battery case: Same funky shape, reportedly 26 percent more power

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus go on sale tomorrow, and alongside it, this year’s iPhone Smart Battery Case, which will charge the iPhone from its own built-in battery storehouse. This year, the case will deliver 26 percent more charge than last year’s version, according to MacRumors. The phone accessory industry is big business — a $24.35 billion industry according …

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Pokemon Go for Android Wear watches is ‘pretty likely’

Android Wear users might not have to be so jealous about the Apple Watch getting Pokemon Go. John Hanke, the CEO of Niantic Labs, appeared at TechCrunch Disrupt SF this week and answered questions about the insanely popular mobile game. When asked specifically if the game will make it onto Android Wear devices, he responded by saying: “Pretty likely.” A …

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Samsung’s fix for Note 7 fires: Slash battery life by 40 percent

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung explains what went wrong with exploding Note… 1:29 Samsung has a software solution to keep stragglers who haven’t yet returned or exchanged their Galaxy Note 7 phone after a voluntary product recall safe from harm. It’s issuing a software update that caps the battery’s recharge capacity at 60 percent. An issue that causes the anode …

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