Dark mode makes Facebook Messenger a bit easier on the eyes, but you’ll have to get your emoji game on to unlock it. To add the dark mode, toggle to the menu on iOS and Android and then send the crescent moon emoji to someone. That’ll result in an animation with a bunch of moons …

Amazon is trying to clean up its site by streamlining its anticounterfeiting process. The e-commerce giant said Thursday that it’s giving brands more responsibility for eliminating fakes by letting them immediately take down listings for removal through its new Project Zero program. As the name implies, Project Zero is an initiative designed to clear Amazon of counterfeits through a mix …

Target is opening up its website to third-party sellers in a slow, cautious way, according a report. Sellers can only join the Target+ initiative by invitation, CNBC reported Monday, and the company is being picky about who it brings in. Target has been testing the waters with companies like sporting goods retailer Mizuno, educational toy maker Kaplan and keyboard giant Casio. …

#ShotOniPhone, destined for a billboard. Apple on Tuesday showed off the the colorful winning entries from its iPhone photography contest. The 10 winners came Singapore, Germany, Belarus, Israel and the US. Winning photos were shot on the iPhone 7, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max, “showcasing the quality of cameras across the line,” the company said in …

Samsung announced a pair of fresh phones in its midrange Galaxy A series during Mobile World Congress on Monday. The Galaxy A50 and A30 are the initial models for 2019, and both feature 6.4-inch 1,080×2,340-pixel Super AMOLED Infinity-U displays, with dimensions of 158.5 by 74.7 by 7.7mm. The differences start with the cameras — the A50 has a 25-megapixel camera …

Western Digital had a tiny offering for Mobile World Congress, but it sure can hold a lot of data. The 1TB SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC card is the world’s fastest flash memory option, the company said in a release. It has read speeds of up to 160MB/s and write speeds of up to 90MB/s, much like the 400GB one Western …

Sony is likely to reveal its next flagship phone Monday at Mobile World Congress, but a leak may have spoiled the surprise. Japan-based Sony will show off four new phones next week at MWC 2019, 91Mobiles reported Friday without noting the source of its information. According to the India-based mobile-focused site, we’ll apparently see the flagship Xperia 1, the mid-range Xperia 10 and …

Huawei boss Ren Zhengfei is downplaying the idea that there’s danger in his company’s taking a lead role as 5G networks become a widespread reality. The founder and president of the Chinese telecom giant was referring to the hard-line stance by the US — its long-running recommendation that US companies avoid Huawei networking equipment and its warning to its allies …

Apple and Goldman Sachs will issue a credit card this spring with money-managing features tucked into the iPhone, according to a report. Employees will test the card in the coming weeks before an official launch later in 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources. We got a hint last May that this partnership, which brings both companies into a new …

The future of the Razer Phone 3 may be in jeopardy after the company laid off some staff members. Some of the gaming-focused phone company’s staff will continue to work on the Razer Phone 2, but plans for a followup device were canceled, Droid Life reported Tuesday, citing an anonymous source. Razer confirmed the layoffs in its mobile division in …