Facebook might’ve gone a bit too 1984 this time. The company accidentally printed several weird phrases onto its Touch controllers that’ll come with its Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S VR headsets. The messages read “This Space For Rent” and “The Masons Were Here.” A few developer kits shipped with the phrases “Big Brother is …
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Sprint has launched what it calls a 100% Total Satisfaction Guarantee program, which lets new customers try Sprint’s LTE for 30 days. If they don’t like it, the carrier will refund everything — phone costs, service charges and fees. Additionally, if you’re switching to Sprint from another carrier, you’ll get up to $650 to cover the switching fees. When you …
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We’ve all taken our share of vacation photos or jealously scrolled through a friend’s pictures of a trip to an exotic beach. New data from online travel agency eDreams.net shows that pictures play a bigger part in where we’re traveling than we might’ve realized. More than half of US travelers chose their vacation destination based on how good the photos …
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AT&T’s 5G reach is growing. The carrier has launched 5G mobile services in seven more cities, it said in a Tuesday release. Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; and four California cities, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, join a dozen cities where the company launched 5G in December. The 5G service, available for businesses and consumers, works …
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The latest version of the Opera web browser launched Tuesday for Mac, Windows and Linux. Opera 60, codenamed Reborn 3, includes a cryptocurrency wallet, Web3 explorer and a free VPN. Reborn 3 has increased privacy and security features, including a built-in ad blocker, the company said in a release. Like previous versions of Opera, it also offers an unlimited VPN, …
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The all-new ultrasonic fingerprint reader baked into the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus is meant to be so secure that you can’t fool it with a fake finger. A video posted to the image-sharing site Imgur claims to have done just that in under 15 minutes. Imgur user Darkshark said a 3D print of his own fingerprint fooled the Samsung Galaxy …
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If you stream Netflix on your iPhone or iPad, the app will no longer support Apple AirPlay. This means that you won’t be able to cast shows on Netflix from your iOS device to your Apple TV. The change on the streaming site’s support page was spotted late last week by MacRumors. Netflix’s note says AirPlay is “no longer supported” due to “technical …
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As of Thursday, Skype’s video and audio calls can support up to 50 people. In a blog post, the company said the new feature is available on the latest version of Skype. To accommodate more users, Skype has made a few tweaks to how calls will work. “We added a notification to replace the ringing as the default, allowing every …
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Google Play’s Artist Hub is no longer accepting new sign-ups and will shut down April 30, Google confirmed Thursday. The service, which lets smaller indie artists post and sell their music on the Google Play store and Google Play Music, is redirecting new users to YouTube for Artists. Google said the closure of Artist Hub won’t impact Google Play Music users. The …
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A week ahead of schedule, Verizon on Wednesday turned on its 5G network in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis. CNET went to Chicago to test it with the Moto Z3. To experience 5G, Verizon customers need to have a Motorola Moto Z3 phone with a 5G Moto Mod. The addition, available now, costs about $200 and attaches magnetically to the phone. Customers on …
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