Google has already shared what the back of the Pixel 4 will look like, but now it’s showing off some of what its forthcoming phone will be able to do, including hands-free radar-based gesture controls and face unlock similar to Apple’s FaceID. In a new YouTube video titled “(Don’t) hold the phone: new features coming …

Apple’s iPhone business may be struggling, but the company is pretty optimistic about the services running on the device. In its third-quarter earnings report Tuesday, Apple offered a rosier-than-expected prediction for the next period thanks to things like the App Store as well as other products like wearables, even as iPhone sales have continued their trend of declines. The company …

WhatsApp is launching a payments system later this year, starting in India. Will Cathcart, the Facebook subsidiary’s global head, said Wednesday the company has been testing its payments in India since last year, according to Business Today. The messaging app has 400 million users in India and 1.5 billion globally, the report says, with the payments announcement coming as Facebook …

Take a five-minute walk behind Qualcomm’s main office in San Diego and you’ll find an unlikely kind of lab. The cavernous room, previously used for storing office furniture and boxes, has become the mobile chip giant’s testing ground for new wireless technologies, where it’s working on 5G in ways you may not be expecting. While 5G means super-high speeds on our …

Despite being over 30 years old, GIFs are used more than ever by people to express themselves on their phone or computer, especially over social media. Let’s get this out of the way. The word is spelled G-I-F and stands for graphic Interchange format. The creators of the GIF pronounce it JIF like Jif peanut butter. But many (many) people say …

If you’re looking for a new, weird thing to do with your next phone, consider hands-free use. Google’s upcoming Pixel 4 is going to throw a hands-free twist to its front-camera array: In addition to facial recognition, it’ll sense motion and hand gestures.  This technology, originally called Project Soli, uses radar to detect 3D movement in space. And that’s in addition …

Huawei on Tuesday reported revenue growth of 23.2% for the first half of the year, even though the Trump administration’s ban basically stopped it from accessing US suppliers. The controversial Chinese phonemaker said it made 401.3 billion yuan ($58.3 billion), compared with 325.7 billion yuan ($47.3 billion) in the same period of 2018. Company Chairman Liang Hua acknowledged that US …

Apple has designed a new augmented reality experience at Apple Stores around the globe. It’s called [AR]T, and through it, participants will be able to experience AR pieces from contemporary artists in the store and out and about in select cities. People can also learn how to make their own AR experience at in-store classes.  Featured artists include Nick Cave, …

Battle royale game Fortnite has become a phenomenon. The free video game from developer Epic Games has generated billions of dollars and become an obsession for gamers of all ages. That surge in popularity has brought Fortnite tournaments for eager esports gamers to watch and compete in. The biggest of them all is the Fortnite World Cup, and the one …

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As we’re almost always carrying them, phones can be a valuable tool in an emergency. In the unfortunate event that you get into an accident or someone finds you unconscious, you surely want those closest to you to know what’s going on and to have a way to give first responders vital information about you. Older phones had an ICE (In Case …

Yep, there was a Slack outage Monday morning. The company gave a status update about the problem saying, “Some workspaces might be experiencing issues with messages sending and loading.” After approximately 40 minutes of downtime, the service was back up. Slack updated its status page at 8:30 a.m. PT as the service returned, with the message that people “may be …