US DOJ charges North Korean spy for Sony hack, Amazon updates tablet

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3 hidden iPhone photography tricks

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The Ocean Cleanup is about to launch its system (What the Future)

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How to record Skype calls

Perhaps you have a big announcement and want to capture your parents’ reaction to becoming grandparents. Maybe you want to record a guitar lesson so you can later review the new chords you were taught. It could be that you want to record a brainstorming session with colleagues so no ideas are lost to posterity and poor note-taking. There are …

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Enter to win* a lifetime service of live TV

Cut the cords and enjoy live TV anywhere with this awesome online sweepstakes! We joined forces with Plex to give two lucky winners a Premium Plex Pass, which provides access to all Plex features — live TV; a DVR to record your favorite content, podcasts and curated news; and organization of all your personal media — plus the tuner and antenna you’ll need …

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus could get blazing

5G, the next generation of super-fast mobile data, is expected to take off next year. Samsung’s next flagship phone may be able to take advantage of it. Samsung will reportedly release both 4G and 5G variants of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus next year, according to South Korean publication The Bell. Samsung may release three different models of the Galaxy …

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How do you feel about the iPhone XS Max? (The 3:59, Ep. 455)

On this podcast, we talk about: The rumored name of a new iPhone is the iPhone XS Max (yikes). Amazon’s website suffers an outage — after a different outage on Prime Day this year. US Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces the “Stop BEZOS Act,” continuing his criticism of Amazon and what it pays warehouse workers. Amazon briefly becomes a $1 trillion company. New …

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Fortnite for Android adds voice chat, support for HTC and Sony phones

Epic Games just released v5.40 of the smash-hit game Fortnite. With the new update, the company is making Fortnite for Android playable on even more phones. According to the patch notes, Epic Games has expanded support to include Motorola, HTC and Sony Xperia devices. Previously, Epic Games listed the following phones as unsupported: HTC: 10, U Ultra, U11 / U11+, U12+ …

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The self

The Skydio R1 is a self-flying drone that uses 13 cameras and machine learning to automatically follow you around without crashing into obstacles. Sounds cool, right? But that $2,500 price tag? Not so much. Now Skydio has dropped the price of the R1 drone to $1,999. That’s still a good chunk of change, but the $500 discount makes it a …

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These $15 mobile chargers have built

The vast majority of mobile chargers (also known as power banks) require you to BYO cables. That’s a first-world problem if ever I heard one, but it’s a hassle all the same. Ideally, a charger should have the cable you need built right in, so there’s one less thing to bring, clutter up your carry-on and accidentally leave behind in …

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Pixel 3: Google officially sends out invites for Oct. 9 event

So — Google just invited us to an event on October 9 in New York City, with a big flashy invitation like the kind tech companies send when they’re about to introduce something big, like — for instance — a set of flashy new phones. We totally wouldn’t go out on a limb and say that we’re going to see …

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Mystery Samsung Chromebook revealed by Wi

A Wi-Fi certification record appeared in the Wi-Fi Alliance’s database, indicating that an unnamed Samsung Chromebook has passed. The model number, XE525QBBI, places it as a Chromebook; for instance, the model number for the recently released Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 is XE521QAB. Enlarge Image The Wi-Fi Alliance certificate for an unnamed Samsung Chromebook, model XE525QBBI. Screenshot by Lori Grunin/CNET Spotted by About …

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Brave browser gets Chrome’s extensions starting Thursday with major new version

If you like Brave but also like extensions to fine-tune your web surfing, good news: A new version of the ad-blocking browser arrived Thursday that makes it as customizable as Google’s rival Chrome. Brave Chief Technology Officer Brian Bondy announced the new version, called Brave Core, on Reddit. There’s only an early version geared for developers for now, though, and …

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Sony’s flagship Master Series LCD and OLED TVs now start at $3,500

Sony has announced final pricing for its flagship series of 4K TVs, the A9F (OLED) and Z9F (LCD) Master Series, and it’s a grand cheaper than first thought. The Master series is designed be as close to “reference quality” as possible in a consumer flatscreen.  The pricing is as follows: Sony Master Series XBR-55A9F 55-inch OLED, $3,500 (originally $4,500)  Sony Master …

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Copycat military websites caught selling users’ personal information

The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that it had seized nine copycat websites that harvested and sold users’ personal information by posing as US military recruitment sites. The operators of websites such as Army.com and NavyEnlist.com tricked people interested in joining the military out of their personal information by falsely claiming to be affiliated with specific branches of the military, …

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