Judge Brett Kavanaugh faces the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first day of confirmation hearings starting at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET today in Washington, DC — and you can watch it live right here. Kavanaugh is President Donald Trump’s second nomination to the Supreme Court. He seeks to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced …

According to its latest financial report, gaming-lifestyle company Razer seems happy enough with the response to its debut gaming-oriented Razer Phone to promise investors there will be sequel. Per its Interim Results 2018 report (PDF): With the launch of the Razer Phone in late 2017, Razer has since been widely recognised as the industry forerunner with the foresight of recognising …

The Google Pixel 3 XL is everywhere these days. That is, everywhere except in stores. The unreleased Google phone has shown up on trains in Toronto, all over Russia, on the Ukrainian black market and now in the backseat of someone’s car. An anonymous Lyft driver reportedly found a preproduction Pixel 3 XL in the back of his car after …

The OnePlus 6T is expected to launch in October, and we’re already hearing rumors about the phone’s flagship new feature: an in-display fingerprint sensor. Pictures of an alleged OnePlus 6T retail box showed up on Chinese social media site Weibo. The box includes the OnePlus 6T logo and a sketch that may show the design of the phone. In the …

It’s that time of year when GoPro introduces a new lineup of its popular action cameras. And if a pair of leaks are to be believed, we’re about to be introduced to the GoPro Hero7.  Let’s take a look at those leaks, shall we? First, there are the alleged photos of a Best Buy aisle endcap with the Hero 7 …

Samsung’s mobile strategy has served it well over the years, making it the top phone maker in the world by no small margin. But that doesn’t mean the company is content to coast along — in fact it is shaking up its midrange phone strategy to make devices more appealing to millennials. Samsung is looking to bring more cutting-edge features …

For Chrome’s 10th anniversary, Google has given its web browser its first redesign in a decade. Get ready for a new look with lots of rounded corners and some new features. The new version keeps Chrome’s tabs on top for the personal computer version, a defining feature on the relatively bare-bones interface Google debuted on Sept. 2, 2008. But the …

The Apple Watch is on top. Apple captured 17 percent of the global wearables market in the second quarter, shipping 4.7 million devices, according to a report Tuesday from market researcher IDC. That slab of share kept Apple in the No. 1 slot. Now playing: Watch this: 9 rumors about Apple Watch 4 you need to know 1:48 Apple maintained its …

On Friday, Sprint added a new tier to its unlimited data plans called Unlimited Premium that includes Amazon Prime, Hulu, Tidal and a 50GB LTE mobile hotspot. The new plan will cost $90 a month and be the company’s most expensive plan and yet for what’s included one of the better values offered by any carrier. This announcement falls on the heels of T-Mobile adding …

I’m always a bundle of nerves the night before a long-haul flight — not a great problem to have when you’re from Australia. Once my itinerary’s set and my suitcase packed, I try not to think about the debilitating effects of jet lag that await me at my destination. I know the symptoms by heart: nausea, drowsiness at the wrong …

Google wants to fix one of the web’s oldest and deepest technologies: the uniform resource locator, or URL, used to give every website a unique address. “People have a really hard time understanding URLs,” Adrienne Porter Felt, an engineering manager on Chrome’s security team, said in a Wired interview published in conjunction with Chrome’s 10th anniversary on Tuesday. “We want to …

Whenever I talk about cheap phone service — which is often — readers jump in to champion Tello, a Sprint-powered carrier with some of the lowest rates around. Want to try it yourself? For a limited time, new Tello customers can get two months of service for free. Regular price: $19 per month. (That link should automatically apply the necessary …

Exactly 10 years ago Tuesday, a newly promoted vice president named Sundar Pichai stood before a group of tech reporters in a conference room at Google’s Mountain View, California, headquarters. There, he revealed the Chrome web browser publicly for the first time. It went well, to say the least. Google’s Chrome’s first browser icon Google Over the last decade, the …

Do big tech companies need more government oversight? That’s the question Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai pondered in a blog post Tuesday, just as Congress prepares to grill executives from Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday. Specifically, Pai said companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter need to be more transparent about how they operate their social media platforms. “Currently, the FCC …

The Earin M-2 truly wireless earbuds were supposed to ship in March 2017. Needless to say, they missed that date by a hair — but maybe good things come to those who wait? Twenty months later, the ultralight buds are finally shipping for $249 (roughly £200 or AU$350 converted) a pair. Not only does Earin claim they’re still the smallest …