As Microsoft confirmed during IFA 2018, we now know that “Windows 10 October 2018 Update” is the official name of the next feature update to the operating system we’ll be getting from Microsoft. You’ll probably know it better by its official version number — 1809, the upgrade from 1709 — or by the code name …

For many years, Europe’s biggest electronics show, IFA, was the place Huawei chose to unveil a new Mate, the biggest of its flagship phones. That’s not the case in 2018. We won’t see the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, the latest in the series, until the fourth quarter. But to whet our appetites, Huawei did give us a preview of what’s …

Every so often I ask Cheapskate readers to name their favorite deals. One that continues to make the list (despite the funny name): Zoolz. What the heck is Zoolz? It’s a cloud-storage service, and a rather unique on at that. It’s also extremely affordable, at least if you take advantage of this deal: StackSocial offers a lifetime 3TB Zoolz subscription …

Since iOS 11, your iPhone has saved your passwords for your various accounts and helpfully offers to fill them in for you when it senses a login screen. With iOS 12, you can continue with your password-saving ways, but now you can let your iPhone ($285 at Amazon) generate strong passwords for your apps and accounts. Because when it’s left …

You probably never click on that “Privacy Policy” link as often as the “In-App Purchases” info that appears above it, especially for apps like Fortnite which you’re going to install not matter what. But for those of us who do, this is good news: Apple has extended its privacy policy disclosure rules to cover all apps, not just those that …

Never one to shy away from baffling decisions, Huawei has launched pared-back Lite version of its Mate 20 phone — before it’s actually unveiled the proper Mate 20.  The Mate 20 Lite has a decent lineup of specs for a midrange handset. Beyond the 2,340×1,080-pixel 6.3-inch display, the phone packs a 20-megapixel rear camera paired with a secondary 2-megapixel camera …

A developer says the Apple Watch’s pride face won’t appear in Russia. 9to5Mac’s Guilherme Rambo revealed that it’s “hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale,” in a tweet showing the code on Friday. The Apple Watch pride face is hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale …

Canon has had a pretty good clampdown on the rumor mill for its upcoming announcement compared to other manufacturers, but the information about the products might be launching next week started oozing out, culminating in a full product list of products launching on Sept. 5. it includes the long-awaited EOS R full-frame mirrorless with RF-mount lenses. According to CanonRumors, on …

China is stepping up its fight against disinformation spreading online. Piyao, a platform hosted by the country’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission and state-run media Xinhua, was launched Wednesday to bust rumors and fake news disseminated across the internet. The move comes as official data showed a whopping 6.7 million reports of fake news in July. News broadcasted on Piyao will …

Sitting in a corner of the Mobvoi’s booth at this week’s IFA tech conference in Berlin, Jason Zheng offers a colorful pitch for his company’s smartwatches. “You don’t want to be that douche who pulls out your phone,” Zheng, Mobvoi’s international head of PR, said jokingly. “We think smartwatches can reduce those douche pain points in your social life.” While …

As new phones ditch the headphone jack, more people are depending on Bluetooth headphones. And Qualcomm is working to ensure that Bluetooth audio connection is just as stable as the wired alternative. On Friday, Qualcomm announced aptX Adaptive, a technology that dynamically changes the bit rate (think the file size of the audio that is being sent to your headphones) …

Huawei will launch its next flagship phone, the Mate 20, at an event in London on Oct. 16, CEO Richard Yu announced at IFA on Friday. In an image for the event, the company teased the outline of a phone that looks as though it has almost no bezel. The Mate range is the larger of Huawei’s two flagship phone …

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