Apple Watch, Fitbit could be hit with Trump’s tariffs on China

Gadgets like Apple Watches, Fitbit activity trackers and Sonos speakers could be impacted by $200 billion list of US tariffs on goods made in China, government rulings show. The rulings show that devices like these are considered data transmission machines in the list of US tariff codes, Reuters reports, and may be subject to a …

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WhatsApp fights mob violence in India by limiting message forwarding

WhatsApp has rolled out changes that will limit the amount of message forwarding, following a spate of mob violence and lynchings in India caused by WhatsApp-spread misinformation. “We believe that these changes — which we’ll continue to evaluate — will help keep WhatsApp the way it was designed to be: a private messaging app,” the company wrote in a Friday blog …

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Apple Business Chat on iMessage: Everything you need to know

Apple’s Business Chat feature first launched alongside iOS 11.3 in March. The feature gives iMessage users the option to contact and interact with businesses directly in the Messages app on an iOS device.  Since then, more companies have integrated Business Chat, allowing users to contact customer service, place orders, or ask a concierge to do some gift research on their …

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Facebook and Instagram take tougher stance on underage kids

Facebook and Instagram instructed their moderators to take a tougher stance on underage kids. The social media giant’s reviewers are being instructed to lock the accounts of people they suspect are younger than 13, according to TechCrunch, even if the person’s account is reported for something else. Previously, Facebook only deleted the accounts of children younger than 13 if someone reported …

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Pokemon Go is giving you just three hours to catch Zapdos this weekend

Attention, Pokemon Go fans: You’ll have a rare opportunity to catch Zapdos on Saturday. The legendary bird is making a comeback, albeit for a very short time, the Pokemon Company announced Tuesday. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT on Saturday, players will be able to capture Zapdos in Raid Battles. During that time, all captured Zapdos will know the …

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AT&T adds three more cities to mobile 5G rollout plan

AT&T is thinking big — and midsize — when it comes to its rollout plan for mobile 5G. The wireless giant said Friday it’s added Oklahoma City, as well as Charlotte and Raleigh, both in North Carolina, to the list of cities slated to get access to AT&T’s super speedy network this year. The three join Atlanta, Dallas and Waco, …

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Facebook is officially building an internet satellite: Athena

This May, sleuths at IEEE Spectrum revealed something exciting — Facebook appeared to be secretly working on an experimental satellite that could beam internet down to Earth using millimeter wave radio signals. Now, Facebook has confirmed to Wired and CNET that the satellite, dubbed Athena, is indeed a Facebook project — and that Facebook is a believer in satellite internet technology. …

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FCC now taking comments on whether T

If you have burning thoughts about the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, now’s your chance to voice them.  The FCC is accepting petitions from now until Aug. 27 to deny the $26 billion merger, the commission said Wednesday. Those petitions as well as less formal comments can be submitted on the FCC’s docket page.  Oppositions to the petitions are due by Sept. …

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Samsung laughs at Apple’s dongles in latest Galaxy S9 ads

Samsung’s latest ad campaign for the Galaxy S9 is poking Apple where it hurts — right in the dongle.  (In other words, they’re making fun of the extra adapters and cables that Apple users increasingly need to access “legacy” devices like wired headphones, SD card slots and other cables.) While the ad is definitely a parody of the Apple Store …

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Split, Unbreakable come together in Glass trailer

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This robotic skin gets ‘goosebumps’

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Acura RDX A

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Ring’s budget home security system covers the basics

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