Owners of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 detachable have been complaining for almost as long as the hybrid has been around of screen flickering that renders the display unusable — frequently just after the warranty has expired. It’s so rampant it has a name — Flickergate — and a discussion board.  Microsoft finally gave in …

Fuji Rumors got its virtual hands on an invitation for a “first touch and try of a yet to be announced Fuji release” happening in Australia on May 26, 2018, and put on its frequently-accurate speculation hat as to what that new release might be. It narrows the options down to an X-T100 midrange mirrorless and an Instax SQ6. The …

This is hard for me to believe, but Cheapskate Jr. is graduating high school in a few weeks. (And, ahem, going to my alma mater, Michigan State, with an honors scholarship. #crazyprouddad) That means there’s a backyard graduation party in our future, which means we’ll need tunes, which means today’s deal is perfect. Today only, and while supplies last, Meh …

A few years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find an elegant, premium phone that was also waterproof. Aside from Sony’s Xperia phones, most waterproof phones were clunky-looking with midtier specs.  These days though, most high-end flagships come with some level of protection against water. In addition to the LG G7, Samsung, Apple and Google all have waterproof marquee handsets that satisfy …

Spotify isn’t shying away from making artists face the music.  Spotify on Thursday initiated a new policy around hate. It lets the music-streaming service ban or bury music or artists it judges to be “hateful,” whether it be songs that incite violence or artists whose conduct it won’t tolerate. On Friday, Pandora followed suit.  R. Kelly is the first. While the R&B star’s catalog will …

It’s time to dive back into the world of The Matrix, as the awesome-looking phone from the movie is making a comeback. The new Nokia 8110, announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, will share much of the original phone’s design, but will now come packing 4G LTE and apps like Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. The banana phone is set …

The Blackberry Key2 has been officially revealed. And yes, it has a physical keyboard. BlackBerry is not only still around, it’s announcing its next phone, the BlackBerry Key2, on June 7. The Key2 is the successor to 2017’s BlackBerry KeyOne, a premium Android phone with BlackBerry’s signature QWERTY keyboard. The phone will be announced in New York at 10 a.m. ET. BlackBerry …

Snapchat started to roll out its second redesign in six months to iPhone users late on Thursday. It’s hoping to win back the people it alienated with an overhaul introduced earlier this year. The redesign sees the company backtrack on some of the features that failed to resonate with users, including returning Snaps and Chats to chronological order and returning …

ZTE uses two screens in its folding Axon M phone, but how about a folding device that uses three? Microsoft has one idea for the concept. A recently published Microsoft patent application shows off a tablet-like device that can fold inwardly or outwardly. The device has two main displays which can be seen when the device is opened up, but …

You may know that YouTube has a dark mode for nighttime viewing, but did you know that Twitter also has a mode for nighttime tweeting? Or any scenario where you find the white background too bright? iOS has something approximating dark mode among other hidden features, but it’s more effective to enable it on an app-by-app basis. How to enable Night …

If you’ve ever sent a text and lamented the lack of emojis depicting waffles, sloths, otters and the planet Saturn, you could be in luck.  Unicode — the consortium that governs the standard that includes emojis — has 104 proposed Emoji Candidates  (60 characters plus variants) that have advanced to Draft Candidate status for a possible release date in 2019.  This means …

Last summer, the US-based company RED — known for its cinema cameras widely used on Hollywood films — grabbed attention when it revealed it would be releasing a phone. The Hydrogen One was unusual not only because RED had never made a phone, but also because the $1,595 titanium device (or $1,195 for an aluminium version) was available for preorder …

There’s been an awful lot of hacks in the news recently, and it’s always frustrating to see my oh-so-personal phone (in my case, a Motorola Moto Z2 Play) go months without a patch. Google is pretty quick to issue them, but it takes longer for OEMs like Motorola and Samsung to get with the program, and I’ve definitely noticed some major …

The Moto Z3 Play is now an actual real thing we’ve had our hands on! It arrives this summer for $499 with an extra battery pack.  Moto’s premium line of phones is due for an update, and new leaked renders of the Z3 Play give those who like their phones reasonably affordable something to be excited about. The phone will …

Foldable smartphones could be the next big thing, and Motorola has at least one design patented and ready to go. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved a Motorola patent (via LetsGoDigital) for a folding phone design. The design includes a long rectangular screen that can be folded for a phone-like experience, or unfolded to work like a tablet. The …