Google is reportedly preparing its own smart watch that will bear the Pixel brand currently used on Google’s own phones. VentureBeat reporter and noted leaker Evan Blass tweeted this morning that a “reliable source tells me — with high confidence — that Google’s fall hardware event will also introduce a Pixel-branded watch”. Besides the Pixel 3, …

Apple’s is betting on a new, greener aluminum technology. The company has invested 13 million Canadian dollars (about $10 million) in Elysis, a joint venture created by aluminum giants Alcoa and Rio Tinto. Elysis has discovered what it calls a breakthrough in how aluminum is created and the most significant innovation in the aluminum industry in over a century. Aluminum smelting, …

When installing a new app, you have to click “accept” to give the program access to your location, camera and microphone. That unlocks a lot of potential in your apps, but it also opens up the question of when exactly those apps are collecting your data.  Until now, it’s been hard to know the answer on phones use the Android …

Google’s Android P beta software brings radical change to the way that you’ll navigate an Android phone. As with the iPhone X, Android P is all about gestures. Case in point: You swipe up from the bottom to see an overview of all your apps and to open the app drawer, and swipe left and right to select apps. It’d …

The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to impose a $120 million fine on a Florida man who allegedly made nearly 100 million robocalls to trick consumers into purchasing  “exclusive” vacation deals from well-known travel companies. The FCC proposed the fine in June 2017, alleging that Adrian Abramovich had made 96 million robocalls during a three-month period in 2016. The commission …

Parrot makes some of the most interesting drones on the market. Case in point: the Swing, which looks like an X-wing and can switch between quadcopter and airplane modes midflight. It originally sold for $140, but for a limited time, TechRabbit has the refurbished Parrot Swing with Flypad Controller for $32.99 shipped. That’s after applying promo code CNETFLY7 at checkout. Cheapskate exclusive!  Read CNET’s hands-on …

Microsoft could soon be making good old copy-and-paste a lot more versatile. On the heels of its Build developers conference earlier this week, Microsoft VP of Operating Systems Joe Belfiore tweeted out: Well, what a coincidence! I got some questions about Cloud Clipboard yesterday– and this showed up sooner than I expected! 🙂 Take a look at what’s coming for …

Google and Qualcomm are working on a next generation of smartwatches that should be arriving this fall, and more possible details continue to arrive during this year’s Google developer conference. Google is expected to finally make its own watch through its internal hardware division — or its own watches, according to the latest report from German tech site Winfuture.de. The …

If you think your Google Drive has changed, you’re not going crazy. Google announced that it is updating the UI of Google Drive, so it will look and feel different. Beyond that, Google says the functionality hasn’t changed. Some changes include: The logo in the top-left corner is now the Google Drive logo (if you have a custom logo it’s …

Samsung’s follow-up to the Galaxy Note 8 might look pretty similar to its predecessor. At least, according to a possible render of the Galaxy Note 9 shared by mobile tipster Ice Universe. Samsung was lazy in 2018 and I concluded that Note9 will not change much. This is just a small adjustment to Note8. pic.twitter.com/uNoAW1thcT — Ice universe (@UniverseIce) May …

It’s go time for that legal battle that refuses to die: Apple v. Samsung. The two smartphone giants will meet in a San Jose, California, court for a week starting Monday to determine how much Samsung owes for illegally using three Apple design patents and two utility patents. The lawsuit, initially filed in 2011, made it all the way to …

Instagram users across the globe were reporting that the photo-sharing site was down Thursday. Website checker Down For Everyone Or Just Me? says the ‘Gram should be functioning. But just before 6 a.m. PT, Instagram’s website was showing a server error and the mobile app wouldn’t refresh. So users vented their frustration on Twitter, using the hashtag #instagramdown. First published, …

Rumor has it that Apple will soon be releasing a new version of its smaller “budget” iPhone — the iPhone SE — but there hasn’t been much chatter about what it will look like. Well, one screen protector company thinks it will take after the iPhone X, at least as far as the screen goes. Olixar, which already has its …

YouTube has rolled out high dynamic range (HDR) to users of the iPhone X, enabling improved contrast and color on HDR-enabled YouTube videos. As spotted by Macrumors, videos like those from the popular HDR Channel, are now able to be viewed in HDR mode. Neither the iPhone X nor the Apple TV are able to output the videos in 4K, …

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