Add wireless charging to your iPhone right now

Apple may bring wireless charging to the iPhone 8, but you can ditch the charging cable with your current iPhone with a little legwork. Let’s review your options and answer your questions. Wait, what is wireless charging? It’s where you place your phone on a charging mat instead of having to plug in your suddenly …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 said to cost $900, launch in September

Samsung’s premium Note phones have always been expensive given their expansive screens and advanced S Pen styluses. But at $900 (about £707 or AU$1188 converted), the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 may its priciest one yet, according to Venture Beat. Aside from the price hike, VB reports the Note 8 will have a 6.3-inch display, dual cameras, a 3,300mAh battery, the …

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Google won’t scan your Gmail anymore for ad targeting

In an era where we’ve all resigned ourselves to the fact that Google knows all our personal information anyway, the company announced Friday that it will stop scanning personal Gmail inboxes for ad targeting purposes. Google already refrains from tailoring ads by combing though Gmail accounts in its G Suite platform for enterprise and businesses. It will stop doing so …

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Australia’s poorest are getting screwed on the NBN

The richer you are, the better the NBN getting rolled out in your area. That’s according to a new study that maps Australia’s disadvantaged communities against the NBN technology they’re receiving. The findings show that when it comes to accessing the technology of the future, the poorest in our community are being left behind. Conducted by the Centre for Research …

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How to use the Google Home as your personal trainer

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How to use Amazon’s Echo for fast home workouts

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6 cool things you can do with Bixby Voice

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Dean Karnage Kearney drifts this 1,150 HP supercharged Dodge Viper

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Some Uber workers want Kalanick back, Tesla in the music biz?

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The big flaw with Facebook’s new mission

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Are you an iPad Pro or Surface Pro? (The 3:59, Ep. 245)

High-end tablets are getting closer to offering the same performance as laptops. But, there’s still a clear winner between the top two “Pro” tablet models — Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro — when it comes to heavy-lifting computing and multi-tasking: the Surface Pro. However, there are plenty of other factors to consider in buying one of these devices. …

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YouTube’s next big thing: 180 VR videos

Enlarge Image This is how much fun YouTube thinks you’ll have watching 180 videos. YouTube 360-degree video was so last year anyway. YouTube said Thursday it’s partnering with Lenovo, LG and YI Technology on a new technology called a VR180 camera. Yup, instead of 360-degree video that you can spin around and see in any direction, these videos are focused …

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Galaxy Folder 2 Android flip phone lands in South Korea

If you miss the days before touchscreens took over and the Motorola Razr reigned supreme, the Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 may be just your speed. It launched on Thursday in Samsung’s home country of South Korea. The Galaxy Folder 2 is an Android phone with a flip design that puts a touchscreen on top and an old-school keypad on the bottom.  …

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Stream music around your house with Dish Music

Dish has officially launched its multiroom music service, which lets subscribers use their Hopper 2 or Hopper 3 recorders and Joeys to stream music around the house. The Dish Music app, a reskinning of the existing Play-Fi app, is available from today and lets you stream to Dish products as well as speakers from dozens of other manufacturers. Play-Fi is …

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Could Caltech’s ‘lensless camera’ mean flatter phones?

Today’s phones are so thin that the camera lens often can’t help but bulge out a little bit. Researchers at Caltech might have the solution, though. It’s a single-layer “lensless camera” capable of mimicking a traditional lens and sensor design. Potentially, that could mean thinner, flatter phones with no protruding camera lens could be on the way. “We’ve created a …

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