When the National Football League kicks off its season on Thursday, football fans will have a new virtual way to interact with their favorite players during the game. On Tuesday, the NFL, Twitter and Bud Light said that players will see tweets and videos from their fans displayed on a screen in the end zone …
Read More »Apple will begin producing 5G iPhones in mid
Apple is set to start production on its first 5G iPhones in mid-September, according to a Tuesday report by the Nikkei Asian Review. That will reportedly shorten the production delay to weeks rather than months, given the coronavirus pandemic. The phones will be manufactured starting on a limited scale, and mass production is slated to take place gradually between late …
Read More »Zoom is taking over your Alexa, Google Assistant and Portal displays next
Zoom is expanding its massive video chat presence to several smart display devices, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the US and keep many people working and socializing from home. In the coming months, you’ll be able to video chat on Zoom via your Amazon Echo Show devices, Google Nest smart displays and the Facebook Portal, the company said in …
Read More »Tuesday’s top deals: $8 power bank, $15 sport earbuds, $3 Tomb Raider for PS4 and more
So much cheap, so little time! For starters, if you own a PS4, do not miss Sony’s PlayStation Store sale. Great chance to stock up on some new (read: old) titles, many of them available for just a few bucks. Meanwhile, if you’re a regular drinker of smoothies, protein shakes and the like, here’s a quickie: The BlenderBottle Pro32 is …
Read More »WatchOS 7: Apple Watch will soon be able to measure your fitness level as you age
The Apple Watch may be able to predict how healthy or unhealthy you are and keep you in check as you age. WatchOS 7, the next version of Apple’s wearable software due to arrive this fall, will bring a new set of mobility metrics to the Watch. (You can try the public beta of WatchOS 7 now, too, but we …
Read More »Apple asks court to make Epic pay damages in Fortnite lawsuit
Apple raised the stakes Tuesday in its lawsuit with Epic Games over the hit video game Fortnite. The iPhone maker requested monetary damages if it successfully convinces a judge that it was within its rights to kick Fortnite off its more than 1.5 billion active iPhones and iPads last month when Epic activated code it knew broke Apple’s app store …
Read More »LG Wing: Video of LG’s supposed wacky swiveling phone leaked
On Sept. 2, LG announced its Sept. 14 event in which the company will “deliver distinctive and yet unexplored usability experiences.” Rumors beforehand speculated the South Korean device maker will launch a unique phone called the LG Wing, which features a swiveling screen that lies on top of another screen. LG’s own video for the presser further corroborated the rumor …
Read More »Squarespace vs. WordPress: 2020 web hosting prices, free trials and ease of use compared
So you want to build a website — maybe to show off your portfolio while job searching, to share information with wedding guests or to support your business (especially now that so many events have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic). Only problem is, you don’t know where to get started. Enter website building services WordPress.com and Squarespace, two …
Read More »Verizon’s LTE rivals 5G speeds on AT&T and T
As carriers continue expanding their 5G networks across the US, a new report shows how far they’ve come this year. And while Verizon has the least 5G coverage, its 5G speeds remain unmatched as even its 4G LTE network speeds “often rival the 5G speeds of other carriers,” a Rootmetrics report showed Monday. Rootmetrics performed 2.7 million tests across all …
Read More »How to buy a monitor for gaming or working from home
Should I go with 24 or 27 inches? Full HD or 4K? If questions like that are spinning around your head, chances are you’ve just begun to search for a new monitor to make your work-at-home (or play-at-home) setup more productive. We’ll try to slow down your spinning head with this guide. In this article The too long, don’t read …
Read More »Google’s Verified Calls lets you know why a business is calling before you answer
Google on Tuesday said it’s rolling out a new Verified Calls feature in its Phone app for Android devices in an effort to separate calls you actually want to answer from spam and robocalls. Verified Calls will show the business’ name, a business logo, reason for calling and a verification symbol, Google said. “We’ve been piloting Verified Calls for a …
Read More »Apple’s next online
Apple has set the date for its next event. The company’s latest devices — which will likely include the sixth-generation Apple Watch and a new iPad — will be unveiled on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. PT. Like Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the event will be held entirely online amid continued concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Apple’s event will be streamed via …
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T-Mobile is demonstrating just how useful its 5G network can be for remote robotic operations, this week applying a tattoo on someone’s arm in the Netherlands. The “impossible tattoo” was needled into the skin by a robot arm being controlled by a tattoo artist in another location over T-Mobile’s Dutch 5G network. Due to the low latency of 5G — …
Read More »iPhone photo trick: Prepare to be amazed by the difference a flash can make
We’ve seen amazing steps forward in phone photography over the years, and the iPhone 11 Pro, Galaxy S20 Ultra and Pixel 4 can take images that comfortably rival what you can get from a DSLR. But Profoto’s newest launch, I’d argue, is the biggest revolution in phone photography since they first put cameras in phones. Profoto, in case you’re unfamiliar, …
Read More »Motorola Razr 5G leak reveals foldable phone’s 48
The 5G Motorola Razr revamp is expected to be revealed Wednesday, but WinFuture’s Roland Quandt may have leaked the foldable phone’s specs a little early. It’ll apparently have a 48-megapixel rear camera, be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and cost 1,500 euros (roughly $1,750). The phone will also have a 20-megapixel front camera and a 2800-mAh battery. When open, …
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