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Now playing: Watch this: What to expect from Apple in 2018 (The 3:59, Ep. 330) 5:03 Today’s podcast focuses entirely on Apple and the year to come. We discuss a handful of expected changes from the tech titan in 2018, including several new iPhone designs, more augmented reality features and the new HomePod smart speaker. The 3:59 gives you bite-size …

Samsung will reportedly bring several upgrades to the iris scanner on its next Galaxy S phone, presumably called the Galaxy S9. Some of these possible changes include a shorter response time, better recognition in dark or bright environments or when the user is wearing glasses, and a slightly higher resolution, 3-megapixel lens (up from 2MP in the Galaxy S8) according …

From OLED TVs to Amazon Echos to iPads, 2017 was all more about evolution than revolution on the consumer tech front. Last year’s products with a bit more speed and polish was the order of the day. Of course, there were pockets of innovation, too: Consider iPhone X’s Face ID and Nintendo’s pick up and go Switch console. Here at …

History seems to be repeating itself. Back in May, security researchers discovered that several HP laptops contained an audio driver with a keylogger-type feature. Now, it appears there’s yet another keylogger embedded in a piece of HP software. Although it wasn’t widely reported until today, a Nov. 7 HP security bulletin revealed that a Synaptics touchpad driver has the potential …

Apple just made connecting to treadmills and ellipticals as easy as tapping your Apple Watch on a piece of gym equipment. GymKit, a feature built into WatchOS 4.1, enables seamless tap-to-connect tech. It’s like CarPlay, but for fitness machines. Apple announced GymKit as a feature for Apple Watch back in June at its WWDC keynote, promising it would arrive this year. It’s just …

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