You want Minecraft on your phone, but don’t want to use your credit card to pay for it? Apple and PayPal hear you.  From today, Australians can use PayPal to purchase from Apple‘s digital stores — iTunes, iBooks, Apple Music, the App Store, Apple TV — on both iOS and desktops.  To set it up, sign in to your …

LG may be shaking up the look of its most premium phone. A new rumor says that the LG V30, the unannounced follow-up to last year’s LG V20, may have more in common with the LG G6 than with the V20 itself. Renderings that come from well known mobile tipster OnLeaks suggest that the V30 will lose the secondary display above …

Your Facebook Messenger home screen may no longer be just an inbox for messaging friends.   Facebook’s dedicated messaging app will be extending its beta test of ad placement on users’ home tabs globally, building on successful tests in Australia and Thailand, according to the company’s blog post. Advertisers will be able to add Messenger to their campaigns, but ads …

It doesn’t take much to become the toast of Twitter. Sometimes, you just have to decide that it’s not worth flying without a can of your favorite beer. That’s one can. One single can, and no other luggage. Who needs underwear and a toothbrush when you’ve got a tasty beverage? When customs asks you what you have to declare, simply …

It’s no secret that the internet can be a cesspool of hate. From the harassment of GamerGate to cartoon characters being turned into hurtful memes, the onslaught is a daily occurrence on social media and comment threads all over the web. And now a new study from the Pew Research Center shows that upwards of 41 percent of all Americans …

We may have just got a sneak peak at the upcoming Moto Z2 phone by none other than Motorola itself.  A Chinese Motorola webpage featured images of an unannounced modular phone that were taken down soon after, but not before being noticed by publications like Android Headlines. The dual rear cameras (which aren’t available on any of the Moto Z …

Logitech is one of the best-known brands of keyboards, mice, headphones and webcams, whether you’re a gamer or not.  Now, Logitech’s carving a deeper niche in the gaming peripheral market — by purchasing headset maker Astro Gaming for $85 million in an all-cash deal. While you could technically call Astro Gaming a rival, as both companies produce headsets, Astro is …

RIP Windows Phone 8.1.  Microsoft said Tuesday that it was ending support for Windows Phone 8.1, one of the more notable updates to its troubled mobile operating system.  The writing has been on the wall for a while for Windows Phone, which hasn’t gotten a meaningful update or any new products in two years. While Microsoft continues to support the …

You may not know Eiko Ishioka by name, but you probably know her work. Whether it was print ads, album covers or even movie costumes, Ishioka had a way of stealing the spotlight with her sensual, surreal designs. To honor Ishioka, who collected an Oscar and a Grammy, as well as two Tony nominations, Google dedicated its Doodle on Wednesday …

As we approach the fall season, there are only a handful of upcoming phones that we’re excited about. Among them is the sequel to Google‘s pair of flagships, the Pixel and its larger counterpart, Pixel XL. Though both phones are expected to be officially announced in October, the rumor mill has churned out its share of predictions in the meantime. …