May, 2017

• 18 May

  Most iPhone users will buy another iPhone, Morgan Stanley survey finds

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8 vs. Apple iPhone 7 5:42 A recently published survey by Morgan Stanley shows that 92 percent of iPhone users are “somewhat likely” or “extremely likely” to upgrade their phone in the next 12 months plan on getting another iPhone. The research note was distributed on Wednesday and later …

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• 18 May

  Old Nokia phones find new life as sex toys

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Old Nokia phones double as adult toys, says survey 1:02 Nokia phones … not just for sexting anymore. Nokia Why invest in an expensive vibrator when you might have one sitting on your pile of old gadgets? More sexy tech Buzz off! This smart vibrator is vulnerable to peeping hacks Lick your phone to share your …

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• 18 May

  Google Lens is augmented reality you can actually use

  

  Snapchat made a big mark on augmented reality by putting digital flower crowns on real people. Now Google may make its own mark by showing you digital information about real flowers. On Wednesday, the search giant announced a big push into augmented reality, which overlays digital images on what you’d normally see through a camera. The new technology, announced at …

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• 18 May

  US might ban laptops from European flights after all

  

  The back and forth on the laptop ban on airplanes is enough to give you whiplash. Talks between the US Department of Homeland Security and European Union on Wednesday in Brussels ended with a decision not to ban large electronics from the cabin of flights from Europe to the US, according to the Associated Press. The US had proposed the …

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• 18 May

  Google I/O: Lens was the coolest thing, hands down

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Google Lens is smart enough to identify flower species 1:32 There were plenty of cool announcements at Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference. But the one that got us really excited is Google Lens. Lens is not a piece of hardware, but rather a behind-the-scenes piece of software that can recognize text and objects from …

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• 18 May

  Spotify is draining even more money the bigger it gets

  

  Everything at Spotify seems to be getting bigger, including its losses. Spotify’s operating loss widened to between 300 million and 400 million euros last year, possibly more than doubling its loss from the previous year of 184 million euros, according to a report in The Information that cites two unnamed people familiar with the results. Spotify’s financial health isn’t only …

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• 18 May

  Facebook Live will stream 20 MLB games this season

  

  Baseball is coming to your Facebook page. The social media giant and Major League Baseball are partnering to stream 20 games this season — one a week — to all Facebook users in the US. The games, streamed as part of Facebook Live, will air on Friday nights. The first game will be the Colorado Rockies at the Cincinnati Reds …

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• 18 May

  Google, Lenovo and HTC are making a new breed of VR headsets

  

  Google‘s getting real help with its virtual reality efforts. The tech giant said it’s working with Lenovo and HTC to build a new breed of VR headsets, designed to work without a phone or separate computer. Unlike its Daydream headsets, which are powered by a phone, these devices are self-contained. To distinguish them, Google’s calling these new devices Daydream Euphrates. …

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• 18 May

  OnePlus partners with DxO to boost camera on upcoming OnePlus 5

  

  Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 3T ups the ante on an already great phone 2:11 OnePlus announced today that it’s partnering with photography experts DxO to enhance the camera on its upcoming flagship phone, the OnePlus 5. The 3T offered great performance on a midrange budget. Josh Miller/CNET Though DxO makes photography software and mobile camera accessories (like the DxO …

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• 18 May

  Google’s emoji to get much needed redesign in Android O

  

  Goodbye yellow blobs. Hello, new Google emoji. Yes, that’s right. Google’s finally changing its hideous old emoji for the next version of its mobile software, Android O. Instead of blobs where it’s almost too difficult to tell what the face is actually doing, the new emoji will look more like what you get on an Apple iPhone or a Samsung …

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