Tag Archives: apple-macbook-pro

There are times when you don’t want your iPhone to make a sound when you plug it in to charge. You could be sitting in a silent library. You could be in class listening to to a lecture. You could be slipping into bed next to your slumbering significant other. The last thing you want …

Xiaomi, the Chinese startup that’s made waves in Asia and South America, may finally come to the US. The Chinese manufacturer’s phone will launch in the US in “two years, if not sooner,” Wang Xiang, the new global chief, told CNET after the Mi 6 launch last week in Beijing. The new timeline, pushed back two years from a previous …

Let’s get one thing clear: that new Samsung Galaxy S8 looks amazing. Our review says that it’s the most beautiful, polished phone ever and I have to agree. If early sales estimates are correct, I’m definitely not the only one who wants it. But, I won’t get one. The Galaxy S8, like all Android phones, lacks a tiny blue-bubbled wonder: …

Every year Samsung announces its new hero Galaxy phone in the spring, half a year before the new iPhone comes out in the fall. And every year, a few pundits write articles about how it might be the right time to switch from iPhone to Galaxy — or really from iOS to Android. The problem with writing this article is …

Now playing: Watch this: Explaining the Note 7’s battery flaws (with cake) 2:31 Four months after Samsung first recalled its acclaimed Galaxy Note 7 phone, the electronics giant finally announced what caused Note 7 phones from two separate batches to catch fire in the first place: a design failure in the first battery and a manufacturing defect in the second. …

T-Mobile, Dish Network and cable giant Comcast emerged as the big winners in the government’s wireless spectrum auction. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced the winners of its $19.8 billion spectrum auction. T-Mobile spent $8 billion and won the biggest number of licenses, according to the FCC. Dish Network came in second, committing $6.2 billion, and Comcast spent $1.7 …

Walmart has opened a new battlefront in its price war with Amazon, and now it’s enlisting its online shoppers. The retailer’s new move promises to lower the prices on 1 million online-only items if consumers pick up their purchases at a local store rather than opting for home delivery. The salvo reflects Walmart’s belief that its network of physical stores …

Qualcomm’s put on the boxing gloves in a patent spat with Apple. The chipmaker on Monday, in a 134-page redacted filing, responded to an Apple lawsuit about patent licensing and made some counterclaims of its own, including breach of contract. It also asked for an unspecified amount in damages. “Over the last 10 years, Apple has played a significant role …

You just can’t stop Uber, as Taiwan has just discovered. The global ride-hailing service will relaunch its operations in the nation this Thursday after exiting two months ago, reports the Central News Agency. Uber ceased operations in Taiwan in February after it was dealt with penalties amounting to nearly $36 million under a new law barring unlicensed taxi services. Taiwan’s …

Try not to get too excited, MacBook owners, but your beloved MagSafe charging cables might be coming back from the dead — albeit via dongle. The magnetic-attaching charging cables were a fan-favorite feature from the MacBook Pro because of how easily they’d disconnect when accidentally yanked, a design that no doubt saved countless laptops from coming crashing down to the …