The Blackberry Key2 has been officially revealed. And yes, it has a physical keyboard. The executives behind BlackBerry Mobile are dreaming big. BlackBerry Mobile is a unit of Chinese consumer electronics maker TCL, which licenses the right to make BlackBerry phones from the original Canadian BlackBerry Ltd and also makes budget phones under the Alcatel brand. …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. This fine logo on over-the-ear headphones? Who could resist? James Martin/CNET Are you happy with your AirPods? Or do you prefer not sticking things inside your ears, but fear Beats headphones aren’t quite up to your exalted standards? Rumor has it that Apple might be …
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You may have another way to charge your Apple things soon. Apple’s newest iPhones support the wireless Qi charging standard, but Apple has another proprietary spin on contactless charging on the way, called AirPower. Announced and briefly seen at last year’s September iPhone event, the AirPower mat could debut next month, according to a new rumor via 9to5Mac, originally posted …
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AirDrop is the fastest and easiest way to shuttle files and photos between iPhones ($285 at Amazon) and Macs. I use it to send screenshots from my iPhone to my Mac. I use it less frequently to send files from my Mac to my iPhone or another Mac, and each time I do, I dig around for it before giving …
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The US wireless market is more competitive than ever, which is great news for consumers who have lots of choices when it comes choosing a service provider. But one barrier still exists when trying to switch carriers: the locked smartphone. The end of wireless contracts marked a watershed trend for consumers because it finally opened the door for them to …
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Is your Mac is starting to show signs of age and is acting strangely or feeling sluggish? Before you junk it, there might be some easy fixes to what ails it. Here are five fixes to five common Mac problems. Now playing: Watch this: 5 MacBook problems and how to fix them 2:14 1. Startup issues If your Mac fails …
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To get to the heart of Facebook’s newest controversy, you’d have to go back to 2013. That’s when Facebook announced it was buying Onavo, a mobile analytics startup based in Israel. At the time, the buyout was expected to bolster CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to wire the globe, providing web access to underserved communities through the social network’s Internet.org initiative. …
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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S9 phone could borrow another iPhone X feature if the rumors are true. (The first is said to be a more robust version of Face ID.) Animojis use your face to bring emojis to life. CNET The Galaxy S9 may come with a 3D emoji feature, Korean news outlet ETNews reported. The feature works by scanning your face and …
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Consumers have been slower than expected to embrace using their phones to pay for goods and services at the cash register. Yet Apple CEO Tim Cook is still hoping for the demise of physical currency. That’s one of the key takeaways from Cook, who spoke at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday. The comment was a response to a question …
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Google’s next version of Android may be designed for phones that look a lot more like the iPhone X than they do like the Pixel 2 XL. Android P — the rumored follow-up to Google’s Android Oreo OS — is said to be optimized for phones with new design types, Bloomberg reported Monday. This includes phones with notches like the iPhone X, multiple …
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