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It’s been a year since Apple fought the FBI over data privacy, and we’ve barely heard a peep from either side on the issue. So everything’s fine, right? Uh, no. The FBI’s attempt to force Apple to unlock an iPhone used by a terrorist set up a grand legal battle between security and privacy. On …

Have you even taken a video and thought to yourself, “man, this would be way better with a holographic meme?” Well, eccentric videographer, Los Angeles-based 8i has just the app for you. Holo, scheduled for release later this year, lets you impose holographs of celebrities, memes and more atop pictures and videos taken by your phone’s camera. You can see …

It took six weeks of tech support calls, power usage monitoring and Genius Bar diagnostics, but I’m finally convinced my new MacBook Pro isn’t an expensive mistake. And what I’ve learned along the way can help you, too — regardless of what laptop you’re using. I bought a 15-inch Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro sight unseen late last year, confident that …

After buying a 15-inch 2016 MacBook Pro in December with initially disappointing battery life, I became one of the skeptics. But I’ve been running tests and talking to Apple techs — read the details here — and I’ve extended my useful battery life dramatically. In one day’s test, mostly using a browser with a dim screen, I made it beyond …

The second-generation Huawei Watch will be announced next week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Huawei CEO Richard Yu confirmed on Chinese social network Weibo. The executive didn’t disclose any details on the upcoming smartwatch, although he did share a promotional photo of a guy in workout gear and said the watch was “made for free spirits.” The original Huawei …

There’s an old football saying: When you have two starting quarterbacks, you have none. I’ve watched the New York Jets go through a lot of seasons with a lot of quarterbacks on the roster, but no single hero. I just spent a week with Google’s new Android Wear 2.0 software update on two different watches, and I feel like Android …

Microsoft‘s Surface tablet PCs have come a long way since their 2012 launch, but the concept behind the design remains unchanged: A tablet that can convincingly double as a laptop. Both the hardware and the Windows OS had to mature, and it finally hit its stride with 2015’s Surface Pro 4. It instantly became the ideal that other PC makers …

Now playing: Watch this: Google’s Android Wear 2.0 is here, starting with LG Watch… 2:37 Android Wear 2.0 recently launched, adding new features and a revamped interface to Google’s smartwatch platform. The idea of using an Android Wear watch with an iPhone is admittedly, well, odd. However, with Pebble no longer around, the Android Wear lineup is a worthy alternative …

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate Prince’s music becoming available on Spotify, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Amazon Unlimited and Google Play Music. Most recently, The Purple One’s music was only available to stream a la carte on Tidal, a streaming service owned by Jay Z, however now it’s available on all streaming platforms. The announcement follows a …

Now playing: Watch this: Jumping on AT&T’s cheaper unlimited plan? Not so fast… 2:46 Verizon’s rolling out a new unlimited data plan called Verizon Unlimited— its first since 2011, the company said Monday. And for the moment, the plan also comes with a new phone when you make the switch. For $80 a month, the plan offers unlimited data, talk …