From ExtremeTech: Virtually every person with a cell phone has sent a text message by now, but 25 years ago just one person had done so. That’s when engineer Neil Papworth sent the first SMS, on December 3rd, 1992. What started as a curious implementation of existing cellular standards eventually...
From The Verge: Qualcomm today announced that its next flagship processor will be called the Snapdragon 845, the company said at its Snapdragon Tech Summit. The 845 is a direct successor to last year’s very popular Snapdragon 835, and it will likely bring improved performance, better power...
From The Verge: The ongoing efforts of chipmaker Broadcom to take over rival Qualcomm has escalated again. Broadcom is now proposing a new slate to entirely replace Qualcomm’s board of directors after its original $130 billion bid was unanimously rejected by the current board, according to The New...
From PC Mag: Go figure, a brand-new promotion from Sony designed to build interest in its PlayStation VR headset has proven to be a bit too popular. According to multiple reports, select PlayStation Plus members were recently emailed about a new Sony program that would allow them to try virtual...
From CNET: Apple's new iOS 11.2 software update went live Saturday, adding Apple Pay Cash and faster wireless charging to supported iPhones.
For anyone with an iPhone 6 or later, the update's Apple Pay Cash feature opens up the ability to send cash to friends and family over iMessage. While I didn...
Since today is the beginning of the last month in 2017, I think it makes sense to take a look back at everything that has happened this year. For me, there has been a lot of changes, both good and bad, but it has been positive overall. In May, I went on my first non-work related trip without my parents to San Francisco. I learned to plan and work through trip scheduling, while learning the patience and flexibility needed when plans do not work...
Recently, my friend decided her non-Retina MacBook Pro needed an upgrade. Being the last generation of MacBook Pros that still featured an optical drive -- and for some reason, she still thinks having an optical drive is an important feature in 2017 -- she wanted to keep her beloved computer kicking around for at least a few more years. While I am not here to debate the merits of having an optical drive over everything else (After all, you spend...
From The Verge: Google’s latest voice experiment is the cutest one yet. Paper Signals is an open-source project that lets you build a paper object that can be controlled with your voice. The paper objects let you see how Bitcoin is doing, get a visual representation of the weather, or even track...
From CNET: If Qualcomm has its way, it could get even tougher to buy certain iPhone X models.
The chipmaker on Thursday filed a request with the US International Trade Commission to ban the import and sale of certain iPhones that use Intel's modem. Those would include the iPhone X, 8, 8 Plus, 7...
From PC Mag: Google is facing a class-action lawsuit in the UK that claims the search giant illegally snooped on 5.4 million iPhone users between 2011 and 2012.
The company collected users' data by bypassing the default privacy settings on the iPhone's Safari browser, according to Richard Lloyd, a...
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