From PC Mag: If you are one the millions of photographers out there that have a 500px account, take note, your account has been hacked and user data stolen.

Yesterday, 500px revealed that its service had been breached on July 5, 2018. Your first thought would rightly be to question why 500px took...

From CNET: LG has upgraded the smarts of its appliances in time for the Kitchen and Bath Industry Showcase (KBIS) in Las Vegas next week. You can now sync all of LG's smart washers, dryers and dishwashers from 2018 and 2019 to Amazon Dash. LG announced the upgrade on Thursday, which lets your smart...

From The Verge: Instagram is investigating an issue that’s causing some of its most popular accounts to appear to lose millions of followers.

“We’re aware of an issue that is causing a change in account follower numbers for some people right now,” Instagram wrote on Twitter this morning. “We’re...

From PC Mag: AT&T supposedly launched its millimeter-wave, 5G network with a Netgear 5G hotspot in December 2018. But any independent confirmation that real people are using that network has been hard to come by. Now the company has identified one customer and says it's doing better on speeds than...

From CNET: Instagram's apparently working on making its direct messaging available on desktop apps and web browsers.

Tipster Jane Manchun Wong tweeted screenshots of browser-based and desktop versions of Instagram Direct on Tuesday, before noting that the Facebook-owned social media service had...

From NZXT Press Release: NZXT today announces two new sizes of RGB LED strips for the HUE 2 RGB lighting kit, powered by CAM. Available now in 200mm and 250mm, the new sizes expand the HUE 2 ecosystem to over 10 different RGB products, giving PC builders even more ways to mix-and-match their RGB...

From PC Mag: A patent filed by Apple back in 2017 has recently been made public. The contents suggests that Apple is, or at least was, thinking about using its Face ID biometric security system to control entry to vehicles, and in the process removing the need for a key or fob.

As 9To5Mac reports...

From The Verge: Amazon has announced that it’s acquiring Eero, the maker of mesh home routers. Amazon says buying Eero will allow the company to “help customers better connect smart home devices.” It will certainly make Alexa-compatible gadgets easier to set up if Amazon also controls the router...

From CNET: SIM cards for Google Fi, Google's own Wi-Fi-first phone network, will now be available in over 500 Best Buy locations, Google announced Monday. Launched to the public in 2016, Google Fi has mostly operated online, sending its SIM cards through the mail. The fact that users can now...

From The Verge: Apple’s 2019 iPhone models will be equipped with a Lightning connector rather than a USB-C port, according to a report from Macotakara (via 9to5Mac). Previous reports had claimed that Apple was testing “some versions” of this year’s phone with a USB-C connector. Last year, Macotakara...