Samsung’s Galaxy Fold was delayed so much we were beginning to think it wouldn’t even come out this year. Luckily that all changed last week. If there’s one benefit to the delay – besides, you know, a phone that won’t immediately break – is that it’s also given Samsung and developers some time to optimize
Read MoreThe companies seem to have fallen short in efforts to dodge legislation classifying many workers in the gig economy as employees and not contractors. California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and Lyft Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBloomberg: Profile of incoming Alibaba chairman Daniel Zhang, who replaces Jack Ma during a tricky time for the company as it delays its $20B Hong Kong stock offering — Daniel Zhang isn’t worried about replacing Jack Ma. He’s worried about replacing Alibaba. — For months, Daniel Zhang huddled … Profile of incoming Alibaba chairman Daniel
Read MoreA new report finds that some period-tracking apps shared intimate information with Facebook. In some cases, that data included when the user reported last having sex. These apps may have told Facebook about the last time you had sex Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge With less than 24 hours remaining until Apple reveals the iPhone 11 — or whatever they might be named — the most trusted source of Apple rumors is backing away from his prediction that they’ll include reverse wireless charging that would let you use your phone to top
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm. SONAR.SuspDrop!g21 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreAudi’s new supercoupe sacrifices a little practicality for a lot of style and that’s OK with us. 2020 Audi RS7 Sportback is has all the uber, none of the wagen – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 2020 RS7 Sportback shares its guts with the RS6 Avant but sports its own unique looks. The 2020 Audi RS7 Sportback is a 591-hp, 4-door supercoupe for the wagon-averse – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 2020 iPhone sounds amazing. But what exactly are we going to see this year? iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11R and 11 Max: Price, specs and features we expect Tuesday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYogita Khatri / The Block: Stellar Foundation says it will give away 2B XLM tokens, currently worth ~$120M, to users of Keybase’s chat app over the next 20 months — Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), the non-profit organization behind the Stellar blockchain network, has set the stage for yet another sizable airdrop, according to an announcement
Read MoreIt’s called the Super Sport 300+, and that number means exactly what you think it does. Bugatti's latest Chiron can hit 300 mph – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNintendo recently filed a patent for Joy-Con that can bend, meaning the Switch’s troublesome little sticks might finally become a little more flexible — though that’s probably not the improvement Joy-Con drift sufferers were hoping for. The patent, spotted by LetsGoDigital, shows Joy-Con with a hinge just under where your thumb would naturally sit that allows
Read MoreFor $25 per month, you can get an 8GB plan with mobile hotspot and rollover data. The catch: You have to prepay for a full year. AT&T's secret prepaid plan is actually… good? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Photos and videos on private Facebook and Instagram accounts can be shared publicly by followers via source URLs, even after Stories expire or media is deleted — Photos and videos posted to private accounts on Instagram and Facebook aren’t as private as they might seem. Photos and videos on private Facebook and Instagram
Read MoreWhen the NDH20 studio headphones were announced at NAMM this year I was quite surprised. Neumann’s been around for nearly 100 years without making a pair of headphones and, considering the company is owned by Sennheiser, it seems strange to start now. Neumann’s known for two things: making kick ass microphones, and making kick ass
Read MoreKirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Root Insurance, an auto insurance startup that uses telematics data from its mobile app to gauge driving style, raises $350M Series E at a $3.65B valuation — Root Insurance, lang=”EN“>an Ohio-based car insurance startup that uses smartphone technology to understand individual driver behavior … Root Insurance, an auto insurance startup that
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Instagram has a security flaw in the way it handles posts on accounts that have been set to private, BuzzFeed reported today. The report illustrates how a series of mouse clicks on any web browser can expose the persistent URL of private posts and stories cached on
Read MoreOn the heels of Apple announcing the iPhone 11, we ask consumers what they’re looking for in the new model and what keeps them from upgrading. After a decade of iPhones, what new features do consumers care about? Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge EA has announced that it’ll be launching a closed trial for its upcoming Project Atlas cloud streaming service tonight at 10PM PT / 1AM ET, allowing anyone with an EA Origin account to sign up and potentially gain access to a closed beta of EA’s in-progress cloud gaming
Read MoreAt this point you’d need to have lived underneath a rock somewhere on the dark side of the Moon to not have heard about these amazing, 3-cent microcontrollers. A number of places have pitched in on them, but comprehensive reviews, let alone a full-blown review of the entire ecosystem surrounding these Padauk MCUs have been
Read MoreOur phones get better at capturing images in low light every year, but as far as I know, no phone has been good enough to capture stars in the night sky. If a new leak is to be believed, Google might be the one to change that Spanish tech site Pro Android posted a what
Read MorePhoto by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Hurricane Dorian has moved out to sea, but a gale is still raging at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In a forceful email sent to staff on Sunday night, Craig McLean, the chief scientist of NOAA, took on anonymous members of his own organization who may have “violated
Read MoreMore than 40 state attorneys general on Monday officially announced an antitrust investigation of Google. 50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust investigation of Google Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreReview: Randall Munroe’s third book gives hilariously edifying answers to questions like how to take a selfie, catch a drone, play the piano and win an election. XKCD cartoonist's book How To will make you laugh as you learn – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe highly-customizable web browser, Vivaldi, is now available in beta form on Android devices. We’ve tested the Android app and find it to be a very capable mobile browser with plenty of unique features—especially for Vivaldi desktop users—but having yet another great browser app on mobile raises some important… Read more… How Vivaldi's New Android
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