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Hacker Claims to Have Data on More Than 100 Million T-Mobile Customers, Asks for $375,000

5 months ago

Hacker Claims to Have Data on More Than 100 Million T-Mobile Customers, Asks for $375,000

Twitter Backpedals on Design Changes After Users Complain of Headaches, Eye Strain

5 months ago

Twitter Backpedals on Design Changes After Users Complain of Headaches, Eye Strain

You May Never Get Verified on Twitter

5 months ago

You May Never Get Verified on Twitter

Sonos Claims Tiny Victory In Its Patent Infringement Case Against Google

5 months ago

Sonos Claims Tiny Victory In Its Patent Infringement Case Against Google

Poly Network Offers $678,000 Reward to Hacker Who Stole and Then Returned $829 Million in Crypto

5 months ago

Poly Network Offers $678,000 Reward to Hacker Who Stole and Then Returned $829 Million in Crypto

Apple Will Keep Clarifying This CSAM Mess Until Morale Improves

5 months ago

Apple Will Keep Clarifying This CSAM Mess Until Morale Improves

Researchers: Instagram ‘Bullied’ Us Into Halting Algorithmic Research

5 months ago

Researchers: Instagram ‘Bullied’ Us Into Halting Algorithmic Research

You’ll Have to Wait Until 2022 for Smart Home Gadgets That Work Together

5 months ago

You’ll Have to Wait Until 2022 for Smart Home Gadgets That Work Together

Reddit Wants to Be TikTok, as Long as That’s What You Guys Are Doing Now. That Could Change if You’re Not Into It. They’re Flexible.

5 months ago

Reddit Wants to Be TikTok, as Long as That’s What You Guys Are Doing Now. That Could Change if You’re Not Into It. They’re Flexible.

Brianna Provenzano

It Sounds Like Google’s Find My Network for Android Will Work Just Like Apple’s

5 months ago

It Sounds Like Google’s Find My Network for Android Will Work Just Like Apple’s

Spotify’s Wear OS App Will Finally Support Offline Downloads

5 months ago

Spotify’s Wear OS App Will Finally Support Offline Downloads

Cleverly Complex 3D-Printed Adaptor Turns an Xbox Controller Into a Flight Simulator Joystick

5 months ago

Cleverly Complex 3D-Printed Adaptor Turns an Xbox Controller Into a Flight Simulator Joystick

Andrew Liszewski

10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Your GoPro

5 months ago

10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Your GoPro

A New U.S. Bipartisan Bill Aims to Crack Apple and Google’s ‘Ironclad Grip’ on App Stores

5 months ago

A New U.S. Bipartisan Bill Aims to Crack Apple and Google’s ‘Ironclad Grip’ on App Stores

Shoshana Wodinsky

‘Hey Sonos,’ Do We Really Need a New Voice Assistant?

5 months ago

‘Hey Sonos,’ Do We Really Need a New Voice Assistant?

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 Is Here, and Samsung Has Finally Hit Its Stride

5 months ago

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 Is Here, and Samsung Has Finally Hit Its Stride

Samsung’s New Wear OS Galaxy Watch 4 Ushers In a New Era for Android

5 months ago

Samsung’s New Wear OS Galaxy Watch 4 Ushers In a New Era for Android

Labour Unions Want the FTC To Block Amazon’s Acquisition of MGM

5 months ago

Labour Unions Want the FTC To Block Amazon’s Acquisition of MGM

Brianna Provenzano

Rainbow, And I Cannot Stress This Enough, MacBook Air

5 months ago

Rainbow, And I Cannot Stress This Enough, MacBook Air

Google Streamlines Its Titan Keys by Adding NFC and Ditching Bluetooth

6 months ago

Google Streamlines Its Titan Keys by Adding NFC and Ditching Bluetooth

HP’s New Chrome OS Desktop Has a Rotating Screen

6 months ago

HP’s New Chrome OS Desktop Has a Rotating Screen

Apple Says It Won’t Let the Government Turn Its Child Abuse Detection Tools Into a Surveillance Weapon

6 months ago

Apple Says It Won’t Let the Government Turn Its Child Abuse Detection Tools Into a Surveillance Weapon

New Data Portability Tools Get Us Closer to Leaving Facebook the Website, but Not Facebook the Borg

6 months ago

New Data Portability Tools Get Us Closer to Leaving Facebook the Website, but Not Facebook the Borg

Shoshana Wodinsky

Exxon Kicked Out of Climate Group It Helped Form

6 months ago

Exxon Kicked Out of Climate Group It Helped Form

Inside A Creator’s Toolkit

6 months ago

Inside A Creator’s Toolkit

Brian McGuinness for MSI

Valve Is Collaborating With AMD to Support Windows 11 on the Steam Deck

6 months ago

Valve Is Collaborating With AMD to Support Windows 11 on the Steam Deck

Critics Say Apple Built a ‘Backdoor’ Into Your iPhone With Its New Child Abuse Detection Tools

6 months ago

Critics Say Apple Built a ‘Backdoor’ Into Your iPhone With Its New Child Abuse Detection Tools

Google Is Signing Out Free Hangouts Users on Mobile, Gets Closer to Finally Killing the Thing

6 months ago

Google Is Signing Out Free Hangouts Users on Mobile, Gets Closer to Finally Killing the Thing

Even Google Thinks Sideloading Apps on Android Is a Horrible Experience

6 months ago

Even Google Thinks Sideloading Apps on Android Is a Horrible Experience

WhatsApp Says It Won’t Be Scanning Your Photos for Child Abuse

6 months ago

WhatsApp Says It Won’t Be Scanning Your Photos for Child Abuse

Brianna Provenzano

Facebook Killed Research Into Capitol Riot to Protect Itself — Not Users

6 months ago

Facebook Killed Research Into Capitol Riot to Protect Itself — Not Users

For About $1.6 Million a Week, You Can Rent Paul Allen’s Obscene Superyacht

6 months ago

For About $1.6 Million a Week, You Can Rent Paul Allen’s Obscene Superyacht

Shoshana Wodinsky

Yikes, Firefox Lost 46 Million Users in the Last Three Years

6 months ago

Yikes, Firefox Lost 46 Million Users in the Last Three Years

Brianna Provenzano

Microsoft Is Experimenting With a ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ for Edge

6 months ago

Microsoft Is Experimenting With a ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ for Edge

Kindle Flaw Could Have Let Hackers Take Control of Your Ebook Reader and Steal Information

6 months ago

Kindle Flaw Could Have Let Hackers Take Control of Your Ebook Reader and Steal Information

Apple Reportedly Working on Problematic iOS Tool to Scan for Child Abuse Photos on iPhones

6 months ago

Apple Reportedly Working on Problematic iOS Tool to Scan for Child Abuse Photos on iPhones

Everything You Need to Know About Google Drive’s Big Changes

6 months ago

Everything You Need to Know About Google Drive’s Big Changes

TikTok, the Only Social Media Platform Without Stories, Is Getting Stories

6 months ago

TikTok, the Only Social Media Platform Without Stories, Is Getting Stories

Brianna Provenzano

Facebook Bans Vaccine Hoax Researchers, Blames FTC

6 months ago

Facebook Bans Vaccine Hoax Researchers, Blames FTC

Google Is Finally Killing Off a Decade-Old Version of Android

6 months ago

Google Is Finally Killing Off a Decade-Old Version of Android

Exxon Invaded My Roku

6 months ago

Exxon Invaded My Roku

JLab’s New GO Pop AIR Wireless Earbuds Promise Eight Hours of Battery Life for Just $27

6 months ago

JLab’s New GO Pop AIR Wireless Earbuds Promise Eight Hours of Battery Life for Just $27

Andrew Liszewski

MS Paint Is Getting a New Look in Windows 11

6 months ago

MS Paint Is Getting a New Look in Windows 11

Spotify Is Testing a New Super-Cheap Subscription Plan, but It Comes With Ads

6 months ago

Spotify Is Testing a New Super-Cheap Subscription Plan, but It Comes With Ads

You Can Finally Buy Apple’s Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Without Buying an iMac

6 months ago

You Can Finally Buy Apple’s Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Without Buying an iMac

Andrew Liszewski

3 Alternative Uses for Your Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Controllers

6 months ago

3 Alternative Uses for Your Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Controllers

Sony Wants Venom to Wrap All the Way Around Your Face With 270-Degree Movie Screens

6 months ago

Sony Wants Venom to Wrap All the Way Around Your Face With 270-Degree Movie Screens

Brianna Provenzano

Zoom’s $115 Million Settlement Won’t Change a Thing, But It Could Get You a Refund

6 months ago

Zoom’s $115 Million Settlement Won’t Change a Thing, But It Could Get You a Refund

Shoshana Wodinsky

Texas Instruments Adds Python to Its Latest Graphing Calculator

6 months ago

Texas Instruments Adds Python to Its Latest Graphing Calculator

Google Fi Purportedly Isn’t Letting Subscribers Call Poison Control for Some Weird Reason

6 months ago

Google Fi Purportedly Isn’t Letting Subscribers Call Poison Control for Some Weird Reason

I Accidentally Recorded At Least 682 Gigabytes of Video of Myself Without My Knowledge

6 months ago

I Accidentally Recorded At Least 682 Gigabytes of Video of Myself Without My Knowledge

Chipmaker for iPhone 13 and MacBook Pros Hit by Gas Contamination

6 months ago

Chipmaker for iPhone 13 and MacBook Pros Hit by Gas Contamination

Why DirectStorage Will Be a Game-Changer for Your Windows 11 PC

6 months ago

Why DirectStorage Will Be a Game-Changer for Your Windows 11 PC

Apple Is Rolling Out Its Live Text Feature To All MacOS Monterey Devices

6 months ago

Apple Is Rolling Out Its Live Text Feature To All MacOS Monterey Devices

The Windows 11 Public Beta Is Now Available

6 months ago

The Windows 11 Public Beta Is Now Available

Google Is Booting ‘Sugar Daddy’ Apps From the Play Store

6 months ago

Google Is Booting ‘Sugar Daddy’ Apps From the Play Store

Shoshana Wodinsky

Someone Made a Playable Clone of Pokémon for the Pebble Smartwatch

6 months ago

Someone Made a Playable Clone of Pokémon for the Pebble Smartwatch

Andrew Liszewski

Google and Facebook Will Require Employees to Be Vaccinated Before Office Reopening

6 months ago

Google and Facebook Will Require Employees to Be Vaccinated Before Office Reopening

Google Will Require All Apps on the Play Store to Have a Privacy Policy Starting in April 2022

6 months ago

Google Will Require All Apps on the Play Store to Have a Privacy Policy Starting in April 2022

PSA to My Mum: This Is How You Connect AirPods to a MacBook

6 months ago

PSA to My Mum: This Is How You Connect AirPods to a MacBook

Instagram’s New Settings Take Aim at Creepy Adults

6 months ago

Instagram’s New Settings Take Aim at Creepy Adults

Shoshana Wodinsky

It’s About to Get Harder to Buy a Gaming PC in the U.S.

6 months ago

It’s About to Get Harder to Buy a Gaming PC in the U.S.

Oculus Quest 2 Sales Halted Due to Skin Irritation

6 months ago

Oculus Quest 2 Sales Halted Due to Skin Irritation

12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Dropbox

6 months ago

12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Dropbox

Facebook Is Mulling Linking Oculus Workouts With Apple Health

6 months ago

Facebook Is Mulling Linking Oculus Workouts With Apple Health

How To Take A Screenshot On A MacBook

6 months ago

How To Take A Screenshot On A MacBook

How To Change Your Microsoft Teams Background To Hide The Fact You’re A Filth Wizard

6 months ago

How To Change Your Microsoft Teams Background To Hide The Fact You’re A Filth Wizard

Julian Rizzo-Smith

Samsung’s Massive Odyssey Neo G9 Is the New King of Gaming Monitors

6 months ago

Samsung’s Massive Odyssey Neo G9 Is the New King of Gaming Monitors

You’ll Probably Have to Wait Until 2022 for the Big iMac

6 months ago

You’ll Probably Have to Wait Until 2022 for the Big iMac

Leaked Surface Duo 2 Pics Show a Less Elegant Design but Hint at an Improved Camera

6 months ago

Leaked Surface Duo 2 Pics Show a Less Elegant Design but Hint at an Improved Camera

You’ll Get Fewer Video Call Invites After You Show Up Using a Game Boy Camera as Your Webcam

6 months ago

You’ll Get Fewer Video Call Invites After You Show Up Using a Game Boy Camera as Your Webcam

Andrew Liszewski

Everything You’ll Lose From Windows 10 When You Upgrade to Windows 11

6 months ago

Everything You’ll Lose From Windows 10 When You Upgrade to Windows 11

WhatsApp Head Says New Pegasus Spyware Investigation Coincides With Its Findings From 2019 Attack

6 months ago

WhatsApp Head Says New Pegasus Spyware Investigation Coincides With Its Findings From 2019 Attack

New Update Lets You Block Spammers and Gross People on Google Drive

6 months ago

New Update Lets You Block Spammers and Gross People on Google Drive

Apple Is Working on a New External Display, but Not the Affordable One of Our Dreams

6 months ago

Apple Is Working on a New External Display, but Not the Affordable One of Our Dreams

Apple Music’s Spatial Audio and Lossless Streaming Features Land on Android

6 months ago

Apple Music’s Spatial Audio and Lossless Streaming Features Land on Android

You Can Blame a Typo for Locking You Out of Your Chromebook

6 months ago

You Can Blame a Typo for Locking You Out of Your Chromebook

Beta-Testing Car Software Sounds Like a Bad Idea

6 months ago

Beta-Testing Car Software Sounds Like a Bad Idea

Brain-Computer Implants Will Let Corporations Mine Your Thoughts for Cash, Researchers Warn

6 months ago

Brain-Computer Implants Will Let Corporations Mine Your Thoughts for Cash, Researchers Warn

Whitney Kimball

Playstation Network, Steam, Banks, and More Knocked Offline by Massive Internet Outage

6 months ago

Playstation Network, Steam, Banks, and More Knocked Offline by Massive Internet Outage

Google Says Only Certain Smartwatches Can Upgrade to the Next-Gen Wear OS

6 months ago

Google Says Only Certain Smartwatches Can Upgrade to the Next-Gen Wear OS

I Wanted to Love Framework’s Modular Laptop, but It’s Got Issues

6 months ago

I Wanted to Love Framework’s Modular Laptop, but It’s Got Issues

Telegram CEO’s Number Found on List of Potential NSO Spyware Targets

6 months ago

Telegram CEO’s Number Found on List of Potential NSO Spyware Targets

Facebook Just Blocked the #VaccinesKill Hashtag Two Years Too Late

6 months ago

Facebook Just Blocked the #VaccinesKill Hashtag Two Years Too Late

Brianna Provenzano

Teens’ Scheme to Takeover Twitter Handles Ends With Tragic Death in Swatting Incident

6 months ago

Teens’ Scheme to Takeover Twitter Handles Ends With Tragic Death in Swatting Incident

Whitney Kimball

Qualcomm’s Feeling the Heat Over Its Android Smartwatch Chips

6 months ago

Qualcomm’s Feeling the Heat Over Its Android Smartwatch Chips

Malware for Macs Is Getting Bigger, More Dangerous, and It’s Dirt Cheap

6 months ago

Malware for Macs Is Getting Bigger, More Dangerous, and It’s Dirt Cheap

The Biggest Chromebook You Can Buy Is Extremely Basic

6 months ago

The Biggest Chromebook You Can Buy Is Extremely Basic

Google Maps Now Helps You Avoid People On The Train

6 months ago

Google Maps Now Helps You Avoid People On The Train

Biden Assembles the Final Member of His Big Tech Nightmare Squad

6 months ago

Biden Assembles the Final Member of His Big Tech Nightmare Squad

Apple Reportedly Pushing Back Return to Office Plans Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases

6 months ago

Apple Reportedly Pushing Back Return to Office Plans Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases

Windows 11 Might Let You Sideload Google’s New Android App Bundles

6 months ago

Windows 11 Might Let You Sideload Google’s New Android App Bundles

Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks

6 months ago

Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks

Wear OS Apps Just Got Easier to Download

6 months ago

Wear OS Apps Just Got Easier to Download

This Neat Twitch Tool Could Be the Answer to Streamers’ Copyright Strikes

6 months ago

This Neat Twitch Tool Could Be the Answer to Streamers’ Copyright Strikes

Shoshana Wodinsky

Google Is Giving Android TV a New Watchlist and an Improved Recommendation System

6 months ago

Google Is Giving Android TV a New Watchlist and an Improved Recommendation System

You Can Now Revisit the Most Popular Desktop Publishing App of the ’80s in Your Browser

6 months ago

You Can Now Revisit the Most Popular Desktop Publishing App of the ’80s in Your Browser

Andrew Liszewski

7 Cool Pixel Features You Can’t Get on Other Android Phones

6 months ago

7 Cool Pixel Features You Can’t Get on Other Android Phones

U.S. and Allies Blame China for Wave of Recent Cyber Attacks in Coordinated Statements

6 months ago

U.S. and Allies Blame China for Wave of Recent Cyber Attacks in Coordinated Statements

The 10 Coolest Concept Gadgets That Never Made It to Stores

6 months ago

The 10 Coolest Concept Gadgets That Never Made It to Stores