Hardware

Scams to keep an eye out for Image by Thinkstock It always happens this time of year, an influx of holiday related scams circulating the interwebs. Scams don’t wait for the holidays, but scammers do take advantage of the increased … Continue reading →

It’s an old philosophical question: “If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s an LED screen embedded in it for some reason, can it run Doom?” Okay, that metaphor got away from me, but the fact remains that there’s … Continue reading →

A proof of concept from security researcher and software developer Samy Kamkar shows that macOS, Windows, and Linux computers can have any previously active Web logins hijacked merely by plugging in a tiny Unix device via USB or Thunderbolt, even … Continue reading →

New iOS cases of the week This week’s roundup of new iPhone and iPad cases brings us new picks just as we’re gearing up for the holiday shopping season. Read on! Belkin The Air Protect SheerForce (iPhone 7 and 7 … Continue reading →

Instagram Stories started a bit inauspiciously as a very obvious Snapchat Stories clone. But three months in and it’s clearly a success: 100 million people use Stories every day to check their friends’ disappearing photos or add their own. Now … Continue reading →

This tire pressure guage from Fovsal features a lighted nozzle and display screen for ultimate visibility in low light, and doubles as a vehicle emergency tool with LED flashlight, car window breaker, seat belt cutter, and red safety light.  It … Continue reading →

Apple is reportedly done with routers. While the company hasn’t said anything publicly, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (who has an excellent track record with Apple rumors) reports that Apple’s wireless router division has been disbanded. The engineers who were working on … Continue reading →

Apple has said that a few iPhone 6s smartphones are unexpectedly shutting down, confirming a problem reported last week by a Chinese consumer protection group. The company said the problem is restricted to a small number of phones within a … Continue reading →

myHome Plus may have beat Apple’s Home app to the punch, but it’s not as intuitive or easy to use as the built-in iOS app. When Apple launched HomeKit with iOS 8, the home automation database was curiously missing one … Continue reading →

Adlan Chaykin has created a Smart Album in Photos for macOS that contains all his screenshots, using criteria to select them. However, I would also like to have another Smart Album that contains all of my non-screenshot photos. There is … Continue reading →