Hardware

Google shuts Spaces, the content-sharing app you probably never heard of

Last year Google announced a new app called Spaces with a simple goal: simplify the way we share things with people online. Sort of like a virtual room where you could connect with people to engage in specific topic of … Continue reading

Apple is investigating an iPhone 7 Plus that ‘blew up’

A Twitter video of a smoking iPhone 7 Plus has gone viral, prompting Apple to investigate. On Friday, Apple said that it was working with Brianna Olivas, who shared the video of her iPhone 7 Plus after it “blew up,” … Continue reading

Report: New 12.9- and 10.5-inch iPad Pro models may ship in May or June

Spring is just around the corner, which means we’re likely getting close to another Apple event—and the rumor mill is starting to churn. As first spotted by MacRumors, Japanese site Mac Otakara recently claimed that Apple will host an event … Continue reading

iOS 10.2.1 might be the cure for your iPhone 6 and 6s battery woes

If your iPhone 6s, 6s, 6 Plus, or 6s Plus randomly shuts itself off, you probably thought a faulty battery was to blame. Widespread reports of this problem led to Apple launching an iPhone 6s Battery Replacement Program, but not … Continue reading

Serious Cloudflare bug revealed secret user data from major websites

For months, a bug in Cloudflare’s content optimization systems exposed sensitive information sent by users to websites that use the company’s content delivery network. The data included passwords, session cookies, authentication tokens and even private messages. Cloudflare acts as a … Continue reading

35% off Razor Hovertrax 2.0 Hoverboard Self-Balancing Smart Scooter – Deal Alert

Step on the deck and go with Razor Hovertrax 2.0, the world’s smartest self-balancing electric scooter. Intelligently-engineered with EverBalance technology, Hovertrax 2.0 is the only board that auto-levels for a safer, easier mount and a smoother ride. Whether you’re coasting, … Continue reading

The United Nations steps in to define 5G, ending a marketing war

With mobile operators’ marketing departments already throwing around claims about their 5G services, the United Nations is weighing in with its definition of what qualifies a network as next-generation. Verizon Wireless will begin delivering “5G” service to select users in … Continue reading

Google snafu signs users out of accounts, wreaks havoc on OnHub and Wifi routers

The good thing and the bad thing about the cloud is, well, the cloud. The latter part of that trueism was brought home late Thursday when some Google users were suddenly signed out of their accounts and devices. The problem … Continue reading

Go on a snarky sci-fi adventure in Milkmaid of the Milky Way

These days, keeping up with games can be a full-time job. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, the wheat from the chaff, the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps? Allow us to help by regularly selecting … Continue reading

How to back up via a network without using Time Machine

Brian Meehan and his wife were happy users of Time Machine backups, including to a networked Time Capsule. However, after upgrading to macOS Sierra, they were not only unable to get Time Machine to ever move from Preparing Backup on … Continue reading