[ad_1] There’s something alluring about a phone you can’t have. Whether it’s the high-spec gaming phones from ASUS and the like, or Huawei and its technically impressive devices, not everything makes it to the US.  OnePlus has put a lot of effort into promoting its new Nord phone, launching in the UK, Europe and India […]

[ad_1] This week felt like a throwback, with Halo looking pretty much the same as before and OnePlus promising a powerful midrange phone. And that was before Friday’s surprise announcement that G4 is coming back. It’s not clear what a reborn G4 TV would look like in 2020 now that Twitch and YouTube exist, but […]

[ad_1] The Xbox game showcase yesterday delivered on its promise of nothing but game announcements. Finally, less teraflop chat.  It was Microsoft’s chance to sell console shoppers on the incoming Series X — price still TBC — and the reception was… mixed. We got a true glimpse of Halo Infinite gameplay and a barrage of […]

[ad_1] Welcome to a new week. We’ll get into the KFC science project a little later, but let’s start with Samsung. The company typically adds software updates and apps to its Galaxy phones with zeal, and a lot of the time, they go untouched, and we complain about all the bloat. Is that what’s happened […]

[ad_1] The story behind Twitter’s massive breach on Wednesday is taking more strange turns. On Friday the New York Times published a report based on interviews with people from the “OGUsers” forum where someone sold access to the internal tools that could take over anyone’s account.  No one identified “Kirk,” the person behind the scheme. […]

[ad_1] Wednesday’s weird Twitter attack is still quite a mystery, but we can catch you up on some new details quickly: Twitter believes the attackers targeted about 130 accounts but hasn’t confirmed if they accessed ‘non-public’ data, like DMs. The FBI is investigating. Whoever was behind it may have trouble hiding what they do with […]

[ad_1] Twitter’s bad day started with a weird tweet from Elon Musk (not that unusual) and probably peaked when Barack Obama’s account suddenly posted a scam message begging for Bitcoin. Someone at Twitter decided to prevent all verified accounts from tweeting while they tried to get things under control, and they really had no other […]

[ad_1] It’s not quite something out of Full Metal Alchemist, but these researchers can create wearable gadgets with just a piece of paper and a pencil. University of Missouri The gadgets degrade quickly, but with a 93 percent graphite pencil, you’re potentially on the way to drawing a temporary glucose sensor or heart rate monitor […]

[ad_1] Amazon has been in the streaming video game for a long time, but you wouldn’t know it by trying to navigate the company’s awkward streaming interface. The good news is that its Prime Video subscription package has better content on the way, but the bad news is that most people won’t be able to […]

[ad_1] People are buying more PCs! The economy is back! Not so fast. Multiple reports yesterday say PC shipments did indeed grow over the last quarter, but this is due to the recovery of factories hit early by COVID-19 and also the boom in working (living or studying) from home.  Unsurprisingly, that growth focused on […]