Google has started rolling out an automatic update for Pixel 4a phones that dramatically impacts battery life—even for users who actively tried to avoid it. According to reports from PhoneArena, the update installs itself regardless of user settings, effectively halving battery capacity and prompting users to replace their batteries. The report shared that this is part of a so‑called “battery‑crippling software update”—but Google says it’s a safety precaution. The company claims that certain... Read more →
The Apple Watch may hold the title of being the most popular smartwatch existing today (it certainly is the most visible, being an Apple product and all), but unbeknownst to many, it is actually not the market leader when it comes to wearable devices. As a matter of fact, that honor goes to Fitbit. But Fitbit’s lead is shrinking right now and may... Read more →
For some, T-Mobile may be the more aggressive wireless carrier, in terms of grabbing customers away from rival networks. But it appears that Sprint too can play that game. As a matter of fact, Sprint is enticing AT&T’s subscribers by offering its service absolutely free of charge. Just recently, Sprint announced that it would extend a special... Read more →
Apple’s newest iPhone models will be announced during an event scheduled on September 9th of this year, in the city of San Francisco, California. This date will be exactly one year after the tech giant had first unveiled the iPhone 6 and its bigger sibling, the iPhone 6 Plus. These devices went on to become two of the best selling smartphones ever... Read more →
This week, the blog Android Police reported that there appears to be a design flaw in Samsung’s newest phablet, the Galaxy Note 5. According to Android Police, they discovered that owners of the handset could permanently damage the smartphone if they insert its S-Pen stylus into the device’s storage slot backwards. When The Verge (who also... Read more →
There were rumors that the world’s most popular social media platform was working on its own version of a personal digital assistant. Well, it turns out the rumors are indeed true. Facebook recently revealed that it was indeed busy testing and polishing a new service called M. Basically, M is a personal digital assistant that is directly... Read more →
The biggest wireless carrier in the United States will be activating select unlocked handsets that include Apple’s iPhones, Google’s Nexus 6 (manufactured by Motorola), and other devices that are brought in by mobile users from other rival wireless carriers, that is as long as the phones are compatible with the Big Red’s network. As reported by... Read more →
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