The rumors were true. Google is killing Allo, its smart messaging app, for good. The platform will “continue to work through March 2019,” the company said in a blog post, and users can …
Google is using AI to curate personalized news for smart speakers
Every morning, without fail, I ask my closest smart speaker to play NPR. That’s convenient, but it’s only slightly better than turning on an old-school radio. Clearly, there’s muc…
Xiaomi co-founder teases 48MP smartphone camera
Earlier this year Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced it had established an in-house camera division. Now it seems the initiative is bearing its first fruits. Xiaomi co-founder and President …
Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser will be available on Mac
With its share of the browser market dwindling despite coming pre-installed on Windows machines, Microsoft is calling an audible with Edge. Following rumors earlier this week, the company announced…
Goodbye Windows? Microsoft building simplified ‘Lite’ OS to take on Chrome OS
Early in 2018, we discovered that Microsoft was working on a lightweight version of Windows codenamed Polaris, intended to be optimised for tablets and 2-in-1s as well as desktop and laptops. Accor…
Xiaomi surges past Apple in global wearables shipped as the market grows overall
2018 seems on track to be a big year for wearables as global shipments rose 21.7% in Q3, according to a report by industry research firm IDC. But that growth happened in regions outside the US as t…
Scottish iPhone Filmmaker Wins Prestigious Turner Prize
An openly gay Scottish artist who celebrated queer lives in a short film shot on an iPhone won Britain’s prestigious Turner Prize Tuesday. This year’s four finalists for one of the worl…
Apple offers Safari users safer browsing with USB security key support
Apple’s latest preview version of Safari features support for the WebAuthentication (WebAuthn) API that lets users login using using USB security sticks, according to the release notes. Users…
Top IoT standards could be compromised by hackers
New research from security firm Trend Micro has discovered major design flaws and vulnerable implementations related to two popular machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols used in IoT devices, Message Q…
PlayStation Classic’s hidden settings are remarkably easy to find
It’s no secret that Sony’s PlayStation Classic is an emulator in a retro case. What you might not know, however, is that it’s ridiculously easy to tinker with that emulator. The R…