No, it’s not April Fools. Apple announced today that starting in 2022 it will allow iPhone 12 and 13 owners to repair their broken phones with factory parts and tools sold by Apple. The company will even provide repair manuals on its website. This will allow users to identify the …
Read More »Apple Warns Customers
If you have a pacemaker, Apple wants you to know the iPhone 12 might not mix well with your current hardware. The company has updated a support document to discuss the risks of pacemaker usage near an iPhone 12 after researchers found that the device could put a pacemaker …
Read More »Adobe Lightroom App
Lightroom is the de facto standard for photo processing and management across most computing platforms. Sure, there are alternatives but they’re not as good, and comparatively few people use them. That’s why it’s a big deal when Adobe produces a Lightroom update that deletes photos, which is what it …
Read More »NYC Law Enforcement Has Been Cracking Locked iPhones for Almost 2 Years
Using a screen lock on your smartphone will keep most prying eyes away from your personal data, but law enforcement is not so easily deterred. Police have access to tools and services that can crack phones, and we might not even know what capabilities they have until years later. …
Read More »Samsung’s Latest Galaxy Tab S5e Has an Enormous Wi-Fi Flaw
Back in 2010, “You’re holding it wrong” practically became a mantra after Apple’s iPhone 4 proved to have an antenna problem that dramatically limited reception if the device was held in certain ways. Now Samsung reportedly has a similar and serious problem with the Galaxy Tab 5e. The timing …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Folds Are Already Failing Catastrophically [Update]
The Samsung Galaxy Fold may have a serious fragility problem. Reviewer Dieter Bohn noticed something on the underside of his Galaxy Fold, underneath the crease. In less than two days, whatever the bit of material was had broken the screen altogether. He writes: “a piece of debris distorting the screen …
Read More »Energizer’s New 18,000mAh Battery Happens to Include an Android Phone
Smartphone users prize battery life. Smartphone manufacturers prize finding ways to drain batteries more quickly. Into this gap steps the Energizer Power Max P18K Pop. It’s roughly 3 to 3.5 iPhones thick, with an 18,000mAh battery and it comes with a handy strap for bludgeoning people to death. Alright, …
Read More »Google Project Fi Is Opening Up to iPhones, Samsung, and More
Google launched its Project Fi cellular service in 2015, and it was limited to Google’s phones for most of the last three and a half years. Google recently added support for a handful of Motorola and LG phones, but it’s finally opening the doors to much more popular devices. According …
Read More »Phone Battery Life Is Either Getting Worse or Improving Dramatically
If you pay attention to phone launches, you may have noticed an unusual trend with the latest bumper crop from Apple, Samsung, and other OEMs. According to many reviewers, battery life for new devices has regressed overall. The exact figures vary depending on what kind of tests you run and …
Read More »Huawei Caught Cheating in Smartphone GPU Benchmarks
The Chinese manufacturer Huawei has been distributing devices with secret benchmark modes enabled, drastically misrepresenting the performance of these devices and inflating their test results. It’s far from the first time we’ve been down this road, either with benchmarking or mobile devices, but what Huawei has done is a little …
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