The Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ feature a new and improved S Pen and this infographic is the simplest way to explain the upgrades. If you read until the end, youll find an illustrated history of the Galaxy Note and its S Pen.
Air Actions join the old Air Command feature. They turn the S Pen into a motion controller, which supports five gestures. It can also be used in conjunction with with…
Hitting the Books: How big tech might monopolize AI
August 17, 2019
Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we’ve done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and delivering an…
Developers criticize Apple’s changes to location permissions in iOS 13 as ‘anti-competitive’
August 17, 2019
iOS 13 introduces a number of changes for how developers are able to use user locations. Now, a group of app developers have joined forces to call the changes anti-competitive, and are taking their complaints directly to Tim Cook.
As detailed in a…
Switch owners may be able to replace their consoles with the model that has better battery life if it’s only been a month or less since they’ve purchased their device. According to some posts on Reddit, Nintendo of America has been telling customers that they can send in an older Switch model and exchange it for a newer one at no cost. They must have purchased their unit after July…
Teardown videos prove Nintendo’s revised Switch with new CPU lasts longer on a charge
August 16, 2019
Nintendo claims that the only difference between its new, revised Switch and the older model is improved battery life. Not content to take Nintendo’s word for it, some popular YouTubers put their brand new, currently hard-to-find units to the test, cracking them open to…
If you’ve bought a Nintendo Switch since July 17th, you might be able to upgrade for free
August 16, 2019
Nintendo made a lightly updated version of the original Switch console that offers improvements like better battery life. But if you bought the old model recently, you might not be out of luck. The company is offering upgrades to the newer model for customers who bought the…
Google has removed 85 apps from the Google Play store after security researchers at Trend Micro found a particularly annoying adware scheme hiding inside.The adware, called AndroidOS_Hidenad.HRXH, was embedded in fully functioning photography and gaming apps that were installed over 8 million times. The apps exploited common Android functions to detect when the user unlocked their phone…
When you hear “Android fragmentation,” we often conjure up the negatives, but there is more to the mobile OS forks than slightly slow software updates. Unlike Android, iOS has an end-to-end experience controlled by Apple from start to finish. That means that because of…
The minuscule Palm Phone has gone from a Verizon companion device to a standalone mini-phone. Starting today, the Palm Phone is available unlocked for all carriers, and US Mobile is offering exclusive plans that cost just a few bucks a…
How to cancel your Netflix subscription on iPhone and iPad
August 16, 2019
Ready to call it quits or take a break from Netflix? Follow along for how to cancel your Netflix subscription from iPhone, iPad, and other devices in a few steps.
Whether you’re thinking of simplifying your subscriptions ahead of new services coming from Apple, Disney, HBO, and more or have seen some of your favorite shows and movies leave Netflix, it’s easy to cancel or pause your…
