In the wake of Apple’s FM radio chip scandal following the unfortunate series of natural disasters hitting the U.S. in the late 2017, Samsung decided to equip its new smartphones with active FM chips. The technology will keep users in touch with local radio stations when mobile networks are knocked down. The South Korean tech giant has reportedly joined forces with NextRadio to bring the radio … [Read more...]

According to Apple Inc’s third quarter results, the company is now leading the wearable band market. With 3.9 million shipments, Apple boasts the strongest quarter this year. Analysts think the reboot is mainly due to its revolutionary Apple Watch Series 3. Xiaomi and Fitbit are closely trailing behind with 3.6 million and 3.5 million shipments respectively. The two companies have also seen a … [Read more...]

Starting September, Jeff Kaplan, the director of Overwatch, warned unlawful players they were going to receive bans if they didn’t stick to the rules, and bothered the gaming experience of the others. Since the launch of the game, 480,000 players were banned and, recently, a few hundred others joined them, after exhibiting bad behavior during the game. Hundreds of banned players left Overwatch … [Read more...]

Artificial intelligence gets smarter every day, and they will soon be able to reach a new landmark in technology. These mechanisms have managed to learn an overwhelming amount of information so far, and they might soon be able to pass as humans. A recent study revealed how an AI-powered system managed to fool several Captcha tests, which are meant to keep bots away from using … [Read more...]

Facebook is currently testing a new feature which caused a lot of panic and hysteria among publishers and businesses. This new feature makes it harder for people to see news stories coming from official pages, unless they pay for their posts to appear higher in the News Feed. At the moment, this is only an experiment, and is rolled out only in a few countries. Facebook is testing a new … [Read more...]

All Apple users know about Animoji, an app available on iOS which allows them to integrate animated emojis in their messages. However, the app might not be available for a long time from now on, as a Japanese company is suing Apple for using this name. According to the company, they own the trademark since 2014, and the tech giant was perfectly aware of it. A Japanese company claims to have … [Read more...]

Facebook continues buying apps and services which have had some impact on the community. The latest acquisition is tbh, an app which lets teenagers make polls and send anonymous compliments to their friends and acquaintances. There’s no need to mention that kids are big fans of it, so Facebook decided to keep the platform running. Tbh is incredibly popular among teenagers Tbh is the internet … [Read more...]

A few days ago, Mark Zuckerberg launched a virtual reality video presenting the recent situation of Puerto Rico, but it didn’t have quite the desired effect. The Facebook CEO wanted to present the efforts his company took to help the country ravished by Hurricane Maria, but most viewers understood the video in a different way. Therefore, he felt the need to express his excuses, and explain once … [Read more...]

The Chrome Web Store has recently been assaulted by a fake adblocking extension, which successfully tricked people into thinking it was the real one. The fake extension was disguised as Adblock Plus, and managed to pass the official verification process undertaken by Google. This way, it remained in the web store until a team of security researchers found it and notified the company. The fake … [Read more...]

There’s less than a month left until the release of the most powerful gaming console of all time, Xbox One X. To get gamers ready for the big day, Unocero, a Spanish YouTube channel, revealed one of the Easter eggs Microsoft has prepared for all Xbox fans. The Easter egg is hidden in the console’s hardware, and is a clever surprise designed only for the most gifted eyes to see. The Xbox One X … [Read more...]