The Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 is a great Android smartphone that only costs $250, but it's also a huge phone. That's fine if you want a 5.5-inch screen, but not everyone does. For smaller hands and people who want a phone that actually fits into their pockets, Alcatel's just announced the $179.99 Onetouch Idol 3 4.7. … [Read more...]
Apple’s Fitness Guru Opens Up About the Watch
In walks Jay Blahnik. Apple's director of fitness for health technologies is wearing black-and-blue Nike Frees, matching black athletic shorts and shirt, and a black-and-gray hoodie unzipped at the three-quarters mark. … [Read more...]
If You Use Firefox – Update Your Browser Now!
If you are a Firefox user, stop what you're doing right now and update your web browser. An exploit discovered on Wednesday could potentially search your local files and upload them to a server that appears to be in Ukraine, according to a blog post Mozilla published on Thursday. … [Read more...]
Bionic Eyes, Seeing for the First Time
The world’s first bionic eyes have now been attached to the retinas of dozens of blind or nearly blind people, and we are just now beginning to get a sense of what those patients see. … [Read more...]
Is Your Android Device Vulnerable to the Stagefright Hack? There’s an App for That
A vulnerability in Android's Stagefright media playback engine was publicly revealed late last month, potentially affecting nearly a billion Android devices. It enables an attacker to take control of the victim's phone by sending a specifically crafted MMS. … [Read more...]
How to Customize the Xbox One Elite Controller
We got up close and personal with the Xbox One's incredibly expensive Elite controller at E3, but how do all those modular bits and bobs work? A new video from Microsoft out of Gamescom sheds some light on just that. … [Read more...]
iPhones Know When to Switch from Weak Wi-Fi to Cell Data with iOS 9
There's a connectivity problem with Apple's iPhone and other iOS devices: If you're near a Wi-Fi source, they'll cling to that source even if the signal is horrendous, effectively killing your Internet. … [Read more...]
Hackers Take Control of a Tesla? No!
Tesla arguably makes the most technologically advanced car on earth — it runs on electricity, is permanently connected to the Internet and can upgrade how it accelerates through a software download. … [Read more...]
Apple Does Not Want to Be a Mobile Service Provider
Apple, the world’s most profitable mobile phone maker, has denied working on a plan to market communications services directly to consumers and bypass the telecom companies on which it has long relied to sell its products. … [Read more...]
Should Consumers Worry About Windows 10 “Vague” Privacy Policy?
Microsoft is betting on Windows 10 to even out the playing field that Google and Apple are currently dominating. Microsoft has ensured that the latest (and rumored to be last) operating system it will ever come out with is as far removed from Windows 8 as possible. … [Read more...]