Last week, reports surfaced on Reddit that Apple might be invisibly throttling iPhone SoC performance, particularly on the 6s, as the battery’s health decreased. While all batteries lose some capacity over time as they’re charged and discharged, Apple notified customers about a year ago that their batteries might degrade more …

Samsung’s new 49-inch monitor is a sight to behold for several reasons. It’s the approximate size and dimensions of a subway car, with a 49-inch diagonal and a 32:9 aspect ratio. It’s enough to make the ultrawide displays of a few years ago (a paltry 21:9) feel a bit small. …

Apart from a brief period following the launch of Windows RT, the Windows, Android, and iOS markets remain resolutely segregated. Windows still ships on the vast majority of desktops and laptops (Chromebooks are a noted exception), iOS dominates tablets and racks up a solid amount of the phone market, while …

No VR startup other than Oculus has been better funded or more talked about than Magic Leap. Promising to essentially reinvent computing and entertainment, it has attracted over $1 billion in funding from marquee investors, while remaining secretive about its actual product. That has started to change with the company …

Despite the frequent and extensive leaks of personal information on the internet, passwords are still the preferred method of gaining access to your accounts. Every year, SplashData puts together a list of the most popular (and therefore worst) passwords that appeared in this year’s leaks. For 2017, “password” is still …

The next big step for private space firm SpaceX is the long-awaited Falcon Heavy launch platform. After years of planning and a handful of delays, the massive rocket is just a few weeks away from launch. Will SpaceX actually get the Falcon Heavy in the air on time? SpaceX founder …

Just over a year ago, Google announced a major change to the way its search index will rank sites: it will go mobile-first. As the company explained at the time, Google’s algorithms will eventually primarily use the mobile version of a website’s content to rank its pages, to understand structured …

Most dating apps match users then leave it up to them to initiate their chat. When Bumble launched, however, it broke new ground by having women make the first move. Today, Hinge is introducing its own take on how conversations on dating apps should be handled with a new feature …

Photo: Twenty20 The holiday season may bring food temptations that feel hard to fight — from classic cocktails to festive fried foods. And because this time of year only lasts a short while, why not splurge, right? Not exactly. Many nutritionists say the influx of holiday parties and social commitments …

A wide range of flowers produce not just signals that we can see and smell, but also ones that are invisible such as heat. According to new research from the University of Bristol, UK, bumblebees can use these temperature patterns as a cue to recognize flowers and make informed foraging …