Apple kicked off the era of capacitive touchscreen smartphones, but its display technology has fallen a little behind in recent years. The AMOLED panels used by smartphone makers like Samsung can best Apple’s LCDs in every category, but Apple might be planning to play catch up with the iPhone 8. …
Read More »Why you should (or shouldn’t) root your Android device
Android is based on the Linux kernel, so right from the start, tinkerers and power users were interested in gaining root access to make changes and graft on new features. In the early days, this was a fairly simple procedure on most devices. There were several apps and tools that …
Read More »Engineers claim Samsung’s aggressive design led to Note 7 fires
Samsung’s Note 7 release and subsequent is quickly becoming a legendary blunder in the smartphone industry. The Korean electronics giant is still conducting an internal investigation of the battery fires that plagued this device during its short life. But manufacturing technology company Instrumental has gotten its hands on a Note 7 …
Read More »VW’s 13th brand: Moia, for ride-hailing (and maybe self-driving) electric shuttles
Add Volkswagen to the major automakers who are creating a mobility services company. VW’s service is called Moia; it will be headquartered in Berlin, and it will kick off a year from now in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany. The service will eventually provide cars using the Moia brand. Before that, …
Read More »Apple says iPhone 6s battery failures are caused by ‘ambient air’ exposure
Regardless of whether or not you like the iPhone, you have to admit Apple’s hardware has always been impeccably well designed. Its phones feel extremely high-quality, but the last few years have been marred by several high-profile hardware defects. First was “touch disease,” which Apple refused to acknowledge for ages, …
Read More »Samsung plans to update the Galaxy Note 7 to completely kill its battery
It may be hard to believe, but there are still people using the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, even after months of Samsung and carriers doing everything possible to get them back. The Note 7 was officially cancelled a few months ago following repeated battery fires, which persisted after a recall …
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