Technology

  The Samsung Galaxy Fold may have a serious fragility problem. Reviewer Dieter Bohn noticed something on the underside of his Galaxy Fold, underneath the crease. In less than two days, whatever the bit of material was had broken the screen altogether. He writes: “a piece of debris distorting the screen …

  Samsung’s Galaxy Fold represents a truly new method of building displays into smartphones. Whether you like the idea of a foldable device or not, the option to own a functional model at all feels like something out of sci-fi. Several publications have gotten a chance to go hands-on with …

  Killer is the first company out the door with new products based on Intel’s AX200. This is a major step forward for Killer — the company has faced criticism in the past over the reliability of some of its drivers and products. A switch to Intel hardware and driver …

  NASA launched a laser-powered planetary scanning satellite last year, and you can help the project along with a smartphone and a few minutes of your time. ICESat-2 measures elevation from orbit as part of NASA’s climate research, but the agency would like some data from the ground to verify …

  Yesterday, Apple and Qualcomm kicked off a massive court case certain to range for years across their respective businesses. Today, they quit. Apple and Qualcomm have signed an agreement to end all of the outstanding legal cases they’ve brought against each other. Under the terms of the agreement, Apple …

  OnePlus is expected to announce its latest smartphone in the coming weeks, but it might actually announce more than one for the first time. After seeing the supposed OnePlus 7 with a pop-up camera in several leaks, another phone bearing that name has surfaced. According to a new leak, …

  Amazon wants us to think of Alexa as a computer that does our bidding with the help of magical AI technology, but there’s still a significant human component, according to an investigation by Bloomberg. The company has allegedly used an army of human beings to listen to audio clips …

  Apple has added another step to prevent users from accidentally signing up for an iOS app’s subscription — or, from being tricked into it by a scammy app not playing by the rules. The company recently rolled out a subscription confirmation dialog box that pops up as one final …

  Intel’s Core i9-9990XE wasn’t intended to ever get a retail release. The CPU, which formally launched as an auction-only part intended for OEMs, has tipped up for sale at CaseKing.de, a manufacturer which also offers the CPU for-sale inside some of its systems. The CPU’s price? Just €2,999, a …

  The PC market shrank substantially in Q1 according to both Gartner and IDC. Both firms blame Intel for the downturn, over and above other factors like seasonality or economic concerns. “We saw the start of a rebound in PC shipments in mid-2018, but anticipation of a disruption by CPU …