Technology

With the upcoming release of iOS 12, Apple is introducing a new app called Shortcuts that will allow users to build custom voice commands for Siri that can be used to kick off a variety of actions in apps. While some apps will directly prompt users to add a Shortcut …

Armani has a reputation as a high-end fashion brand, and in this day and age, that means it has to be making a Wear OS device. And indeed, Armani is launching a new smartwatch running Google’s struggling wearable platform. This is a premium smartwatch with pricing at and above $300, …

Apple may have introduced a new replacement program for its MacBook Pro  keyboards, as well as launching revised 2018 hardware that adopts a new set of silicon pads underneath the keys. But that doesn’t mean it’s replacing its defective keyboards with the latest models. Instead, the company will deploy a …

Samsung has announced early production on 8Gb (1GB) LPDDR5 modules using 10nm-class* process nodes and with a specific focus on 5G and automotive applications. The new memory will feature a maximum transfer speed of 6,400Mbits/s with much lower VDD (LPDDR4 specifies a supply voltage of 1.1v; LPDDR5 can operate with …

Last week’s Magic Leap reveal landed with precious little enchantment, and more the type of thud one might expect from a whale hitting a well-waxed gym floor. It’s not exactly an uncommon state affairs, either. In fact, it’s an issue that’s been common to a number of high-profile AR launches. …

Apple has a longstanding history of sewing up the profit in an industry without leading in sheer sales figures. The company regularly dominates profit rankings in both phones and PCs and has made inroads in China, which now constitutes its second-largest sales market. The third-largest phone market in the world, …

Roku has stuck firmly to making streaming boxes and the software that powers them, but the company has just announced an unexpected expansion into home audio. The Roku TV Wireless Speakers will ship later this year for $200, but Roku says they compare favorably to speakers that cost twice as …

Motorola already announced the Moto E5 Play, which is a regular but inexpensive Android phone. Now, there’s a new variant of the device that runs Google’s Android Go. This phone looks a lot like the regular Moto E5, but the specs have gotten a tweak to fit within the Android …

Adobe will reportedly bring the full version of Photoshop to Apple’s iPad, in an attempt to drive more consumers towards the company’s subscription model. It would be a strategic move intended to boost CC subscription sales  by making the software available across a wider swath of devices. The current plan, according …

Apple’s App Store continues to outpace Google Play on revenue. In the first half of the year, the App Store generated nearly double the revenue of Google Play on half the downloads, according to a new report from Sensor Tower out today. In terms of dollars and cents, that’s $22.6 …