Folding smartphones are on the way, and Samsung is leading the charge. At the company’s developer conference in San Francisco today the Samsung offered a sneak peek at its very first such device: The Infinity Flex Display. When folded, it looks like a normal smartphone. Unfolded, it’s a tablet with a 7.3 inch screen. Image: […]
Switch Online NES emulator hacked to run unofficial ROMs
As promised, Nintendo’s Switch Online service finally went live yesterday. One feature that had Switch owners particularly excited was its library of classic NES titles. The selection of games is somewhat limited right now… but hackers have already solved that little problem. That’s right. It took less than 24 hours for Switch modders to figure […]
Google’s Loon Balloons Just Beamed Data Over 1000 Kilometers
Google launched Project Loon five years ago in its quest to deliver Internet access to underserved areas of the globe. Now a standalone subsidiary of Alphabet, Loon announced a major breakthrough this week. They managed to transmit data over 1000 kilometers (620 miles). That’s ten times farther than Loon’s previous best, although it’s worth noting […]
Future Firefox Builds May Purge Annoying In-Page Popups
Google and a host of other major players in the online advertising business have started working toward “better ads.” You won’t find Mozilla on the membership list of the Coalition for Better Ads, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t concerned with advertising annoyances. One particular problem they’re looking to tackle is in-page popups, like the […]
Amazon Brings Alexa Calling To Android and iOS Devices
Drop In effectively turned Amazon’s Echo Show into a slick (if not somewhat creepy) video intercom. Echo and Echo Dot owners could get in on the action, too… at least the voice and instant message part of the equation. Now, Amazon has expanded its calling and messaging reach to Android and iOS device owners. The […]
Control Your Android Device From Your PC With This Free, Open Source App
There are a lot of apps out there that let you take remote control of your Android device. Most require you to install another app on your device. Some of them can be a little sluggish. Other require you to root your device, which is not something everyone wants to do. That’s not the case […]
Motorola’s Next MotoMod Could Be This VR Headset
Few manufacturers have pushed the modular smartphone as far as Motorola. They’ve turned out a wide variety of add-ons for the Moto Z line, like a pico projector, gamepad, and a 360º camera. Heck, Lenovo is even working on a Mod that can record your vital signs. The next MotoMod could be the biggest one […]
Mozilla Offers a Slick New Way to Control Your Smart Home
Mozilla may have put Firefox OS for smartphones on ice, but they didn’t just walk away from the operating system completely. They went looking for other places to put its code to good use. Smart homes seemed like a good fit. What they cooked up was Things Gateway. It’s an open source home automation control […]
Asrock and Gigabyte Have Board and Chip Combos for your Gemini Lake Builds
As Brad showed you when he was at CES recently, systems based on Intel’s Gemini Lake platform are coming soon. There are new NUCs on the way from Intel. Zotac’s working on a new ZBox. For those who don’t feel like waiting for pre-assembled rigs to go on sale, ASRock and Gigabyte have some good […]
A Nintendo Switch Jailbreak Could be Coming Soon
Just a couple of months ago, hardware hackers released a tool called Pegaswitch that allowed Nintendo Switch owners to fiddle with the console’s inner workings. It didn’t allow homebrew apps to run, but it was a promising start. Now it looks like a full-on jailbreak for the Switch may be just around the corner. At […]
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