When Apple debuted the iPhone 7 last fall, the company also introduced two new finishes: the glossy Jet Black and the subdued Matte Black. However, some folks who chose those new colors say their iPhones are starting to chip — in some instances after only a few weeks. [More]
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“Find My iPhone” Will Now Find Your Missing AirPods
By 1.24.17
For years, owners of the iPhone have been able to track their devices through the company’s “Find My iPhone” system. Now, the company is expanding the tracking system to include its new, wireless earbuds. [More]
Police Want To Find Out If Amazon Echo Recorded Evidence Of Homicide
By 12.27.16
The issue of who can access information stored on your electronic devices has become increasingly controversial in the last year, with authorities obtaining search warrants to unlock smartphones for everyone in an office building, courts ruling that police can force smartphone users to give up their devices’ passcodes, and federal lawmakers trying to force weakened encryption on consumers. Now, police investigating a homicide are hoping to get a look under the hood of Amazon’s Echo speaker to see if its virtual “Alexa” assistant might have recorded evidence of a murder. [More]
Best Buy Selling iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus At $50 To $100 Markup
By 10.13.16
In general, retailers sell new Apple products at the sticker price set by the tech giant, but if you want to buy a new iPhone through the Best Buy website you might end up paying up to $100 more than what you’d pay elsewhere.
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Microsoft Band Removed From Website; No Plans For Band 3
By 10.3.16
Weeks after rumors began to swirl that Microsoft would abandon its two-year-old Band fitness device, the company has removed the wearable from its website. [More]
Did Apple Accidentally Upload Some iPhone 7 Info Early?
By 9.6.16
You may have heard that Apple plans to unveil its latest version of the iPhone tomorrow, but it appears that someone working on the tech giant’s website may have jumped the gun a bit. [More]
Flaw In iPhone 6 Can Reportedly Render Some Devices Unusable
By 8.24.16
If you’ve ever owned, borrowed, or simply looked at an iPhone, then you know the device works by responding to the user’s touch. Except when it doesn’t. And that’s apparently happening more and more for some iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners thanks in part to a flaw that can render the devices useless — or simply a $300 flat brick. [More]
After 17 Years, TiVo Discontinuing Service For Series 1 DVR
By 8.17.16
If you’re still using your ancient TiVo DVR to watch recorded shows from the previous century, we’ve got some bad news: After nearly two decades, TiVo says it will stop supporting it Series 1 DVR at the end of next month.
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BlackBerry To Stop Making Classic Smartphone
By 7.5.16
It’s out with the old to make room for the new at BlackBerry, as the smartphone manufacturer announced it would stop making the BlackBerry Classic, its last device to use a physical keyboard. [More]
New Google Glass Reportedly Comes With Foldable Arms, Larger Content Viewer
By 12.29.15
Nearly a year after Google stopped selling its Google Glass product, and five months after a patent hinted that the tech company wasn’t quite done with the device, a new version of the hi-tech glasses is apparently on the way. [More]
Man Says E-Cigarette Exploded In His Hand, Pieces Of Metal Pierced Wall
By 10.26.15
While it’s been several years since we reported on an e-cigarette exploding while charging or being used by a consumer, that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened. Case in point: A Wichita, KS, man says the device he used to try to beat his nicotine habit erupted, burning his hands and damaging nearby walls. [More]
