October 19, 2019
HTC releases a cheaper blockchain phone
Whatever you might say about HTC (and believe me, there’s plenty to say), at least the company takes some fascinating chance. As newly minted CEO Yves Maitre admitted…
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October 17, 2019
Sentons launches SurfaceWave, a processor and tech to create software-defined surfaces that supercharge touch and gesture
As handset makers continue to work on ways of making smartphones more streamlined and sleek, while at the same time introducing new features that will get people buying…
Read articleOctober 17, 2019
Samsung confirms glaring S10 fingerprint reader flaw, promises fix
Galaxy S10 users should turn on some alternative security features as Samsung works to address a major flaw with the device’s in-screen fingerprint sensor. The consumer electronics giant…
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In the Accelerator over the Sea
In our oceans the scale of disasters is measured in millions, billions, and trillions, while solutions amount to single digits: individuals or institutions working to impact a chosen…
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The Analogue Pocket might be the perfect portable video game system
Very few modern tech companies have executed on their mission as consistently, and at such a high level of quality, as Analogue. Analogue’s obsessively engineered modern consoles for…
Read articleOctober 15, 2019
Hands-on with the new Pixel 4
After the onstage presentation at Made by Google 2019, we got our hands on a Pixel 4. In this video, you can watch us do a quick run-through…
Read articleOctober 15, 2019
Up close with Google’s new Pixel 4
This is the Pixel 4, the handset that literally everyone saw coming. Even by Google’s standards, the handset leaked like crazy. Some was almost certainly by design, as…
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Annie Leibovitz used the Pixel 4 to shoot a new collection of photos
Google ended today’s hardware event by going deep on the photo technology in its new Pixel 4, and brought out someone who’s actually been using the camera —…
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Level Home emerges from stealth with $71M from Walmart and Lennar and a new take on the smart lock
As companies like Google, Amazon and Apple hone their strategies to build the brain that helps you use the smart home of the future, where a new wave…
Read articleOctober 13, 2019
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold concierge service is live in the US for those who need it
Part of Samsung’s reboot of the Galaxy Fold was the announcement of a Premiere Service. Along with a reinforced version of the phone and a lot more warning…
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