BlackBerry phones are dead…. again
BlackBerry phones are dead. Again. I’m feeling a bit of déjà vu. In a quiet announcement on Twitter, TCL announced it would stop selling BlackBerry devices starting August 31, at...
BlackBerry and TCL will end their handset partnership in August 2020 – TechCrunch
Big changes are ahead for BlackBerry and TCL as the smartphone market continues to see slowing growth. The pair announced today that they would end their four-year brand licensing and...
Leaked video shows Samsung’s upcoming foldable clamshell in action
We are less than 10 days away from Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, and we just got a first video leak of the upcoming Galaxy Flip Z over the weekend. Popular...
Maxar and NASA will demonstrate orbital spacecraft assembly with a new robotic arm – TechCrunch
NASA has awarded Maxar an estimated $142 million contract to demonstrate in-orbit spacecraft refueling and assembly of new components using a custom robotic platform in space. The space infrastructure dexterous...
Ring’s new security ‘control center’ isn’t nearly enough – TechCrunch
On the same day that a Mississippi family is suing Amazon -owned smart camera maker Ring for not doing enough to prevent hackers from spying on their kids, the company...
The electric Hummer is real, and it’s as fast as the Cybertruck
It’s real. One of the most surprising rumors of the past few months was that GMC was planning to bring back the Hummer as an electric vehicle. It seemed too...
EU lawmakers take fresh aim at Apple’s Lightning connector with latest e-waste push – TechCrunch
The European parliament has voted overwhelmingly for tougher action to reduce e-waste, calling for the Commission to come up with beefed up rules by July 2020. Specifically, the parliament wants...
We asked an actual Italian about the new ‘Italian hand’ emoji
You’re online, right? That means you must’ve heard about the Unicode Consortium unveiling the latest emoji that’ll soon grace our phones? Of course you have! Well, then you’ll also know there...
Apple’s 2020 gadgets include ‘AirTags’ trackers and fancy headphones
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is at it again with a new batch of leaks, but there’s more than just iPhones, iPads, and Macs, for a change. Instead, Kuo’s latest research...
Nintendo will stop accepting Wii repairs soon
Like many a Nintendo fan, I still have fond memories of the Wii. I may never play it nowadays, but there was something innocent about that era when, for a...