Technology News (Page 13)
Mobile, hardware, software, security, and startups; a summary of the most important news from the tech world.
EasySMX S10 Lite review: A Switch 2 fidget toy with a weird removable faceplate
EasySMX is using Elizabeth Holmes levels of pedantry with this faceplate situation.
DoorDash is acquiring Instacart for around $17 billion
Speculation around a deal started circulating last week. | Photographer: Michael Nagle/ Bloomberg via Getty Images DoorDash has announced that it's buying Instacart in a deal valued at approximately $17 billion. The acquisition will give DoorDash a bigger presence in online grocery delivery via Instacart's established grocery marketplace and retailer partnerships. DoorDash, which started as a restaurant courier…
Score a huge $1,250 saving on this Alienware gaming PC with an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB DDR5 right now — big Newegg price drop means you can grab this 4K-ready rig with a 24-core Intel CPU and 1TB SSD for $2,599.99
You don't have to settle for huge price rises in the PC hardware market. Thanks to Newegg, there's a $1,250 discount right now on a 4K-capable Alienware Aurora DACT1250 gaming PC with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB of DDR5 RAM for $2,599.99 . ● Check out this deal at Newegg This is Dell's premium brand for gamers and, as you can expect from a premium brand, the prices are usually towards the top end. The…
Garmin Messenger is placing too much trust in SMS verification, and this might not end well
TL;DR A Garmin Messenger user reports restoring their entire chat history on a second phone using only SMS verification, without a Garmin account password. The findings raise concerns that recycled phone numbers could let new owners access previous conversations, including sensitive location information. Garmin has reportedly been informed of the issue, but it hasn’t confirmed a fix. Handing over an old phone number…
Apple seems to have the right approach to the first touchscreen Mac
Steve Jobs famously dismissed the idea of a touchscreen Mac back in 2010 when he said that it “gives great demo” but turns out to be “ergonomically terrible” in real-life use. It was inevitable that eyebrows would be raised when the company did a U-turn on this by launching the first touchscreen Mac . But while I have no interest myself, I do think the company’s counterargument some 16 years later makes sense … more…
Save $234 on 32GB of DDR5 RAM with this 3-item AM5 Newegg bundle
Newegg is offering a stellar deal on this 3-item AM5-based combo. For only $1,069 ($234 off) you get a quality Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wi-Fi 7 motherboard, one of the fastest gaming chips around with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and the piece de resistance, 32GB of G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX DDR5-6000 CL36 RAM. With the massive $234 discount, the RAM comes down to $336, a great price for the sad times we’re in. Check out…
7 Android settings I always turn off on my Google Pixel phone
Credit: Brady Snyder / Android Authority Google Pixels give you the best out-of-the-box Android experience, hands down. You’re not uninstalling a bunch of bloatware or hunting down a dozen privacy-invasive settings a manufacturer might have snuck in. Still, there are a handful of features I always end up disabling — whether it’s because they’re useless, drain the battery , or cause more problems than they solve.
This beefy Android handheld quietly got a gigantic, 10,000mAh battery
Credit: MANGMI TL;DR The MANGMI Pocket Max has quietly received a battery capacity upgrade, going from 8,000mAh to 10,000mAh. This means it might have the largest battery out of any Android handheld on the market. The handheld otherwise offers a Snapdragon 865 chip, a 7-inch 144Hz OLED screen, and a base 8GB/128GB model for $230. The MANGMI Pocket Max is one of the most notable large Android handhelds on the market…
Fake PS5 emulators are being used to steal gamers' passwords — two well-known GitHub repos, including popular AnyPS5, get hit, infecting gamers' computers with password-scraping malware
Malicious GitHub repositories masquerading as two well-known and legitimate PS5 game emulation tools have been identified as spreading malware that steals gamers' passwords. The malware uses self-signed certificates, created using fake company names and on the same day the malware was built — suggesting that the malware campaign may be automated. Just two minutes after infection, a cleanup script scrubs the affected…
I hope the Motorola Signature 27 is great, but I have 2 big concerns I can’t shake
Credit: Motorola Maybe I just like rooting for the underdog, but I can’t help but feel that the US smartphone market could do with a good shake-up. Loosening the grip of Apple, Google, and Samsung would inject a little more urgency into the pace of hardware innovation. While phones like the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max and vivo X500 Pro Max offer global consumers something different, they’re not available in the US. At…
SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency
For nearly a quarter of a century, Elon Musk and his essential partner at SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell, viewed the United States government as El Dorado, the mythical city of gold. Like machete-wielding treasure hunters, Musk and Shotwell hacked through a tangled jungle filled with lurking carnivores such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin, as well as bean counters and regulators. Over time, against long odds, the pair…
You can now spend between $1,999 and $14,549 on a MacBook Pro
There weren’t too many surprises with yesterday’s launch of the first touchscreen Mac, the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display . But one of those was the option to spec the SSD to a massive 16GB. With the M6 MacBook Pro the new entry-level model, that means that you can now spend anywhere between $1,999 and $14,549 on a new MacBook Pro … more…
Apple and Google fined in South Korea over app store violations
South Korean regulators found that Apple and Google violated the country's Telecommunications Business Act.
I’ve tested plenty of chargers, but this is the one staying on my desk
A charger is one of those accessories we use every single day but rarely think much about. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from testing and spending money on quite a few chargers over the past few months, it’s that investing in a good one can make your life a lot easier. I’ve tried everything from compact chargers that take up almost no space to more powerful ones designed to charge multiple devices. But…
Our climate models have a big, dangerous blind spot
Climate change itself is increasingly fueling climate change. Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases are driving up global temperatures, setting off dangerous feedback loops that we have not fully accounted for in our climate models—or our emissions-reduction goals. Scientists have long warned that warming would propel further warming in various ways, but a growing number of observations and studies are at last…
Survey says the Fitbit Edge’s biggest rival could be its own Google sibling
The Fitbit Edge has launched to much fanfare and appreciation from those seeking an affordable fitness tracker with a smartwatch-like feel. Sitting plumb between the Pixel Watch and Fitbit Air lines, it offers consumers an easy first step if they want to climb Google’s wearable ladder. It’s not alone in its segment, though. There are a host of alternatives that undercut its price or offer a few more goodies.
Trump Phone passes the bend test, fails the originality test
TL;DR JerryRigEverything puts the Trump Mobile T1 through scratch, bend, and teardown tests, with the phone surviving the physical punishment. The teardown reveals internals identical to the two-year-old HTC U24 Pro, reinforcing earlier findings from an iFixit investigation. Swapping the motherboards between the two phones leaves both fully functional, further proving their shared hardware origins. Buying a phone is…
Samsung is killing another key Galaxy service
Credit: Stephen Radochia / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung will seemingly discontinue Samsung News on December 21, 2026, ending all content delivery and widget updates. The leftmost swipe panel on One UI home screens will likely default exclusively to Google Discover, with no replacement disclosed yet. Samsung plans to delete collected personal user data upon termination, retaining only records required by local…
Hackers leaked details of more than 41,000 Homeland Security personnel
A hacktivist group stole the information of ICE agents and border police from Homeland Security.
Samsung Wallet’s new cash back perks can help you pay for dinner or settle up with a friend
TL;DR Samsung has started rolling out a new “Samsung Wallet Perks” feature in partnership with Rakuten. It lets users earn cash back when shopping from thousands of US brands and adds it to their Samsung Cash Cards. Users can spend their earned cash back to pay while shopping or even send money to a friend. If you shop a lot, you’re probably used to juggling several rewards cards, payment apps, and dedicated…
Samsung teases Galaxy S27 plans as its phone business slips into the red again
Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung expects to ship fewer smartphones in 2027, particularly in the mid-range and entry-level segments, as higher memory and component costs push prices up. The company is banking on “Intelligent Eyewear” in Q4 and is researching Glass, TriFold, and other new form factors for 2027. Samsung is also prioritizing a more distinctive Galaxy S series, better battery life and…
Anduril now says its BlueChip laptop will meet Buy American standards at launch
On Tuesday, defense contractor Anduril and chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership to build laptops entirely in the United States, starting with a single model in 2027. They also announced a "long-term goal" of pushing the computer industry to create "a fully domestic supply chain." Even a single Made-in-USA laptop would be a surprise, because no
Russia now requires Apple to store user communications and hand them over if requested
As Bloomberg reported today, Apple and Microsoft are now subject to Russian regulations requiring companies to store users’ communications and provide them to security agencies if requested. Here are the details. more…
FCC chair wants to let prisons jam illegal cellphones
The agency will vote next month on relaxing its long-standing opposition to jammers.