Apple unveiled a series of notebook refreshes and changes to its overall portable lineup Thursday. First, the 2012-era non-Retina MacBook Pro…
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Caveat Emptor: USB-C cable compatibility and safety are turning into a nightmare
Ever since USB debuted, it’s been billed as a simple solution to the complex problem of ensuring device compatibility. While the…
Surface Book review roundup: great GPU performance and battery life, but it doesn’t come cheap
Microsoft and Apple have pursued very different strategies for their new platform refreshes this year. Apple opted to make the…
Backdoor found on some Android phones that sends personal data to Chinese server
Those who have been using Android since the early days know how much the security situation has improved. But it’s…
iPhone 8 rumors increasingly point to curved OLED display
Apple kicked off the era of capacitive touchscreen smartphones, but its display technology has fallen a little behind in recent…
DIY guide: How to add new tech to old cars
For those of you jealous of all the cool tech in the new cars my colleague Bill Howard gets to…
Microsoft announces Windows-on-ARM partnership with Qualcomm, but done right this time
This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative with Qualcomm aimed at bringing full 32-bit Win32 compatibility to ARM devices running…
New malware forces your phone to mine a cryptocurrency
We’ve all come a long way, the good people and the black hats and the tech we all depend on.…
New Barnes & Noble Android tablet runs same ‘malware’ app recently found on Blu phones
Barnes & Noble was pretty thoroughly trounced by Amazon when it came to e-readers and tablets, but now the bookseller…
BlackBerry shows off ‘Mercury’ Android phone prototype with a full QWERTY keyboard
In spite of the rough last couple of years, BlackBerry is not dead yet. In fact, it’s trying something completely…