Samsung Electronics is on fire! In a good way as profits leap

Memory and monitor surges trump phlaming phablet fiasco Samsung Electronics, the Chaebol's business that encompasses smartphones, monitors, memory and more, has reported a bumper fourth quarter despite its phlaming phablet fiasco.…

The PO-32 is a pocket drum machine that can transfer beats and loops over the air

Apple Working on 'Enhanced Siri' Capabilities for Next-Generation iPhones

A collection of the world's top-selling smartphone makers, including Apple, Samsung, Huawei, LG, and Xiaomi, are all planning to double down on artificial intelligence features on handsets launching this year, and beyond. According to industry s…

Crunch Report | Sprint Takes 33% Stake in Tidal

Sprint takes a 33% stake in Tidal, The SEC is investigating Yahoo, a study from Cambridge on vaccinating fake news, Apple fixes more MacBook Pro bugs and a big Snapchat redesign hits iOS. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

Peter Dinklage From Game of Thrones Fears His iPhone

What does the actor who plays a character who faces dragons, monsters, magic, and even his very own father fear in real life? If it’s Peter Dinklage—Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, we’re talking about, it’s his iPhone 7. Mr. Dinklage gave an in…

Furby Rickroll demo: what fresh hell is this?

Toy-makers, please quit this rubbish, you're NO GOOD at security Here's your future botnet, world: connected kids toys that will Rickroll their owners while hosing big servers and guessing the nuclear codes.…

Kid hackers break XSS defences, find hack hole in 2 million websites

HTML Comment Box clocked Hackers Karim Rahal and Ibram Marzouk have found multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the HTML Comment Box that opened avenues to compromise visitors to some used by some 2 million websites.…

Microsoft fixes remote desktop app Mac hole

Full read/write access was there for the taking Microsoft has patched a code execution hole in its Mac remote desktop client that grants read and write to home directories if users do no more than click a link, says Italian security researcher Filip…

BT to take £530 million hit over 'improper' Italian accounting

An accounting scandal uncovered at BT's Italian division is worse than previously thought. Far worse. In October last year, the mobile, TV and broadband provider said it had discovered "historical accounting errors" and "inappropriate manag…

The Tinker Board is a more powerful Raspberry Pi rival from Asus

What a week: Apple never has good ones

A fixed period of time has passed, therefore we must examine how bad it was for Apple. Writing for Fortune, Don Reisinger lays out the damage of the week. “Apple Criticized Amid Mixed iPhone Sales Reports.” (Tip o’ the antlers to @designheretic.…

Report: Qualcomm considering countersuit against Apple, but hopes business partnership will go unaffected

Apple and Qualcomm are currently engaged in a legal battle, with the former suing the latter for $1 billion over patent royalties. Despite the legal rhetoric, however, Qualcomm doesn’t plan to let business between it and Apple be affected, accordin…

How to change your Amazon Echo's wake word to "Computer," you Star Trek nerd you

Yes, Amazon's Alexa will now respond to "Computer". Here's how to set it up. If you haven't read the news this evening, I have a bright spot of information for you: You can now set your Amazon Echo, Tap, or Dot's wake word to "Computer", delighti…

VXers gift their mates an Android bank-raiding app's source code

It needs admin privileges, but we know there's a pool of stupid out there waiting to be p0wned Source code for an Android banking app has been published online, spurring fears it could prompt a wave of malicious apps.…

Apple patent details modular Apple Watch accessories disguised as bracelet links

Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent detailing a modular accessories system for Apple Watch that disguises electrical components like batteries, biometric sensors, solar cells and more as links in the wearable's metal band.

Hyperloop company to develop its technology in France

You'd be forgiven for forgetting that there are two companies trying to create Elon Musk's vision for the future of transportation. Beyond signing a few deals to explore routes with local cities, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies still …

NOAA's next-gen weather satellite sends back its first images

NOAA's and NASA's GOES-R weather satellite has beamed back its first set of images, a couple of months after it left the planet. The spacecraft that's now known as GOES-16 used its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument to capture photos…

Android Instant Apps are now available for limited testing

Eat, pray, shoot, Part 2: Our best digital photography tips for travel photos

Welcome to the second part of Have Gear, Will Travel’s digital photography special. In part one, I talked about the camera gear, hardware, software, and apps I use to make myself look like a semi-competent photographer. Depending on where I’m goi…

Modular Band Links Could Expand Functionality of Future Apple Watches

Apple continues to explore how wristbands might augment the feature list of future smartwatch models, as shown in a new patent granted today. First picked up by AppleInsider, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published details on Apple's desig…

Record Chip Profits Boost Samsung's Fourth Quarter Earnings

Samsung announced fourth quarter operating profits of $7.9 billion in its earnings call on Tuesday, 50 percent higher than the same period a year ago. The number was in line with Samsung's guidance earlier in the month and reflects record-high ea…