Todd Haselton has been writing professionally since 2006 during his undergraduate days at Lehigh University. He started out as an intern with MaximumPC Magazine and has since written for Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware Guide, LAPTOP Magazine, The Huffington Post, MobileBurn, Computer Shopper and BGR, with a focus in mobile. When he's not writing, Todd's either trying to get out to the west coast or to the nearest beach. Todd currently resides in New York City.
Have a Raspberry Pi? Want a smartwatch? Why not make your Raspberry Pi into a Windows 98 smartwatch? Yes, sounds like the silliest thing (or most awesome thing?) in the world, and that’s exactly what 314Reactor did recently. I won’t walk through too much of the nitty gritty here, but basically 314Reactor got an emulation of Windows 98 up and running on a...
Apple, in an effort to make its products more attractive in China where it continues to fight for market share, is relaunching a new model of the iPhone 6. It might seem like a weird move, but Apple has done this before. Apple actually relaunched the 8GB iPhone 4 in India in an effort to build market share there. It’s likely this move in China is similar. The new iPhone 6, which ships...
Volvo recently confirmed that it’s going to unveil the all-new 2018 XC60 at the Geneva Auto Show next month. The car will follow in the footsteps of other all-new vehicles, including the XC90, S90 and V90. It hasn’t refreshed the XC60 yet, so that’s what we’re finally going to see in Geneva, but we’re also going to see some of Volvo’s latest advancements in driver safety...
There’s a new Raspberry Pi in town. The Raspberry Pi Foundation officially announced the Raspberry Pi Zero W this week, a new and ultra-affordable computer that builds on last year’s Raspberry Pi Zero. It only costs $10. The Raspberry Pi Foundation was quick to upgrade the Pi Zero, which was only introduced back in November of 2015. Ars Technica got the scoop on the...
AT&T just announced changes to its current unlimited plan while also launching a new and more affordable unlimited option (so long as you don't mind slower data speeds.) The plans are called Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Choice. The Unlimited Plus Plan is the one you're already familiar with. In an effort to take on T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint, AT&T added tethering support (up...
HMD officially announced the Nokia 3310 during Mobile World Congress on Sunday. Yes, the popular Nokia 3310 is back and alive, though it’s slightly different than the phone everyone loved back in 2000. TechCrunch, which got the details of the phone said it sports the following specs: System: Dual band 900/1800 MHz Software platform: Nokia Series 30+ Dimensions: 115....
Word on the street this morning is Apple’s planning to launch its new iPhones in September starting with 64GB of storage. That’s great news for consumers. Similar to what we said a few years ago, when 16GB was still the entry-level amount of storage you could pack into a phone, it’s time for 32GB to die. There’s just no reason Apple should sell consumers something with such little space...
Sonos sells a variety of connected speakers but, currently, the best option for folks looking to add better sound to their TV is to either pair two standalone units or Sonos Soundbar. A new solution dubbed the “Playbase” leaked recently, and it may provide yet another option for home theaters. The Playbase, which was spotted passing through the FCC, posted on B&H...
I’ve never really looked at a straw and thought that it needed to be reinvented, but here we are. McDonald’s announced this week that it has completely reinvented the drinking straw ahead of the launch of its annual Shamrock Shake special next month. The straw was developed by two engineering firms – yes McDonald’s actually paid engineers to build it – to create a perfect mint/chocolate...
AT&T won J.D. Power's purchase experience full-service study this morning. It's the eighth time in a row that AT&T has received the top accolade and the only time any carrier has been picked as the top service provider in each of J.D. Power's six surveyed categories. The categories include carrier store sales rep rankings, facilities, website sales, phone sales, offerings/...
I really liked the Google Daydream View VR experience when it launched, but unfortunately, it had a very limited selection of apps. There weren’t too many games to play, for example, and it wasn’t possible to play locally stored videos right in the headset. Instead, you had to upload them to a service like YouTube to play them back. That has officially changed, and you can now watch...
Last week I published my Chromebook Pro review. It was a look at Samsung’s new high-end Chromebook that will launch in April and will be among the first laptops to support Android apps out of the box. The experience is still a bit buggy, but I’m confident Google and Samsung will work out the quirks before it launches. I think that machine is also a good example of why we don’t need new...
A rumor a few days ago suggested that Apple’s iPhone 8 may cost as much as $1,000. My guess is that will be the price of the entry-level storage option, at least if the iPhone 8 is the most powerful of three new iPhones, which may also include the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus. Don’t be so afraid of that pricing, though, very little is actually changing here. Sure, reading a headline...
Volvo officially announced the price of the Volvo V90 this week. If you forget, it’s the company’s all-new wagon that’s a more luxurious take on the otherwise sporty Volvo V90 Cross Country. Think of it as the S90, just in wagon form. Pricing will start at $49,950 for the T5 FWD R-Design model, Volvo said on Friday. Folks who live where it’s...
Here's our Samsung Chromebook Pro review.
Ford recently unveiled the 2018 Ford Expedition, the company’s all-new full-size SUV, and it’s chock full of technology. Normally when we chat cars we dig into the engine, horsepower and that other good stuff, but Ford actually highlights a lot of the consumer-friendly gadgetry that’s available to drivers and riders. That includes wireless charging — the...
Don’t roll up to your kid’s soccer match in a clunky minivan. Roll up with some muscle, riding behind the wheel of the 2018 Dodge Durango SRT. And if you need to rush a kid to the doctor during halftime, you’ll be the quickest to shuffle the whole family there. Dodge said the new 2018 Durango SRT is the fastest 3-row SUV on the market thanks to its 475hp HEMI V8. The 2018 Durango SRT...
One moment I’m bearish on Apple and the next I’m bullish. It’s hard not to be the latter following Apple’s gangbusters fiscal Q1 2017 earnings report, during which the company revealed another record sales quarter for iPhones. If that wasn’t enough to show just how well Apple is performing against its competitors – it said it noticed a record number of Android switchers during the...
The new MacBook Pro and MacBook Pro with Touch Bar were only unveiled back in October, but a refresh could be just over the horizon. Normally we’d write this off as nothing, but, indeed, the MacBook Pro and MacBook Pro with Touch Bar were introduced without the latest seventh-generation Kaby Lake Intel processors. Other computer makers are already offering those chips, so a refresh...
Samsung is expected to release the Galaxy S8 in the middle of April. Rumor has it it’s going to be packed to the gills with the latest features including a Snapdragon 835 processor with support for next-generation wireless networks, another gorgeous Quad HD display, plenty of color options and more. Apple is going to need to step up with the iPhone 8 if it wants to continue to sell...