After multiple delays, AirPower appears to finally be making its debut. The wireless charger from Apple was announced in September 2017 and promised a new way to charge devices. However, it entered a non-stop loop of delays due to its complicated coil structure, forcing Apple to delay it by over a year and a half. That delay appears to be coming to an end. According to a report from...
Google on Monday announced Rich Communication Services (RCS), a new messaging protocol designed to give users an improved, more feature-rich communication experience, is coming to Google Fi (formerly Project Fi). The new standard will eventually replace SMS messages. When RCS becomes more widely available, users will get an experience akin to Apple’s iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook...
We’ve heard the 2019 iPhone could usher in a triple-lens camera to Apple’s smartphone lineup, but another feature could also make its way into the next iPhone: next-generation Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi 6 is better known as 802.11ax, the next step in the evolution of Wi-Fi over the established 802.11ac standard. Some of the advancements the new standard will bring are higher data rates, increased...
Apple is planning on releasing three new iPhones in 2019, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The report claims each model would be a successor to the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max with key improvements such as a triple-lens camera reserved for the high end model. According the report, the iPhone XR will be upgraded to a new dual-lens camera and possibly even an OLED...
T-Mobile is going after annoying scam calls. The carrier announced it’s launching Caller Verified technology that will alert its customers when a call is coming from a verified caller. The update is rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, which will be the first smartphone to support the feature. When a call comes in that isn’t a spam call, users will be greeted with a “Caller...
Apple is releasing beta updates for iOS thick and fast. Just a few days after releasing the third beta for iOS 12.1.3, Apple on Thursday began rolling out beta 4, bringing with it the usual bug fixes and enhancements. If you’re a registered developer (or public beta tester!) you can download the latest beta as an over-the-air update. Since releasing last year, Apple has released...
The Samsung Galaxy S10, the highly anticipated smartphone from one of the biggest smartphone makers, is coming February 20. Samsung on Thursday announced its next Unpacked event where it will take the wraps off its next flagship device, the Galaxy S10. The event is taking place on Wednesday, February 20, at 11 a.m. PT at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California....
We’ve known for a while that iPhone sales haven’t been doing great and that won’t turn around anytime soon. As such, Apple has allegedly ordered its suppliers to cut production of its new iPhones by 10-percent over the next three months. The new report sheds more light on Apple’s recent struggles and confirms the company has a tough future ahead. According to the report, Apple made the...
It seems Apple is not the only company struggling to sell smartphones. Samsung Electronics has announced a revised company guidance that reveals profits are going to be down, and one of the leading reasons is its slumping smartphone business. Overall, the South Korean company is anticipating an operating profit for Q4 2018 to come in at $9.27 billion, down 28.7-percent from a year ago...
Sprint is the latest carrier to partner up with Samsung to support one of its upcoming 5G smartphones set to be released in 2019. Previously, AT&T and Verizon announced they would offer Samsung’s first 5G smartphone. This new 5G smartphone from Samsung will be compatible with Sprint’s 5G network and its existing LTE network. With Sprint joining the fray, this makes three carriers...