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Samsung Galaxy S9 Leak Could Reveal All Specs

Samsung is all set to launch it's next flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S9 next month at Mobile World Congress 2018 . Samsung could start production...

Nintendo Announces Mario Tennis Aces for Nintendo Switch

So we're happy to see the character come to Nintendo Switch , in the form of the previously announced Kirby Star Allies . The Switch port of Dragon Qu...

Thick layer of water ice found below the surface of Mars

The scientists say that the ice contains distinct layers, which could help to understand changes in the planet's climate over time. Figuring out where the i...

All The News From January's Surprise Nintendo Direct

The Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack DLC is going on sale today for $14.99. Four players can jump into the game together and unleash torrents of pain on ene...

SpaceX postpones 'static test' fire of Falcon Heavy engines

However, cameras did not follow stage two of the rocket, and reports suggest Zuma may not have reached its final orbit. SpaceX has pushed back its scheduled...

Dropbox has secretly filed for a US IPO

The sources said Goldman Sachs Group Inc . and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are acting as underwriters, which was reaffirmed by a tipster who spoke separately to CN...

Microsoft Partners with Signal to Bring End-To-End Encryption to Skype

Skype had the potential to be what WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are now. The feature is powered by the Signal Protocol. Each private conversation's content...

YouTube Finally Responds to the Logan Paul Controversy, Issues Reprimands

Netizens recently called out Paul after he posted a video taken from Aokigahara park in Japan, which is commonly known as " Suicide Forest" among tourists....

Google Acquires Company With Tech That Turns Displays Into Speakers

With the acquisition, Google now has an extra 178 patents under its belt, which it can use to enhance its future smartphone and other devices - perhaps even f...

All the Details from Today's Nintendo Direct

Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze is getting a port to Switch, with a new mode where Kranky Kong can surf easily through obstacles. Nintendo also announced a ...

Toyota, Lexus will add Amazon Alexa to some models in 2018

Other models will also get Alexa support beginning in 2019. "Voice services are rapidly becoming more popular and through our integration with Amazon Alexa,...

Apple Turns Over China iCloud Services to State-Owned Data Firm

First spotted by 9to5Mac, this move doesn't seem all that surprising because it's been known since past year that Apple announced a partnership with a local fir...

China's Vivo unveils first display-based fingerprint scanning phone

After testing out Synaptics' Clear ID , my money is on fingerprint readers not being ditched for facial recognition anytime soon, considering it remains ultima...

Black Panther Ticket Sales Beating Captain America: Civil War

Deadline notes that advanced ticket sales do not correlate to opening weekend totals. At the end of his set, Lamar gave a shout-out to " Black Panther " befo...

SanDisk unveils world's smallest 1TB USB flash drive at CES 2018

The 256GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive uses a common USB Type-A connector and can add storage to your computing device without getting in the way. ...

CES 2018: Motorola unveils two new health and keyboard Moto Mods

At CES 2018 , Lenovo took the wraps off two new Motorola Moto Mods, accessory modules that magnetically attach to Motorola Z phones like the Moto Z2 Force...

Rooney Rule adopted by England football teams in diversity bid

Glenn also revealed moves to make it easier for players and staff to air grievances, while clarifying he will oversee attempts to change the culture around the ...

Japanese astronaut's 9cm growth spurt could mean he can't fly home

This is because of the absence of gravity which allows the vertebrae in their spines to spread apart. "I am a little anxious I won't fit in my seat on the retur...

Strange Sky Spiral May Come from Secretive SpaceX Zuma Launch

However, in an emailed statement to Xinhua, SpaceX hinted that the presumed problem may have nothing to do with its Falcon 9 rocket, which "did everything c...

Google Assistant in 2018: Google reveals what to expect

LG is developing technology created to enable its appliances, televisions and other devices adapt to users and collaborate to handle tasks. " Smart displays ...

Britain's Paralympians look ahead to Winter Olympics

Ski and snowboard has a target of two to three medals, with slalomist Dave Ryding and Nordic skier Andrew Musgrave contenders along with others in park and pipe...

January 2018 Android Distribution Shows Slight Bump For Oreo

It's been over four months since Google made Android 8.0 Oreo official, and the update is yet to reach 1 per cent of total active Android devices out there. Whi...

Lenovo announces Mirage Solo and Mirage Camera with Daydream

At CES today, Lenovo and Google are launching the world's first standalone Daydream VR headset . The idea behind Lenovo's Mirage is to provide you with a...

At The Last Minute, Blizzard Strikes Overwatch League Deal With Twitch

Esports analyst Rod Breslau says a deal between OWL and Twitch is still expected to be done in time for the start of the League, but questions the season's pot...

Your money: Takata air bags recall expands to 3.3 million vehicles

Auto manufacturers are slated to give specific models in documents to be filed this month with federal regulators. About 65 million inflators are set to be re...

Men who take ibuprofen are at risk fertility problems, study says

Those who took the ibuprofen were more likely to have indications of testicular problems - including a condition called compensated hypogonadism that affects ...

Watch Some Dragon Ball FighterZ Goku Black Gameplay in Latest Trailer

Dragon Ball FighterZ gives fans of all skill levels the opportunity to feel like their favorite Dragon Ball character. As for the recommended requiremen...

French watchdog launches probe into Apple over 'alleged deception and planned obsolescence'

Under French law, companies risk fines of up to 5% of their annual sales for deliberately shortening the life of their products to spur demand to replace them. ...

Next Xbox Update Adding New Achievement Features and Mini Game Hubs

Plus, it will also prevent your friends from inviting you to another game or activity which is going to be really useful when you are trying to get through al...

Astronaut John Young dies aged 87

In 1972, Young made his 4th space flight as the commander of the Apollo 16 mission and walked on the Moon. Young flew to the moon twice and landed on it once....

Sennheiser is bringing its most transparent closed-back headphones ever to CES

The headphone is built in Germany and features a damped metal headband and synthetic leather/microfiber earpads. Also at CES 2018 , Sennheiser plan to intr...

Meltdown and Spectre: Microsoft's bug fix reportedly crocking AMD PCs

Affected users have reported that after installing them, their PCs display the Windows boot logo but then completely stop responding. The company has blamed A...

Warmer Waters Are Turning Green Turtles Babies Female

Instead, the temperature outside a turtle egg influences the sex of the growing embryo. A recent global by the University of Exeter found that more than 1,000...

Meltdown and Spectre: All Macs, iPhones and iPads affected

Apple Watch is not affected by Meltdown. To get the iOS 11 .2.2 Over-The-Air (OTA) update you will need to go to Settings of the device, after which you ha...

Is there a 'toxic' link between iPhones and children?

Paris prosecutors have launched a probe of U.S. tech giant Apple over suspected "planned obsolescence" in some of its iPhone models, a judicial source said on...