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Chromecast Preview Program Update Rolling Out, Just Bug Fixes

Tim September 22, 2016 14

If you happen to be signed up for the Chromecast Preview Program, the one we first detailed earlier this month, it appears that its first update (version 1.21.72444) is now rolling out. Inside, Google says it is just a bit of bug fixes and stability...

Yahoo Confirms Massive Data Breach, At Least 500 Million Affected

Tim September 22, 2016 44

Yahoo confirmed this afternoon that user information, such as names, email addresses, birth dates, and even unencrypted security questions & answers have been stolen. According to the announcement, the information for at least 500 million Yahoo users was...

T-Mobile Customers Hit With Nationwide LTE Outage Last Night During ‘Scheduled Maintenance’

Tim September 22, 2016 86

While many were asleep last night, T-Mobile's LTE network saw a nationwide outage. According to the company's official Twitter, the issue was acknowledged at 12:31AM Pacific (3:31AM Eastern). Two hours later, at 2:47AM Pacific, they tweeted that they were back...

DEAL: Samsung 128GB MicroSD Card for Only $37, Down From $103

Tim September 21, 2016 22

Over on Amazon, a Samsung microSD card weighing in at 128GB is on sale for only $37. That's down from a listed price of $103. As for specs, this microSD card is of Samsung's Evo+ line, Class 10, and is also waterproof. It's crazy to think how inexpensive...

Question of the Day: It’s Finally Here, Thoughts on Allo?

Tim September 21, 2016 238

After a long wait, since Google I/O in May to be exact, Allo has finally arrived. Since this morning's release, there have been a few vocal folks who have expressed displeasure with it, while others seem to like it very much. Well, that's why we're here, to...

Samsung Reportedly Testing Android 7.0 on Galaxy S7

Tim September 21, 2016 33

According to the Samsung wizards at SamMobile, the company has officially entered the firmware testing phase for the Nougat update on the Galaxy S7. What does this mean for us? Sadly, not much, as the company has been hesitant on ever delivering any type of...

Overly Concerned About Privacy? Allo Isn’t for You

Tim September 21, 2016 139

With figures like Edward Snowden and Johns Hopkins's Matthew Green taking to Twitter this morning, many should be questioning whether Allo is the right messaging service for them. When unveiled at Google I/O earlier this year, Google discussed the level of...

HTC Designer Posts ‘Ocean’ Hardware and Software Concepts by Accident

Tim September 20, 2016 55

On a personal website earlier today, a designer at HTC published what appear to be conceptual video clips of what may or may not be an unannounced HTC smartphone. Apparently codenamed Ocean, as titled in the video, the smartphone features no physical buttons,...