Vlad Savov
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Twitter Suspends Journalists Who Musk Says Imperiled His Safety
Twitter Inc. suspended the accounts of several prominent journalists covering the social network’s billionaire owner Elon Musk, who alleged they were endangering his family. → Read More
Musk Suspends Ye From Twitter After Offensive Image Post
Even on Elon Musk’s Twitter, there are red lines for permissible content, and Kanye West, who now calls himself Ye, crossed one of them with a late Thursday night post that prompted the network to suspend his account. → Read More
Facebook Blocks #ResignModi Posts for Hours as India Crisis Grows
Facebook Inc. blocked posts tagged #ResignModi before restoring them hours later, stoking a controversy that’s erupted over government requests to remove social media content as India grapples with an escalating Covid crisis. → Read More
Why This Summer’s Best Movie Was a Video Game
Sony’s The Last of Us Part II heralds a rising tide of cinematic gaming titles. → Read More
Epic’s Battle With Apple and Google Actually Dates Back to Pac-Man
A 30% fee from the age of cartridges is at the heart of its fight with the giant gatekeepers of mobile gaming. → Read More
iPhone 11 Pro Plus Max and more: all the rumors about Apple’s September 10th event
Apple will unveil the 2019 iPhone, potentially three different kinds, at its hardware event on September 10th. It could also announce several other products, including new Apple Watch devices, a refreshed iPad Pro and entry-level iPad, and more. → Read More
The best foldables are going to be widescreen
The Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei Mate X, Royole FlexPai, and a smattering of TCL prototypes show that foldable device designers are still not sure exactly what the ideal shape should be. Vlad Savov suggests a starting point: make the unfolded foldable screen. → Read More
RHA’s Wireless Flight Adapter makes any headphone jack wireless
Scottish earphones specialist RHA is releasing a new accessory today, which should prove handy for users of wireless headphones from any brand. Called the Wireless Flight Adapter, its main purpose is to make the connection between an airplane’s in-flight entertainment system and your wireless headphones. → Read More
MWC 2019
Mobile World Congress is the premier annual exhibition of new smartphones and mobile tech. Held in Barcelona every February, it plays host to major new launches from Samsung, Sony, LG, Huawei and the other big players of the mobile industry, while setting the tone for what we can expect for the rest of the year. → Read More
Apple has made shopping for MacBooks simple again
In whittling down its laptop lineup to just the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, Apple has returned to its core strength of offering simplicity in a world overwhelmed with model names and numbers. → Read More
Fender Ten 5 review: all about that treble
Guitar maker Fender got into the headphones business back in 2016 by acquiring Aurisonics, a small Tennessee company manufacturing in-ear monitors. In the time since, the portfolio of Fender earphones has grown to cover budgets from $99 to $1,799 and tastes as diverse as those of bassheads and treble-favoring audiophile purists. Today’s example is the $1,199.99 Fender Ten 5. → Read More
Cambridge Audio’s Melomania buds have epic battery life, good sound, and a unique design
Cambridge Audio’s first true wireless earbuds, the Melomania 1, cost $129.95 while boasting nine hours of battery life in the buds plus an incredible 36 additional hours in their diminutive AirPods-like case. I’ve been testing the Melomania for a couple of weeks, and I still haven’t had to recharge their case. → Read More
Newly discovered safety risk will keep Boeing’s 737 Max grounded for longer
The United States Federal Aviation Administration, which has been investigating Boeing’s grounded 737 Max in the wake of two crashes caused by malfunctions of its onboard systems, has discovered another, unrelated safety flaw. → Read More
Alienware co-founder leaving Dell, rumored to become AMD’s first chief gaming officer
Frank Azor, the co-founder and public face of Alienware as well as the longtime overseer of Dell’s gaming and XPS divisions, has revealed that he’s departing his current position on July 3rd. Rumors point to him becoming AMD’s first chief gaming officer. → Read More
Original USB plug wasn’t reversible because being cheap was more important
Intel and its partners had to convince famously cost-sensitive PC manufacturers to embrace their standard, and making a reversible or round plug would have doubled the cost of the USB connector. → Read More
Final Stranger Things 3 trailer makes it feel more like an action movie
On July 4th, Netflix’s Stranger Things will make a return for its third season, and the final trailer for that eight-episode adventure has just been released. In classic Hollywood hype fashion, the trailer ups the stakes and makes the protagonists responsible for saving the world. → Read More
RHA releases wireless edition of the excellent T20 earphones
RHA’s best model to date has been the T20, which I gave a glowing review back in 2015, and which today gets a wireless upgrade. The T20 Wireless matches the price of the former T20i Made for iPhone model at $249.95, promising to deliver the same exciting sound signature and quality, but with fewer wires and a 12-hour battery life. → Read More
Honor 20 launches globally this week, but you probably shouldn’t buy it
The Honor 20 gets a price and release date for its first markets outside of China. The UK, France, Germany, Russia, and Malaysia will all get the device this Friday, June 21st, at a price of £399, €499, RUB 27,990, and RM 1,699, respectively. In each country, there’ll be a bundled free accessory, with some receiving the Honor FlyPods and others getting the Honor Magic Watch. → Read More
Panasonic Lumix S1 review: the mirrorless heavyweight
I’ve been testing the 24-megapixel Lumix S1, paired with Panasonic’s versatile 24-105mm F/4 L-Mount lens, for a few weeks. That kit costs an eye-watering $3,400 and has the weight and size of a classic DSLR pro shooter. → Read More
The Pixel 4 is shaping up to be a Huawei Mate 20 Pro by Google
When Google announced its new interface gestures in Android Q, I got a sense of déjà vu, because I’d already seen them in Huawei’s EMUI. And when Google candidly revealed the rear of its upcoming Pixel 4 phone last night, I was again reminded of a Huawei product, this time the Mate 20 Pro of last year, which had the same square camera module filled with lenses. → Read More