Articles by Carl Velasco
Galaxy A90 Rumored To Have Popup Camera And 'No-Notch' Display
The Galaxy A90 will have a pop-up camera, which means it won’t have a notch display. It’s not clear when Samsung plans to release the phone, though.
Remember Inbox? Google Might Be Bringing Some Of Its Features Over To Gmail
Gmail is set to receive more features lifted from Inbox soon. Fan favorites such as reminders, pinned messages, and bundled categories, are rumored to be coming over.
Xbox Live Cross-Platform Coming To Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Microsoft is scheduled to hold a session at the upcoming Game Developers Conference, during which it plans to unveil a new SDK. Speculation says that this means cross-platform support is coming to Xbox Live.
This Might Be The Budget Galaxy S10 That Will Rival The iPhone XR
Samsung is expected to unveil a low-cost entry-level Galaxy S10 model later this February. As these new leaked images allege, that particular model will sport thicker bezels, a dual camera, and oddly, a side fingerprint scanner.
Facebook And Snopes No Longer Working Together To Fact-Check News Stories
Snopes is walking away from its fact-checking partnership with Facebook. Instead of making it easier just for Facebook to debunk fake news, it plans to develop tools to make it easier for the entire web.
Uber To Give Free Rides To Losing Super Bowl Team
Good news: Uber says it’s going to provide free rides after the Super Bowl game. Bad news: if you’re eligible for the promotion, it means your team lost.
PlayStation 5 Backward Compatibility Hinted In New Sony Patent
Sony’s new patent hints that a PS5, capable of playing games from all previous Sony consoles, is on the way. Patents, however, aren’t always a guarantee.
Heads Up, Hulu Subscribers: You Might Soon See Ads While The Video Is Paused
Hulu is set to display pause ads, a new ad format which appears a few seconds after a content remains paused. The company hopes that non-disruptive ad formats could make up half of its entire revenue eventually.
Leaked Samsung Galaxy S10 Press Renders ‘Confirm’ Punch Hole Design
Keen-eyed folks have now gotten hold of what are allegedly official renders of the Galaxy S10. Unsurprisingly, they line up with what previous leaks have shown.
Deleting Facebook Is Great For Mental Health, Says Acclaimed ‘Gold Standard’ Study
Deleting Facebook might do wonders for your mental health. A major new study found that unplugging from the site resulted in improved well-being, happiness, reduced anxiety, and more.
Dr. Mario World Coming To Smartphones This Summer
'Dr. Mario World' is coming to iOS and Android this summer. Not much is known at the moment, other than it will be free-to-play but offer in-app purchases.
Facebook Says Its Combined Messaging Platform Won’t Arrive Anytime Soon
It might take a long time before Facebook’s unified messaging platform arrives. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook is still in the early stages of the proposed integration.
Apple Working On Triple-Camera iPhone With A USB-C Port
An iPhone with three cameras will reportedly be released this year. Plus, Apple is apparently testing USB Type-C versions of the entire 2019 iPhone lineup.
Google+ Shutting Down On April 2: Here’s How To Download Your Data
Google has now confirmed that it will delete everything on Google+ beginning April 2. Here’s how to download your data before everything goes away for good.
Apple Music Subscribers No Longer Have To Pay For Wi-Fi On American Airlines
Apple just partnered with an airline to give you this free perk. Starting Feb. 1, frequent American Airlines fliers who are also Apple Music subscribers can stream their playlists without paying for Wi-Fi.
Facebook App That Pays Users Gift Cards In Exchange For Data To Be Removed From iOS
Facebook confirmed that it’s going to pull its data collection app called Facebook Research from iOS. The app remains available for Android users as of this writing.
Your Next Smartphone Might Have 1 TB Of Storage Thanks To Samsung
Samsung will begin mass producing 1 TB embedded Universal Flash Storage chips soon. That means your next smartphone might be able to store 260 10-minute 4K videos.
Major FaceTime Bug Lets You Listen To Audio Before The Person Accepts Your Call
A bug has been discovered in FaceTime that leaves recipients vulnerable to spying. Apple has acknowledged the issue and said it’ll release a fix shortly.
Assassin's Creed 3 Coming To Nintendo Switch In February, Alleged Leak Reveals
Ubisoft hasn’t said anything about a Nintendo Switch port of 'Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation Collection.' However, a couple of leaks suggest they’re coming to the hybrid console.
Rumor: Apple Working On Netflix-Like Video Game Streaming Service
Apple is rumored to be meeting developers for a potential cloud-based video game streaming service. Details are scarce, but it’ll apparently work similarly to Netflix.
Metro Exodus Becomes Epic Games Store Exclusive After Exiting Steam, And Valve Says That's Not Fair
Epic Games will be offering 'Metro Exodus' exclusively starting Feb. 15 until 2020. Preorders made through Steam will still be honored, and customers may still download future DLC.
Microsoft’s Upcoming E3 Will Be Its Biggest Yet, Says Xbox Chief
Microsoft has big plans for this year’s E3. With Sony and Nintendo out of the way, it stands a chance to make a really big splash by announcing major titles and perhaps even successors to the Xbox One.
Here’s How Microsoft Plans To Keep Windows 10 Always Updated, And You Won’t Like It
Reserved Storage is an upcoming Windows 10 feature that reserves 7 GB of storage to ensure the operating system is always up to date. But is it really necessary?
Google Might Be Working On Face ID Feature For Android Q
A feature similar to Face ID might be on the next major version of Android Q. If true, this will help phone manufacturers in a lot of ways.
Apple To Sell Budget iPads Soon, But Without Face ID
There are references in the code for iOS 12.2 that suggests Apple will soon release a new low-cost iPad. But don’t expect it to have premium features such as slimmer bezels and Face ID.
Mark Zuckerberg Defends Facebook, Says It Doesn’t Sell User Data
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks people distrust Facebook because they don’t understand how it operates. He also clarified that the company doesn’t sell user data to advertisers.
You’ll See Less And Less Conspiracy Theory Videos, Says YouTube
YouTube has now confirmed that it’ll be making changes so people don’t get as much recommendations for extremist content. But is it really as simple as that?
Facebook Wants To Combine Messenger, Instagram, And WhatsApp: Here’s What That Means
If not by the end of this year, nearly all of major apps owned by Facebook will have a unified messaging system by early 2020. They’ll have end-to-end encryption as well, as so ordered by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Metroid Prime 4 Restarting Development, Nintendo Confirms Retro Is Now Working On Title, Apologizes To Fans
'Metroid Prime 4' isn’t progressing as smoothly as fans hoped. Retro Studios is now in charge of the title, with development essentially starting from scratch.
Microsoft Office Finally Comes To Mac App Store
As Microsoft promised, Office 365 subscriptions are now available on the Mac App Store. The package was previously available to download from Microsoft’s website, but now the process is integrated into one seamless experience.
