Articles by Vincent Lanaria
You Can Get An iPhone Battery Replacement At Office Depot & OfficeMax For $27.99
Can't wait for an iPhone battery replacement from Apple? Then Office Depot & OfficeMax has got you covered. It just dropped its service fee from $49.99 to $27.99.
Nintendo Direct Mini January 2018: Here Are All The Games, DLC, And Updates Announced
In case you missed the Nintendo Direct Mini of January 2018, here's a list of all the games and updates heading to the Switch. In a word, the early part of 2018 is going to be big for the portable console.
Huawei CEO Richard Yu Goes Off Script To Slam US Carriers Onstage At CES 2018
Huawei CEO Richard Yu went off script during his keynote at CES 2018. He explained the problem the company has been having with U.S. carriers, which could have been sparked by AT&T's sudden withdrawal of their deal.
Google Doodle Celebrates 96th Birthday Of Har Gobind Khorana, A Nobel Prize-Winning Biochemist
Google Doodle is celebrating the 96th birthday of the biochemist Har Gobind Khorana. The Indian-American won the Nobel Prize in 1968 for his work in DNA research.
AT&T Doesn't Want To Sell The Huawei Mate 10 Pro In The US, But Wonder Woman Gal Gadot Does
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot is now Huawei's new brand ambassador. This comes hot on the heels of the Chinese smartphone maker's falling-out with AT&T regarding selling its devices in the United States.
Apple Urged To Prevent Kids' iPhone Addiction, But Here's Some Parental Control Apps To Do Your Part
Apple was pressed to roll out solutions that combat against iPhone addiction in children. That may take some time, but you can take measures already with these parental control apps.
Paladins: Battlegrounds Moniker Explained As Hi-Rez Studios Doubles Down On Name
Hi-Rez Studios explains why it chose the name 'Paladins: Battlegrounds' over other appendages such as 'battle royale.' It's an homage to MMO battlegrounds, not a copy of 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.'
Belkin Unwraps iPhone Chargers Galore: Wireless Charging Stands, Fast Chargers, And More
Belkin has a ton of new chargers for iPhone users. From wireless charging pads and stands to fast chargers, the accessory maker has got it all.
What You Should Know To Stay Safe From Meltdown, Spectre CPU Security Flaws
Meltdown and Spectre are whipping the industry into a frenzy. Before you go into full panic mode, here are four things you need to know to at least keep your devices relatively safe from the CPU security flaws.
Blade Wants To Give You The Last PC You'll Ever Need With 'Shadow'
Blade is a French startup that'll give you a reason to stop building PCs at home. It's offering Shadow, a streaming service that'll give you access to a high-end gaming PC via the cloud.
How Do You Know If Your iPhone Needs A New Battery Or Is Being Throttled? Here's How
Is your iPhone being throttled? If you've noticed a drop in performance but can't be too sure, here are some ways to confirm whether or not it's slowing down because of a degrading battery.
Remember Amazon And Microsoft's Alexa, Cortana Integration? Things Didn't Work Out Yet
Amazon and Microsoft announced the Alexa and Cortana integration in 2017 and said it'll roll out in the later part of 2017. Now it's already 2018, but the harmony between the two smart assistants still isn't here.
Supermoon 2018 To Light Up The Sky On New Year's Day
The supermoon 2018 is expected to occur on Jan. 1, coinciding with New Year's Day. That gives skygazers more to look forward to than just fireworks.
Apple Wants To Make The iPhone Slowdown Controversy Right With $29 Battery Replacements
Apple isn't in a good place right now after the whole iPhone slowdown controversy blew up. It's now fixing things, though, by apologizing to owners and providing $29 battery replacements for iPhone 6 or later models.
Apple's Lisa Operating System Gets A 2018 Rerelease Date, And You Won't Need $10,000 To Buy It
The Computer History Museum will release Apple's Lisa operating system for free as an open source code in 2018. This will give users the chance to test out one of the first graphical user interfaces in history.
Christmas Shoppers Wanted The Echo Dot And Made It The Top-Selling Amazon Product This Holiday
The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this Christmas with millions sold. This just goes to show that smart speakers are all the rage.
Galaxy Note 8's OIS Trounces The Competition: iPhone X, Pixel 2, And Mate 10 Pro Can't Compare
New videos show that the competition is no match for the Galaxy Note 8's OIS. In other words, rivals such as the iPhone X, Pixel 2, and Mate 10 Pro just got showed up.
Is Touch ID More Secure Than Face ID? Apple Seems To Think So
From the look of things, Face ID is less secure compared to Touch ID. Apple seems to agree because it can't be used as an authentication method for the Ask to Buy feature.
The Skull-Shaped Halloween Asteroid 2015 TB145 Is Returning In 2018
The skull-shaped asteroid that flew by Earth in Halloween 2015 is returning. Officially called 2015 TB145, the Halloween asteroid will come near Earth again in November 2018.
Confirmed: Apple Throttles iPhone Performance, But Not For The Reason You Think
It's now confirmed that iPhones slow down as they age, but it's to avoid random shutdown issues, and not to force users to upgrade. However, the fact remains: Apple is throttling iPhones.
'123456' Is Still The Most Common Password In 2017, But The List Now Includes 'starwars'
The most common passwords are the most popular passwords, but they're also the worst passwords. Now the results are in for 2017, and that means you should never use any one of these combinations, especially '123456' and 'starwars.'
Buh-Bye, Ads: Google Chrome's Native Ad Blocker To Launch On Feb. 15
Google promised Chrome would get a native ad blocker 'in early 2018.' Now it has announced that it'll roll out the built-in feature that keeps bad advertisements at bay this Feb. 15.
Google Assistant For Android Now Responds To 'Hey Google'
You can now call Google Assistant on your Android phone using the hotword 'Hey Google.' That means you're no longer stuck with using the arguably awkward trigger phrase 'OK Google.'
Confirmed: Life On Earth Started At Least 3.5 Billion Years Ago
Scientists now have evidence that there was life on Earth before 3.5 billion years ago. The confirmation comes in the form of microfossils in a nearly 3.5-billion-year-old rock discovered in Australia.
Overwatch Holiday Sale Drops The Standard Edition To $19.99, GOTY Edition To $29.99
'Overwatch' is on sale right now at 50 percent off. That brings the standard edition down to $19.99 from $39.99 and the Game of the Year Edition to $29.99 from $59.99.
SpaceX Delivers Dragon Capsule Payload To The International Space Station: Christmas Presents, Mice, And More Fly Into Space
SpaceX has successfully sent up its reused Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, carrying a 4,800-pound payload. It brought high-tech sensors along with Christmas presents and barley seeds, which are used to brew beer.
Mozilla Firefox Looking Glass Browser Extension Moved To Add-On Store After Backlash
Firefox users weren't happy when the 'Mr. Robot' add-on suddenly showed up on their browsers. Named Looking Glass, the extension is a marketing stunt by Mozilla, and now the company is backtracking after user backlash.
RIP, Project Tango: Google To Shut Down AR Tech In Favor Of ARCore
It's official: Project Tango is shutting down on March 1. Google is putting an end to the old AR technology to focus efforts on the new ARCore.
Amazon, Google Playing Nice: Chromecast Back At Amazon As Talks To Keep YouTube On Fire TV Commence
Amazon and Google are in 'productive discussions' as Chromecast product listings go up on Amazon again. That could mean that YouTube is going to stay on the Fire TV and return to the Echo Show.
Blue Origin: Mannequin Skywalker Video Gives A Glimpse Of Flight Into Space
Blue Origin shared a video featuring the passenger Mannequin Skywalker of the Crew Capsule 2.0 during the test flight with New Shepard. It also teased the opening of its 750,000-square-foot rocket facility in Florida.
