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Security 31,439 articles

Nokia 9 buggy update lets anyone bypass fingerprint scanner with a pack of gum

Only Nokia 9 PureView handsets appear to be impacted.

1 hour ago by Catalin Cimpanu in Security

Artificial Intelligence 1,177 articles

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Google's DeepMind works to improve AI

ZDNet's Tiernan Ray tells Karen Roby about what Google's DeepMind is doing to improve AI and how humans may play a bigger role in determining success from failure than initially thought.

2 hours ago by Karen Roby in Artificial Intelligence

Samsung 760 articles

Galaxy Fold launch delayed worldwide

A report claims that Samsung's $2,000 Galaxy Fold smartphone launch has been delayed worldwide while the company addresses issues relating to the durability of the display.

2 hours ago by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Samsung

Windows 10 969 articles

Windows 10's 'Sets' feature is gone and not expected to return

Sets, Microsoft's Windows-management feature which allowed users to group data, sites and other information in tabs, is gone and not expected to come back in a future release of Windows 10, my contacts say.

2 hours ago by Mary Jo Foley in Windows 10

Virtual Reality 227 articles

AT&T store demos pit Magic Leap versus VR in a tech game of thrones

The wireless carrier, which now owns HBO, has shown the power of marrying its popular content with leading-edge entertainment tech.

2 hours ago by Ross Rubin in Virtual Reality

Microsoft 9,872 articles

Rebuilding the Edge browser: Google's old code, Microsoft's new mission

The browser wars may not be as important as they once were, but Microsoft's adoption of Chromium could help it return from the Edge of irrelevance.

3 hours ago by Ross Rubin in Microsoft

Mobility 30,207 articles

'I dumped Apple because it's too prima donna,' said the Best Buy salesperson

In my second attempt to see how different retailers suggest you avoid Apple's ecosystem, a Best Buy salesperson offered an eclectic grouping of gadgets. And some deep emotions.

3 hours ago by Chris Matyszczyk in Mobility

Robotics 664 articles

AM vs FM: The battle brewing in lidar technology

Could 95 percent of self-driving car projects using lidar be heading down the wrong path?

6 hours ago by Greg Nichols in Robotics

Smartphones 2,188 articles

Samsung delays Galaxy Fold launch in China

Samsung has postponed the launch events it had planned for the Galaxy Fold it has scheduled for this week, but the company says this is not down to hardware issues.

8 hours ago by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Smartphones

Tech & Work 5,779 articles

Brazilian tech companies must encourage gender diversity

Female technologists feel their employers don't value diversity in the workplace and are not doing enough to support women in the sector, a study says.

9 hours ago by Angelica Mari in Tech & Work

Storage 3,502 articles

How to quickly and securely wipe your data off almost any device

If you have any sensitive data at all -- and these days who doesn't? -- at some point you are going to need to find a way to securely wipe it. It's a fact of life. Here's a quick guide to securely wiping data off iPhones, iPads, Android devices, hard drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs), and flash drives.

9 hours ago by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Storage

Networking 30,274 articles

Huawei 1Q revenue climbs 39 percent amidst US pressure

Chinese networking vendor has reported a 39 percent increase in revenue to 197.7 billion yuan (US$29.5 billion) for the first quarter of 2019, when it shipped 59 million smartphones and inked 40 commercial contracts for 5G globally.

10 hours ago by Eileen Yu in Networking

Hardware 32,808 articles

Weed tech: Vapes, pipes, apps, and more marijuana gadgets and accessories

Looking to buy a premium vape? Want to find more information about a particular strain? Interested in automating your grow operation? You've come to the right place. We've rounded up the best of the best -- devices that help you consume marijuana and even systems that help you grow it. There's something here for everyone, from weed enthusiasts to dispensary shop owners.

2 days ago by Élyse Betters-Picaro in Hardware