February 6, 2019 Carriers selling your location to bounty hunters: It was worse than we thought Remember last month, when we learned that AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint had not immediately fulfilled their promises to stop selling the real-time location of…
February 6, 2019 LG confirms the G8 ThinQ will have a 3D front camera for face unlock LG’s next flagship hasn’t been announced yet, but as ever, the company likes to drip-feed nuggets of information about it in the lead-up to…
February 6, 2019 Instacart revises pay policy after accusations of tip stealing Instacart is learning a hard lesson about the importance of paying workers properly. The grocery delivery service is revising its pay policies for shoppers…
February 6, 2019 Facebook will show who uploaded your contact info for targeted ads Facebook has taken some steps to prevent companies from recklessly using your data for targeted ads, but now it might put pressure on them…
February 6, 2019 Google probably won’t pull DWI checkpoints from Waze despite NYPD demand The New York Police Department has sent a letter to Google demanding that it remove drunk-driving checkpoints from its Waze navigation app, as Streetsblog…
February 6, 2019 China is worried an AI arms race could lead to accidental war Experts and politicians in China are worried that a rush to integrate artificial intelligence into weapons and military equipment could accidentally lead to war…
February 6, 2019 Big-name travel apps may secretly record your iPhone screen, including credit card info A number of popular airline, hotel, and retail apps engage in the practice of recording your iPhone screen with your knowledge or consent, according…
February 6, 2019 Sony’s next Xperia phone may feature a movie-friendly 21:9 screen One of Sony's upcoming phones could be pretty great for watching movies on the go, if a leak of a new Xperia is anything…
February 6, 2019 Samsung’s next wireless earbuds could charge on the Galaxy S10 Samsung might pip Apple to the post with wirelessly charged earbuds. WinFuture has obtained images that show the hinted-at Galaxy Buds charging on the…
February 6, 2019 Flickr postpones photo deletions for free users to March 12th Don't panic if you missed the February 5th deadline before the new owners at SmugMug started deleting Flickr photos beyond the 1,000-image limit for…