With iOS 10, Apple made a fundamental change to the way the Touch ID sensor worked, and it’s a particularly annoying change. Previously, you just had to tap the Home button, and then you were into your device. But with iOS 10, Apple tweaked it so that you are now able to unlock the device […]
Apple has already warned us that the high gloss Jet Black finish found on the new iPhone 7 could be prone to scratching, but a torture test raises concerns about the durability of another important feature. The camera lens. See also: Cool, new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus accessories YouTuber JerryRigEverything, who regularly carries […]
In a silly mistake that made us chuckle and shake our heads all at the same time. Earlier today, we were told Leica was using a DSLR photo on their Sofort Instant Camera landing page. In fact, they seemed to be implying the photo was taken with their camera. Shady drone pilots take note: the […]
We all suspected the Echo’s purpose was – at least in part – to drive more Amazon sales. And that’s exactly what’s happening, according to a new study by NPD Group. The research company found that owners of the Echo spent around 10 percent more after they bought the voice-powered smart speaker than they did […]
InFocus Kangaroo Notebook Last year, InFocus — best known for its projectors or other collaborative tech products — launched the Kangaroo Mobile Desktop, a tiny $99 Windows 10 PC that could connect to any screen and fit in your shirt pocket. Earlier this year, it followed that up with the Mobile Desktop Pro, a more […]
While the Apple press conference is supposed to start in 30 minutes, it looks like it’s amateur hour or epic fail time at Amazon as the company just released a special page listing all iPhone 7 accessories, as Gizmodo first noticed. As you can see, it looks exactly like what we saw in previous leaks, […]
Facebook makes value judgements about what can appear in News Feed and what’s censored, but insists its a tech company not a media editor. At TechCrunch Disrupt SF, writer Josh Constine sat down with Adam Mosseri, a VP at Facebook and head of News Feed, to hear more about how policies control what you see. The talk […]
Diane Greene, executive vice president of Google Cloud Enterprise, appeared on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco with TechCrunch editor Matt Burns today, and talked about her role running Google’s massive cloud business. She came on board last year when Google bought her startup, bebop Technologies for $348 million, and she immediately brought with her […]
Jessica Naziri Crunch Network Contributor Jessica Naziri is the founder of TechSesh and a tech reviewer, blogger and video host. More posts by this contributor: How to join the network Some might say that technology is killing the music industry. But if you look around, there’s a beautiful marriage there — the music industry is evolving every day, and […]
Twitter’s big day is finally here. Tonight is the first night of NFL’s Thursday Night Football, which will be streamed all season on Twitter (as well as CBS and NFL Network as cable partners). Twitter reportedly beat out companies like Facebook and Amazon for the exclusive mobile stream, and at the time it was a […]