You might not know this, but Amazon Prime Video actually has a higher-tier subscription, similar to Netflix, which offers an ad-free experience. Most people just get Prime Video as part of their Amazon Prime subscription. Well, this is one tier above that and costs extra - $4.99 a month, up from $2.99 after this new price hike. The service also has a new name – Prime Video Ultra. It’s not all bad news, though. Amazon actually invested quite a bit in upgrading this new Ultra tier. It now comes with the option to watch 4K/UHD streams with optional Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. The concurrent...

In a very definitive case of 'not something that happens very often', Instagram has decided to remove end-to-end encryption (E2EE). It wasn't that long ago when Meta-owned properties like WhatsApp and Instagram were bragging about adding E2EE to their chats, but now one of them is headed in exactly the opposite direction. As you'd expect in trying to avoid a ton of online fuss regarding this matter, Instagram hasn't announced this in a press release or blog post. Instead, it's quietly updated its help section to read that E2EE will no longer be supported after May 8. So, the...

In a very definitive case of 'not something that happens very often', Instagram has decided to remove end-to-end encryption (E2EE). It wasn't that long ago when Meta-owned properties like WhatsApp and Instagram were bragging about adding E2EE to their chats, but now one of them is headed in exactly the opposite direction. As you'd expect in trying to avoid a ton of online fuss regarding this matter, Instagram hasn't announced this in a press release or blog post. Instead, it's quietly updated its help section to read that E2EE will no longer be supported after May 8. So, the...

The vivo X300 Ultra will bring a host of improvements compared to its predecessor, and while we've mostly focused on the photographic side of them, there's another side to it: audio. Vivo's Han Boxiao took to Weibo to tease some substantial improvements to the audio capture and audio reproduction of the upcoming global flagship. The first has to do with enhancements to how the phone uses its four available microphones. They'll combine spatial recording with noise reduction and AI smarts to isolate voices and enhance the sound recording. Below is a screenshot Boxiao shared from the...

Rollable smartphone concepts have come and gone in the past few years, but we've yet to see an actual product using a rollable display (there are, however, rollable-screen laptops already). While the rollable smartphone concepts we've seen thus far have all rolled the screen out of the side, vivo has patented something else entirely - a rollable screen that becomes longer, not wider. The vivo rollable device pictured in the patent application becomes taller as you roll out the screen, which is definitely interesting to see, yet we can't help but wonder what the actual use cases for...

The brand-new MacBook Neo is projected to be a hit in terms of sales and could turn out to be one of Apple’s most important laptops in recent memory. While its main claim to fame is the relatively affordable $599 base price ($499 for students), the Neo is also Apple’s most repairable laptop in a long time. YouTuber Phone Repair Guru performed a teardown of the Neo, and the results are fascinating. Apple opted for an easily repairable design with key components like the battery, speakers, trackpad, USB ports and display held in place only with screws and connectors. Virtually...

The brand-new MacBook Neo is projected to be a hit in terms of sales and could turn out to be one of Apple’s most important laptops in recent memory. While its main claim to fame is the relatively affordable $599 base price ($499 for students), the Neo is also Apple’s most repairable laptop in a long time. YouTuber Phone Repair Guru performed a teardown of the Neo, and the results are fascinating. Apple opted for an easily repairable design with key components like the battery, speakers, trackpad, USB ports and display held in place only with screws and connectors. Virtually...