Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 10, 2019.Brendan McDermid | REUTERSThe sound of rain. Crunching leaves. Someone whispering in your ear.These are all common themes for what are known as autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) videos.ASMR is a big trend…

Last month, we had hands-on with a leaked build of Android Q that added back gesture sensitivity settings and a new version of Google Camera that elevated Night Sight to the main UI. Android Q Beta 6 today includes Google Camera 6.3 and all the other tweaks. Since Night Sight launched late last year, one…

According to a report by Tenable, a cybersecurity research firm, many of these “porn bots” are coming up with new techniques to avoid being detected by Instagram’s security systems. This may come as a surprise, but that includes using lines from Game of Thrones in their image captions — which tricks Instagram’s systems into thinking…

The Apple iPhone XS. Angela Lang/CNET Every year, Apple needs to whip up something exciting if it wants to get people hyped about the next iPhone. The same holds true especially for this year. With iPhone sales falling 12% in the fiscal third quarter, profits expected to dip to $9.6 billion and more people trading in…

Launching in September for $499It’s about time Microsoft came out with another limited-edition Xbox One X, wouldn’t you say? Right on cue, the next major bundle is a Gears of War-themed console with a laser-etched, partially translucent case. Pre-orders will begin later today for the Xbox One X Gears 5 Limited Edition Bundle. For $499,…