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iCloud is seeing downtime for eight services this morning including iCloud Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Drive, Photos, Find My, and more. Update 9:00 am PT: Apple has resolved the iCloud issues. 8:15 am PT: Downtime still ongoing. Apple confirmed the iCloud outages on its System Status page this morning saying “Some users are affected” by the downtime. Some of the services are having “intermittent issues” while others may not be available at all....

They say that for geeks, their devices are heroes. Well, we decided to go a step further and make them superheroes. And proper superheroes at that – the cape-costume ones. We delved into the annals of comic history and for each flagship device, pulled out a superhero to match. Take a gander at our results: Apple iPhone 5 – Batman All understated (but distinct) style, and quiet effectiveness. Others may have more muscle and more powers, but he has the brains (apps), the gadgets (accessories) and well, the mind space....

A perfect example is the mysterious upcoming “iPhone 12” handset. We’re just about due for a new phone with September around the corner, and there are even hints from production line leaks about what kind of product we can expect. Tap or click here to see what we know about the iPhone 12. But with a new phone and other products coming down the pipeline, Apple fans are asking themselves a familiar question: “Is now a bad time to upgrade my computer or phone?...

We’ve already seen one iPhone XS teardown from a Dutch company who managed to get their hands on one early, but now iFixit is here with its usual detailed breakdown of what it has found inside. The company reports that while much is unchanged from the iPhone X, there are a few differences, not all of them yet mentioned by Apple … iFixit gives the new models a surprisingly good repairability score of 6/10, the main problem identified being the glass back carried over from last year’s model....

The new PCs, according to HP, were designed to help users focus and stay productive in modern work environments – whether it’s in a hybrid office setting, at home, or elsewhere. While professionals and creators may be moving around, there’s still a segment who will be “sitting for long periods of time,” Andy Rhodes, HP’s global head of commercial systems and display solutions, said to reporters. “They want to log in and get right to it....

HTC kickstarted 2017 with the announcement of its new U lineup of phones, the U Ultra and U Play. The specs of the U Ultra led many to believe that it was going to be HTC’s flagship smartphone for 2017 even though it featured a Snapdragon 821 processor. Worry not, though, HTC’s President of smartphones, Chialin Chang, has confirmed in an interview that HTC will indeed be launching a Snapdragon 835 powered flagship later this year....

Huawei Enjoy 10 is the vanilla version in the Enjoy 10 series of smartphones. It is a mid-range device released in October 2019 which puts it on a plate to get served with Android 11 but it is not that easy to say. Here’s everything you need to know about Huawei Enjoy 10 and Android 11 update. Will Huawei Enjoy 10 receive an Android 11 update? Huawei Enjoy 10 is a mid-range device that puts emphasis on getting a second and last upgrade since only budget phones are spared of a second upgrade....

While Huawei has already confirmed it will reveal the P10, the latest flagship, at Mobile World Congress, the FCC has decided not to wait to show off the upcoming handset. The Federal Communications Commission has revealed the P10 after it passed the agency’s testing procedures. We can see the fingerprint reader on the front below the display, as well as the dual-camera setup on the back. A slim profile, with the 3....

Want to flash the firmware file on Huawei P30 ELE-L29? Then you are in the right place. On this page, we will share the official Huawei P30 ELE-L29 flash files with their firmware installation guide. If you are someone who is facing software issues such as WiFi or Bluetooth issues, lag, boot loop, or hard brick, you can fix the device by following this tutorial. By using the firmware file, you can bypass FRP lock, pattern lock, downgrade, or upgrade, and you can fix most of the software glitches by flashing the stock firmware....

EMUI on the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro is filled with features. Among other things, the phones also offer two different ways of taking screenshots. If you just got the Huawei P30 Lite, P30, or the P30 Pro and are wondering how to take a screenshot, follow this guide. There are multiple ways to take a screenshot on the Huawei P30. The first one is the standard Android way, while the second one is a gesture included by Huawei in EMUI....

Hulu is now co-owned by Disney and Universal after buying out AT&T’s stake in the service. With just over ten years of experience in the rapidly growing subscription based streaming market, Hulu was one of the few original names that attempted to compete with Netflix, back when Netflix was first beginning to flex its streaming capabilities. Today, Hulu’s service, while successful in its own right, has numerous characteristics that prevent it from branching out and reaching a wider range of subscribers....

IDC released an updated forecast today lowering its expectations for worldwide smartphone shipments this year with a continuing slowdown in growth in China cited as the biggest contributor to the lower than expected shipments. It also shared some insight into expected growth for Apple in the years to come, predicting Android’s current 81% share of the market by operating system will likely hold strong through 2019 and that a cheaper iPhone 6C model wouldn’t do much to help....

Huawei Mate 30 The Mate 30 comes with a triple-camera setup on the rear, housed in a circular design, which includes a 40MP (27mm) supersensing wide sensor with f/1.8 aperture and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), a 16MP (17mm) ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, and an 8MP (80mm) telephoto sensor with f/2.4 aperture and OIS, along with laser focus. On the front, it sports a 24MP camera with f/2.0 aperture for selfies....

Do you want to flash the stock firmware file on your Huawei Mate 9 manually? If yes, then you are in the right place. Here we will list all the Huawei Mate 9 Stock ROM flash file collections along with the installation guide. Why is this guide important? Well, suppose you have not received any new security patch update on your Huawei Mate 9, then this guide is useful for you....

After the revelation of a senior Huawei executive that the company plans to launch its Honor branding in the U.S. market next year, the Wall Street Journal citing “people familiar with the matter” says that the company will be launching its high-end flagship — the Mate 8 — in the country early next year as well. Additionally, Huawei also plans on launching a sub $300 Honor 5X and a “new smartwatch” to go along with it....

Hulu is one of the most popular subscription-based streaming services. You get a wide range of content that includes movies, Hulu Originals, TV shows, live channels, kids’ shows, and more. Another good thing with Hulu is that it supports a majority of operating systems and Chromecast. With Chromecast support, you can stream Hulu content on a bigger screen for a better viewing experience. It works well most of the time, but some users are having issues with Hulu due to which they are not able to cast their favorite shows or movies to Chromecast....

Prior to OS X Yosemite and Apple’s new iCloud Drive announced on Monday, Mac developers were explicitly required to succumb to the restraints of the Mac App Store to allow their customers to use iCloud file storage within their apps. Now with the introduction of iCloud Drive, which gives users much clearer access to content stored in iCloud, developers can distribute their apps outside of the Mac App Store and trust that their users can opt to use iCloud for document storage as if they were sold in the Mac App Store…...

In a bid to likely boost the sales of its flagship handset, the HTC 10, the Taiwanese maker has announced a $100 reduction in the price of the handset until July 31. The offer is applicable only in the United States and only if you buy the handset directly from HTC’s website. On the bright side, the $100 discount is applicable on the carrier variants — Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon — as well as on the unlocked variant....

The HTC Desire 500, announced two weeks ago in Taiwan, is being re-announced by HTC. Why? The phone is coming to Europe. According to Sascha Pallenberg, who is a German journalist based in Taiwan that I trust when it comes to providing accurate info, the device is going to cost 280 EUR. So what makes the Desire 500 special? Nothing. It has a 4.3 inch 800 x 480 pixel resolution screen, a quad-core 1....

HTC sells three different One variants in the US, and I’m not talking about operator models. There’s the regular One, which all operators slather with operator garbage and sell to you on a two year contract. There’s the Google One, which is sold unlocked, only works on GSM networks, and runs stock Android. But there’s a third more curious variant that doesn’t get a lot of press. It’s called the HTC One Developer Edition, and it’s basically a 64 GB international variant of the One, except that the bootloader is unlocked....