What just happened? It’s safe to say that smartwatches aren’t the fad some people thought they would be. In fact, the most popular of these devices—the Apple Watch—sold more units in 2019 than the entire Swiss watch industry.

Apple doesn’t report official sales figures for the Apple Watch, so Strategy Analytics collates data from retail partners and vendors to come up with estimates. It states that the wearable shipped 31 million units worldwide in 2019, 1

Why it matters: Due to the critical information they hold and process, air-gapped computers -- usually found in government, banking, enterprise, industrial and military setups -- operate in tightly controlled environments, cut-off from the internet and under strict supervision. While such security measures make them more difficult to hack, several covert channels have been explored in the past that use the computer’s sound, heat, and even HDD activity indicators to siphon encoded data. The latest attempt involves sneakily changing a monitor

In a nutshell: Cycling on roads can be a dangerous activity, with fatalities a sadly common occurrence. To try and improve rider safety, Ford has come up with a concept jacket that displays emoji to help cyclists “better communicate” with drivers.

The jacket, created in partnership with Designworks, is part of Ford’s “share the road” campaign, which aims to improve safety for all road users, be they on four wheels or two. The back of the jacket has an LED mesh panel, which

Why it matters: Another tech giant is feeling the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. This time, it’s Nintendo that’s been hit. The gaming giant has announced that shipments of Switch consoles bound for Japan are being delayed.

Nintendo writes that the coronavirus has affected production of Switch consoles, Joy-Cons, and other peripherals that are sold in Japan. The Verge reports that the Animal Crossing-themed variant of the console that was announced last week has had its preorder availability delayed from Saturday to an unspecified

Year in review: It's no secret that PC gaming is popular, but Valve's annual "Year in Review" blog post has given us new insight into the specifics. The post covers a wide variety of topics, most notably new feature additions Steam received throughout 2019, but one tidbit stood out: Steam players clocked in an astounding 20 billion hours of gameplay last year.

That's a massive number and one that might surprise casual gamers. Even if you average out those hours

Why it matters: That Google likes to play with AI to identify people is evident from its Mannequin Challenge from last year. However, the search giant isn't happy about Clearview AI scraping images and video from Google Search and YouTube, as it violates its content policies.

Earlier this week, YouTube sent a cease and desist letter to Clearview AI, a startup company that's infamous for gathering photos of people's faces. Google demands that data collection be stopped and the already collected images be deleted from the

What just happened? 5G continues to roll out nationwide, and wireless carrier AT&T has hit yet another milestone in this arena. The company has managed to bring its 5G service to 13 additional cities, including the likes of Atlantic City, Boston, Bakersfield, and Modesto.

This service expansion brings the total number of 5G-ready cities (under AT&T's umbrella, that is) to 32. That's obviously pretty far from national coverage, but it does look

Something to look forward to: Smartphones can perform a multitude of functions, and they might soon be able to unlock, lock, and even start a vehicle. The feature, which has been discovered in the beta version of iOS 13.4 for developers, allows iPhone and Apple Watch owners to use the devices as car keys with NFC-compatible vehicles.

9to5Mac discovered references to a “CarKey” API in the beta of iOS 13.4. According to the files, users will only

In context: Although a large portion of Google's revenue comes from advertisements, the company has made an effort to crack down on abusive ads throughout the web; especially through its Chrome browser. For example, Chrome has gotten features that restrict autoplaying videos and block websites from hijacking your browser back button.

Now, Google is taking things a step further. Moving forward, the browser will begin to comply with a new set of ad standards published by the Coalition for Better Ads . These standards take aim at websites that