Pocket My Spidey sense started to tingle about two weeks ago, when my Save to Pocket context menu item stopped working. I have used Pocket, Mozilla’s social bookmarking service, religiously for a decade — it’s a regular part of my morning reading. The Chrome extension store had a notice saying it was no longer available, […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) are a natural way for glasses wearers to control their smart home, and they’re available now for $269. The latest model features a lighter build, longer battery life, improved speakers, and new controls that will take some getting used to. While Alexa in your ears […] More
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Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETA thief who steals your smartphone can try to crack it themselves, sell it locally, or use it to commit fraud. But your stolen phone could also travel as far away as China. A recent investigation by The Financial Times (paywall) found that a particular building in Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei district is home to a treasure trove of second-hand iPhones, including stolen devices.Though several locations in and around the Huaqiangbei district are hot spots for trading used phones, FT’s investigation focused mostly on the Feiyang Times building. Much of the buying and selling here is for phones that were legitimately traded in by their owners, according to the reporter who covered the action. But at least some of the activity involves stolen phones, leading the Feiyang Times to be known as China’s “stolen iPhone building.” Also: 5 warning signs that your phone’s been hacked – and how to fight backThe Times relates one unfortunate individual whose iPhone 15 Pro was stolen by thieves in London. Using tracking technology, the victim followed the phone to its final destination in the Huaqiangbei district. After sharing his experience on LinkedIn, he discovered that many other people had encountered similar situations. A woman in North Carolina whose phone was stolen tracked it on its journey from Charlotte to Miami and then finally to Shenzhen, according to WRAL News. In this case, the thieves compounded the crime with a spin on the usual ransomware ploy. In texts sent to the woman, they told her that unless she deactivated the stolen phone, they would sell her private information on the black market, meaning the dark web. Phone theft is on the rise, especially in major cities like London, Paris, and New York. In February, the UK’s Metropolitan Police said that phone theft in London is a business that generates £50 million ($67 million) per year. In one week, UK police officials captured 1,000 stolen devices and made 230 arrests, FT reported. More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is available for $1,100 but currently $200 off. This cooler works as a portable mini-fridge, with dual-zone cooling and the capacity to freeze or refrigerate. The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is bulky and heavy, and it only comes with one battery so you have to purchase […] More
Sony Bravia 8 II TV Kerry Wan/ZDNETMemorial Day weekend is almost here, marking the unofficial start of summer. With the weather heating up, many tech brands across the internet are rolling out killer deals, and Sony has one of the best Buy One, Get One free deals we’ve seen this year.Also: The best Memorial Day tech deals live now For a limited time, Sony is giving out free TVs with select purchases. If you buy a 65-inch Bravia 8 II QD-OLED More
Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETAI-generated video has been advancing rapidly, with leading tech developers racing to build and commercialize their own models. We’re now seeing the rise of tools that can generate strikingly photorealistic video from a single prompt in natural language. For the most part, however, AI-generated video has had a glaring shortcoming: it’s silent.No longer. At its annual I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced the release of Veo 3, the latest iteration of its video-generating AI model, which also comes with the ability to generate synchronized audio. Also: Everything announced at Google I/O 2025: Gemini, Search, Android XR, and moreImagine you prompt the system to generate a video set inside a busy subway car, for example. Veo 3 can produce the video, along with AI-generated ambient background noise to add to the sense of realism. You can even prompt it to generate audio of human voices, according to Google. The model also reportedly specializes in simulating real-world physics and lip-syncing, making it a potentially valuable tool for filmmakers and advancing Google’s broader mission of bringing usable AI to creative industries. It’s available now for Gemini Ultra subscribers in the US. It can also be accessed through Flow, Google’s new AI-powered filmmaking tool, which was also unveiled at I/O this week. More
