VLC for iOS finally gains Chromecast support in new updateVLC for iOS finally gains Chromecast support in new update

Earlier in the year, experimental Chromecast support was made available to VLC users on Android and Windows 10 devices with the popular open-source media player's 3.0 update. 

Now, that long-awaited feature has finally made its way to the iOS version of the app, offering an easy way for users to watch videos of all file types and digital container

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Google faces record $5 billion fine in EU, ordered to remove Chrome from AndroidGoogle faces record $5 billion fine in EU, ordered to remove Chrome from Android

The impending decision from the EU watchdog has come to pass: Google has been fined a record €4.3 billion ($5.1 billion) for abusing the Android operating system’s dominance in the smartphone market, the largest fine imposed on a company in EU history.

Google was previously penalized by the European Commission just last year, when the search giant

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Samsung's foldable Galaxy X smartphone could launch in early 2019

Next year, Samsung hopes you'll spend thousands of dollars on its new, cutting-edge foldable phone. 

Samsung's Galaxy X smartphone, codenamed "Winner", is a fully bendable and foldable device that, when flat, will be the size of a small tablet, the Wall Street Journal reports. 

The device will launch in early 2019, its sources say. This aligns with p

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Apple drops doorbell category from its HomeKit accessories page

The Apple HomeKit smart home ecosystem can incorporate a wide selection of smart devices, from light switches to outlets, climate control to smart speakers. 

But one device HomeKit can’t work with, apparently, is a smart doorbell. 

On Apple’s HomeKit accessories page, you can find a list of supported devices under categories such as Lights or Locks.

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Netflixnew interface borrows a page from Google Play Movies TVNetflixnew interface borrows a page from Google Play Movies TV

If you turn on Netflix tonight and you notice that the interface looks like Google Play Movies - TV, don’t worry, you aren’t in an episode of Black Mirror or, worse, mistakenly entered the world of the Upside Down - Netflix has gotten a face lift.

The change in the user interface is part of a small update coming to all Netflix apps on TV

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Watching your speed in the 2018 Chevy Bolt EV is not that easy

Photo credit: Josiah Bondy

One of the fastest cars around does not actually have a gas engine.

Before you scoff at this idea and dismiss it entirely, you should know that the 2018 Chevy Bolt EV is quite speedy for what it is – an all-electric car that’s meant to save the planet and move you around the planet at the same time, without feeling like you

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