We love clocks, but we especially love unusual timepieces that aren’t just about showing the hour of the day. [Simone Giertz] built a flip clock moon phase tracker for a friend. While in Egypt for Cairo Maker Faire, [Giertz] and [dina Amin] found some old flip clocks at a flea market and had to have
Read MoreMicrosoft has released Command Palette, an enhanced version of its PowerToys Run launcher introduced five years ago. The utility, aimed at power users and developers, provides quick access to applications, files, calculations, and system commands through a Spotlight-like interface. Command Palette integrates the previously separate Window Walker functionality for switching between open windows and supports
Read MoreOwners of the first-gen Nest Hub report recent device failures, freezing up during the boot process. Attempts to factory reset the hardware have not been successful at restoring operation. It’s possible a recent firmware update may play a role, but Google has yet to confirm anything. Update, May 16, 2025 (09:41 PM ET): We’ve heard
Read MoreWalmart is preparing for a future where AI agents shop on behalf of consumers by adapting its systems to serve both humans and autonomous bots. As major players like Visa and PayPal also invest in agentic commerce, Walmart is positioning itself as a leader by developing its own AI agents and supporting broader industry integration.
Read MoreA new set of 27 Linux kernel patches introduces a “Swap Tables” mechanism aimed at enhancing virtual memory management. As Phoronix’s Michael Larabel reports, “the hope is for lower memory use, higher performance, dynamic swap allocation and growth, greater extensibility, and other improvements over the existing swap code within the Linux kernel.” From the report:
Read MoreActivision is starting to wind down Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile just over a year after its global launch. The game “has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences,” according to a post on X. The company will be pulling the game from the App Store and
Read MoreActivision is starting to wind down Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile just over a year after its global launch. The game “has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences,” according to a post on X. The company will be pulling the game from the App Store and
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube TV has offered more details about its upcoming multiview customization experiment for non-live sports content. You’ll initially be able to build custom multiviews with select national channels like ESPN, Bravo, and USA. The experiment will expand to include local channels in the coming months. Google announced on April
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission has approved Verizon’s $9.6 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications, valuing the Dallas-based company at $20 billion including debt. The approval comes after Verizon agreed to scale back diversity initiatives to comply with Trump administration policies. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who previously threatened to block mergers over DEI practices, praised the deal
Read MoreAn Apple Pay and Apple Cash problem left users unable to complete transactions for just over an hour on Friday, as Apple was quick to resolve the issues. Apple Pay and other Apple services experienced an outage on Friday. According to the System Status page on Apple’s website, several Apple Services were affected by an
Read MoreAn Apple Pay and Apple Cash problem left users unable to complete transactions for just over an hour on Friday, as Apple was quick to resolve the issues. Apple Pay and other Apple services experienced an outage on Friday. According to the System Status page on Apple’s website, several Apple Services were affected by an
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority Nothing is developing its first pair of over-ear headphones. The designers working on the product make comparisons to Sony’s WH-1000XM6 and Apple’s AirPods Max. These headphones will launch sometime this summer. Nothing has a decent amount of experience in making audio products, with releases like the Ear, the Ear
Read MoreEarly adopters of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro mixed-reality headset report widespread disappointment a year after its February 2024 launch, with many devices now unused due to physical discomfort and social awkwardness, according to customers who spoke with WSJ. “It’s just collecting dust,” said Dustin Fox, a Virginia realtor who has used his headset only four
Read MoreThe US Army is done relying on contractors to repair its equipment. Earlier this month, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll committed to including right-to-repair provisions in all existing and future contracts with manufacturers, a change Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told The Verge will “put an end to our dependence on giant defense contractors who charge billions
Read MoreAt this point, there are more than enough ways to play Street Fighter II. But Project Justice and Plasma Sword? Well, those are something entirely different, and much harder to find. And Capcom has made the smart decision to continue to make some of its more obscure fighters the focal point of its growing library
Read MoreDifferent cities use different water treatments, and this can affect how filters work on your water.
Read MoreDeadline for the application is on 29 August 2025. Winners will be announced in October. Read more: AI innovators called to tackle challenges in healthcare
Read MoreMy nightstand is stacked with abandoned notebooks. Most haven’t seen a single pen mark because I’m always paralyzed by the need to find the perfect use for its pages. With updated features, useful AI tools, and a paper-like writing experience, the Kindle Scribe 2 — officially known as the Kindle Scribe (2024) — finally outsmarted
Read MoreFortnite is no longer available from the iOS Epic Games Store in the EU. Fortnite maker Epic Games has announced that Apple has blocked the game’s return to iOS. Following the rejection, Fortnite is no longer available on iPhones and iPads even in the European Union, where it had previously been available to download through
Read MoreAfter xAI’s chatbot Grok spent a few hours on Wednesday telling every X user that would listen that the claim of white genocide in South Africa is highly contentious, the company has blamed the behavior on an “unauthorized modification” to Grok’s code. Wednesday’s hours-long outburst saw Grok insert discussion of alleged white genocide in South
Read MoreZuzanna Stamirowska asks if the current US cuts to academic funding could be a pivotal moment for European AI research and innovation. Read more: Opinion: EU could be epicentre of AI academia as US cuts funding
Read MoreThe new office, as well as the AI training programme have launched following a strong first quarter for the parent company. Read more: IT company Climb launches new Dublin HQ and AI programme
Read MoreWhen you think of Singer, you usually think of sewing machines, although if you are a history buff, you might remember they diversified into calculators, flight simulation, and a few other odd businesses for a while. [Techmoan] has an unusual device from Singer that is decidedly not a sewing machine. It is a 1970s-era multimedia
Read MoreWhen you think of Singer, you usually think of sewing machines, although if you are a history buff, you might remember they diversified into calculators, flight simulation, and a few other odd businesses for a while. [Techmoan] has an unusual device from Singer that is decidedly not a sewing machine. It is a 1970s-era multimedia
Read MoreCredit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Most smartphones come with a power-saving mode that, when enabled, tweaks system settings to reduce battery usage and help the device last longer in a crunch. Turning on battery saver or low power mode usually limits background app activity and syncing, delays or stops app updates and notifications from
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