Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority US Cellular is the fourth-largest carrier in the States, and it excels at offering creative discounts. You can usually save a pretty nice chunk of change if you’re willing to make the switch. We’ve picked out a handful of the best US Cellular deals currently available. If you’re serious
Read MoreOver the last two years, [benkster] has been perfecting their ideal flight controller. Like many people, they started out with a keyboard and mouse and eventually moved on to a joystick. While a HOTAS (hands on throttle-and-stick — e.g. a yoke controller with inputs right there on the sides) might have been the next logical
Read MoreWhat you need to know Xbox is rolling out a new firmware update for a number of its controllers. The update will allow easier pairing between your Xbox and iPhone. Xbox is really trying to build its gaming world around its controller. It looks like it’s about to get a lot easier to use your
Read MoreCade Metz / New York Times: A look at Sila Nanotechnologies’ new battery model, which ships in the new Whoop wearable, and may fuel a change in energy storage for electric cars and more — This week, a more efficient type of battery arrives in a wristband fitness tracker. It could soon reach smart glasses,
Read MoreThe Nerf Hyper Rush-40. Are these new blasters really the future of Nerf? Continue reading…
Read MoreWhat you need to know The ‘Roy Is Sorry for Not Understanding Keeley’ playlist is now on Apple Music. The playlist was featured in the latest episode of ‘Ted Lasso’ titled ‘Headspace.’ Hey Siri, hand me the tissues. Roy’s playlist for Keeley is now on Apple Music. If you watched the latest episode of Ted
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Read MoreEarlier this year, Apple officially discontinued Music Memos, an iPhone app that allowed musicians to quickly record audio and develop new song ideas. Now, a new startup called Tape It is stepping in to fill the void with an app that improves audio recordings by offering a variety of features, including higher-quality sound, automatic instrument
Read MoreCredit: Whoop The Whoop 4.0 includes new oxygen and skin temperature sensors, as well as better HR tracking. Accessory options include a waterproof battery pack and clothing made to wear the tracker in different positions. A subscription is required to get the device, but it’s free for existing subscribers. Whoop has released its latest subscription-based
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Robinhood is rolling out a new feature that lets you automatically invest in cryptocurrencies on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule. The investment app says this service will let you automatically invest in things like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and other supported cryptocurrencies without a commission fee. Before we
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google reached a settlement with a fired employee who the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) claims was let go from the company for his workplace activism, Bloomberg reports. The employee, Laurence Berland, was fired in 2019 allegedly for violating Google’s data security policies. He had been a vocal
Read MoreTo get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hi friends! Welcome to the Daily Crunch for Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Alex is still out, so I’ll be steering this ship for a few more days while (I hope) he stares
Read MoreJetBrains, maker of the IntelliJ Idea IDE and the Kotlin language, has launched a dedicated data science IDE, DataSpell, under an early access program. Accessible from jetbrains.com, the IDE was announced September 7 and provides a development environment for data science professionals involved in exploratory data analysis and prototyping of machine learning models. Featured is
Read MoreA report on the future of solar energy from the Department of Energy paints a sunny picture, if you will, of the next three decades, at the end of which nearly half the country’s energy will be provided by the sun. But for that to happen, big pushes need to happen along four major lines:
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge When it comes to finding a device to use to read your ebooks, you have a few options to choose from. You can always buy a tablet or use your smartphone, but those devices are multipurpose and can be used for a ton of things, like surfing
Read MoreIt’s time to switch before Apple takes it away. I have been using the standard-sized iPhone….well, forever. I’ve never owned a ‘Plus’ or ‘Max’ sized iPhone. It’s always been the standard size for me. For the last two years, I’ve opted for the ‘Pro’ model of the iPhone instead of the base model. But this
Read MoreIt was a busy first half of the year for U.S.-New Zealand company Rocket Lab, which posted earnings for the first six months of 2021 on Wednesday – the first such reporting since the company went public last month. Rocket Lab reported revenues for the six-month period of $29.5 million. Its order backlog also grew
Read MoreThe Product Red edition of the Series 6 has often recieves the biggest discounts. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Thinking about picking up a new Apple Watch? There are lots of expectations for a new Series 7 model ahead of Apple’s “California Streaming” event on September 14th, however, the new editions might
Read MoreFantasian has all the makings of a classic Final Fantasy, exclusively on Apple Arcade. Exclusive to Apple Arcade, Hironobu Sakaguchi introduces Fantasian, a turn-based JRPG set to the backdrop of unique dioramas. Sakaguchi, best known as the creator of Final Fantasy, brought along Nobuo Uematsu to really solidify the feel of a Final Fantasy game
Read MoreUpdate: September 8, 2021 (05:00 PM ET): With the launch of the fifth Android 12 beta today, we’ve updated the list below with more confirmed features. Read on for all the latest! Android 12 has hit its next major milestone. Google has now released the fifth beta to the public, giving us access to a
Read MoreDave Nyczepir / FedScoop: US Commerce Dept. says it is forming the National AI Advisory Committee, which will advise POTUS and federal agencies on AI research, competitiveness, and more — The Department of Commerce has set up a committee to advise the president and other federal agencies on artificial intelligence issues …
Read MoreJeff Bezos speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. | Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion Earth Fund just doled out millions more in funding to groups fighting off climate change. This time, a lot of the cash is going
Read MoreWhen you’re in the mood for a pep talk, who better to turn to than a well-networked, optimistic mentor who is naturally in your corner? That friendly shoulder is the role that “Masters of Scale” wants to play. Inspired by LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman’s hit podcast, the new book, co-authored by Hoffman
Read MoreThe email service says it was unable to appeal a Swiss court’s demand to log the IP address of a French climate advocate.
Read More“Conversational AI” startup PolyAI, based out of London, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley’s Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors (Point72 Ventures, Amadeus Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, Passion Capital and Entrepreneur First). This follows their $12m Series A, and will provide resources for further US expansion beyond its
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