What you need to know The first iPhone 13 preorders have begun to arrive to customers around the world. Customers in New Zealand are among the first to receive Apple’s latest iPhones. The lineup officially releases on Friday, September 24 local time. It’s already September 24 somewhere! The first iPhone 13 preorders are getting into
Read MoreShe’s back in action. What you need to know Bayonetta 3 was the final thing shown during the Sep. 2021 Nintendo Direct showcase. PlatinumGames and Nintendo shared a new gameplay trailer, showing off Bayonetta’s new look. Bayonetta 3 also has a release window of sometime in 2022. Bayonetta 3 was first announced at the 2017
Read MoreThe new game was leaked shortly before the Direct. What you need to know Nintendo has revealed the new Kirby game, Kirby and the Forgotten Land. This 3D open-world title will launch on Switch in Spring 2022. The game’s existence was leaked shortly ahead of the Nintendo Direct. Nintendo has officially revealed the new Kirby
Read MoreApple was one of the first to go all-in with USB Type-C on laptops, but it has been stubbornly reluctant to move to USB-C on the iPhone. It might not have any choice before long. The European Commission has announced plans to move forward with legislation that would force all smartphone makers, including Apple, to
Read MoreThe prior algorithm adjusted calculations for Black patients—making it harder for them to qualify for transplants and other treatments.
Read MoreIn a memo to staff, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan outlined issues she wants to prioritize at the agency | Getty Images In a memo to staff this week, FTC Chair Lina Khan outlined her new priorities for the agency: to focus on power imbalance, reduce harms to consumers, and address “rampant consolidation.” Khan
Read MoreBloomberg: New York City passes bills establishing minimum pay and worker protections for app-based couriers, including those working for Grubhub, Uber, and DoorDash — – Legislation includes setting a minimum per-trip payment — Couriers and customers will be granted more tip transparency
Read MoreBaby with cloth diapers on March 13, 2020 in Bonn, Germany. | Photo by Ute Grabowsky/Photothek via Getty Images When it comes to babies, a considerable amount of plastic appears to be both going in one end and out the other, according to new research that involved spatulas, diapers, and poop. In particular, the average
Read MoreTwo controllers is the maximum amount you’ll be able to use while Bluetooth headphones are connected. | Nintendo Setting up a pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones with a Nintendo Switch used to be a multistep — and somewhat costly — process. First, you needed headphones, then you needed a Bluetooth audio transmitter that’d either plug
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Following the release of Apple’s iOS 15 update, some users have reported strange behavior on Instagram — when an iPhone’s ringer switch is set to silent mode, stories play without audio. Currently, you can even silence a video while it’s still playing by flipping the switch, even though
Read MorePakistani students designed a Formula Electric car which took second place in a competition held in Russia’s capital city Moscow. According to the rules, the contestants were required to come up with a vehicle in which a driver could sit. The Pakistani student came runners up in the competition which was the participation of 20
Read MoreLauren Feiner / CNBC: Facebook says its global head of safety, Antigone Davis, will testify before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection on September 30 — – Facebook agreed to send Antigone Davis, global head of safety, to testify before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection on Sept. 30.
Read MoreImage: Apple The Apple Watch Series 7 has a new 60.5GHz module that works with a secret, corresponding dock, according to FCC filings (via MacRumors). The new wireless data transfer feature is designed to pair with a corresponding dock that Apple will use for currently unknown internal purposes. When the Series 7 watch is placed
Read MoreSomething for everyone? Nintendo shared updates on several games during the September 2021 Nintendo Direct. Many of these games shown during this 40 minute presentation could end up being some of the best Nintendo Switch games. Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak expansion announced Monster Hunter Rise is getting a “massive expansion” called Sunbreak. This expansion is
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple has launched a new podcast to pair with “Foundation.” The podcast will be hosted by Jason Concepcion and David S. Goyer. Episodes will premiere alongside the show every week. “Foundation” is getting its own podcast. Ahead of the series premiere, Apple has debuted an official podcast about “Foundation,” the
Read MoreMore Zelda storylines are on the way. What you need to know A Nintendo Direct took place today at 3:00 p.m. PT/6:00 p.m. ET. Gameplay for the Wave 2 of the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass was shown. It releases October 29, 2021. During today’s Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that Wave 2
Read MoreOne of the bigger surprises of Nintendo’s latest Direct was a brand-new Kirby game — one that throws the cute pink ball into a post-apocalyptic world. It’s called Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and it looks to be a 3D exploration title about a world that’s been largely abandoned. Nintendo describes is as “a mysterious
Read MoreGet ready to slay even more monsters in this massive expansion. What you need to know Nintendo revealed a major expansion for Monster Hunter Rise called Sunbreak. This expansion, which is called “massive,” will launch sometime in Summer 2022. We’re getting new stories, new monsters, and a new quest rank. The very first thing revealed
Read MoreSo many classic games coming to Switch. What you need to know A 40-minute Nintendo Direct took place today at 3:00 p.m. PT/6:00 p.m. ET. News for several upcoming games was given. Emulators are coming to Nintendo Switch including one for Sega Genesis and N64. Rumors have been flying around for the last few weeks
Read MoreA final title and a release date. What you need to know Project Triangle Strategy was first announced earlier in 2021. At the Sep. 2021 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix confirmed that the game’s final title is Triangle Strategy. Triangle Strategy is set to launch on March 4, 2022. Project Triangle Strategy, an upcoming turn-based strategy
Read MoreWhat you need to know The iPhone 13 Pro does not line up perfectly with the MagSafe Duo Charger. The camera module is so big that the phone can not lie flat on the charger. It does not, however, stop the iPhone from charging. It doesn’t work perfectly but it does work. While it’s certainly
Read MoreOr at least, it should be. Here we are, less than a day before Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup goes on sale. Excitement is building and people are refreshing their tracking pages often enough to cause someone somewhere to think there’s a DDOS attack. But safe in the knowledge that my iPhone 13 Pro Max is
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple TV+ is premiering its Friday content a day early. “Foundation” and the latest episodes of “Ted Lasso,” “The Morning Show,” and more will premiere. All of the content will debut on Thursday, September 23 at 9:00 PM EST/6:00 PM PST. Even Apple TV+ doesn’t want to compete on iPhone
Read MoreSometimes, in the pursuit of efficiency, we can make big gains by taking cues from nature. Wing design is one place where nature excels, and we’ve been cribbing its notes for everything from wind turbines to boat propellers to control surfaces on planes. Now a team of scientists, led by John A. Rogers from Northwestern,
Read MoreThe Lenovo Yoga Book is a interesting thing, featuring a touch-surface keyboard that also doubles as a Wacom tablet. [TinLethax] sadly broke the glass of this keyboard when trying to replace a battery in their Yoga Book, but realised the Wacom digitizer was still intact. Thus began a project to salvage this part and repurpose
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