Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Okay, I know this might be partially my fault. When I reviewed Microsoft’s 13.5-inch Surface Book 3 last year, I complained that the design was dated. I complained that my biggest nitpicks about the Surface Book 2 (which I’ve owned for years, by the way) hadn’t been fixed.
Read MoreWindows 11 is the latest iteration of the world’s most popular PC operating system. Microsoft revealed Windows 11 a few weeks ago, and the OS is currently in beta through the Windows Insider Program. With the final release of Windows 11 set to arrive later in 2021, the beta releases are slowly releasing the promised
Read MoreA Google Duo call with the UI in Spanish. | Image: Google Google is expanding Spanish language support for its Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max devices in the US. Perhaps the biggest change is that the entire UI for the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max has been translated into Spanish. That means things
Read MoreThe Information: Sources: German grocery delivery startup Gorillas raised $950M Series C led by delivery company Delivery Hero, at a valuation of $3B — Gorillas, one of the biggest of a crop of European startups in the convenience delivery market, has finalized a $950 million series C fundraising round …
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple TV+ has debuted the official trailer for “Puppy Place.” The series is based on the best-selling book series written by Ellen Miles. The new children’s series will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, October 15. Puppies in a basket! Ahead of its premiere next month, Apple has released the
Read MoreCredit: Paramount As the Star Trek universe continues to expand at Paramount Plus, everyone’s favorite Starfleet Captain is back. Star Trek: Picard season two takes off early in the new year. Many familiar faces are joining Picard, and a few new ones are joining the adventure too. With time travel shenanigans, the return of old
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile has never been shy about its extensive network of MVNO options. Ultra Mobile is one of these carriers, and it prides itself on its affordable plans and international calling options above all else. You may not be as familiar with Ultra, but that’s why we’re here. We’ll walk
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple TV+ has premiered the official trailer for “Get Rolling With Otis.” The series follows Otis the Tractor and his life on the Long Hill Dairy Farm. The new children’s series will debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, October 8. Oh, wait. This isn’t Milo and Otis! Ahead of its
Read MoreCredit: HBO Max One of the first original series from Warner Media’s HBO Max streaming service, Raised By Wolves got generally solid reviews when it debuted its first season in September 2020. HBO Max quickly ordered a second season, but not much has been revealed about the sophomore entry. So when is Raised by Wolves
Read MoreImage: Clubhouse After the feature was leaked last week, Clubhouse is officially launching a new way to invite people to audio chats called “Wave.” The company announced the news at a surprise town hall on Thursday and is enabling the feature today for all users on iOS and Android. With Wave, you can invite friends
Read MorePhotograph by Philip Montgomery On Thursday, New York’s city council passed a package of six bills establishing new rights and protections for delivery workers, making it the first major city to address the intense working conditions associated with food delivery. Mayor DeBlasio has previously expressed support for the provisions and is expected to sign them
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Apple releases iOS 12.5.5 and a macOS Catalina security update to fix zero-day vulnerabilities in CoreGraphics, WebKit, and XNU — Apple has released security updates to fix three zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild by attackers to hack into iPhones and Macs running older iOS and macOS versions.
Read MoreCredit: Google Information just leaked related to hardware and software features of the Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro camera. There appears to be good news and bad news related to their photography and videography capabilities. Since this is a leak, there’s no way to know if the information will hold up for
Read MoreRewards are usually only available for a limited time, so claim them while you can. Yes, Pokémon Unite offers several free gifts just like other Pokémon games on Nintendo Switch. The catch is that you’ll need to claim them before they expire, or they’ll be gone for good. This especially applies to any free Pokémon
Read MoreThere’s plenty of debate about drop-in LED headlight bulbs, especially when they’re used with older reflector housings that were designed for halogen bulbs. Whether or not you personally feel the ultra-bright lights are a nuisance, or even dangerous, one thing we can all agree on is that they’re clearly the result of some impressive engineering.
Read MoreYong Jun Yuan / The Business Times: Advance Intelligence, the Singapore-based parent company of buy now, pay later service Atome, raises $400M Series D led by SoftBank VF 2 at a $2B valuation — ADVANCE Intelligence Group, a Singapore-headquartered artificial intelligence (AI) tech startup announced on Wednesday that it had closed …
Read MoreCredit: Wallpaper Engine Team An Android version of Wallpaper Engine should arrive in October or early November. You’ll need the original Windows version of the app so you can sync wallpapers via LAN. Those wallpapers can be fully dynamic, including music visualizers. An Android version of the popular PC wallpaper app Wallpaper Engine is “coming
Read MoreRe-experience your favorite childhood games on a modern system. What you need to know Disney is releasing two retro games from a previous dual-package alongside all-new content. The Disney Classic Games Collection features The Lion King, Aladdin, and The Jungle Book games, all in one. For the first time, both the SNES and Sega Genesis
Read MoreBen Schoon / 9to5Google: Google expands its Google TV app beyond the US to 14 countries, including the UK and Germany, and adds an in-app Android TV remote — After leaving its original Android TV remote app to waste for years, Google is finally remedying the situation. Following a false start yesterday …
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: Google details several accessibility features coming to Android 12, including facial gesture controls, handwriting recognition, and an app for low-vision users — Alongside new Assistant and Gboard additions — Google’s raft of new features coming to Android this fall includes some interesting new accessibility features.
Read MoreFlorence Ion / Gizmodo: Google announces a range of features for Android, Google TV, Assistant, and Gboard, including some that were previously Pixel exclusives — The company just pushed out over a dozen new Android features, including some we thought would be limited to Android 12. — Alerts
Read MoreUnagi, maker of Iggy Pop’s favorite electric scooters, is releasing its second model called “The Eleven.” (Yes, it’s a Spinal Tap reference.) As such, the company is taking everything that was cool and stylish about the Model One scooters, and dialing it up to, well, eleven. The number of new, high-tech features on this scooter
Read MoreLucas Matney / TechCrunch: Syng, founded by an ex-Apple designer to build “triphonic” audio hardware with spatial audio, raises $48.75M Series A led by Eclipse Ventures — Audio startup Syng has been building on quite a bit more hype than the average fresh hardware startup, largely because of the team behind it.
Read MorePhoto by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Most algorithms designed to help people identify skin problems don’t let experts see the datasets they were developed with and don’t share information on the skin tone or ethnicity of the patients in those datasets, according to a new review. That could make it hard for people
Read MoreDisability care is practical help with anything from everyday tasks. A disability is a mental or physical impairment with longstanding and significant effects on someone’s ability to undertake day-to-day chores. Unfortunately, people living with disabilities are talked about as though they make up one group. Disabled people face different challenges, and their health conditions also
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