A new Google Pixel 6 Japanese TV ad has been posted, showing off the upcoming flagship smartphone. The ad shows a lot of widget imagery, along with the phone’s new Tensor processor. The Pixel 6 is still expected to launch sometime in mid-October. As we head into October, Google continues to promote its upcoming Pixel
Read MoreThe old saying is that software will eat the world. In reality, digital has eaten humanity. We are so consumed today in our digital lives that nearly every trending story pertains to the digital space — NFTs, Defi, cryptocurrency, social networking, cloud gaming, SaaS, metaverse, OTT streaming — all related to the ones and zeros
Read More343 Industries has added improved accessibility features to Halo Infinite. “343 Industries’ goal is to make the newest journey into the Halo universe more accessible to as many gamers as possible,” Xbox shared on its blog. “That includes those who are brand-new to the Halo franchise, as well as those who struggled to play due
Read MoreAllison Schiff / AdExchanger: Facebook to update pre-campaign audience estimates to be less specific, showing a range instead of a number, after backlash for overestimating audience numbers — Pre-campaign reach estimates on Facebook are about to get less precise – on purpose. — In the coming weeks …
Read More(Photo:Lux Interactive/Unsplash)Clever internet sleuthing has revealed that Valve might be working on an independent VR headset. According to VR reporter Brad Lynch (AKA SadlyItsBradley on YouTube), patent applications and SteamVR binary point toward a new VR device under development. Sources for ArsTechnica confirmed the rumor earlier this week, saying Valve is at least toying with
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft details Office 2021 features and pricing ahead of Oct. 5 release: Office Home and Student will cost $150 and Office Home and Business will cost $250 — Microsoft is launching Office 2021 on October 5th, and the company is finally detailing the features and pricing today.
Read MoreAfter completing teardown of the new iPhone 13 lineup, iFixit has now shared some neat teardown and X-ray wallpapers that offer a look inside Apple’s latest flagship. These are fun wallpapers that make it seem like your iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max is see-through… more… The post Take a look inside your
Read MoreI’ve so far only done a handful of quick Cinematic Video tests on my iPhone 13 Pro Max following my earlier macro photography tests. While the results haven’t been perfect, they have certainly been good enough to show the potential of the technology. In particular, the ability to adjust the focus points in editing makes
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When video of a congressional hearing goes viral, it’s often for all of the wrong reasons. Thursday’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing into the mental health effects of Instagram on teenagers was no different. A clip of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) went viral on Twitter Thursday, contextless, asking Facebook
Read MoreWhat you need to know The folks at iFixit have shared new wallpapers that show the innards of Apple’s new flagships. Versions of the wallpaper are available for both iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Now you can have your wallpaper look like the insides of your iPhone. The fine folks over at
Read MoreCompetition and copying make tablets better for all. Last week, Microsoft unveiled its latest crop of Surface devices, including a pair of tablets that are clearly designed to compete with Apple’s iPad Pro and iPad 9th-gen. Though the best iPad models continue dominate the tablet space in terms of market share, Microsoft has continued marching
Read MoreIt’s all about that screen and that display. When Apple originally announced the Apple Watch Series 7 at its “California Streaming” event earlier this month, I initially had the same reaction as almost everyone else: “IT’S NOT LIKE THE LEAKS! WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!” Once I came down from this state, of course, I looked at
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Austria-based PSPDFkit, which provides APIs and an SDK for document processing, raises €100M, its first outside investment, from Insight Partners — An under-the-radar, bootstrapped startup from Vienna, Austria — a hit with developers for technology that underpins user experience …
Read MoreWe start this week with a good write-up by [Eugene Lim] on getting started on vulnerability hunting, and news of a problem in OpenOffice’s handling of DBase files. [Lim] decided to concentrate on a file format, and picked the venerable dbase format, .dbf. This database format was eventually used all over the place, and is
Read MoreWhat you need to know Argylle reportedly has a new star, with Ariana DeBose joining the cast. DeBose will join the likes of Bryan Cranston and Henry Cavill on the project. Argylle follows the world’s greatest spy by the same name and is based on an upcoming book by the same name. This can’t be
Read MoreApple removed an app from opposition leader Alexei Navalny following threats from Russia’s government. What you need to know Senator Marco Rubio has slammed Apple and Google for removing a Smart Voting app in Russia. Apple was forced to remove the app from Russia’s opposition leader because of threats from the government. Rubio said Apple
Read MoreCredit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority There will no longer be Samsung ads in some of its first-party smartphone apps. The first two apps to lose advertisements are Samsung Pay and Samsung Health. Samsung Themes will eventually join the club, but there’s no date for that yet. One of the coolest aspects of Samsung’s Android
Read MoreTwitter is currently banned in Nigeria | Illustration by Alex Castro Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday that he would lift the country’s ban on Twitter if the company met certain conditions. Nigeria’s government suspended Twitter “indefinitely” in June, accusing the social media platform of “activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” The
Read MoreApple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service. New for 10/1: The newest release on Apple Arcade is the award-winning rhythm game Thumper: Pocket Edition. more… The
Read MoreJoyce Lee / Reuters: South Korean ISP sues Netflix over costs for traffic surge from hit shows, after a court said Netflix should “reasonably” pay ISPs for network usage — South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband has sued Netflix (NFLX.O) to pay for costs from increased network traffic …
Read MoreMicrosoft is launching Office 2021 on October 5th, and the company is finally detailing the features and pricing today. Office 2021 will be the next standalone version of Microsoft’s Office suite, designed for businesses and consumers who want to avoid the subscription version of Office. Office Home and Student 2021 will be priced at $149.99
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Xbox is making it easier to find accessibility information for games, according to an announcement from the company at its Accessibility Showcase. Games in the Microsoft store will have accessibility feature tags, so players with disabilities can make sure games have the features they need before buying or
Read MoreJust a few short years ago, biomed startup Theranos was a media darling, and founder Elizabeth Holmes was being lauded as a self-made billionaire. All it took to topple Theranos was an article from John Carreyrou asking some tough questions about the company’s Edison blood testing machine. With the company now shuttered, former CEO Holmes
Read More“A source at Hermès has privately confirmed the validity of these emails without confirming the date specifically” What you need to know Apple Watch Series 7 might be pretty close at hand. Hermès has reportedly emailed customers telling them pre-orders start on October 8. That date lines up with a recent leak from Jon Prosser.
Read MoreMatt Novak / Gizmodo: Slack says the service is down for many users worldwide since late Thursday afternoon due to a DNS issue — The workplace messaging app might not be restored until 5 p.m. ET on Friday for some people. — Alerts — It’s not just you. Slack has been down for many people
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