Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google launched the first Android 13 beta today. It refines the new features introduced in earlier developer previews. There are also a few new features, but they are mostly geared towards developers. In February, Google dropped the very first Android 13 developer preview. Last month, it launched the second
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Android 12 has been available for months now, and we’ve also seen Android 12L roll out. Google isn’t stopping here, though, as it’s now announced the release of the first Android 13 beta. Google says Android 13 beta 1 will refine several features such as notification permissions, downgradable permissions,
Read MoreLizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Authentic Brands Group, which runs Forever 21, sues payments startup Bolt, saying it lost out on $150M+ in sales; Authentic is Bolt’s most prominent customer — Bolt Financial Inc., the payments startup known for its founder’s inflammatory Twitter threads claiming Silicon Valley is run by …
Read MoreSifu, the tough martial arts game released earlier this year, will be getting difficulty modes on May 3rd as part of a major content update, developer Sloclap announced Tuesday. The game had received some criticism for its challenging difficulty, so, hopefully, the new modes will make the game more approachable. As part of the May
Read MoreLauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Sensor Tower: TikTok was the most downloaded app globally in Q1 2021, reaching 3.5B all-time downloads, followed by Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram — TikTok is one of the world’s fastest-growing social media platforms. Sensor Tower recently released its “Q1 2022 …
Read MoreClaire Danes as Cora Seaborne and Tom Hiddleston as Will Ransome. | Apple Author Sarah Perry’s 2016 novel The Essex Serpent is a story about a fictional village descending into madness as more and more people become convinced that there’s a mythical beast lurking in the nearby waters. But The Essex Serpent also revolved around
Read MoreVlad Savov / Bloomberg: Highlighting the importance of Tesla’s Chinese market and operations to Musk, Jeff Bezos asks in a tweet if China just gained “a bit of leverage over” Twitter — Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos posed a provocative question after Elon Musk clinched a $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc. …
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Panic has just begun shipping the Playdate, its unusual new gaming handheld. Part of the Playdate’s appeal is its quirky hardware: in an era where new handhelds have glorious OLED screens or are powerful enough to play your library of Steam games, the Playdate is a tiny device
Read MoreGoogle Play’s new safety section. | Image: Google Google is rolling out a new safety section in the Play Store designed to show users more detail about the data apps collect and how it is used, the company has announced. The section will be gradually rolling out for users over the coming weeks, and app
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Google is now rolling out the new data safety section in the Play Store. It will display how apps collect, share, and secure your data. It is mandatory for all apps starting July 20, 2022. Google Play Store is getting a new privacy feature that’ll make downloading new apps
Read MoreThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft onboard, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, Pacific time (Nov. 24 Eastern time) from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. DART is the world’s first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection technology. The
Read MoreBrian Heater / TechCrunch: Online podcast recording service Riverside raises a $35M Series B led by Oren Zeev and says its clients include the NYT, Fox Sports, Marvel, and iHeartMedia — Like every other podcaster in the known universe, my show went all-virtual in mid-2020. It was a weird transition for someone …
Read More[Stanislaw Pusep] has gifted us with the Pianolizer project – an easy-to-use toolkit for music exploration and visualization, an audio spectrum analyzer helping you turn sounds into piano notes. You can run his toolkit on a variety of different devices, from Raspberry Pi and PCs, to any browser-equipped device including smartphones, and use its note
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is expanding its Community Funds program, the company announced this week, and it plans to spend $1 million funding various projects across the platform. “We will invite communities to submit ideas for projects, events, contests, giving, almost anything you can think of to bring people together for
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Twitter locked down product updates through Friday to avoid unauthorized changes by disgruntled employees following Elon Musk’s successful bid — Twitter Inc. locked down changes to its social networking platform through Friday after accepting a $44 billion bid from billionaire Elon Musk …
Read MoreDrop’s new white-on-black DCX keycaps. | Image: Drop There’s a new keycap style in town: DCX Continue reading…
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is expanding its Super Thanks tipping program, giving more creators another way to monetize their presence on the platform. Super Thanks, which allows fans to send creators tips directly on videos, was previously in beta since being announced last year. Tip amounts vary between $2 and $50,
Read MoreIt’s an auspicious moment for retrocomputing fans, as it’s now four decades since the launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. This budget British microcomputer was never the best of the bunch, but its runaway success and consequent huge software library made it the home computer to own in the UK. Here in 2022 it may
Read MoreWhat you need to know Echoes of Mana is now available for download from the App Store. The 2.7GB download is now available but you need to wait for servers to come online before you can play. Square Enix says its server should be ready on April 27. You can download the game now while
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Twitter is a wonderful social media network in many ways, but it’s not without its controversy. Things are about to get even more interesting now that Twitter is being bought out by Elon Musk. While the change excites some, others are fearful of the changes that might eventually come
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Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Roku has signed a multiyear deal with Lionsgate to exclusively offer the studio’s theatrical releases for free on its ad-supported Roku Channel immediately after their showing on Starz, starting with its 2022 release slate. It includes films like John Wick: Chapter 4, The Expendables 4, Borderlands, Are You
Read MoreThe last time we reported on AMD’s upcoming AM5 socket, we said it would probably support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. This would be similar to Intel’s current approach with Alder Lake as you can buy motherboards that support one memory type or the other. This offers upgraders the most flexibility in a time where
Read MoreYou can reset your Apple Watch passcode from the wrist or on your phone. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge When you set up a passcode on your Apple Watch, you’ll ideally pick one that you can easily remember. However, mishaps happen to the best of us. Maybe you needed to change up
Read MoreSpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Mercurial business tycoon Elon Musk has reached a deal with Twitter’s board to take over the company. The agreement between Musk and the board ends weeks of drama between Musk and the social media platform. Previously Musk became Twitter’s largest shareholder, then accepted and rejected a seat on the board. Finally,
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