Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta held its 2022 games showcase this past week, lifting the curtain on several new virtual reality games in the works for the Quest 2 headset. We’ve got a roundup of the titles that we’re most excited about right here. In celebration of the event, Meta has
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Read More“…the EU is planning to enact changes that seek to have a significant impact on the way that companies like Apple will have to manage their products, apps, and services in Europe, particularly with regards to “gatekeeping.” What you need to know A new report might have revealed the EU’s plans for legislating Apple. A
Read MorePaul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: Research: hackers have stolen ~$2.9B in crypto wealth from 37 crypto hacks in 38 weeks since August, which is almost on par with the $3.2B stolen in all of 2021 — Hacker steals $182 million over the weekend, the fifth largest hack on record — Cryptocurrency hacks are getting
Read More“Other goals include recycling 60% of plastic across all its sites worldwide, and setting up monitoring systems for wastewater discharge and air quality.” What you need to know Apple’s biggest supplier is setting specific emissions milestones. Foxconn has already pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. It now says it will look to significant reductions
Read MoreThe Mail app isn’t bad, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something better for you. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do with your devices, you’ll probably still have to deal with email. Whether you reply to a ton of emails for your business from your iPhone or you just manage your
Read MoreAutel’s new Evo Lite+ has a night mode and great flight time, and it’s a compelling alternative to DJI’s most popular drones.
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Read MoreIf you’ve been less than careful with your devices in the past, you probably want to get fitted out with an iPhone 13 mini screen protector this time around. No matter how rugged Apple makes its phones and how unbreakable their displays have gotten over time, your device can still get scratched and scuffed up
Read MoreA movement is growing to reintroduce controlled burns to forests and grasslands, bringing back the role of fire in creating biodiverse landscapes.
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority From partnerships to advancing tech, a number of factors continue to shape the smartwatch market. We may not be strapping on James Bond-level gadgets, but we’re certainly wearing more tools than ever before. What’s even better is that women’s needs aren’t getting left out of the conversation. But how
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Read MoreAt first glance, you might think the Omnibot v3 wasn’t anything more than a basic 3D printed robotics platform, but you’d be wrong on both counts. There’s actually no 3D printed parts on the build, and while you could describe the platform as simplistic, calling it basic certainly doesn’t do the clever design justice. In
Read MoreI wasn’t ready for it 17 years ago, when my then boyfriend and I nearly broke up over it. But now I can play until I throw up.
Read MoreFitbit smartwatches are excellent and much cheaper alternatives to the Apple Watch. It’s reasonable to consider the likes of the Sense and the Versa 3 as viable devices to use alongside the iPhone. But can you connect Fitbit devices to Apple’s smartphones? We’ll answer all that and more below. QUICK ANSWER Yes, you can use
Read MoreWelcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 191st edition here, with the imminent OnePlus Nord N20 launch, Sega’s Crazy Taxi reboot, HP’s foldable laptop, and much, much more. It’s been quite the week here, with a breakdown and subsequent four-hour-plus
Read MoreThe regular iPhone 14 is sticking with 12MP… What you need to know Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has added his weight to rumors of a 48MP iPhone 14 camera. He says the iPhone 14 Pro will get a 48MP wide-angle lens for bigger pictures. He stated the regular iPhone 14 will stick to 12MP. Mark Gurman
Read MoreDave Lee / Financial Times: Interview with Dave Limp, Amazon’s head of devices and services, on why he thinks ambient computing will enhance the real world, Fire phone’s failure, and Astro — When Amazon launched Alexa — its voice-activated virtual assistant — in 2014, it was met with scepticism.
Read More“Apple so far has not really played nice with crypto, they’ve actually banned a bunch of features that we would like to have in the app, but they just won’t allow it… so there’s potential antitrust issues there.” What you need to know The CEO of Coinbase has called out Apple. Brian Armstrong says the
Read More“Apple is also working on a new purple colorway for both iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro that shifts in tone depending on the lighting” What you need to know A new Weibo post claims Apple is working on bringing purple to the iPhone 14. Both variants will reportedly get a color that changes differently
Read MorePeople generate lots of waste heat. It makes sense that there is a desire to convert that heat into usable energy. The problem is one of efficiency. Researchers from MIT and the National Renewable Energy Lab have announced a new heat converter that they claim has 40% efficiency. Of course, there’s a catch. The temperature
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The EU has agreed on another ambitious piece of legislation to police the online world. Early Saturday morning after hours of negotiations, the bloc agreed on the broad terms of the Digital Services Act, or DSA, which will force tech companies to take greater responsibility for content that
Read More“Apple has determined that the screen on a very small percentage of 40mm Apple Watch Series 6 devices may go blank permanently.” What you need to know Apple has a new Apple Watch repair program. The company says it has recognized an issue where 40mm Series 6 devices “may go permanently blank.” Affected users can
Read MoreDebby Wu / Bloomberg: Despite lockdowns and tech crackdowns, China remains the best option for electronic manufacturers due to a comprehensive supply chain ecosystem and lower costs — Stringent tech regulations and Covid Zero lockdowns are challenging tech’s ties to China. But first…
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