What you need to know Apple TV+ has reportedly tapped a director for the upcoming show The Last Thing He Told Me. Olivia Newman is in line to direct and co-executive produce. The new show has already signed two stars including one of Spider-Man fame. Olivia Newman has reportedly been tapped up to direct and
Read MoreStrava is one of the most popular exercise apps available. It’s great for those who frequently run and bike, but what if you want to track those workouts in Fitbit and sync your Fitbit workouts with Strava? The process is very straightforward. We detail the steps of syncing your Fitbit and Strava accounts below. QUICK
Read More“It goes to show that while they seek to use Apple’s platform for free, they happily take from the creators and small businesses that use their own.” What you need to know Meta recently announced that it would charge almost 50% commission on transactions in its metaverse. Apple has now spoken out against the company.
Read MoreSamsung and partner company Ibbu only pay web sales reps on commission. Recently, Samsung and Ibbu have been pushing reps to perform unpaid customer service tasks, too. It appears Samsung is turning a blind eye to the problem. Remember the Samsung Galaxy S22 launch earlier this year? When Samsung opened pre-orders for the phones at
Read MoreFortnite is adding Coachella to its long, long (long) list of in-game collaborations. The annual music festival announced today that it’s partnering with developer Epic Games to release Coachella-themed skins and in-game features for its first foray into gaming. These days, Coachella is equally known for its performances as it is for the outfits attendees
Read MoreDavid Pierce The Verge and the Vox Media Podcast Network today announced that David Pierce is returning to The Verge as editor-at-large to join the cast of the site’s namesake podcast The Vergecast. Pierce begins his role on April 18th, appearing on The Vergecast for the first time since he left The Verge in 2015
Read MoreWhat’s the best calculator app for iPhone? Yes, there’s a calculator baked right into the iPhone. However, while the iPhone’s calculator can do more than your old solar-powered Casio calculator, it may not be able to do enough, depending on your job or studies. Check out these awesome calculator apps and let your inner Will
Read MoreWhile people tend to think of Siri as a voice assistant first and foremost, it’s actually present in a subtler way throughout Apple platforms, in the form of suggestions for apps, actions, searches, and more. Here’s how to turn off Siri suggestions entirely or just for specific apps. Read more: How to change Siri’s voice
Read MoreSick of having the Firefox landing page as your homepage? Having a custom homepage on Firefox is a nice way to customize your browsing experience. Whether you want your homepage to be Google, Android Authority, or any other website you love, the process is straightforward. Here’s how to change your homepage on Firefox on any
Read MoreSwetha Gopinath / Bloomberg: PitchBook: VCs invested $148B globally in Q1, down 25% from $191B in Q4 2021, as rising inflation and the war in Ukraine dampen investor appetites — Private companies globally are pulling back sharply on raising new funds, as pressure on public markets begins to weigh on the lofty valuations sought by
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Filevine, which offers tools to help with legal workflows such as document management and billing, raises a $108M Series D, bringing its total funding to $155M — Filevine, a startup offering a software-as-a-service product for legal case management, today announced that it closed …
Read MoreFacebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says the “metaverse” is the future, and it will naturally tie into Meta products like social networks and virtual reality. It appears the metaverse will also have high fees, if the company’s own Horizon Worlds is any indication. Meta recently revealed how it will support selling user-created content in the VR experience,
Read MoreJasmine Hicks / The Verge: Reddit updates its search to index comments, available globally on the web but not its apps, and improves natural language searches — The new rollout also comes with a refined search experience for desktop users on the platform — Today, Reddit is updating its search feature to index comments.
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple has shared details on changes its suppliers have been making to avoid impacting their environment. Apple suppliers were able to avoid 13.9 million metric tons of carbon emissions throughout 2021. Apple has shared details about how its suppliers have been working to reduce their environmental impact. Apple has today
Read MoreGiven the number of exploding rocket videos on the internet, it should come as no surprise that getting to space is hard. It takes a lot of energy to break free of Earth’s gravity, and that currently means strapping our precious cargo to what is essentially a tube full of explosives. A company called SpinLaunch
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple has reportedly lined up a new supplier for parts that would be used in a new periscope camera system. A periscope camera would allow for improved optical zoom capabilities. The hope is that a periscope lens could come to the 2023 iPhone. We could finally get that periscope lens
Read MoreJon Swartz / MarketWatch: Apple says Meta’s plan to take a 47.5% cut of virtual sales on Horizon Worlds “lays bare Meta’s hypocrisy” for criticizing Apple’s 30% cut on the App Store — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc.’s intent to take a nearly 50% cut of digital asset sales within its emerging metaverse …
Read MoreWhat you need to know Reddit has announced changes to its search system. Users can now search within comments for the first time. Changes to the wider search system should make results more useful. You can now find specific comments more easily than ever before. Reddit has announced that it is overhauling its search system
Read More“Foxconn is complying with the local government’s Covid-combating measures. Operations in Zhengzhou are normal right now.” What you need to know Foxconn says that its largest iPhone plant is operating normally. However, the company is bringing back mandatory COAVID tests to comply with local laws. It means there is now a risk of production coming
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: DoControl, which develops no-code tools for cloud app log-ins, raises a $30M Series B led by Insight Partners — Cloud security is one of the big drivers among enterprises making IT investments this year, according to a recent report from Gartner, which estimated that some $4.4 trillion in IT spend overall
Read MoreIt’s time to prepare for a summer outdoors. Sumer is icumen in — or, in other words (and if you’re not Chaucer), “Get ready, summer’s around the corner!” Especially if you’ve been cooped up all winter watching the COVID stats and waiting for a chance to get outdoors, now’s the time to get ready to
Read MoreSend the same message to multiple people on iPhone and iPad. Here’s how. Messages mentions and inline responses are part of iOS and iPadOS, respectively. Here’s a look at how these tools work and why they’re helpful. Jump to: Using Messages mentions Setting up alerts Using inline replies Using Messages mentions To use mentions on
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Poco has announced that the Poco F4 GT is coming on April 26. We’re guessing this is a rebranded version of the Redmi K50 Gaming. The company also said it will unveil its first AIoT products at the event. Poco launched the Poco F3 GT last year, being a
Read MoreIf you’ve got an Apple device like an iPhone or Apple Watch, you’ll probably want (or even need) Siri, the company’s voice assistant. Here’s how to set up Siri for the first time and activate Siri on any device. Read more: The best Siri commands for productivity and more
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