BREAKING: Apple to add support for RCS and messaging with Android from next year
Apple has today announced it is adding support for RCS Messaging to iPhone from early next year.
Read MoreApple has today announced it is adding support for RCS Messaging to iPhone from early next year.
Read MoreThe M3 iMac is a beautiful computer with power to spare, but some legacy design issues hold it back.
Read MoreThe gene-editing therapy, called Casgevy, uses Crispr to prevent debilitating pain in patients with sickle cell disease. It also eliminates the need for regular blood transfusions in people with beta thalassemia.
Read MoreBloomberg: Tether plans to spend ~$500M over the next six months to become one of the world’s top Bitcoin miners, after acquiring a 20% stake in Northern Data in September — – Tether to invest about $500 million in the next six months — Stablecoin issuer builds its own facilities in three countries
Read MoreWIRED reporting indicates that surplus hand sanitizer was being stored under an I-10 freeway overpass in Los Angeles that went up in flames last weekend. Excess sanitizer has been linked to a string of toxic and damaging fires.
Read MoreImage: Chris Welch / The Verge Sonos is issuing a software update to its Arc and Beam (Gen 2) soundbars to fix a loud popping issue that has plagued the devices for years. The issue led to a number of Sonos customers having to disable Sonos Atmos on their hardware to avoid a startling loud
Read MoreImage: TikTok TikTok users will now be able to create video effects right in TikTok without downloading another app. The company announced the new mobile editing feature, available now globally, in a blog post today. AR effects are a big part of TikTok culture — they spawn challenges, viral games, and essentially a whole genre
Read MoreThe Logitech G513 is currently 33% off on Amazon, and well worth a look.
Read MoreThe M2 MacBook Pro range is still a valiant Pro laptop, and I’m hoping for some big deals in the coming days.
Read MoreSignal’s president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations, but to call out the for-profit surveillance business models it competes against.
Read MoreNatasha Mascarenhas / The Information: Two Israeli startups, Lasso Security and Ask-AI, reject the investments of Web Summit’s venture arm after its ex-CEO Paddy Cosgrave accused Israel of war crimes — Web Summit attempted to put a turbulent chapter behind it this week, drawing more than 70,000 attendees to the annual tech conference in Lisbon.
Read MoreMicrosoft’s new Windows App puts its operating system onto all your Apple devices.
Read MoreImage: Nvidia Nvidia is rolling out a new update for GeForce Now that allows members to sync their Xbox accounts to the cloud gaming service. Syncing up an Xbox account will allow GeForce Now members to access any PC Game Pass titles on Nvidia’s service, alongside their existing library of game purchases from the Microsoft
Read MoreNook Simple Touch with GlowLight from 2012. | Image: The Verge Barnes & Noble is sunsetting support for some of its oldest e-readers. It’ll start by disabling the devices’ services starting in April 2024; afterward, the company will disable access to the Barnes & Noble bookstore, removing the ability to buy new books on the
Read MoreGoogle’s fingerprints are all over this casual fitness tracker. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Opinion post by C. Scott Brown When Google bought YouTube in 2006, the young site was unprofitable. It was already a cultural phenomenon, with viral videos consumed millions of times daily, but it didn’t make any money. It wasn’t until 2009 that Google first profited from its $1.65 billion
Read MoreGhigleri’s traffic light The traffic light is a ubiquitous feature of modern life and is quite old — dating back to 1868 London, although that device was a modified railroad semaphore operated by a policeman, but it was the same idea. The initial test of the signal proved disastrous. The semaphore had gas lamps to
Read MoreVictoria Song / The Verge: Fitbit Charge 6 review: practically a “Pixel band” with good fitness and health features but the side button is haptic and the Fitbit-Google transition is bumpy — Google’s fingerprints are all over this casual fitness tracker. … Fitbit, what are you doing?
Read MoreWhile the Google deals might be drawing most of the attention, Microsoft also launched its Black Friday deals today. They’re well worth a look if you’re in the market for a new laptop, with many of the Surface range hitting all-time low prices. Whatever your budget, there hasn’t been a better time all year to
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority OnePlus is rolling out a new update to the OnePlus Open. The update improves color accuracy on photos and improves the telephoto camera at higher zoom levels. The update also expands eSIM functionality to more regions. The OnePlus Open is a surprisingly great camera phone despite being a foldable.
Read MoreAlthough transmission of syphilis to newborns can be prevented with a single shot for pregnant women, cases in the US rose tenfold in a decade.
Read MoreNever have a cold foot sticking out from under a blanket again. The Oversized Blanket can cover your whole family, and some friends.
Read MoreThis week, we talk about the Mirai cyberattack that caused a massive internet blackout, the three young friends who wrote the calamitous code, and the FBI manhunt that followed.
Read MoreThe deal is available across all PS5 consoles, including the recently announced PS5 Slim. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Apple and Sony have put together a promotional offer for PS5 owners that allows them to enjoy ad-free access to the Apple Music streaming service for up to six months. The
Read MoreJosh Ye / Reuters: Source: ByteDance’s Douyin tests letting creators with 100K+ followers add paywalls to their videos; local Chinese media reports Douyin takes a 30% cut — TikTok owner ByteDance is testing a paywall feature for content creators on its short video platform Douyin in China …
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