These days, you can get all kinds of cheap power supply modules off a variety of online vendors. A lot of examples from brands like Juntek and Drok often have pretty poor interfaces though, with a couple of tactile buttons and a simple 7-segment display. [rin67630] decided to whip up a better controller with a
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority DJI has announced the Osmo Pocket 3. DJI’s latest offering delivers a plethora of upgrades, including a one-inch CMOS sensor and a rotating OLED display. The Osmo Pocket 3 starts at a retail price of $519. Three years after DJI released the Osmo Pocket 2, the company is
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Update, October 25, 2023 (5:15 PM ET): We have updated the Xiaomi 14 rumor hub with official renders, color details, and camera information. Xiaomi knows how to build great hardware. While not officially available in the US, these flagship phones give the very best Android phones a run for
Read MorePR Newswire: Meta reports Q3 revenue up 23% YoY to $34.15B, net income up 164% YoY to $11.58B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.14B for September 2023 — Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
Read MoreJonathan Vanian / CNBC: Meta’s Reality Labs reports Q3 revenue down 26% YoY to $210M, vs. $299.3M est., and operating loss up 2% YoY to $3.74B, vs. $3.9B est. — – Coming into the third quarter, Meta’s Reality Labs division had lost more than $21 billion since the start of last year.
Read MoreVictoria Song / The Verge: A look at Apple’s double tap gesture rolling out with watchOS 10.1, letting Series 9 and Ultra 2 users interact with their watch without using its touchscreen — Swipes and buttons are the norm, but Apple’s double tap gesture opens a future where your smartwatch could be even less dependent
Read MoreReceived wisdom is that defendants shouldn’t take the stand in fraud trials. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s choice to do so is a bold gamble.
Read MoreE-commerce provider Shopify has open-sourced its Ruvy project, which provides a toolchain that takes Ruby code and creates a WebAssembly module that executes that Ruby code. Shopify believes Ruvy could be useful to the wider developer community by providing a straightforward way to build and execute simple Ruby programs in WebAssembly runtimes. Introduced October 18,
Read MoreStay immersed for a bit longer, but maybe not as immersed. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Meta is rolling out a software update that lets Quest 3 users eke out more battery life at the expense of graphics quality. In addition to this new Battery Saver mode, the v59 update also gives
Read MoreImage: The Verge Big changes are coming to Spotify’s royalty model, according to Music Business Worldwide (MBW). If and when they are implemented in early 2024, it will raise the bar for who gets paid from music streaming on the platform — and direct more money to major labels and artists. Two of the three
Read MoreJess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google adds foundation and hair dye options to its AR shopping tool for trying beauty products, and expands the tool to mobile browsers and Google Shopping ads — Google is expanding its augmented reality (AR) shopping feature that allows people to virtually wear beauty products before purchasing …
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Update, October 25, 2023 (5:15 PM ET): We have updated the Xiaomi 14 rumor hub with official renders, color details, and camera information. Xiaomi knows how to build great hardware. While not officially available in the US, these flagship phones give the very best Android phones a run for
Read MoreA recent breach of authentication giant Okta has impacted nearly 200 of its clients. But repeated incidents and the company’s delayed disclosure have security experts calling foul.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google will require developers to add the ability to report or flag offensive AI-generated content in-app starting next year. Android apps will also need to follow Google’s guidelines for prohibiting and preventing the generation of restricted content. Google will start limiting how extensively apps can access data on your
Read MoreWashington Post: Sources: a Biden EO on AI is expected on October 30, requiring assessments of AI models before federal worker use, easing highly skilled immigration, and more — Tackling immigration and safety, the order would require advanced AI models to undergo assessments before they can be used …
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple will try to better differentiate its AirPods lineup as new models launch over the next couple of years, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. That will include phasing out both the second-gen and third-gen AirPods when a successor is announced sometime next fall. Gurman
Read MoreGetting your RV or trailer parked nice and level is key to getting a good night’s sleep. Traditional methods involve bubble levels and trial and error, but [MJCulross] wanted something better. Enter the Teensy RV Leveling Helper. The device uses an accelerometer to detect the pitch and roll angles of the RV. It then displays
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Researchers reveal an attack forcing iOS and macOS WebKit browsers to divulge secrets, like passwords and email content, of users who visit a malicious website — iLeakage is practical and requires minimal resources. A patch isn’t (yet) available. — Researchers have devised an attack …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Social messaging platform Telegram has blocked channels used by Hamas, but only on Android phones due to violations of Google’s app store guidelines. According to CNBC, two channels — hamas_com and al-Qassam brigades — were cut off for Android users, though other channels the group uses, like Gaza
Read MoreImage: Meta Meta’s newest update to Horizon Worlds, its 3D social network, adds some useful changes, but while reading the v133 patch notes, I chuckled more than once because of things Meta probably didn’t intend to be funny. Arguably the biggest addition is a new “time spent” feature. The dashboard shows you how much time
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Apple is rolling out iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, tvOS 17.1, and macOS Sonoma 14.1 to supported Apple products. iOS 17.1 is notable for fixing the image retention issues iPhone 15 Pro users face. watchOS 10.1 brings NameDrop and Double Tap support. iOS 17 has been a wild
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gmail’s emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade that lets you pick skin tones and gender preferences for certain emoji, Google announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Previously, when composing emails in Gmail on the web, if you used the emoji picker, there
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple plans to overhaul its AirPods lineup: AirPods Max and two redesigned fourth gen AirPods with USB-C in 2024, and redesigned AirPods Pro in 2025 — – Company readies updates to entry-level, Pro and Max models — After initial skepticism, AirPods are now a critical category
Read MoreImage: Konami Fresh off the launch of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, Konami is showing off a new look at the next major entry in the series. The previously announced remake of Metal Gear Solid 3 — which now has the fancy name Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater — was revealed
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Apple is rolling out iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, tvOS 17.1, and macOS Sonoma 14.1 to supported Apple products. iOS 17.1 is notable for fixing the image retention issues iPhone 15 Pro users face. watchOS 10.1 brings NameDrop and Double Tap support. iOS 17 has been a wild
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