Apple loses trademark battle that it probably shouldn’t have started
Apple has lost a trademark battle with Cypriot developer Appella Games after the iPhone maker claimed people would confuse the two.
Read MoreApple has lost a trademark battle with Cypriot developer Appella Games after the iPhone maker claimed people would confuse the two.
Read MoreUmar Shakir / The Verge: Zipline unveils Platform 2 Zip, a drone that can do a 10-mile delivery in 10 minutes to small landing zones via a tethered “delivery droid” from up to 300 feet — Zipline is revealing its new drone delivery platform today that the company says is capable of making a 10-mile
Read MoreThey’re not for everyone, but for those that want what these headphones give, they are worth every one of the four hundred dollars you’ll spend on them.
Read MoreThe folks over at the [Barkhausen Institut] are doing research into controlling autonomous fleets of RC cars and had been using off the shelf electronic speed controllers (ESCs) to control the car motors. Unfortunately they required more reliable feedback for closed loop control of the motors, so they created their own open source hardware brushless
Read MoreCNBC: Rep. Ken Buck says the GOP does not seem to plan tougher antitrust rules on Google, Amazon, and Apple in 2023; Jim Jordan does not want to give Biden more power — – The new Republican leadership in the U.S. House doesn’t appear to have the appetite to impose tougher antitrust rules on the
Read MoreWe now have the first trailer for “BlackBerry,” a film about the rise and fall of the world’s first major smartphone brand. It looks a lot like “The Big Short,” a film about the 2008 housing market crash. You can see the movie in theaters on May 12. The iPhone is the device heralded as
Read MoreImage: IFC Films This one’s for the BBMers and email enthusiasts — BlackBerry, an upcoming movie about the eponymous phone, has gotten a trailer. It stars Jay Baruchel (possibly best known for his role as Hiccup in the How To Train Your Dragon series), Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and Matt Johnson, who’s
Read MoreJoanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: Inside the iPhone refurbishment process at New Jersey-based US Mobile Phones, from the trade-in to refurbish to resale; iPhones dominate consumer trade-ins — When you trade in a smartphone, here’s how it gets refurbished and makes companies money
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge LinkedIn is expanding its suite of artificial intelligence features, this time adding tools that will generate content for user profiles and job descriptions. One tool announced today will scan user profiles for skills and experiences and spit out suggested copy or summaries to add to other profile sections. The
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung has announced the latest entries into its mid-tier Galaxy A series. The phones look like the Galaxy S23 series, but with mid-range specs. The A54 and A34 will be available for preorder on March 30. After months of leaks, Samsung’s latest entries into its mid-tier Galaxy A series
Read MoreFabiano Maisonnave / Associated Press: An investigation finds illegal miners in Brazil are using SpaceX’s Starlink, helping coordinate logistics, make payments, and warn of law enforcement raids — Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest.
Read MorePaul Murray / New York Magazine: A journey into the metaverse to find friends and true believers on Meta’s Horizon Worlds, raising questions over what promise Mark Zuckerberg saw in VR — In September, my family and I move from our home in Dublin to a fancy East Coast college town, where I’ll be teaching
Read MoreThe all-electric SUV combines rugged and sleek design, has movable seating, and is the first to use the company’s autonomous driving tech.
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Snap will begin publishing its guidelines for serving personalized Snapchat content, after previously sharing them with publishing partners and some creators — Snapchat on Wednesday said it will begin publishing guidelines that detail what types of content gets algorithmically distributed in its app to users.
Read MoreCredit: The Walkman Blog The Sony WF-1000XM5 images have leaked. These images depict the shape of the earbuds and case. A teardown of the buds and case reveals features we can expect from the buds. Sony’s wildly popular WF-1000XM4 noise-cancelling earbuds have set high expectations for the Sony WF-1000XM5. A Sony WF-1000XM5 leak from The
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority T-Mobile has made a deal to acquire the Ka’ena Corporation and its brands Mint Mobile, Ultra Mobile, and Plum. The deal could be worth up to $1.35 billion, but the actual price will be determined by Ka’ena’s performance. Partial owner Ryan Reynolds will stay in his creative role with
Read MoreJonathan Stempel / Reuters: The US charges exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with a conspiracy to defraud his online followers out of over $1B and arrests him; the DOJ seizes $634M — The U.S. government on Wednesday charged exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with fraud, accusing him of orchestrating a conspiracy …
Read MoreAisha S Gani / Bloomberg: OpenAI partners with Stripe to take payments and subscriptions for ChatGPT and Dall-E; Stripe also plans to integrate OpenAI’s AI tools into its products — OpenAI will use Stripe Inc. to take payments and subscriptions for its artificial intelligence tools ChatGPT and Dall-E …
Read MoreImage: Activision Microsoft has signed a fourth deal for Call of Duty access with Ubitus, a white-label cloud gaming service that has helped many publishers stream their games to Nintendo Switch. This latest deal comes just a day after Microsoft signed a similar 10-year deal with Boosteroid to bring Xbox PC games and Activision Blizzard
Read MoreT-Mobile is buying Mint Mobile, the budget-friendly mobile carrier that’s partially owned by Ryan Reynolds. In a post published on Wednesday, T-Mobile announced that the deal’s valued at up to $1.35 billion and comes as T-Mobile looks to build out its prepaid phone offering. The acquisition should close later this year, and involves a 39
Read MoreThe design of the Pixel 8 has leaked thanks to renders outed by a trusted tipster. The phone will be smaller than the Pixel 7, but the screen size might be similar. The camera arrangement at the back seems unchanged compared to the Pixel 7. Update: March 15, 2023 (9:26 AM ET): Well, it looks
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use
Read MoreA cache of rare Apple computers is up for auction after being saved from the scrapyard more than 15 years ago.
Read MoreApple is no longer replacing some people who leave while slashing bonuses for those who remain, all while suffering huge losses at the executive level.
Read MoreImage: Carrot Weather / Brian Mueller Carrot Weather, the forecasting app best known for its amusing (and often sassy) weather updates, has introduced a ChatGPT-based chatbot that allows users to chat directly with the app’s irreverent personality using as much profanity as they can stand. Releasing globally today on iOS, version 5.10 of Carrot also
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