Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica: Amazon starts Prime Air drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, delivering small packages with a maximum payload of 5 lbs — Amazon Prime Air wants to deliver packages within 60 minutes. — Amazon has begun delivering orders by drone.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority New York’s Digital Fair Repair Act is the first comprehensive Right to Repair bill to pass in the United States. Unfortunately, the bill got nerfed at the last minute. There are now plenty of exceptions companies can exploit to avoid changing much in response to the bill. The Right
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India says it will prioritize the development of global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, including their possible prohibition, under its G20 presidency — India said on Thursday that under its G20 presidency, it will prioritize the development of a framework for global regulation …
Read MoreCredit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority 2022 had something for everyone in the smartphone landscape, ranging from innovative flagships (Sony Xperia 1 IV, Xiaomi 12S Ultra) and conservative upgrades (S22 Ultra, iPhone 14) to budget superstars (Redmi Note 11, Pixel 6a). Now that we’re winding things down, we thought it would be a good idea
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Compared to Apple’s blockbuster 2021, 2022 has been one of careful deliberation and a series of upgrades that were long expected but not all that surprising. Some might even claim that Apple hasn’t innovated much and resorted back to its iterative ways. This year, the Apple Silicon-based MacBook Air
Read MoreCameron Faulkner / The Verge: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act on December 28, set to take effect on July 1, 2023, with amendments that give OEMs some exceptions — New York governor Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act on December 28th, 2022, and the law will go
Read MoreElectronic components are strictly functional objects: their appearance is determined by the function they’re meant to fulfil. But that doesn’t mean there’s no beauty in them. In fact, a whole discipline called circuit sculpture exists that aims to make beautiful shapes out of nothing more than electronic components and wires. Today we can show you
Read MoreThere wasn’t much to talk about this year in Apple Audio – but 2023 is looking to be a whole lot more exciting.
Read MoreChris Vallance / BBC: After a hacker demanded $200K to delete data on 400M Twitter accounts, Ireland’s DPC plans to examine “that security issue”; Twitter has not yet commented — A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Read MoreMicha Huigen / The Verge HBO Max, as we currently know it, is not long for this world. In 2023, the app will merge with Discovery Plus, and that’ll become its own thing. But that’s later. Now is the time to catch up on all the shows from the past year before the inevitably messy
Read MoreThe Android lock screen has evolved many times over the years. There have been various slide-to-unlock methods and OEMs have always put their own spin on things. As it turns out, there are also a lot of lock screen apps in the Play Store that can do even more. These days, we usually recommend people
Read MoreMicha Huigen / The Verge There are plenty of good games to download right now in Apple’s regular App Store — hello, Marvel Snap — but the fact remains that if you’re going to play on your iPhone or iPad regularly, Apple Arcade is the best deal. For $4.99, you get unlimited access to a
Read MoreCredit: Amazon The year is coming to an end, and that means we’re celebrating all the big streaming hits that dominated our social feeds and pop culture conversations. But not all streaming movies got their fair shake. Some were ignored, hidden by algorithms, or just didn’t get as much love as we may have liked.
Read MoreWhile packing merch for a recent gig, I realised I had the opportunity to do something a little fun. I’d released an album on tape, and spent a little extra to ensure the cassette itself was a thing of beauty. It deserved to be seen, rather than hidden away in a case on a shelf.
Read MorePhoto by Becca Farsace / The Verge I can’t be the only one that’s had this experience: I’ll be passing time scrolling through my Instagram feed when all of a sudden, my iPhone’s screen cranks the brightness up to 11 for a random video clip or reel. It’s worse if you’re in a dark environment
Read MoreCallan Quinn / The Block: Chinese media: two government institutions and Huaban plan to launch China Digital Assets Trading Platform, an NFT marketplace that will allow secondary trading — – Government-backed institutions say they will launch an NFT marketplace with secondary trading.
Read MoreThe next generation of video game characters could be powered by AI, making them more engaging and challenging.
Read MoreSchools adapted to remote learning, but students also got used to seeking easy answers instead of real understanding.
Read MorePHANTOM X2 Pro 5G Eco-Friendly Edition TECNO’s PHANTOM X2 series landed just the other week. Sporting a selection of high-end features — from a powerhouse Mediatek Dimensity 9000 processor to blazing-fast memory and storage, through to super-quick charging, and a striking unibody double-curved design — the handsets aim to the brand’s spirit of “Stop At
Read MoreWashington Post: Some US educators are worried about ChatGPT enabling cheating; an OpenAI researcher says the company is running experiments to determine how to battle misuse — ChatGPT offers a glimpse at a future in which computer-generated answers may be undetectable — Teachers and professors across …
Read MorePhones have gotten a lot thinner over the years, but camera optics are an immutable product of physics. You need room for the lenses, and that means most phones have prominent camera bumps on the back. LG might have a way to eliminate that, though. LG Innotek has created a new camera module with 4-9x
Read MoreYang Jie / Wall Street Journal: Analysts and sources detail Apple’s easing iPhone supply chain issues in China; Foxconn’s main Zhengzhou iPhone facility is now operating at around 70% capacity — Main facility recovers to about 70% of capacity and wait times for iPhone Pro models shorten
Read MoreIndia is following in the EU’s footsteps and will require all mobile devices to support USB-C charging by 2025. The country is also looking into a standardized charger for wearables. | Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge Mobile devices in India will be required to adopt USB Type-C as the standard charging port for
Read MoreRemember when this guy was in charge of a car company? | Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Layoffs, lawsuits, delays, Twitter chaos, stock in free fall, factory shutdowns — What happened to America’s favorite electric car company? Continue reading…
Read MoreThis week, we look back at 2022’s biggest consumer tech stories. Then, we offer our predictions for what the next 12 months will bring.
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