A Dishy McFlatface satellite dish. | Image: Starlink Starlink’s upcoming daytime data caps will be going into effect in February instead of December, according to revised language on the company’s website (via CNET). When Starlink first announced the caps in November, the company had said they’d kick in sometime this month. Now, they’ll be in
Read MoreImage: Krafton The world is full of mediocre video games, but occasionally there’s a game that makes me actually mad. It’s usually something I have high hopes for — a particularly creative idea or a genre I wish more developers were experimenting with. It’s often something whose priorities seem painfully and dramatically misplaced. The Callisto
Read MoreImage: Shein Online shopping behemoth Shein will spend $15 million on upgrades to its suppliers’ factories, the company announced today. The news follows a UK documentary report that found workers were subject to long hours and that wages were withheld, according to The Guardian. Shein says that, through an independent audit, it discovered that workers
Read MoreAn alleged render of the unannounced OnePlus 11 shows a round camera bump and a beloved feature sticking around. | Image: OnLeaks via GadgetGang Reliable leaker OnLeaks is offering what’s likely an early look at the upcoming OnePlus 11, with an updated camera bump treatment and the beloved alert slider intact. The image, courtesy of
Read MoreSpaceX has been providing satellite internet to regular folks under the Starlink brand for several years, but governments have specific needs that aren’t addressed by consumer solutions. So, SpaceX is announcing Starshield, a service based on the same technology as Starlink, with added encryption and features for national security applications. SpaceX says Starshield will offer
Read MoreFans of the Apple TV Plus hit Servant are already looking forward to the final fourth season and this trailer will add to the excitement.
Read MoreApple is said to be considering moving some iPad production to India as it works to diversify its manufacturing across multiple countries.
Read MoreRebekah Valentine / IGN: Microsoft says it will increase the price of new, first-party Xbox Series X|S games to $70 in 2023, after prices remained at $60 since the Xbox 360 era — Forza Motorsport, Redfall, and Starfield will be among the first to reflect the change. — Xbox is preparing to join other major
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Some people are finding that the Google Lens button within the image viewer in Google Photos has been replaced by a new search button. When looking at images with faces, the search button detects the face to find other photos with that face. It seems the new button is
Read MorePaul Thurrott / Thurrott: Google’s latest Pixel drop brings VPN by Google and Clear Calling to Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, automatic speaker labels in the Recorder app to Pixel 6 or newer, more — Google today announced the latest Pixel drop, which brings new features to Pixel phones, Pixel Watch, and Pixel Buds.
Read MoreSamar Haddad / The Verge One of the more popular end-of-year items this year (and many of the past few years) is Spotify Wrapped, where the music service puts together a roundup of everything you listened to that year in various statistical formats, wrapped up (well, that’s what it’s called, right?) in bright, fun graphics.
Read MoreOver the years, there have been several memory and display technologies that served a particular niche for a while, only to be replaced and forgotten when a more suitable technology came along. One of those was the dekatron: a combination memory and display tube that saw some use in the 1950s and ’60s but became
Read MoreFentanyl-related substances have a bad reputation, but they could also save lives. In the US, a legislative battle to expedite research is heating up.
Read MoreBloomberg: Texas’ crypto mining boom, built on incentives like cheap power and favorable regulations, looks like a bust after soaring energy costs and crashing coin prices — The digital gold rush in Texas is losing its luster as Bitcoin miners grapple with financial woes, leaving behind what some fear …
Read MoreFoxconn’s iPhone City plant isn’t expected to reach full manufacturing capacity for a month, meaning iPhone 14 Pro availability will remain poor until 2023.
Read MoreImage: Blizzard Ramattra, the sleek and terrifying new tank coming with Overwatch 2’s second season, will be much easier to earn than the previous hero Kiriko. Aaron Keller, Overwatch 2’s game designer, stated in a brief message on Twitter that developer Blizzard is lowering the level at which Ramattra unlocks from 55 to 45. Hey
Read MorePhoto by Sam Byford / The Verge Microsoft has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make future Call of Duty games available on PlayStation if its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition goes ahead. Microsoft president Brad Smith confirmed the deal in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal today, noting that “Sony has emerged as the
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After the brouhaha of Spotify Wrapped last week, Apple Podcasts has dropped its own end-of-year charts. Apple Podcasts’ daily charts already show which titles are trending year-round, but its year-end charts are an indicator of which shows are doing best on a consistent basis: and no surprise, true-crime
Read MoreTony Johnson / The Verge Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has left users wondering where to go should the platform go up in flames or its content moderation policies unravel. But is there really a viable alternative to Twitter yet? Continue reading…
Read MoreGoogle’s December Pixel update includes a couple of anticipated features for its newest phones. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’ve been eager to try Clear Calling on the Pixel 7 but unwilling to download beta software to use it, then today’s your day — Google is taking it and a
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google has released the December 2022 Pixel feature drop. The company says it’s the biggest feature release to date. The update is going out to the Pixel 4a through to the Pixel 7 and the Pixel Watch. The December Pixel feature drop has landed with several new features for
Read MoreA while back, I bought a cheap spectrum analyser via AliExpress. I come from the age when a spectrum analyser was an extremely expensive item with a built-in CRT display, so there’s still a minor thrill to buying one for a few tens of dollars even if it’s obvious to all and sundry that the
Read MoreCredit: Amazon There’s nothing like an impassioned speech or training montage to get you riled up. Sports stories can reach something primal in viewers, whether that’s through personal achievement or a team coming together. And there’s lots to choose from, including some stellar streaming shows. So, what are the best sports shows you can stream
Read MoreThe pixel art in the new version of Dwarf Fortress. | Image: Bay 12 Games Dwarf Fortress, the cult classic simulator game that has been in development since 2003, is getting a new “premium” version this week with entirely new visuals. The original game is well known for its ASCII art, but the version coming
Read MoreLooking to keep a digital journal of all of your memories made so far this year and even upcoming with the holidays? Try these apps!
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