Smartwatches didn’t just happen overnight, and we’ve seen a lot of different attempts at making them work in the years leading up to what we have now. Some of those very early efforts were basically just tiny phones that would awkwardly strap to your wrist, but eventually we moved into our modern era of intentional,
Read MoreYouTube now has a chart that tracks the top 100 podcasts in the US. The Joe Rogan Experience took the number one spot during the week of May 5th to the 11th, followed by Kill Tony, Rotten Mango, and 48 Hours. YouTube will update the chart every Wednesday and rank each show by watchtime, according
Read MoreApple has implemented conspicuous warning labels featuring red exclamation marks on EU App Store listings that use external payment systems. The company’s new tactic targets apps like Instacar, a popular Hungarian vehicle valuation tool with thousands of positive reviews, displaying ominous warnings that the app “does not support the App Store’s private and secure payment
Read MoreThe first trial of CarPlay Ultra in an Aston Martin has deemed Apple’s in-car upgrade a massive success, even if car manufacturers will be wary of handing over the UI reins. CarPlay Ultra in an Aston Martin – Image Credit: Top Gear/YouTube On Thursday, Apple finally made CarPlay Ultra available to use. Shipping initially in
Read MoreGoogle’s celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day with some new functionality for Expressive Captions, TalkBack, and more. TalkBack is gaining support for follow-up questions, letting users ask things like what color objects are. Chrome also gets some handy upgrades, like OCR for image-based PDF files. Google’s big developer conference is less than a week away at
Read MoreLast Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Newark mayor Ras Baraka outside a detention center. Baraka was trying to visit the facility – which opened recently and is operated by the GEO Group, a private prison company – with members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation. Baraka was not only denied entry but arrested
Read MorePalme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda joins Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” campaign with a touching sci-fi short. Last Scene | Image Credit: Apple Shot on iPhone 16 Pro, “Last Scene” follows an aspiring screenwriter, Kurata, who is approached by a curious stranger — his granddaughter from 50 years in the future. When pressed on who she
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Smartphone battery life has too often felt like a game of cat and mouse. Whenever battery capacity makes a meaningful jump, brighter screens, faster processors, and gargantuan camera arrays come along to set our dreams of multi-day battery life back to square one. But as 2025 ticks on, that
Read MoreThe iPhone Fold is rumored to have two different types of camera tech for its folding and external displays, as well as have a Touch ID implementation under the screen for biometric authentication. iPhone Fold may not have the Dynamic Island covering a hole-punch camera after all – Image Credit: AppleInsider The iPhone Fold is
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google and I have never quite seen eye to eye on design. Ever since Material Design debuted in 2014, I’ve been slowly falling out of love with Android’s default aesthetic — like watching a once-clean-cut friend develop an unhealthy obsession with novelty ties. I might be alone in this,
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority YouTube has announced that it’s slowly rolling out the ability to vote on songs in playlists. Upvoting a song pushes it up on the playlist, allowing it to be played sooner. The feature requires you to make an unlisted or public playlist, and anyone with the link can vote
Read MoreCredit: Curtis Joe / Android Authority A recent update to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also greatly improved emulation performance. The update changed the game from 32-bit to 64-bit, enabling native code execution on Yuzu-based emulators. The Switch 2 is winding down support for 32-bit games from the Wii U era and earlier. Switch emulation has
Read MoreNetworking and security giant Cisco has announced earnings that beat the higher end of its estimates, buoyed by AI infrastructure wins. Read more: Cisco results and guidance exceed estimates, Patel promoted
Read MoreThe GB-001 is a modern take on the classic ‘80s boombox with features like Bluetooth and a rechargeable battery. | Image: We Are Rewind We Are Rewind, a Paris-based company that has relaunched the cassette player with modern features like support for wireless headphones and rechargeable batteries, has announced a larger boombox version. Streamlining the
Read MoreDatavant’s Matt Vail discusses digital transformation and sustainability in the health-tech sector following the company’s Irish expansion. Read more: Datavant CTO: ‘In health-tech, security is paramount’
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Read MoreCredit: Supplied by Google Google is silently rolling out new Material 3 Expressive design elements to the Pixel Watch. A Reddit user has noticed a new, display-hugging tile layout for the Google Calendar app. The changes seem to be a part of a server-side update. Although the Wear OS 6 release is still a few
Read MoreIf you talk about Starlink, you are usually talking about the satellites that orbit the Earth carrying data to and from ground stations. Why not? Space is cool. But there’s another important part of the system: the terminals themselves. Thanks to [DarkNavy], you don’t have to tear one open yourself to see what’s inside. The
Read MoreIf you talk about Starlink, you are usually talking about the satellites that orbit the Earth carrying data to and from ground stations. Why not? Space is cool. But there’s another important part of the system: the terminals themselves. Thanks to [DarkNavy], you don’t have to tear one open yourself to see what’s inside. The
Read MoreGoogle has warned that the hacker group known as “Scattered Spider,” which recently disrupted UK retailer Marks & Spencer, is now targeting U.S. retailers with aggressive and sophisticated cyberattacks. “U.S. retailers should take note. These actors are aggressive, creative, and particularly effective at circumventing mature security programs,” John Hultquist, an analyst at Google’s cybersecurity arm,
Read MoreGoogle has warned that the hacker group known as “Scattered Spider,” which recently disrupted UK retailer Marks & Spencer, is now targeting U.S. retailers with aggressive and sophisticated cyberattacks. “U.S. retailers should take note. These actors are aggressive, creative, and particularly effective at circumventing mature security programs,” John Hultquist, an analyst at Google’s cybersecurity arm,
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: We’ve known for months now that Valve is expanding its Linux-based SteamOS operating system beyond the Steam Deck to other handheld PCs, starting with some versions of the Asus ROG Ally. This week, Valve began making some changes to its Steam storefront to prepare for a
Read MoreGrok, the AI model from Elon Musk’s xAI, was sending strange responses to people on X earlier on Wednesday. In responses to a number of people, Grok focused on debunking claims of white genocide in South Africa – even when tagged into a post about totally unrelated topics. Check out this thread to get an
Read MoreMartha Wells’ book series uses wry humor to tell a story about artificial intelligence, humanity, and free will. The Apple TV+ adaptation tries to do the same—with mixed results.
Read MoreGilmoure shares a report: U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said. Power inverters, which are predominantly produced in China, are used throughout the world to
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