The European Union has formally accepted Apple’s response to its antitrust concerns over Apple Pay, and iPhones will now allow rival firms to use the technology. Apple is opening up its NFC APIs to rivals in the EU The EU had threatened Apple with fines of up to $40 billion for how it reserved iPhone
Read MoreStellantis’ idled Belvidere Assembly Plant is one of the factories that will have new life as an EV facility thanks to $334 million in grant money. | Image: Getty The Biden administration announced $1.7 billion to convert endangered or shuttered plants into electric vehicle manufacturing facilities. Eleven auto factories across eight states that are currently closed
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Whoop users can now track body composition, including lean body mass and body fat. The Whoop app will also display weekly, monthly, and 6-month Lean Body Mass and Weight Trends to help users better understand the impact of other tracked metrics such as sleep and activity. The feature requires
Read MoreThe Starlink Mini can be powered by a portable USB battery. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX’s Starlink Mini dish — which Elon Musk says “will change the world” — is now available to anyone in the US. The diminutive internet-from-space kit neatly integrates the dish and Wi-Fi router into a weatherproof package that’s significantly smaller and
Read MoreThe original Xbox forever changed the console world, because it was basically just PC components laced together in a slightly different architecture. It featured a Pentium 733 MHz CPU with just 64MB of RAM. [Prehistoricman] has been hard at work, figuring out how to up that to 256MB instead. This isn’t [Prehistoricman’s] first rodeo. Previously,
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Fast-food chain Whataburger’s app has gone viral in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which left around 1.8 million utility customers in Houston, Texas without power. Hundreds of thousands of those people may remain without power for days as Houston anticipates a heat wave, with temperatures climbing into
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Fast-food chain Whataburger’s app has gone viral in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which left around 1.8 million utility customers in Houston, Texas without power. Hundreds of thousands of those people may remain without power for days as Houston anticipates a heat wave, with temperatures climbing into
Read MoreIn iOS 17 and watchOS 10, Apple turned the iPhone and Apple Watch into full-featured bike computers. Here’s how to set up your devices and add cadence sensors, speed sensors, and more to track your rides. Mount your iPhone on your handlebars, fire up your Watch and you’re good to go. Since the introduction of
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader ArchieBunker shares a report from TIME Magazine: On an evening in December 2023, 43-year-old small business owner Sarah Rosenkranz collapsed in her home in Granbury, Texas and was rushed to the emergency room. Her heart pounded 200 beats per minute; her blood pressure spiked into hypertensive crisis; her skull throbbed. “It felt
Read MoreA group of residents in Tokyo said on Wednesday they were aiming to block construction of a massive logistics and data centre planned by Singaporean developer GLP, in a worrying sign for businesses looking to Japan to meet growing demand. From a report: The petition by more than 220 residents of Akishima city in western
Read MorePhoto by Mario Tama/Getty Images A judge overseeing Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s bankruptcy case granted a request Wednesday to convert it from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to Lowpass’ Janko Roettgers and The Wall Street Journal. The company’s lawyers said Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment will lay off
Read MoreSome of these products are already better than they were during Black Friday, and we’re just getting started. | Image: Shira Inbar Amazon’s Prime Day 2024 is now right around the corner, taking place on Tuesday, July 16th, and Wednesday, July 17th. Fortunately, if you’re looking to get a leg up on deals ahead of
Read MoreMicrosoft is under fire for its handling of customer notifications following a data breach by Russian state-sponsored hackers. The tech giant confirmed in March that the group known as Midnight Blizzard had accessed its systems, potentially compromising customer data. Cybersecurity experts, including former Microsoft employee Kevin Beaumont, have raised concerns about the notification process. Beaumont
Read MoreWalmart’s exclusive Switch Lite deal includes a digital copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. | Image: Nintendo From terrific deals on MacBooks to the Super Mario Party Joy-Con bundle, Walmart’s rival Prime Day sale has surprised us with some pretty good deals. Today, we’re highlighting another one that’s perfect if you’re looking for something to
Read MoreCredit: Alex Walker-Todd / Android Authority The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 were just unwrapped. You can check out our hands-on post to learn our initial reaction to both. Full reviews are definitely coming, but if you’re already convinced that you want one of these, there are some pretty sweet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon’s carbon emissions decreased slightly in 2023 after the company ramped up renewable energy purchases and cut down on pollution from construction, hardware, and equipment, according to its latest sustainability report. Back in 2019, Amazon pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Despite that goal, its
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority WhatsApp’s voice message transcripts feature is finally rolling out to Android users on the beta channel. It automatically transcribes voice messages and currently supports transcriptions in five languages. The feature relies on your device’s speech recognition capabilities to provide end-to-end encrypted transcripts. WhatsApp is finally rolling out its long-awaited
Read MoreNo Apple Intelligence features are available for testing, but within Xcode, there are two images showing what its Settings will look like. Apple Intelligence in iOS Settings The images were found inside the latest developer beta releases. In the macOS Sequoia beta, Xcode includes the ability to preview what an app will look like on
Read MoreCredit: Alex Walker-Todd / Android Authority Samsung has a special edition Galaxy Z Flip 6 that it won’t sell to regular customers. The Galaxy Z Flip 6 Olympic Edition will only be offered to Paris 2024 Olympic athletes. It features the Olympic and Paralympic logos in gold and comes with a Venezia leather case, along
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority We’ve managed to enable Google Photos’ upcoming My Week feature ahead of the official rollout. The feature will let users share weekly memories with friends and family. Recipients will see shared photos in the Memories carousel and will be able to leave likes and comments on the photos. Google
Read MoreThe ZV-E10 II looks a whole lot like its 2021 predecessor. Trickle-down economics may be garbage, but Sony remains a steadfast believer when it comes to the tech in its cameras. The new ZV-E10 II continues Sony’s trend of bringing small, iterative changes down from its pricier cameras to more affordable models. Only it’s never
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Samsung has announced the Galaxy Buds 3 series. The new earbuds come with an Interpreter feature that allows the user to hear language translations directly in their ear. The Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro will be available on July 24 for $179.99 (£159) and $249.99 (£219),
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYZXGMZamiM It’s been quite a while since Samsung launched something truly new in its ecosystem. Today, though, we have a brand new product that Samsung has never attempted before: a smart ring. The Samsung Galaxy Ring, as it’s appropriately called, is not only the first smart ring from Samsung but also the first smart ring
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFLIqUhtbvI The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is finally official! This is the latest and greatest Flip foldable phone from the Korean brand, bringing several key upgrades to the table. In this article, you’ll find everything you need to know about the new smartphone. From pricing and specs to availability and alternatives, we’ve got you
Read MorePrice rises. Everybody is doing it. The problem is that everybody is doing it. What might be seen as “Oh Game Pass is only going up a couple of dollars/pounds a month, it’s still a great deal” is never seen on top of the rise of everything else. I’m not even talking about the cost
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