Apple has scrapped plans to run its infamous iPad Pro “Crush” ad, issuing an apology for coming off insensitive toward artists. Apple’s ‘Crush’ ad At Tuesday’s Apple Event, Apple unveiled its new iPad Air and iPad Pro lineup. During the event, it also debuted a new iPad Pro commercial, dubbed “Crush.” The one-minute ad shows
Read MoreApple has created a new web page that acts as a hub for the various paths to developing apps for its platforms with various resources and guides. Dive into app & game development through new ‘Apple Pathways’ hub Called “Apple Pathways,” it provides an introduction to developing apps and games within Apple’s extensive ecosystem. The
Read MoreMacworld In May 2024, Apple unveiled the latest generation of its Pencil stylus for iPad—Apple Pencil Pro. It’s essentially a replacement for the 2nd-generation Apple Pencil, made to support only the newest iPad Air (M2) and iPad Pro (M4) models, and with similar design but several new features. That means Apple now has four products
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: In 2022, at the height of the “great resignation,” a record 4.5 million workers each month — about 3% of the U.S. workforce — were quitting their jobs. While some economists have said this pandemic-era trend is over, new research from Microsoft and LinkedIn forecasts that even
Read MoreImage: Mob Entertainment The horror puzzle game Poppy Playtime is getting a live-action film adaption. Developer Mob Entertainment says it struck a deal with the entertainment company Legendary after fielding “several competitive offers.” Transformers producer Don Murphy and filmmaker Susan Montford will develop and produce the adaptation. Poppy Playtime is a first-person adventure game, where
Read MoreFallout 76’s next update, Skyline Valley, is coming in June and will deliver a large map update, a new Vault, and a new type of enemy to confront. It’s a lot to take in, even for a three-minute video posted to X, but basically, Fallout 76’s map is going to expand east into Virginia’s Shenandoah
Read MoreCredit: Nick Fernandez / Android Authority ROG Ally X, the upgrade to the ASUS ROG Ally gaming handheld, will launch on June 2. The Ally X focuses on addressing battery life concerns, along with increased RAM and potential design tweaks. A revamped Armory Crate SE software is also coming, promising a cleaner interface and better
Read MoreLast month, Google announced that its Find My Device network was rolling out to Android devices globally, starting with the US and Canada. Over the past few days, some users outside North America reported being able to opt into the Find My Device network. This signals a wider global rollout may be imminent, possibly coinciding
Read MoreCiting a memo distributed to Apple Store employees, 9to5Mac reports that the new iPad Pro and iPad Air lineups will not include Apple stickers in the box — “a key piece of memorabilia” that dates back as far as 1977’s Apple II, notes Ars Technica. While the company says that this is part of its
Read MoreMacworld A new Bloomberg report details a project code-named ACDC, for Apple Chips in Data Centers, in which Apple will use its own silicon to provide cloud AI services. Apple is going big on AI with iOS 18 and macOS 15, and while on-device processing will be a big differentiator for the company, more advanced
Read MoreNeuralink experienced a mechanical issue with its first human brain-computer interface implant. Its novel design may make it more prone to failure.
Read MoreImage: Apple Apple has apologized after a commercial meant to showcase its brand-new iPad Pro drew widespread criticism among the creative community. In a statement provided to Ad Age, Tor Myhren, Apple’s vice president of marketing, said the company “missed the mark.” “Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly important to us
Read MoreArchieBunker quotes a report from Bloomberg: Texas electricity prices soared almost 100-fold as a high number of power-plant outages raised concerns of a potential evening shortfall. Spot prices at the North Hub, which includes Dallas, jumped to more than $3,000 a megawatt-hour just before 7 p.m. local time, versus about $32 at the same time
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile was planning to roll out address verification for existing Home Internet subscribers on May 8. The company has now delayed those plans for “later this year.” It has also delayed the launch of its new Away plan. After discovering that its customers were taking advantage of a loophole
Read MoreImage: Lucid It’s earnings season, and anyone invested in the idea that electric vehicles are the future of transportation is all over Tesla. But Elon Musk’s company isn’t the only one putting all its bets on battery-electric vehicles. Three other so-called “pure EV plays” — Rivian, Lucid Motors, and Fisker — also posted their earnings
Read More“Buy our iPad or the piano gets it!” | Screenshot: Apple I wonder if Apple CEO Tim Cook was surprised by the visceral revulsion many people felt after viewing the newest commercial for Apple’s iPad. In it, a plethora of creative tools are flattened by an industrial press. Watching a piano, which if maintained can
Read MoreOver the years we’ve seen no shortage of 3D printed cases designed to hold several Raspberry Pi computers, often with the intent to use them as convenient desktop-sized platforms for experimenting with concepts such as server load balancing and redundancy. The reason the Pi was always the star of the show is simple enough to
Read MorePhoto: Fanatec Corsair is pursuing an acquisition of the racing sim brand Fanatec. In an update shared on Thursday, Corsair says it’s negotiating with Fanatec to restructure the troubled company’s around €70 million (about $75.4 million) debt and cover short-term costs. Over the years, Fanatec has established itself as one of the most popular brands
Read MoreBlack Twitter has been a cultural engine for well over a decade. It could also disappear at any time.
Read More“The next ROG Ally.” | Image: Asus The Asus ROG Ally was the first true Steam Deck challenger; while I’d argue it fell a little short, it legitimately improved the state of affordable Windows handheld gaming with its plugged-in performance boosts and smooth variable refresh rate screen. Now, Asus is beginning to reveal its successor:
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The Maryland legislature passed two bills over the weekend limiting tech platforms’ ability to collect and use consumers’ data. Maryland Governor Wes Moore is expected to sign one of those bills, the Maryland Kids Code, on Thursday, MoCo360 reports. If signed into law, the other bill,
Read MoreOut of the box, the Pixel 8a won’t support mirroring its display when you connect it to an external monitor. However, in the upcoming June update, Google will add support for display output over USB-C. This capability will also come to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro soon. Since its inception, the Pixel lineup
Read MoreImage: Albacore (X) Microsoft has quietly started testing an intriguing change to the Windows 11 Start menu that could introduce a floating panel full of “companion” widgets. Windows watcher Albacore discovered the new Start menu feature in the latest test versions of Windows 11 that Microsoft has released publicly. While Microsoft has not yet announced
Read MoreCredit: WhatsApp WhatsApp is introducing a new color palette and updated icons, illustrations, and chat background. The Android app is getting a bottom navigation bar. A new attachment layout is coming to iOS. WhatsApp has seen numerous adjustments to its design over the years, with the last major change occurring in 2021. The company has
Read MoreApple will deliver some of its upcoming AI features this year via data centers equipped with its own in-house processors, part of a sweeping effort to infuse its devices with AI capabilities. From a report: The company is placing high-end chips — similar to ones it designed for the Mac — in cloud-computing servers designed
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