Apple has launched a new “Documentation” page to its website that provides links to user guides, repair manuals, tech specs, software downloads, and more for a variety of its products. MacRumors reports: Some of this information was previously found across separate pages on Apple’s website, and it has now been combined in one place for
Read MoreImage: Qualcomm Can Qualcomm replicate Apple’s feat and finally create Arm-based laptops worth buying, 15 years after its first attempts? Here’s one incredibly promising sign it might: Qualcomm is telling game developers their titles should already work on a wave of upcoming Snapdragon-powered Windows laptops — no porting required. In a 2024 Game Developers Conference
Read MoreTim Burton spent the better part of the past decade talking about how ready he was to make a Beetlejuice sequel with Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton. And after all this time the perfectly named Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is finally seeing the light of day. Set some years after the original movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice catches up
Read MoreIn a Threads post today, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the Twitter rival is rolling out a beta of its fediverse integration in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. With the feature enabled, Threads users will be able to cross-post and view likes from other federated platforms, like Mastodon. The Verge reports: Threads previewed its
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence to encourage protecting personal data, monitoring AI for risks, and safeguarding human rights, U.S. officials said. The nonbinding resolution, proposed by the United States and co-sponsored by China and 121 other
Read MoreThe Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against Apple says the company’s grip on iPhone users and developers is blocking future innovation in tech.
Read MorePrivacy and security are an Apple selling point. But the DOJ’s new antitrust lawsuit argues that Apple selectively embraces privacy and security features in ways that hurt competition—and users.
Read Morecouchslug shares a report from ITPro: A European cloud trade body has called for an investigation into Broadcom amid concerns over changes it has made to VMware licensing structures. The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) consortium called on regulatory and legislative bodies across Europe to investigate the changes Broadcom has made to the
Read MoreA rare case in Danish court shows how automated clicks and fake accounts can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars on Apple Music and Spotify. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg.
Read MoreImage: Ford Buried in the 88-page antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Apple is a reference to everyone’s favorite phone-projection system, CarPlay. The DOJ says that, like smartphones, vehicle infotainment systems have become a new way in which Apple exhibits anticompetitive behavior to harm consumers as well as its competitors. Apple’s
Read MoreBuilt-in app archiving is live in the Android 15 Developer Preview 2. App archiving will let users archive their apps from Android’s settings. Users will be able to choose if they want the OS to automatically archive their unused apps. Android 15 Developer Preview 2 has introduced a bevy of new features, ranging from audio
Read MoreHobby servos are great, but they’re in many ways not ideal for robotic applications. The good news is that [Adam] brings the latest version of his ServoProject, providing off-the-shelf servos with industrial-type motion control to allow for much, much tighter motion tracking than one would otherwise be limited to. Modifying a servo no longer requires
Read MoreGoogle’s second developer preview for Android 15 has arrived, bringing long-awaited support for satellite connectivity alongside several improvements to contactless payments, multi-language recognition, volume consistency, and interaction with PDFs via apps. From a report: These developer-focused betas are a proving ground for features that will likely make it into the final public release scheduled for
Read MoreIndia reversed a laptop licensing policy after behind-the-scenes lobbying by U.S. officials, who however remain concerned about New Delhi’s compliance with WTO obligations and new rules it may issue, according to U.S. trade officials and government emails seen by Reuters. From the report: In August, India imposed rules requiring firms like Apple, Dell and HP
Read MoreDark clouds gather over the Baltic Sea on November 8, 2023. | Photo by Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images Brightening Earth’s clouds so that they reflect more sunlight just might cool the planet — that is if we can figure out how to do it without causing any unintended harm. To test the theory
Read MoreIf you’ve been on the fence or haven’t tried Apple’s MLS Season Pass, now’s a good time to try, as new subscribers can access a one-month free trial for a limited time. MLS Season Pass on Apple TV The Apple TV+ MLS Season Pass launched in February 2023 with access to every MLS game in
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority The latest version of Google Play Services appears to enable the Pixel Tablet’s “Cast to devices nearby” feature. This was rumored in August and demoed at CES 2024, but Google still hasn’t given a specific launch date. The feature allows you to “throw” media from your phone to the
Read MoreGreen bubbles are actually a big part of the DOJ’s case against Apple. | Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge It’s no secret that Apple products work best if you stick with an iPhone. It turns out that’s a big reason why Apple landed in hot water today with the US Department of Justice,
Read MoreAndroid 15 could fix USB webcam video quality by adding a dedicated High Quality Mode. This is an update to the plug-and-play webcam feature added in Android 14 QPR1. While the feature has been convenient to use, the video quality is pretty mediocre, so this is a welcome change. Unless you were to buy an
Read MoreRust 1.77, the latest version of the Mozilla Research-founded programming language focused on safety, speed, and concurrency, adds support for C-string literals. C-string literals in Rust expand to a null-byte terminated string in memory of type & ‘static CStr. This makes it easier to write code that will interoperate with foreign language interfaces that require
Read MoreMacworld Apple has released a minor update to iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 that fixes bugs (including a know bug with QR code scanning) and includes security updates. The release notes are brief: “This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.” We’re not sure what the bug fixes
Read MoreMacworld Apple has released visionOS 1.1.1, a minor update to visionOS 1.1 released earlier this month. The release notes only state: This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users. The highlight is probably the security updates, which are as yet unspecified. The Apple security releases page lists “details
Read MoreThe Enigma machine is the most well-known encryption tool used by German forces in World War II, mostly because it was so famously cracked by the Allies to great effect. Like many hackers, [christofer.jh] was intrigued by the design of the Enigma, and felt compelled to build a binary version of his own design. The
Read MoreA 62-year-old Massachusetts man with failing kidneys is the first living patient to receive a genetically-altered kidney from a pig.
Read MoreThe Music Frame comes with room to hold a physical art print or photo while integrating with voice assistants like Amazon Alexa. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Samsung’s just opened up preorders for its 2024 TV and audio lineup, which includes everything from the latest version of The Frame TV to Samsung’s
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