Sony makes some of the best noise-cancellation headphones on the market. The company’s current flagship headphones Sony WH-1000XM4 have garnered much admiration from all around for offering the best in class ANC, amazing sound quality, and great battery life. There have been rumors that the Japanese electronics giant is gearing up to launch the WH-1000XM5, […]
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How to Know If a Google Chrome Extension Is Safe to Use
Chrome extensions are great. They can help you write better, keep pesky ads at bay, and save you money while you shop, among hundreds of other tasks. However, like Android apps on the Play Store, extensions on the Chrome Web Store aren’t always what they seem. Malware is very much a concern, and you certainly don’t want to […]
A bug in Google Messages might be draining your battery
With all the apps that we tend to have running on our phones, it’s a constant worry as to whether the battery will be able to make it through the day — and that’s not helped when apps misfire and run power-draining features in the background. According to 9to5Google, a recent bug in Google’s Messages […]
Just 3% of U.S. iPhone Sales in March Quarter Were iPhone 13 Mini Models
The 5.4-inch iPhone 13 mini continues to be unpopular with customers, according to U.S. iPhone sales data for the March quarter that was shared by Consumer Research Intelligence Partners (CIRP). The iPhone 13 mini had the smallest share of sales of all the iPhone 13 models, and it made up just three percent of total […]
Teenage Engineering’s latest audio device invites you to turn its knobs
Teenage Engineering, the company behind ultra-stylish synthesizers, speakers, and PC cases, has released a new audio gadget: it’s called the TX-6, and it’s a tiny (in size, not price) field mixer absolutely festooned with knobs. In addition to letting you mix together sound from six stereo inputs and output them to a computer, speaker, or […]
California grid set record of 97% renewable power on April 3
In another sign of progress toward a carbon-free power grid, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) set a new record on April 3, when 97.6% of electricity on the grid came from clean, renewable energy. The peak, which occurred briefly at 3:39 p.m., broke the previous record of 96.4% set on March 27, 2022. Before […]
Samsung Battery Technology Adapted From EVs Could Boost iPhone Battery Life
Samsung is planning to use a battery production technique normally used for electric vehicles to create more energy-dense smartphone batteries, in a move that could improve the battery life of future iPhone models, The Elec reports. Samsung SDI, Samsung’s battery and energy division, intends to use a production technique it currently uses to make fifth-generation […]
Delta confirms it worked with SpaceX to trial Starlink’s satellite internet
Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian has revealed in an interview that the airline held talks with SpaceX and conducted “exploratory tests” of Starlink’s internet technology for its planes. According to The Wall Street Journal, Bastian declined to divulge specifics about the test, but SpaceX exec Jonathan Hofeller talked about the company’s discussion with several airlines […]
What is ‘Web3’? Here’s the vision for the future of the internet from the man who coined the phrase
Computer scientist Gavin Wood coined the term “Web 3.0” in 2014, laying out his vision for the future of the internet. The phrase, also shortened to “Web3,” has become an internet buzzword recently with high-profile technologists, including Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, debating the meaning of the term. Wood, who is one of the co-founders of […]
Now Your Instagram Posts Can Look Sponsored, But You Still Won’t Make Any Money
After teasing the feature late last month, Instagram announced on Monday that anyone—verified influencer or otherwise—can tag brands and products in their posts. Adding the tags seems simple enough, as Instagram’s blog lays out: The next time you want to make it seem like Dasani or Poland Spring or even Hydro Flask is sponsoring your […]
Brave is bypassing Google AMP pages because they’re ‘harmful to users’
\Brave announced a new feature for its browser on Tuesday: De-AMP, which automatically jumps past any page rendered with Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages framework and instead takes users straight to the original website. “Where possible, De-AMP will rewrite links and URLs to prevent users from visiting AMP pages altogether,” Brave said in a blog post. […]
Scientists decide how to prove out perovskite panels for space power
Perovskites, which have shown enormous potential as a new semiconductor for solar cells, are gaining attention as well as a potential next-generation technology to also power spacefaring missions. As scientists around the globe continue efforts toward harnessing the potential of perovskites on Earth, others are looking into how well the technology might work in the […]