The new Apple Music Voice plan that Apple announced at its “Unleashed” event on Monday is causing some confusion. I’m here to help you understand this new, cheaper option, which capitalizes on the power of Apple’s smart voice assistant, Siri (don’t laugh). Put simply, the Apple Music Voice plan is a voice control-only access to […]
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Google Pixel Watch is reportedly still happening, but not when you think
Wear OS fans may be disappointed to learn that Google is allegedly not planning to announce the rumored Pixel Watch at its upcoming smartwatch launch. Leaker Jon Prosser, who has had a pretty good track record lately with Google/Pixel leaks, suggested on Monday that the Pixel Watch will not launch until Q1 2022. Prosser has […]
Intel CEO Hopes to Make a Chip That’s Good Enough to Win Apple Back, Someday
On the eve of Apple’s big MacBook event, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said he hopes the company can win back Apple, noting that he hasn’t given up on the idea that one day Macs may once again run on Intel chips. Oh boy. “You know our stumbles, Apple decided they could do a better chip […]
Valve’s “Deck Verified” program evaluates which Steam games are Steam Deck-ready
Valve says it has started the process of reviewing all of the tens of thousands of games in the Steam catalog for compatibility with the upcoming Steam Deck portable. The company is doing the review as part of a new informational program called “Deck Verified.” Games that provide “a great, smooth experience” and “work great on Steam […]
macOS Monterey will have the old Safari tab design
Apple debuted a controversial new Safari tab design this summer at WWDC 2021, and since then, it has tweaked that look and even let you turn off many of the changes. With macOS Monterey, however, the company is going back to the way tabs looked before. On Apple’s official page for the upcoming software update, […]
Pixel 6 will be crazy affordable for a flagship phone: Target leak
Just today, a listing that popped up on Amazon revealed that the Pixel 6 Pro will start at £849 (~$1,167) in the UK, and now a Twitter user reports that they stumbled upon the official US prices at a Target store. Earlier leaks had claimed that the entry-level Pixel 6 would be priced at around […]
Canon sued for $5 million for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink
A hot potato: Canon, best known for manufacturing camera equipment and printers for business and home users, is being sued for not allowing customers to use the scan or fax functions in multi-function devices if the ink runs out on numerous printer models. David Leacraft filed a class action lawsuit against Canon USA, alleging the company […]
Intel CEO vows to challenge Nvidia, market is “hungry” for alternative GPUs
The big picture: Intel has been engaged in a long-running battle with main competitor AMD in the desktop space, which has seen the market favor Team Red lately. The Ryzen series has forced Intel out of the spotlight, but as the company now gets closer to launch its Alder Lake CPUs to level the playing […]
Tesla tops all other EVs in Made in America index
Tesla had the highest-ranked electric cars in the annual Kogod Made In America Auto Index, which estimates the domestic content of new cars sold in the United States. The Tesla Model 3 took third place in the overall rankings, while the Model S and Model Y were part of a five-way tie for fifth place, […]
Apple has spent two years revamping the MacBook, and Monday should show the final step
Apple is holding a launch event on Monday to announce new products, likely including a redesigned MacBook Pro. Apple has a chance to drive continued momentum to its Macs ahead of the holiday shopping season, especially since it’s expected to announce more computers that run on its own chips instead of Intel’s processors. Recent computers […]
Continuous scrolling comes to mobile Google Search
Google is rolling out a big update to mobile search today: continuous scrolling. Now, instead of making you tap to load the next page after your usual 10 links of search results, Google will just load the next page. The company hopes that continuous scrolling will get people to look at more search results and […]
HTC ‘Looking Into’ iPhone And Laptop Support For Vive Flow
HTC is “looking into” iPhone and laptop support for its upcoming VR headset, the Vive Flow, but they won’t be included at launch. Currently, you need to connect an Android smartphone to the Flow via a native app. This allows you not only to control experiences by using your handset as a motion controller similar […]