In yet another sign of the growing alliance between Google and Samsung, today both companies announced that they are essentially combining Wear OS — Google’s operating system — and the Tizen-based software platform that has been foundational to Samsung’s wearables for many years. The resulting platform is currently being referred to simply as “Wear,” though […]
A top Apple Inc. executive tasked with defending the App Store in a monopoly lawsuit by Epic Games Inc. found himself having to answer Tuesday for a spate of other alleged antitrust fouls by the world’s most valuable company. During Phil Schiller’s cross-examination in a trial in Oakland, California, Apple’s former global marketing chief was […]
Apple announced today that Apple Music will soon offer support for Lossless songs, as well as Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. However, there has been some confusion as to which devices are needed to take advantage of all these features. 9to5Mac has now contacted Apple for further clarification on compatibility with the new Apple Music […]
Aside from churning out some limited edition colors, Beats has been in a bit of a quiet period since the release of the Beats Flex last October. But it seems that the Apple-owned brand is preparing to launch some new, high-end earbuds. As spotted by MacRumors, there are images of “Beats Studio Buds” in the […]
Nintendo’s 1989 Game Boy console continues to impress as hardware engineers have successfully hacked the handheld into playing a game of Tetris against another player – over an internet connection. The hardware hackers, going by stacksmashing on YouTube, explained how they took the console’s native local multiplayer support using the proprietary link cable connector and […]
As we reported earlier today, a huge Eufy privacy breach allowed users to view the live and recorded camera feeds of strangers. Eufy has now responded to this security breach, bizarrely attributing it to a “bug” that has since been fixed. In a thread on Twitter, Eufy wrote: A software bug occurred during our latest server upgrade at […]
Earlier today, Apple Music began teasing a special announcement with the tagline “Get Ready – Music is About to Change Forever.” This teaser comes amid a rumor that Apple is preparing to announce the third-generation AirPods alongside a HiFi, or lossless audio streaming tier for Apple Music on Tuesday, May 18. Now, references to “Apple […]
SpaceX plans to build out its Starlink internet satellite constellation with the help of Google Cloud. The two tech giants announced the collaboration Thursday (May 13) to provide data, cloud services and applications for enterprise Starlink customers at locations around the world, starting later in 2021. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Major […]
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been unreasonably fascinated by Google’s Pixel phones. It isn’t so much the phones themselves, though I know that many who have them find them delightful. Or, at least, as good as any other Android phones. What’s been moving me to uncommon eyebrow-scratching have been Google’s vigorous attempts to make […]
Faced with plummeting app downloads on iOS in recent months, Clubhouse has one thing to say: Hello, Android. The audio-based social network announced on Sunday in a town hall it would be rolling out to Android users worldwide by Friday afternoon, May 21. In a Twitter post, Clubhouse said that it would start its expansion […]
Twitter has previously confirmed that it’s exploring a paid subscription model for some features, and app researcher Jane Manchun Wong tweeted Saturday that she’s discovered how much it will cost and what it will be called. Twitter Blue, Wong says, will cost $2.99 per month, and will include an Undo Tweets feature and bookmark collections. […]
Apple continues to break financial records but – following shock revelation after revelation after revelation after revelation – concerns are mounting about one major source of that income: the Apple App Store. And now the biggest bombshell yet has been dropped on iPhone owners. Having garnered international attention following his recent exposés of high profile […]
