There’s a very consistent theme to the base model iPhone 14 reviews: It’s not good enough to justify paying $100 more than the (now) $699 iPhone 13. If you want a new phone this year, spend the extra on the iPhone 14 Pro.
Indeed, of the early reviews, I’ve only spotted one which didn’t boil down to this advice …
The Verge isn’t overly impressed, saying it’s too similar to the…
iPhone users adopting iOS 16 faster than iOS 15
September 14, 2022
It’s been three days since Apple released iOS 16 to all users, and they seem more interested in upgrading to this operating system now than they were a year ago when iOS 15 was finally made available. Even with fewer devices supporting the latest operating system – for…
Google fails to overturn EU Android antitrust ruling but reduces its fine by 5 percent
September 14, 2022
Google has failed to convince Europe’s General Court to overturn the Commission’s ruling on its Android antitrust case and its decision to slap the company with a €4.3 (US$4.3) billion fine. The General Court upheld the Commission’s original ruling back…
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4 drops to a new low of $130
September 14, 2022
Android users looking for a new smartwatch might want to go all in on Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 5, but the company’s latest sale on the previous generation may give them pause. Samsung’s currently selling the Galaxy Watch 4 for only $130, which is, by far, the best price we’ve ever seen it. Typically priced at $250 (and often on sale for $200), the Galaxy Watch 4 had been…
Period tracker app Flo launches 'Anonymous Mode' for iOS devices
September 14, 2022
Flo’s anonymous mode has arrived. The period tracker promised to launch the new mode shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, in an effort to assuage privacy-related fears. Activists and privacy advocates cast a spotlight on period tracking apps on the…
Tesla delays Steam integration but still plans full video game library in its electric vehicles
September 14, 2022
Tesla is now behind schedule on its integration of Steam, the massive video marketplace and library, but it still plans on having the full video game library available in its electric vehicles as CEO Elon Musk is testing it himself.
Over the last few years, Tesla has been…
Ford sets new requirements for dealers to sell EVs, including mandatory fast chargers and non-negotiable pricing
September 14, 2022
Ford Motor Company has unveiled a new companywide strategy to its dealership network of nearly 3,000 locations. Ford dealers have been alerted that they have until October 31 to decide whether they will invest their own money into one of two “certified” EV tiers to partake in Ford’s Model e business. Only those dealers who buy in will be authorized to sell EVs from January 1, 2024, onward.
It Takes Two comes to Switch on November 4
September 14, 2022
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Electronic Arts and Hazelight are launching It Takes Two on the Nintendo Switch on…
3 essential abilities AI is missing
September 14, 2022
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Throughout the past decade, deep learning has come a long way from a promising field of artificial intelligence (AI) research to a mainstay of many…
Google's Jedi Blue ad deal with Meta wasn't unlawful, judge rules
September 14, 2022
A New York federal judge has ruled that that multi-state antitrust lawsuit against Google spearheaded by the Attorney General of Texas can move forward. That said, Judge P. Kevin Castel has also dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim that Google’s online ad deal with Meta, codenamed Jedi Blue, was an unlawful restraint of trade. The judge said that “there is nothing inexplicable or…
