Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) along with The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) test a battlefield resupply drone in 2017. (Gabriel Silva/U.S. Army)
Army maneuver officials are testing quadcopter drones capable of carrying ammunition, water and other supplies into battle, a “promising” concept that could eliminate the danger of resupplying infantry units in…
The OnePlus 8T is $120 off at B&H Photo today only
November 19, 2020
OnePlus came out with a number of solid Android handsets this year and many of them are on sale now that the company’s Black Friday deals are available. But the best deal comes not directly from OnePlus but from B&H Photo, which has the OnePlus 8T for $629 today only.
iOS 14.3 beta 2 lets you run shortcuts from the home screen without launching the Shortcuts app
November 19, 2020
Apple introduced the second developer beta of iOS 14.3 yesterday, and it includes a major change to Shortcuts. With iOS 14.3 beta 2, the Shortcuts app no longer opens when you launch a shortcut from the home screen, which in turn has major benefits for those using the…
Apple agrees to pay $113 million to settle multi-state investigation into iPhone ‘batterygate’
November 19, 2020
Apple is set to pay $113 million to settle a multi-state investigation into the iPhone’s “batterygate” controversy. As The Washington Post reports, 34 states and the District of Columbia had been investigating Apple’s decision to throttle older iPhones as their battery health declined.
The multi-state investigation was led by Arizona, Arkansas, and Indiana, with the probe accusing Apple of…
Apple aware of display issues affecting some iPhone 12 models
November 19, 2020
With the release of a new iPhone naturally comes issues that are discovered by users. Every year, one or two of these issues tends to gather a substantial amount of attention. With the iPhone 12, it appears one of these issues lies with the display.
Users have begun to…
Here’s what popular iPhone and iPad apps look like on M1 Macs
November 19, 2020
One of the biggest differentiators between the new M1 Macs and their Intel predecessors is that any M1 Mac can run iPhone and iPad applications. Through the Mac App Store, you can now download M1 versions of popular iOS and iPadOS applications, though developers do have the…
Gmail for iOS adds home screen widget as Chrome makes multi-window support on iPad official
November 19, 2020
With the launch of iOS 14 in September, Google’s key apps were updated to support the latest platform features. After adding default email app support, Gmail now has an iOS home screen widget. Google is also highlighting how Chrome on iPad supports opening multiple windows.
Now, you can easily stay on top of your emails by adding the Gmail widget to your home screen.
Rolling out on version…
Halide is one of the most popular camera apps available for iPhone, as it lets users adjust focus, exposure, white balance, and more manually before taking a photo. As the iPhone 12 Pro Max is now officially available, developer Sebastiaan de With shared on Halide’s blog…
Google Pay is now locked to only one smartphone at a time
November 19, 2020
Google is rolling out a new experience for Google Pay, but it comes with a major disadvantage. Google Pay is now locked to only one smartphone at a time.
If you sign up for the new Google Pay experience today — it’s invite-only right now — you’ll have to get things…
Tesla (TSLA) gets boost from Morgan Stanley over eyeing revenue from software services
November 19, 2020
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is rising again today, and it can be partly attributed to Morgan Stanley turning positive on the stock over eyeing revenue from software services.
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas was an early fan of Tesla on Wall Street. He was even referred to as a “Tesla cheerleader” by some.
However, the analyst and his team at Morgan Stanley haven’t been positive on Tesla’s…
