The next time you visit your local Apple Store, you might see Form’s Smart Swim 2 goggles in the accessory section. Starting November 5, Apple will begin stocking the $249 wearable at 20 of its retail locations across the US and Canada. That same day, …
Continue reading "From’s Smart Swim 2 goggles will be available to buy at select Apple Stores soon"Microsoft is accusing Google of funding a proxy campaign designed to discredit it in the eyes of regulatory authorities and policymakers in the European Union and beyond. In a blog post penned by Rima Alaily, the company’s deputy general counsel, Micro…
Continue reading "Microsoft accuses Google of secretly funding regulatory astroturf campaign"For a few years now, it’s been hard to pin down the strategy behind Samsung’s Fan Edition products. Ostensibly, they’re supposed to offer high-end features at a more affordable price. However, following the Galaxy S20 FE, most FE devices haven’t lived …
Continue reading "Samsung Galaxy S24 FE review: A great phone, but I wish it was cheaper"The Federal Trade Commission has made it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions. In a decision that went down along party lines, the agency voted to ratify a “click-to-cancel” rule that will require providers to make it as easy to cancel a subscr…
Continue reading "FTC ratifies ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, making it easier for consumers to end subscriptions"By now, most people know passkeys offer a better way to protect their online credentials than passwords. Nearly every tech company of note, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, supports the protocol. Moreover, despite a slow start, adoption has drama…
Continue reading "You’ll soon be able to safely and easily move your passkeys between password managers"Sonos must feel its companion app is in good enough shape, because today the company is launching two new products just a couple of months after it delayed them to fix its software. On Tuesday, Sonos announced the Arc Ultra and Sub 4. The former replac…
Continue reading "Sonos’ $999 Arc Ultra is a bass powerhouse in a (relatively) small package"The National Labor Relations Board has accused Apple of infringing on its employees’ rights to advocate for better working conditions. In a complaint spotted by Reuters, the agency alleges Apple illegally fired an employee who had used Slack to advocat…
Continue reading "NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use"Despite all the inroads AMD has made in recent years with its Zen desktop CPUs, Intel has broadly managed to maintain one critical edge against its longtime rival: gaming performance. For those looking to eke every possible frame out of the latest AAA …
Continue reading "Intel’s 15th-gen CPUs are all about power efficiency and thermals"A day after recognizing former Google vice president and engineering fellow Geoffrey Hinton for his contributions to the field of physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has honored a pair of current Google employees. On Wednesday, DeepMind CEO …
Continue reading "A pair of DeepMind researchers have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry"Following 11 months of testing, Mastodon is releasing one of its biggest updates of the year. In a blog post attributed to CEO and founder Eugen Rochko, the non-profit detailed its 4.3 release on Tuesday, promising improvements for nearly every part of…
Continue reading "Mastodon’s new notifications won’t blow up your phone after a viral post anymore"