If your 2018 MacBook Air isn’t turning on heading to the Apple Store could get you a free fix. Apple has identified an undisclosed issue with the logic board in “a very small number” of 2018 MacBook Air units, according to an internal document distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers on Friday. […]
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OnePlus admits it sent bizarre notifications to OnePlus 7 Pro owners
Owners of OnePlus 7 Pro phones have randomly received several weird notifications, causing consternation and concerns about security. OnePlus tweeted about the mix-up after OnePlus phone owners started posting pictures of the strange notifications, concerned there was a security issue. During an internal test, our OxygenOS team accidentally sent out a global push notification to […]
Android will have an equivalent to Apple’s AirDrop file sharing
Apple’s AirDrop might finally get some competition from Google. Google appears to be working on a new and simple way to share files between a variety of devices, including Android and Chromebooks. The 9to5Google team has managed to enable an upcoming Fast Share feature on Android that, like AirDrop, would use a combination of Bluetooth […]
Apple says that it’s focused on quality over quantity when it comes to its TV shows
Apple TV+, launching this fall, will focus on a small but high-quality lineup, said Apple’s software and services VP Eddy Cue in a recent interview with The Times. Cue notes that Apple hasn’t always been the leader when it comes to hardware, pointing out that they weren’t the first to produce computers, smartphones, or tablets. […]
Google’s Phil Harrison Isn’t Worried About Data Caps Affecting Stadia
In an interview with GameSpot, Vice President and General Manager of Google Phil Harrison explained that he’s not worried about data caps being a problem when the Stadia, a cloud-based gaming subscription service, rolls out next year. Data caps are not a universal challenge,” said Harrison, who went on to add that he is confident […]
Apple reportedly vows improvements to News+
Apple News+ launched back in March and faced some early struggles in terms of user experience as well as publisher relations. Now, some publishers are saying that the revenue they’re making through Apple News+ is rather lackluster. According to some of the publishing executives, Apple’s News+ team has asked for input during meetings on the […]
SpaceX plans to launch Starship’s first commercial flight in 2021
SpaceX reveals that its Starship test vehicle will target launching commercial flights as early as 2021. According to SpaceX VP of commercial sales Jonathan Hofeller, the company is hoping to send it to space for its first commercial mission in 2021. He revealed at an event in Indonesia that SpaceX is already in discussions with […]
Gmail’s API lockdown will kill some third-party app access, starting July 15
Google is locking down API access to Gmail data (and later, Drive data) soon, and some of your favorite third-party apps might find themselves locked out of your Google account data. The new API policy was announced back in October, but this week Google started emailing individual users of these apps, telling them the apps […]
Trump to lift some restrictions on Huawei as part of China truce
The G20 Summit wrapped up today in Japan, during which US President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have reached a truce that will remove some restrictions on Huawei buying technology from the US. It’s not certain exactly what will change, but Trump suggested the US […]
Apple’s HomePod smart speaker review
With the HomePod, we’re really reviewing two things at once: a premium speaker and a smart home hub. In the former category, the HomePod is excellent, with amazing sound and incredibly intuitive set-up. But in the latter Siri is only middling in its implementation, and the fact that you’re not able to break out of […]
Bumble’s new video chat and call options let you meet before you meet up
Bumble is giving users some new options to get to know each other inside its dating app. Today the company announced that it’s adding voice and video calls to the app. The Internet and mobile devices have revolutionized the dating process, negating the need to actually “get out there” and meet someone face to face. […]
‘Tetris Royale’ brings massive battles to phones worldwide
Tetris battle royale game is coming to mobile. N3TWORK and The Tetris Company Inc. announced that they’ve partnered to develop Tetris games built for mobile devices worldwide excluding China. The game is the first Tetris game to come out of N3TWORK and The Tetris Company’s exclusive multiyear partnership, which means we’ll be seeing more Tetris […]
EA Access game subscriptions come to PS4 July 24th
EA has finally confirmed the date its subscription service will come to Sony’s flagship console: July 24. EA Access costs $30/£20/ AU $40 for a year or $5/£4 /AU $40 per month. The primary benefit of being a subscriber is unlimited access to an Xbox Game Pass-style library of games, known as the Vault, such […]
Google Stadia games reportedly won’t be cheaper than PS4, Xbox One versions
Stadia boss Phil Harrison reportedly revealed that they’ll cost the same as the counterparts on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. “I don’t know why it would be cheaper,” he told Eurogamer on Thursday. “The value you get from the game on Stadia means you can play it on any screen in your life — TV, […]