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Amid a pandemic that has created a fresh need for many people to perform their essential work and school functions from home, sources in the know said Wednesday that Apple plans to expand its iPad Pro line in April. According to Bloomberg, the design of the updated iPad Pro is expected to resemble the 11-inch…
A defense contractor that claims to have access to motor vehicle location data on a global scale says it wants to use that data to help U.S. federal agencies conduct more efficient spying and military operations. The Ulysses Group, which offers “cutting edge operational and intelligence services, support, and equipment” to government clients, says it…
Anyone with hit with a copyright claim on YouTube can probably tell you about the complicated, confusing, and drawn out hassle that comes with them. Thankfully, the platform is releasing a tool to proactively notify creators about their video’s potential copyright issues before they’re published. On Wednesday, social media analyst Matt Navarra tweeted out a…
A mysterious new MoviePass website has resurrected the memory of one of the most chaotic services in paid subscription history. A site at the domain “moviepass.ventures” bears the MoviePass name and styling, a countdown to March 22, and the words “the movie is about to start.” The only other thing on the page is an…
Intel has doubled down on its marketing blitz to persuade buyers that PCs are better than Macs, but this time there’s a twist. As MacRumors spotted, the chipmaker has recruited Justin Long, the cool “I’m a Mac” guy from Apple’s Mac vs. PC commercials, in a series of new ads it released today called “Justin…
If you’ve read this far, you’re probably a self-published author who has once struggled with Amazon’s fussy Kindle Direct Publishing platform. The platform, which allows you to upload and sell ebooks and paperbacks, has always been unusually frustrating when it came to ebook layout. If you did it right, you were fine. If you did…
QAnon is, unfortunately, one of the most popular conspiracy theories in town these days. But let’s not forget that there are conspiracy theories that are way more interesting and far less of a threat to American democracy. For those unaware, QAnon is a conspiracy theory that, in general, claims we are governed by Satan-worshipping pedophiles—which…
About two years ago, wireless carriers in the U.S. and South Korea flipped the switches on the first commercial 5G networks. And while 5G is still in its infancy, now seems like a good time to take stock of where 5G is at right now, and where it’s going. For those who have managed to…
Late last year, rumors started swirling that the expansion of stylus support across Samsung’s Galaxy phones might herald the demise of the Galaxy Note, but now Samsung just revealed another reason it might not make a new version of its iconic big-screen phone in 2021. At its recent annual shareholder’s meeting, Samsung co-CEO Koh Dong-jin…
Earlier this year, Samsung released a new batch of premium phones in the Galaxy S21 lineup, and now the company has returned to give its mid-range handsets a revamp. Meet the new Galaxy A72, A52, and A52 5G. All three phones share similar specs, but there are subtle differences between the two A52 models and…
Most of my early childhood memories are filled with vivid flashes of new and unusual experiences, like the time I climbed out of my crib and landed flat on my ass. Just a few years later, I remember using my first Windows PC that solidified the trajectory of the rest of my life. It was…
When you’re exploring another planet, the last thing you want to have to deal with is tire damage when AAA is millions of miles away. It’s a concern that prompted NASA to develop an airless titanium tire that’s flexible like rubber, but nearly indestructible. As has been the case with many of NASA’s inventions over…
Russia wants America to hate Hunter Biden. That, and other odd claims, are at the heart of a newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), meant to examine the role of foreign influence in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. The 15-page report, published Tuesday, says multiple foreign governments used…
Parler, the right-wing social network that was hounded off the web after many of its users predictably used the site to organize and stream the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, is doubling down on being worse on the dime of its ultra-conservative board chairwoman Rebekah Mercer, according to a Tuesday report by Bloomberg. Apple and Google…
Graham Ivan Clark — the teenager who masterminded a sprawling Twitter attack last summer that involved hacking the accounts of dozens of high profile users to promote a bitcoin scam — plead guilty in a Florida court on Tuesday. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Clark, who was just 17 years old when he pulled…
If stimulus checks have already been issued, where’s yours? The IRS announced Friday that as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the first round of $1,400 stimulus checks would make their way to eligible taxpayer bank accounts through direct deposit, noting that “some recipients will start receiving as early as this weekend, and with…
Good news for Android app developers. Googleannounced on Tuesday that it is reducing its cut from Play Store proceeds down to 15%, a number in line with Apple’s cut of App Store proceeds. What this means is that on July 1, 2021, Google will take 15% versus 30% from Play Store creator revenue under $1…
After facing several days of backlash from users over a planned update that would severely limit the use of their cutting machines without a paid subscription, Cricut has changed its mind. In a statement released today, Circut promised existing users unlimited lifetime use of their machines. The policy extends to anyone else who decides to…
If you’re scratching your head wondering what the hell a “Nuvia” is, why you should care that Qualcomm dropped $1.4 billion to own it, and what that has to do with Apple, buckle up. Nuvia is a startup founded in 2019 by ex-Apple chip designers Gerard Williams, John Bruno, and Manu Gulati. While none of…
Civil liberties advocates are working to raise awareness of Facebook’s apparent disinterest in moderating Spanish-language posts—with at least the same meandering enforcement it applies towards English-speaking users. The Center for American Progress, Free Press, National Hispanic Media Coalition, and the Real Facebook Oversight Board said in a statement Tuesday that Facebook has “continuously ignored” warnings…
