As furor continues to surround its App Store, Apple on Monday followed through with some of its previously announced changes to improve its digital storefront for developers. As part of the move, which the company again detailed on its developer site on Monday, bug fixes will no longer be delayed due to App Store “guideline …
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Amazon Echo Frames: We decided we don’t really want to wear Alexa
6.0 Amazon Echo Frames $160 at eBay Get Price Alerts You’re receiving price alerts for Amazon Echo Frames Like Look like normal glasses Good microphone performance Able to add prescription lenses Don’t Like Audio quality is poor Battery life isn’t great No skills designed for Alexa on the go Plastic feels cheap Amazon’s Echo Frames drew plenty of attention when …
Read More »AT&T trademark filing for WarnerMedia Ride hints at automotive entertainment plans
AT&T already has deals in place with a host of automakers to offer wireless connectivity in cars. Now, a new patent application seems to hint that the company has plans to take other parts of its many businesses on the road. In a trademark filing, the company seems to have reserved the name “WarnerMedia Ride.” While not much is known …
Read More »Google gives Chrome tabs a performance boost, better management
Google is giving Chrome an update to boost performance. In a blog post on Tuesday, the search giant revealed a host of new changes in the works to help make its popular web browser faster, more responsive and more efficient particularly when it comes to managing tabs. Among the big changes are some “under-the-hood performance improvements” that will make loading …
Read More »Final Cut Pro X update improves speed, adds easier video formatting for social media platforms
Apple is giving Final Cut Pro an update to help its video software adapt to the ever-changing needs of social media and working from home and has dubbed this new version Final Cut Pro X. The free update, labeled 10.4.9, adds support for new proxy workflows in either ProRes Proxy or H.264 to make libraries more manageable and portable even …
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T-Mobile Money, the wireless carrier’s banking service, is expanding to Sprint customers. On Monday the nation’s second-largest carrier said that it will allow those who had Sprint to sign up for the T-Mobile-exclusive service. First announced in 2018, T-Mobile Money functions as a regular bank, with accounts held at BankMobile, an FDIC-insured division of Customers Bank. Making the service available …
Read More »LG Velvet 5G UW gets price, release date for Verizon
Waiting for the LG Velvet to hit Verizon? Your wait is almost over. On Tuesday Verizon announced that its customized version of LG’s latest will arrive on Aug. 21 for $700. Called the LG Velvet 5G UW, Verizon’s version has a $100 premium compared to the LG Velvet 5G that’s being sold on AT&T. The difference? The Verizon model is …
Read More »ZTE teases Sept. 1 launch of first phone with a front camera under the display
Notches, hole punches and other cutouts have become a staple on modern phones as companies look to find a place to put a front camera while still keeping the bezels around the sides down to a minimum. On Sept. 1 Chinese phone-maker ZTE says it will launch a new Axon 20 5G phone in China that will change up the …
Read More »Verizon updates 5G plans, throws in Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu for free
Verizon is changing up some of its offers, expanding its partnership with Disney and providing some details on who will be able to use its forthcoming nationwide 5G network. Revealed on Monday, the new changes include a “Disney bundle” for those on its Play More or Get More unlimited plans, adding in Disney Plus, Hulu (with ads) and ESPN Plus …
Read More »Apple is expanding its independent repairs program to include Macs
Have a broken Mac? Apple is making it easier to get it fixed. On Monday the company revealed that it is expanding its repairs program to now support Macs at independent shops. The news is an expansion of the repairs program that Apple previously launched for iPhones last year, expanding the availability of repairs beyond Apple Stores or one of …
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