There’s a new MacBook Pro in town with a redesigned keyboard that should fix all the complaints about the butterfly keyboards of old. On this week’s Apple Core roundup, we also get a clearer look at when to expect Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset. And will the mystery of Apple Glasses finally see the light of …
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When Apple announced its revamped Mac Pro for $5,999 and Apple Pro Display XDR 32-inch 6K monitor for $4,999, there wasn’t any doubt this machine was meant for serious professionals. When they went on sale Tuesday, we learned a little more. Aside from learning the most expensive Mac Pro can cost more than a Tesla Cybertruck, the other thing we …
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Walmart is testing new ways to deliver your milk, eggs and bread using self-driving vehicles. The world’s largest retailer said Tuesday it has teamed up with Nuro, a Mountain View, California-based autonomous vehicle startup, to pilot grocery deliveries in Houston. Nuro, founded in 2016, has already raised $1 billion in funding, according to Crunchbase. It has previously partnered with Domino’s for …
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Three months ago, Google‘s YouTube was hit by a record $170 million penalty and major new kids-privacy rules. Now YouTube wants the US government to loosen how much its massive video service is subject to that child privacy law. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, shouldn’t require YouTube to presume that everyone watching kids-directed videos is a child if YouTube can …
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Huawei intends to use its own Harmony operating system in more products next year, but its phones, tablets and computers won’t be among them, Reuters reported late Sunday. The embattled Chinese company hopes to stick with Google’s Android mobile OS for those devices, a Huawei spokesperson told Reuters. The company has been forced to consider alternatives to Android as it faces trade restrictions from …
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On a cold and rainy Monday morning in New York, T-Mobile and Sprint headed to court to try and have their merger approved. The hearing marked the first day of a trial between the wireless carrier and a number of state attorneys general, led by New York AG Letitia James and California AG Xavier Becerra. Sprint Chief Marketing Officer Roger …
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Google Maps users on iOS phones can now turn on Incognito mode to stop searches or places you navigate to in Maps from being saved to your Google account, Google said in a Monday blog post. Google launched the Incognito mode feature for Android users on Google Maps in October. Incognito mode means that you won’t see personalized features like restaurant …
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Facebook’s Oculus Quest VR headset keeps getting new features. Last month, it added USB-C PC tethering for running more powerful Oculus Rift apps. Now, it can work without controllers, using the headset’s external cameras to track your finger motion and hand movement. Earlier this fall, hand tracking was unveiled as a feature coming in early 2020. It’s part of Facebook CEO …
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Microsoft announced Monday that effective May 6, it’s finally sunsetting the Wunderlist app that it acquired four years ago with the purchase of 6Wunderkinder. Two years ago, Microsoft built its own To Do list-making app, incorporating many of the features from Wunderlist. Wunderlist will still be available in the meantime, and all user data will be accessible to export or …
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This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. In the last decade, apps (and by association, phones) have become an almost essential part of our lives. Since the iOS App Store and Google Play launched in 2008 with what seemed …
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Happy Monday, fellow money-savers! Here are a few deals that should be on your radar, followed by a password-manager exclusive and some crazy-good wireless-charger discounts: Today only, and while supplies last, Speck is offering two of its backpacks for just $15.99 each: The eight-pocket Turbo and stylish-looking Ruck. Regular price: $39.99. I really like the look of the olive-colored Ruck, …
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Makers of wearable devices shipped 84.5 million units in the third quarter, an increase of 94.6% and a single-quarter record, IDC reported Monday. Most of that growth was attributed to increased demand for hearables such as earbuds. “Hearables have become the new go-to product for the wearables market,” Ramon T. Llamas, research director for IDC’s Wearables Team, said in a …
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A human defeated a computer-piloted drone in the Drone Racing League’s first man-vs.-machine competition. But the programmers behind the AI-powered drone, Team MAVLab from the Netherlands, can take consolation in a $1 million prize for creating the fastest self-piloting aircraft this season. The Drone Racing League mostly involves human pilots, but this year it began its first computer-piloted drone competition, …
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