Chicago is ticked off at DoorDash and Grubhub. On Friday, the city filed lawsuits against both meal delivery services. Brought by the city’s acting Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner Kenneth Meyer, the filings accuse the companies of deceptive and unfair business practices. The alleged misconduct is specific to each outfit. In the case of …
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AfterShokz OpenMove headphones just dropped to the lowest price ever
If you really enjoy listening to music or podcasts while you’re out running or cycling, bone-conduction headphones can be quite literally lifesaving. They keep your ears free to hear cars and other dangers without sacrificing your ability to hear whatever you’re listening to — they gently vibrate the sound directly into your head. These headphones typically run a little more …
Read More »Asphalt 8: Airborne, Baldo and DoDonPachi Resurrection HD are now available on Apple Arcade
Baldo: The Guardian Owls, Asphalt 8: Airborne and DoDonPachi Resurrection HD are the latest games to join Apple Arcade on Friday. Baldo: The Guardian Owls is a new open-world adventure RPG from indie Italian developer Naps Team. Asphalt 8: Airborne from Gameloft is a fully unlocked version of the racing game already available in the App Store. And DoDonPachi Resurrection …
Read More »Chipmakers supercharge AI with giant processor brains
A host of established companies and fledgling startups are racing to build special-purpose chips to push the capabilities of artificial intelligence technology to a new level. The new chips are geared to help AI grasp the subtleties of human language and handle the nuances of piloting autonomous vehicles, like the ones carmaker Tesla is developing. Some of the new chips …
Read More »Apple gives PC owners a full
Owning an iPhone and a Windows PC and accessing the same pool of information just got a whole lot easier. That goes for your iCloud Drive files, email, photos and the passwords stored in your iCloud Keychain. Apple recently updated the iCloud for Windows app, adding more features to the Passwords section of the app. More specifically, you can now access …
Read More »Google’s new Pixel 5A ad spoofs Apple with humorous ode to the headphone jack
Google has shared a video promoting its new Pixel 5A smartphone that parodies Apple while also announcing the phone has a headphone jack — a feature most phones on the market now lack. The Google video starts with a picture of a circle and a Jony Ive-alike announcer saying: “Perfect. Simple. Some might say simply perfect.” It’s only 40 seconds …
Read More »Cruella now free on Disney Plus: How to watch Disney’s live
“Cruella de Vil, Cruella de Vil, if she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will!” Cruella, Disney’s live-action prequel starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, is finally streaming on Disney Plus for no extra fee. Disney Plus monthly subscription See at Disney Originally released in May, the movie reveals Cruella de Vil’s origin story and shows what she was like before the …
Read More »Apple settles class action with some developers, allows more communication with users
Apple says it has reached a settlement with developers in a class action lawsuit against the tech giant over how it manages its App Store for the iPhone and iPad. Among the agreements, Apple said it will share more data with app developers, solidify some rules around communication with customers and establish a $100 million fund to help US developers who …
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra holds its own one year later
The Galaxy Note phones have long held a special place in the hearts of Samsung fans thanks to the integrated stylus and a unique design that set them apart from other Galaxy devices. So when the company revealed we won’t be getting a new Galaxy Note in 2021, many were concerned that this could be the end of the line …
Read More »The Rock’s wireless headphones boast 45
Fitness brand Under Armour has teamed up with Samsung-owned audio brand JBL and movie superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to produce a set of wireless headphones with a claimed 45 hours of battery life. The $300 UA Project Rock Over-Ear Headphones feature JBL Charged Sound for “maximum motivation and amplified bass” and were finely tuned by “The Rock” himself. But …
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