[ad_1] This week, Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar and UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith explore who may need a $52,000 Mac Pro (it’s not as crazy as you think!). And when taken together with the 16-inch MacBook Pro and the AirPods Pro, they discuss what this means for Apple’s hardware prospects. Is this a sign that […]
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FTC may block Facebook’s integration plans for WhatsApp and Instagram
[ad_1] The commission started its investigation after Facebook announced that it would unify the technical underpinnings of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. That would allow its 2.7 billion users to send private, encrypted messages from one app that could be received on another. “We’re building a foundation for social communication aligned with the direction people increasingly […]
PayPal sues US regulator over “confusing” prepaid card rules
[ad_1] The issue is that most PayPal users link their credit cards to their accounts to facilitate payments, in what the industry describes as a digital wallet. However, users can also store money in their PayPal account, which regulators say makes the accounts similar to prepaid credit cards. PayPal complains that regulations from the CFPB […]
Apple vows to fix its easily defeated iPhone parental controls
[ad_1] Here’s how it works: Let’s say an unknown person sends a text to your child’s phone. If their contacts are stored locally but not in the Cloud, the Messages app offers to add that person to the contacts. If your kid does that, the number is added and they can call, FaceTime or text […]
World Record Egg was one of the top tweets of 2019
[ad_1] Let’s set a world record together and get the most retweeted tweet on Twitter. Beating the current world record held by Yusaku Maezawa @yousuck2020 (5.3 million!) We got this 🙌 pic.twitter.com/VkMPwJo9GI — World Record Egg (@egg_rt_record) January 14, 2019 Viral memes like “sco pa tu manaa” — a phrase from a song by Ghanaian […]
New Telltale confirms it’s working on ‘The Wolf Among Us 2’
[ad_1] The new Telltale team hasn’t revealed much about the game yet, but CEO Jamie Ottilie said it will be released for consoles and will be an Epic Games store exclusive for PC. It will still be based on DC’s Fables comic book, and its story will be told in five episodes, though it’s still […]
Apple’s latest acquisition could lead to crisper iPhone photos
[ad_1] A TechCrunch profile of the startup from 2018 said the technology can be embedded in software or in silicon. Its potential applications include enhancing low light smartphone images, as well as improving grainy security camera or drone footage. It’s unclear how much money changed hands, but the writeup also said Spectral raised $5.3 million […]
‘Fast & Furious Crossroads’ game promises heists and bro-hugs in May
[ad_1] Billed as “a team-based, vehicular-heist action game,” Fast & Furious Crossroads counts series stalwarts Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson among its voice cast, along with Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery and The Walking Dead) and Asia Kate Dillon (John Wick: Parabellum). You can expect over-the-top, car-based action here, with the team traveling […]
AT&T’s real 5G for wireless customers is live in 10 cities
[ad_1] AT&T promised that in 2019, it would bring real 5G to millions of customers, and now it has. In November it revealed five markets on the list to get 5G this year, but today the list of launch cities has doubled to ten: Birmingham, Ala. Indianapolis Los Angeles Milwaukee Pittsburgh Providence, R.I. Rochester, N.Y. […]
Green Day is in ‘Beat Saber’
[ad_1] Beat Saber is going modern-retro with the addition of the Green Day Music Pack, on sale now for $9. The pack includes six songs: “American Idiot” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” “Father of All…” “Fire, Ready, Aim” “Holiday” “Minority” Green Day participated in the reveal of the Beat Saber pack at The Game Awards with […]