Tens of millions of U.S. consumers will get a payout as Google shells out $700 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by state prosecutors over the high fees it charges app developers. As the Washington Post reports, Google will pay $630 million into a fund that will be divided among an estimated 102 million […]
A patent infringement case is causing Apple to abruptly stop selling its two most recent Apple Watch models, the Series 9 and Ultra 2. Its website froze sales as of December 21st, and they’re set to disappear from physical Apple Store shelves after December 24th. The move came in response to an import ban handed down […]
Apple has launched the first beta update of iOS 17.3 for iPhones. This update is accessible to individuals enrolled in Apple’s Developer program who are eligible for beta updates. Other users will have to wait until the global rollout of the stable version, expected in January, to experience these new enhancements. As livemint reports, the latest update […]
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to pass a measure banning cable and satellite companies from charging early termination fees. If given final approval, the FCC action would also require cable and satellite providers to provide a prorated credit or rebate to customers who cancel before a billing period ends. The new rules are being […]
Epic Games plans to give away 17 free games during its annual holiday sale for the Epic Games Store, the company announced last week. As The Verge reports, the first free game you can snag is Destiny 2: Legacy Collection (2023), which includes three expansions: The Witch Queen, Beyond Light, and Shadowkeep. If you want to catch up on some older Destiny 2 content […]
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is done for good, the event’s organizers announced last week. As Apple Insider reports, even for the most grizzled veteran of Apple-centric events like Macworld Expo and WWDC, E3 was on a different scale, entirely. For a week every May (sometimes June), every hotel, restaurant and public space in downtown […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned the public against scanning any old QR code in a consumer alerts blog last week. Naturally, the warning comes down to security and privacy — bad actors can put QR codes in inconspicuous places or send them via text or email, then just sit back and wait for a payday in […]
The Hubble Space Telescope resumed science observations on Friday after ground teams spent most of the last three weeks assessing the performance of a finicky gyroscope, NASA said. As ArsTechnica reports, the troublesome gyroscope is a critical part of the observatory’s pointing system. Hubble’s gyros measure how fast the spacecraft is turning, helping the telescope […]
Epic has just released a trilogy of new games inside of Fortnite. As The Verge reports, it started with Lego Fortnite, continued with Rocket Racing, and is wrapping up with Fortnite Festival, developed by Guitar Hero studio Harmonix (which Epic acquired in 2021). It’s all part of an ambitious plan to turn Fortnite from a hit battle royale into a platform filled with all kinds […]
A few days after the team at Beeper proudly announced a way for users to send blue-bubble iMessages directly from their Android devices without any weird relay servers, and about 24 hours after it became clear Apple had taken steps to shut that down, Apple has shared its take on the issue. As The Verge reports, the company’s stance […]