CES was a Matter love fest, said one show attendee on Twitter — and they were not wrong. The new smart home standard, formerly known as Project CHIP, was showcased by Samsung and LG during their keynotes and graced all the silicon manufacturers’ and smart home gadget makers’ booths, big and small. Playing spot the Matter […]
Move over, Alexa, Disney’s come to Voice Assistant Town. “Disney’s Magical Companion” debuted at CES this week, and in case you were wondering, the disembodied voice is born from fairy dust and lives inside Amazon’s Echo smart speakers and displays. Its purpose is to call up various characters — including Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars faves […]
Tesla’s accused of violating national labor laws by allegedly telling employees at its Orlando, Florida location not to talk about pay and working conditions, as first reported by Bloomberg. In a complaint filed in September, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) regional director in Tampa claims Telsa “told employees not to complain to higher level managers about their […]
Apple is updating its iPad Mini with a new processor, says respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The new Mini is supposed to begin shipping by the end of 2023 or the first half of 2024. The iPad Mini received an all new design at the end of 2021 after remaining largely unchanged since it was introduced way back in […]
The bells are tolling for 3G, one of the key technologies that helped usher in the age of the smartphone. Throughout December, Verizon has been disconnecting its customers who were still using the tech, cutting off their phones’ ability to use data, make calls, and send texts. It was the last major US carrier to […]
As of January 1st, 2023, a bunch of electric vehicles became newly eligible for the $7,500 tax credit, which passed into law as part of the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act a year ago. Some models new to the list had lost their eligibility when their manufacturer hit the previous credit’s sales cap of 200,000 vehicles (Tesla […]
Great news for thousands of small businesses, independent contractors, an probably millions of Americans: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it would delay the implementation of the tax reporting change for payments apps such as Venmo, PayPal, CashApp and more. In turn, for this tax season, the reporting requirement for payments above $20,000 and exceeding 200 transactions within […]
YouTube Music is getting live lyrics as part of a tweaked Casting UI that some users have already received. As 9to5Google reports, when Casting YouTube Music from an Android phone to a Chromecast Ultra, instead of album artwork, song name, and artist being centered on the screen, they’re now off to the right with left-aligned text. […]
One of the new features of iOS 16.2, which was officially released to all users this month, is the new Home app architecture. According to Apple, this new architecture makes the experience of using HomeKit accessories more efficient and reliable. However, the company has now pulled the option to upgrade to the new architecture as […]
Google’s plans for its Pixel phone lineup from 2023 to 2025 have been leaked, according to Android Authority. Last week, they published a timeline full of information from a source it called “anonymous but trustworthy,” saying that it’s vetted the plans and warning that some outcomes were more likely than others. Here’s the rundown: Android Authority says that there’s […]