Facebook / Meta has found an interesting new way to track you: by keeping a list of the links you click and sharing this information with advertisers. The new feature is called “link history,” and the good news is that you can turn it off. Here’s the history, from Rich on Tech’s Rich DeMuro: A […]
Apple is good at announcing its big, headline-grabbing software features ahead of time. But a few weeks ago it became apparent that there is an important feature on its way which had never been mentioned by Apple: Stolen Device Protection, and it’s now just a matter of hours away. As Forbes reports, this feature popped […]
Apple may have bested Samsung in iPhone sales for the first time ever last year, but that didn’t stop Sthe tech giant from launching their annual Unpacked – the first mega phone event of 2024 – with gusto. As CNET reports, the debut of Samsung’s newest smartphones — the Galaxy S24 series, which bring on-device generative […]
Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts couple, according to court papers filed last week. As AP News reports, the Justice Department charged eBay with stalking, witness tampering and obstruction […]
Year in and year out, most of the blood glucose tech you see at CES are devices that may not come out for years, if ever. That’s why it was refreshing to see Dexcom roll up to CES 2024 to talk about something a bit more tangible: its forthcoming Stelo continuous glucose monitor (CGM), a wearable […]
CES 2024 is over, which means it’s time for tech pundits to announce their annual Best of CES award winners. CES is often described as a TV show or car show, but sometimes it’s more niche products that capture the imagination. Everyone has an opinion, but Endgadget had feet on the ground and when it […]
SpaceX is facing a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that alleges the company illegally fired employees for writing an open letter that criticized CEO Elon Musk. As The Verge reports, lastyear, a group of SpaceX employees drafted an open letter to express concerns about how Musk’s behavior “is a frequent source of distraction and […]
The star of Acer’s new lineup – officially launched at CES 2024 – is clearly its Predator Z57 — a 57-inch, 120Hz curved display that spans 7680×2160 pixels. It uses MiniLED backlighting for better contrast than a typical LCD monitor, and Acer says it will be out in the second quarter for $2,499.99 in the US and […]
Checks are apparently hitting the bank accounts of people affected by Apple’s decision to slow down iPhones with older batteries back in 2017. As MacRumors reports, readers of its site said they’d seen checks deposited to their accounts amounting to $92.17, later updating the story with an embedded post from one of the readers. Indeed, the website set up for […]
No single event of the year delivers more tech news than CES. The annual trade show is the starting point for each year in tech, giving companies a chance to announce their next wave of products or tease the ambitious, far-out, and often strange new projects they’ve been working on behind the scenes. This year’s […]