The Verge reports that users are complaining both the Disney Plus and HBO Max Apple TV apps aren’t properly supporting the excellent new Siri Remote. Reddit reports that Disney Plus has yet to be updated to make use of the remote’s helpful scroll wheel scrubbing feature, which works on rival Netflix and Apple TV Plus apps. The HBO […]
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a brand-new Sony product launching first on Indiegogo. Called “Motion Sonic,” which, in the words of Sony’s campaign, is “effects gear to control sound in sync with your motion for playing music.” The Verge reports that the Motion Sonic device is a small capsule that can slot into differently […]
The Verge reports that the ecommerce giant Amazon has reached a deal to acquire the film and TV company MGM for $8.45 billion, both companies announced today. It’s a significant acquisition for the e-commerce giant, and it means it will own a library of content that’s reported to consist of around 4,000 films and 17,000 […]
Apple might have discontinued the original, full-size HomePod smart speaker, but the company is continuing to add new functionality to it, although, as The Verge reports, the latest one relies on you also buying the new, second-generation Apple TV 4K. But, if you own both products, there’s now built-in support for HDMI ARC and eARC, […]
Microsoft has been trying to build a lighter version of Windows for more than 10 years without success. The latest effort, Windows 10X, has reportedly now been shelved, in favor of improving Windows 10 instead. Petri reports that Windows 10X will no longer ship this year, and the OS will likely never arrive in its current form. […]
If you’ve been wondering if car prices seemed to be climbing higher and higher lately, you’re not imagining it. The Verge reports that the cause is a massive global supply problem, in the form of a semiconductor shortage. And the price of used cars is going up, too. About 13 percent of people who bought […]
On Friday, The Verge reported that a lot of Basecamp employees, including some upper execs are bailing out on the project management software company after a controversial blog post in which CEO Jason Fried outlined Basecamp’s new philosophy that prohibited, among other things, “societal and political discussions” on internal forums. Not long after Fried’s Monday blog post […]
The Verge reports that Senate Judiciary Committee leaders are demanding that Apple provide a witness for an upcoming hearing on app stores and digital competition after the iPhone manufacturer has refused to participate, according to a new letter to the company released Friday. In the letter addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) […]
The Verge reports that NZXT’s first AMD motherboard,the N7 B550, is like the Intel versions that preceded it, with a slick design and the option of either a black or white shroud that covers the bulk of the board itself. No doubt NZXT hopes the motherboard’s clean appearance will make it an appealing option for […]
Facebook is planning to start its return to in-person work in May, after over a year of working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced remote work plans near the start of the pandemic that promised around half of his employees could work remotely in the next five to 10 years, […]