iOS 4 originally appeared nearly 10 years ago as Apple’s first mobile operating system to drop the iPhone OS naming convention. An 18-year-old developer has now lovingly recreated iOS 4 as an iPhone app, and it’s a beautiful blast from the past. If you never got the chance to use iOS 4, or you’re a… Read more
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iOS 4 has been lovingly recreated as an iPhone app
SpaceX’s Starlink is in talks with ‘several’ airlines for in-flight Wi-Fi
The team behind SpaceX’s growing satellite internet network Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to beam internet to their airplanes, the project’s vice president said during a conference panel on Wednesday. Expanding Starlink from rural homes and onto airlines is an expected move for Elon Musk’s space company as it races to open the… Read more
read more...Watch the first five minutes of Netflix’s Philippine folklore anime Trese
Netflix has released the first five minutes of its upcoming anime series Trese, which is based on the Philippine horror comic of the same name. In the clip (which I’ve embedded at the top of this post), you’ll get a brief look at some of the show’s terrifying-looking monsters and be introduced to detective Alexandra… Read more
read more...Apple AirPods Pro review: Silence is golden
(Pocket-lint) – Whether you agree with the polarising design or not, Apple’s AirPods became an overnight phenomenon back in 2017. Since then those in-ear wireless buds have gone on to become the number one sellers in the world – and you only have to head to any city street to see how many people are… Read more
read more...The Senate just advanced the beef between SpaceX and Blue Origin
A controversial amendment pushed by Jeff Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin passed the Senate Wednesday night, inching closer to becoming law. Crammed inside a mammoth science and technology bill designed primarily to counter competition from China, the amendment would allow NASA to spend up to $10 billion on its embattled Moon lander program. Aside from… Read more
read more...Overwatch is getting cross-platform play on PC and console
Overwatch launched in 2016, but it’s getting a significant feature soon. Blizzard Entertainment is releasing a cross-play beta that will let PC and console gamers play in matches together. The developer says the update is coming “soon.” Until now, the communities on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch were segmented, but this update should make… Read more
read more...Facebook plans first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor
Facebook is taking a novel approach to its first smartwatch, which the company hasn’t confirmed publicly but currently plans to debut next summer. The device will feature a display with two cameras that can be detached from the wrist for taking pictures and videos that can be shared across Facebook’s suite of apps, including Instagram,… Read more
read more...Some of macOS Monterey’s best features aren’t coming to Intel Macs
Apple’s next big macOS update, macOS Monterey, adds a bunch of good-looking new features, but some of the more interesting ones won’t be coming to Intel-based Macs, according to the fine print on Apple’s macOS Monterey website (via MacRumors). If you don’t have an M1-based Mac — and many people probably don’t, given that the… Read more
read more...Android 12 Beta 2 has a new way of managing Wi-Fi connections
Google has announced that it is rolling out the second beta for Android 12 to Pixel phones today. It adds a few more of the Android 12 features that were announced at Google I/O last month but weren’t included in the first beta. But it also has a couple of newer features, including a new… Read more
read more...Apple Podcasts says it’ll launch in-app subscriptions globally on June 15th
After some major hiccups and a delay, Apple Podcasts says it’s launching in-app subscriptions next week. The global launch of subscriptions and channels, which are groups of shows, will happen on June 15th, the company said today in an email to podcasters, which The Verge has viewed. Apple first debuted in-app subscriptions in April with… Read more
read more...Raspberry Pi Matrix Cube Takes LEDs to a New Dimension
Home News (Image credit: M4ngolicious) Matrix panels are awesome to play with using a Raspberry Pi but why limit yourself to a 2-dimensional plane? This maker, known as M4ngolicious online, is using six panels of 64 x 64 pixels, 24,576 pixels in total, to create a portable, wireless matrix cube. This isn’t the first Raspberry… Read more
read more...Graphics Memory Prices Expected to Increase Next Quarter
Home News (Image credit: Samsung) Just when you thought things were as bad in the GPU market as they could be, something new pops up. Demand for gaming graphics cards, game consoles, and GPUs used for mining cryptocurrencies have driven prices of graphics cards and graphics memory to new heights in recent months, but according… Read more
read more...Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Review: More Bandwidth, More Power, More Money
Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti continues the Ampere architecture rollout, which powers the GPUs behind many of the best graphics cards. Last week Nvidia launched the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, a card that we felt increased the price too much relative to the next step down. RTX 3070… Read more
read more...Cooler Master MM720 Review: Respawn
Our Verdict The Cooler Master MM720 is a unique gaming mouse that improves on its predecessor, the Spawn, with a case, sensor and cable that compete with other high-end mice. For + Unique design with ring finger support + Pure PTFE feet + Very lightweight, flexible cord Against – Side buttons can be hard to… Read more
read more...Samsung Preps PCIe 4.0 and 5.0 SSDs With 176-Layer V-NAND
Home News (Image credit: Samsung) Samsung introduced the first mass-produced 3D NAND memory, dubbed V-NAND, in 2013, well ahead of its rivals. Samsung started with 24-layer V-NAND chips back then, and now having gained plenty of experience with multi-layer flash memory, it is on track to introduce 176-Layer V-NAND devices. But that’s only the beginning… Read more
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