Kyle Barr
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New York, NY, United States
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You May Need to Wait Until Late October to Receive Your New iPhone 15 Pro Max
Though in-store sales will remain available in September, shipping estimates quickly slipped from this month to October, suggesting wide demand. → Read More
Don't Break Your Pixel Watch Screen, Google Won't Offer Parts to Replace It
Google has confirmed there are no services or parts to fix a Pixel Watch. The company's limited warranty also does not cover accidents or wear and tear. → Read More
Apple Says It’s Going to Fix Those Alleged High-Radiation iPhone 12s
Apple claimed the iPhone 12 model is completely safe and blamed France's ‘specific testing protocol’ for the allegedly high electromagnetic radiation levels. → Read More
Warner Bros. CFO Thinks You Deadbeats Have Been on a Free Ride for Way Too Long
Warner Bros. Discovery has axed more shows and movies since 2020 than any other brand, but one exec said they were ‘giving away’ content for too cheap. → Read More
Google Starts Offering Pixel Tablet Repair Parts Through iFixit
iFixit debuted Pixel phone repair kits last year in partnership with Google. → Read More
The $5,000 HP Spectre Fold Aims for a True 3-in-1 Experience
HP’s all-in-one laptop/desktop/tablet tucks a keyboard and trackpad in between its two foldable sides. → Read More
Apple's Own USB-C Peripherals Are Damned Expensive, But That Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Apple may also install a feature on iOS 17 that will allow users to limit the maximum battery charge to preserve battery health. → Read More
Google: Pay No Attention to the iPhone Behind the Curtain
Google unleashes teaser videos for its upcoming Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2, though there's little we don't already know based on "leaks." → Read More
California Congressman Says Tech Utopia Developer 'Sold a Fairy Tale’ to Silicon Valley Elite
Parts of the California Forever project are now being characterized as a national security threat. → Read More
Meta Reportedly Looking to Give Europeans an Ad-Free Option on Its Platforms
The plan comes at a time when Facebook and Instagram are staring down the EU’s Digital Services Act and its ad transparency requirements. → Read More
Silicon Valley Elites Show Off Renderings of Exclusive New City They Want to Build in the Bay Area
New renderings show that the tech billionaire-backed city from ‘California Forever’ would be a pseudo-Mediterranean vacation spot but with more solar panels. → Read More
Scientologists Tell Feds They Don't Want Randos Repairing Their E-Meters
L. Ron Hubbard’s literary organization told the U.S. copyright office that it didn’t support DMCA exemptions for repairing personal electronics. → Read More
Google Kills the Pixel Pass Mere Weeks Before Announcing the Pixel 8
The company isn’t explaining why its changing the nature of its all-in-one subscription two months before the two-year term is up for many Pixel 6 buyers. → Read More
Google Announces October 4th 'Made by Google' Event With Expected Pixel 8 Launch
Google's 'Made by Google' event will take place in New York City, where the company is expected to share its upgrades to its smartphone and wearables. → Read More
Google Leaks a Pixel 8 Pro Pic
The company shared an image on its subscriptions and services page of a new phone with rumored consolidated camera bar and rounded corners. → Read More
Google’s Code Points to Apple SOS-Like Features Coming to Android
Google might be trying to facilitate Garmin Response for satellite connectivity, though it's unclear if it will bring a free service like Apple’s Emergency SOS. → Read More
Google Promises It Will Be More Open About Its Ads
Without much in the way of details, Google said it would update its transparency centers for EU users to show why they see ads, or why content gets taken down. → Read More
Google Sticks an Inconsistent Grammar Check AI in Search
Google doesn’t grammar check any mentions of its own name, while the company's own AI-based generative search doesn't do any spellchecking whatsoever. → Read More
9 Out of 10 Classic Video Games Are Commercially Unavailable, Study Finds
A study finds that just 13% of video games from the pre-2010 era are commercially available, and it's hurting efforts to preserve video gaming history. → Read More
Instagram Head Wants Threads to Be a Sterile, News-Free Environment
Zuckerberg and Mosseri have repeatedly said that Threads is supposed to be an app for 'kindness' without all those news publishers demanding a cut. → Read More