Could the end of the original Google Home speaker finally be upon us? Out of nowhere, Google Home has become unavailable on the Google Store in the US. That could mean that Google is getting ready to announce a new version of the smart speaker. The original hit the market in 2016 as a direct competitor to Amazon’s … Continue reading Is a Google Home successor finally coming? Continue Reading
Tesla slashed prices across its electric vehicle portfolio overnight as the automaker aims to boost sales in an economy beaten down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters and Electrek were the first to report the changes. The base price of Model 3 standard range plus is now $37,990, a $2,000 reduction. But the biggest cuts were made to Tesla’s more … Continue reading Tesla cuts prices across EV lineup, ends free supercharging for Model S, Model X Continue Reading
https://youtu.be/DkGOBXo1Mi0 Update, May 28, 2020 (1AM ET): OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro owners on the stable channel are now getting the OxygenOS 10.3.3 update. This OTA brings a number of noteworthy features, including dirty lens detection and Dolby Atmos support for the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z. Check out the changelog below, courtesy of XDA-Developers. System OnePlus Bullets … Continue reading OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro get stable update with dirty lens detection, more Continue Reading
SpaceX is in the process of preparing for its historic first astronaut launch, with a mission to demonstrate its human spaceflight capabilities by flying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station. That flight is set to happen at 4:33 PM EDT (1:33 PM PDT), weather permitting, but meanwhile SpaceX has provided … Continue reading Take a look inside Crew Dragon, SpaceX’s first human spacecraft, ahead of its historic launch Continue Reading
Austin Soldner and Michael Schaecher, the co-founders of the new sunglasses brand Futuremood, met at the newly formed San Francisco research and development lab created by the high-end audio tech developer Bose. The two were tasked with working on Bose’s sunglasses wearable and bonded over a shared interest in sneakers and fashion. Over many conversations the two men … Continue reading Angling to be eyewear’s next big thing, Futuremood launches with mood-altering sunglasses Continue Reading
Zoom has made several improvements to the overall security of the video conferencing platform over the past few weeks. The company is now asking users to make sure their Zoom applications — be it on smartphones or desktops — are updated to the latest version before May 30. Zoom wrote in a recent blog post that the update is … Continue reading Zoom will cut you off if you don’t update before May 30 Continue Reading
When Docker sold off its enterprise division to Mirantis last fall, that didn’t mark the end of the company. In fact, Docker still exists and has refocused as a cloud-native developer tools vendor. Today it announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft around simplifying running Docker containers in Azure. As its new mission suggests, it involves tighter integration between Docker and a couple of … Continue reading Docker expands relationship with Microsoft to ease developer experience across platforms Continue Reading
Rivian is hiring an insurance agency data manager, a job posting that suggests the all-electric automaker is planning to offer its own insurance to customers. The job was first posted by RivianForums, which also reached out to TechCrunch with the tip. Roadshow/CNET also reported about this new position. Rivian wouldn’t provide more details about its plans, but did confirm … Continue reading Rivian is building an in-house insurance agency Continue Reading
The Disney Plus streaming service was launched in the US back in November. It quickly expanded to many other countries, including India. But instead of getting a dedicated app, Indian users saw the existing Hotstar streaming platform rebranded to Disney Plus Hotstar. At the time of its April launch in India, the newly packaged Disney Plus Hotstar also … Continue reading Disney Plus Hotstar: Everything you need to know about the streaming service Continue Reading
Augmented reality filters on Instagram are picking up some new tricks with the latest update to Facebook’s Spark AR platform. Spark AR has been making pretty consistent updates to the feature sets developers can play with in creating AR filters since it exited closed beta on Instagram last year. Today, Facebook added some new functionality to the … Continue reading Instagram’s AR filters are getting more dynamic Continue Reading