Tony Fadell, also known as the father of the iPod, released his new book this week called Build, which tells the story behind his 30 years working in Silicon Valley companies. In an interview with CNBC, Fadell discussed the development stages of the iPod’s and iPhone’s early years and controversial Steve Jobs decisions.
Microsoft’s Outlook email client has been making some macOS users worried this week. When accessing Outlook in Safari, the browser downloads a mysterious “TokenFactoryIframe” file, which some people believed to be malware or something potentially dangerous to their computer. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case.
The latest report from Canalys shows how PC, tablets, and Chromebook sales performed in the first quarter of 2022. Despite PC and tablet sales dropping by 3% to 118. 1 million units, compared to Q1 2021, shipments are still strong compared to pre-pandemic times with a three-year CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 12% from Q1 2019. This doesn’t include Chromebooks, which sees a significant drop of 60% YoY in global shipments for Q1 2022.
Last month a couple of leaks showed us the Moto E32 which was supposedly coming soon, and today Motorola has decided to make it official with zero fanfare. The listing simply went up in Europe, and that’s it – no fancy event, nothing like that.
2021 was a banner year for Xbox Game Pass, and 2022 is already looking promising.
Forget Alexa and Google Assistant, as Sonos is preparing to announce its proprietary voice assistant that will be introduced within the next few weeks. It will let customers control music on the company’s home audio platform.
In honor of May the 4th, otherwise known as Star Wars day, there are special sales on Star Wars games all over the galaxy (well, mainly on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC). If you’ve missed out on new games like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order or classics like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, you can get both of them very cheap in this year’s sales.
It’s been just over a year since T-Mobile launched its 5G Home Internet and today the Uncarrier has announced a slew of updates to make the service more appealing than ever. From a free trial, up to $500 in early termination fee coverage, $50/month lifetime price lock, and even $50 off an Apple TV, T-Mobile is aiming to give customers the “freedom to switch” from their existing broadband provider.
Update: A day after making watchOS 8. 6 beta 4 available to developers, Apple is now making it available to public beta testers as well.
In case you missed it, Coca-Cola has a new limited-edition beverage that was “born in the metaverse” and apparently is “pixel-flavored.” Called Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Byte, the drink originally premiered in Fortnite (sure!) and is available through the official Coca-Cola Creations website till it sells out. (It costs about $15 for a two-pack, by the way, so it is still available. )
SoundCloud believes that the next big thing on its platform relies on AI and machine learning, as the company announced it has acquired Musiio, which will help SoundCloud’s existing music intelligence capabilities and help the company identify what’s next in music trends and talent.
Nintendo Switch Sports is a follow-up to the hugely successful Wii Sports, and it’s meant to be a wholesome good time for the whole family. To prevent anyone from posting anything inappropriate on an online match screen, Nintendo also has profanity filters. These filters are easy to bypass and players enjoy making crude jokes about their opponents.
