1rwMobile Report: T-Mobile partners with Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile streaming service QuibiTechCrunch - Sarah PerezOn the heels of getting the FCC’s proposal to merge with Sprint, T-Mobile announced a plan to partner with the Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile streaming service, Quibi. According to statements provided to
1rwTechnology Apple CEO Tim Cook Urges U.S. Senate to Pass the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants ActMacRumors - Joe RossignolApple CEO Tim Cook this week tweeted in support of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, urging the U.S. Senate to move quickly to pass the bipartisan bill, which would eliminate per-country limits
1rwAirPods Chinese report suggests $250 price point for new ‘AirPods Pro’ with noise-cancelling in-ear design9to5Mac - Benjamin MayoWe found images of a redesigned pair of AirPods in the iOS 13.2 beta earlier this month, featuring what appears to be an in-ear design for better noise cancellation. The rumors of AirPods with noise cancellation
1rwApple After Apple banned HK protest app, Tim Cook met Chinese regulator9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyIn the wake of Apple’s indecisiveness over a Hong Kong protest app, Tim Cook met a Chinese regulator to discuss, among other things, ‘fulfilling corporate social responsibility.’ China had earlier made
1rwApple Apple still the most valuable brand in the world, name now worth 9% more9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyApple has once more been declared the most valuable brand name in the world by Interbrand. It’s the 7th consecutive year the Cupertino company has taken the top slot. The brand consultancy’s rankings take
1rwAudiophile Review: Master & Dynamic MW07 Plus are my new favorite in-ear wireless headphones9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyMaster & Dynamic MW07 Plus are the latest iteration of my much-loved MW07 true wireless in-ear headphones. The new model adds active noise cancellation, and dramatically better battery-life – a pretty
1rwFacebook Messenger Facebook expands on child protection plans with move to end-to-end encryption9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyFacebook has expanded on comments CEO Mark Zuckerberg made about the company’s child protection plans when it switches to end-to-end encryption for its messaging apps as part of a belated focus on privacy…
1rwOnePlus OnePlus 8 Pro will swap the pop-up camera for a hole-punch, leak claimsThe Verge - Jon PorterA new leak says that OnePlus could replace the pop-up selfie camera used by the OnePlus 7 Pro and 7T Pro with a hole-punch notch in the OnePlus 8 Pro. The leak comes courtesy of 91Mobiles, which created
1rwAirPods Apple rumored to launch new AirPods Pro headphones at end of OctoberThe Verge - Tom WarrenApple has long been rumored to be working on a new pair of noise-cancelling AirPods. Bloomberg originally reported they would arrive in 2019, and then revised that estimate to 2020 earlier this year. China
1rwSpace Watch two NASA astronauts conduct the first all-female spacewalk in historyThe Verge - Loren GrushThis morning, two of NASA’s astronauts will make history when they don their space suits and leave the confines of the International Space Station for a 6.5-hour spacewalk. That’s because the two astronauts
1rwHydrogen The Hydrogen One is now only $645, which is $645 more than you should spend on itThe Verge - Jacob KastrenakesNearly a year after launch, RED has dropped the price on its Hydrogen One smartphone to $645 — a price that is still too expensive for what you get, and even at launch, would not have justified all of
1rwTechnology Stadia will require Wi-Fi to play games at launch, including on Pixels9to5Google - Abner LiLast night, Google quietly revealed that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will support Stadia alongside the Pixel 3/3a and new Pixel 4. It has now emerged that Stadia on those phones will require Wi-Fi at launch
1rwMacBook Pro Concept imagines rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro with 6 USB-C ports, more9to5Mac - Chance MillerApple’s oft-rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro could be launching as early as this month. Today, new renders have emerged offering a look at what could be the design of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, with Touch Bar
1rwApple TV Apple hid a Lightning connector for debugging in the Apple TV 4K’s ethernet port9to5Mac - Chance MillerAs it turns out, the Apple TV 4K includes a hidden Lightning port. This discovery was first made on Twitter by Kevin Bradley, better known as nitoTV on Twitter. This could lead to access to the Apple 4K’s
1rwInstacart Apple Pay Promo Offers $5 Off Instacart Grocery DeliveryMacRumors - Eric SlivkaApple today sent out emails for a new Apple Pay promotion, offering a $5 discount on groceries when you spend $35 or more through Instacart. To get the discount, you'll need to use Apple Pay and shop
1rwIKEA IKEA’s smart blinds begin United States rollout, but only at certain stores9to5Mac - Chance MillerThe confusing rollout of IKEA’s smart blinds in the United States continues today. The blinds were first slated to released earlier this year, but were then delayed to October 1st. From there, IKEA delayed
1rwAirbnb Airbnb’s WeWork problemTechCrunch - Kate ClarkAirbnb may be another overvalued “unicorn,” but it’s no WeWork. The Information this morning reported new Airbnb financials — indicating a massive increase in operating losses — that immediately call future
1rwComic Books Walt Disney World Reportedly Removes Star Wars-Themed Names on Food Items in Galaxy's Edgecomicbook.com - Aaron Perine Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has been a hot topic among fans since it opened earlier this year. But, a puzzling launch grows a bit more strange after …
1rwGoogle Photos Google Photos format loophole seems to give iPhone free unlimited storage for orig. quality photos, Pixel 4 left behind9to5Mac - Michael PotuckOne of the unique selling points for the Pixel smartphone lineup over the last few years has been free unlimited storage of original quality pictures with Google Photos. However, that changed with the
1rwNintendo Switch The Switch turns Overwatch into a great second-screen gameThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergOverwatch has finally made its way to the Nintendo Switch, fulfilling the endless requests from me that Blizzard port its popular team shooter to Nintendo’s portable console. It’s not the first mainstream
1rwNintendo Switch Nintendo Switch sales top 15 million in North America aloneEngadget - Richard LawlerAs Nintendo heads into a holiday season with both the OG Switch and Switch Lite on store shelves, the company is celebrating 10 months in a row of being the best selling console in the US, according to
1rwAlternative Fuel Ford announces plans for EV charging, partners with Amazon and GreenlotsElectrek - Fred LambertAhead of the launch of its new electric car, Ford announced its plan for electric car charging with partnerships with Greenlots and Amazon for home charging solutions. Last year, Ford said that it was
1rwClimate EGEB: Philadelphia launches climate collaborative, communal EV for Oregon village, moreElectrek - Michelle Lewis• The City of Brotherly Love launches the Climate Collaborative of Greater Philadelphia. • An eco-friendly Oregon housing development will offer a communal electric vehicle. • A group of Montana high are
1rwGaming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ditches loot boxes for a battle passThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergCall of Duty: Modern Warfare is just days away from its October 25th release date, and Activision has finally announced how it’ll be running the in-game economy for the upcoming shooter. Specifically,
1rwYahoo Yahoo will give you an extra week to post on Yahoo Groups, says it will ‘listen to feedback’The Verge - Jay PetersIf you were saddened to hear that you will no longer be able to post to Yahoo Groups starting next week, cheer up — you’ve now got an extra week to post. Yahoo’s plan to largely shut down Groups was widely
1rwLyft Lyft will give people free and discounted rides to job interviewsEngadget - Kris HoltIt'll also help folks get to work and back until they pick up their first paycheck. Lyft has announced a plan to help people "making their way through the employment pipeline" get to and from job interviews,
1rwVenmo Venmo to launch its first credit card in 2020TechCrunch - Sarah PerezVenmo announced today its plans to launch its first-ever credit card. The card is being issued partnership with Synchrony, already the issuer behind Venmo parent company PayPal’s Extras Mastercard and
1rwTechnology Newegg leaks Nvidia’s brand-new Shield TV streaming... tubeThe Verge - Chris WelchNvidia can’t be very happy with its online retail partners today. After Amazon leaked every detail about the upcoming Shield TV Pro, Newegg has now spoiled the reveal of a seemingly more mainstream Shield
1rwGoogle Pixel 4 Google’s Pixel 4 face unlock has one major privacy weaknessThe Verge - Chris WelchGoogle came up with its own face unlock system for the Pixel 4 and 4 XL using those advanced sensors in the phone’s top bezel. The technology behind it is similar to Apple’s Face ID, and aside from just
