Enlarge Felix Rieseberg A silly new app has been doing the rounds this week: Windows 95 as a standalone application. Running on Windows, macOS, and Linux, the Windows 95 “app” combines Electron (a framework for building desktop applications using JavaScript and other Web technology) with an existing x86 emulator written in JavaScript. The emulator can […]
Enlarge / Adding powdered silica to the electrolyte used in lithium-ion batteries keeps them from catching fire. Gabriel Veith Exploding lithium-ion batteries can wreak havoc on airline flights or in waste facilities after people toss their old electronics into the trash. Now, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have come up with a new chemical […]
Every time a new, expensive gadget becomes commercially available, you can expect the glue-and-screw crew at iFixit to quickly pounce. This month’s Magic Leap One headset, now available for a cool $ 2,299, is no exception, and iFixit has now posted a treasure trove of photos and thoughts on the “mixed reality” device’s tech, performance, […]
Enlarge Getty Images | NurPhoto Facebook is the latest company to violate Apple’s new app guidelines surrounding data collection. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook pulled Onavo Protect, a VPN app, from Apple’s App Store after the iPhone maker determined that Onavo violated its data-collection rules. Facebook purchased the Israeli company […]
More Pixel 3 XL pictures! Rozetked The back. Does that look like two separate panels to you or a single sheet of glass? Rozetked Check out the green power button. Rozetked The leaker says there is a seam between the top glass and bottom matte panel. I don’t see it here. Rozetked There has been […]
Enlarge Samuel Axon Mac users began receiving alerts that Apple will end support for its Back to My Mac feature when macOS Mojave comes out this fall. The iCloud feature lets users remotely connect one Mac to another for file transfers and screen sharing. Users could create a network of multiple Macs and access information […]
Enlarge / Parallels Desktop 14 running Windows 10 in macOS High Sierra. Samuel Axon A new version of Mac-based virtualization software Parallels Desktop was released today. Parallels Desktop 14 offers disk space efficiency improvements, faster application-launch speeds, macOS Mojave support, expanded Touch Bar support, better OpenGL graphics performance, and several other improvements. Most people who […]
A new update to Niantic’s Pokémon Go takes a more zealous approach to ferreting out potential cheaters by scanning Android phones for certain jailbreak-related folder names, regardless of the user’s permissions. Ars has independently confirmed reports that Pokémon Go will not launch on Android phones that have an empty folder named “MagiskManager” on their SD […]
Enlarge / The new Google Fit. Google Google is revamping its fitness tracking app, Google Fit. It’s getting an all-white redesign in line with Google’s new Material Design guidelines and new metrics for fitness tracking based on guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Enlarge / Google Fit’s new […]
Enlarge / A photo taken with a DSLR is used to demonstrate the smartphone’s AI beauty feature. Huawei Huawei might make decent smartphones, but its marketing and advertising campaigns have, multiple times, been struck by controversy. That continues today, as an actor’s social media post revealed that the company faked smartphone photos with a professional […]
Enlarge / The 2014 Mac mini is pictured here. This redesign was seen by some users as a downgrade compared to its predecessor, and Apple hasn’t overhauled it since. Andrew Cunningham Apple plans to release a new replacement for the MacBook Air (and possibly the current MacBook) with a Retina display later this year, according […]
Microsoft Windows 8.1 dropped out of mainstream support earlier this year, entering the five-year extended support period in which it receives only security fixes. However, Microsoft is still accepting new application submissions to the Windows 8 Store. Submissions for new Windows Phone 8 apps are also currently accepted. Today, Microsoft announced that this is soon […]
Enlarge / A customer inspects the 2013 iPhone at the Wangfujing flagship store in Beijing. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Apple removed thousands of gambling apps from China’s App Store after the company came under fire from state-run media. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the tech giant removed as many as 25,000 illegal […]
The Logitech MX Vertical. Logitech There’s a concave thumb rest on the left side with two customizable shortcut buttons. Logitech Logitech says the device is sloped at a 57-degree angle. The device can also connect over USB-C through a port on the front. Logitech Logitech on Monday announced the MX Vertical, the first vertical mouse […]
The ROLI Songmaker Kit with a 2018 MacBook Pro running Logic Pro X. Samuel Axon The ROLI Lightpad M block with an iPhone. Samuel Axon A ROLI Loop Block. Samuel Axon The modules connect to one another with these connectors, which are on all sides of most pieces. Samuel Axon Two modules connected. Samuel Axon […]