Apple Podcasts app ratings flip after the company starts prompting users
Apple's decision to allow ratings for its own apps is producing... mixed results. As developer Kosta Eleftheriou and The Verge have noticed, the official Podcasts app has flipped from an abysmal 1.8-star rating to over 4.8 in the space of just a few weeks thanks to a surge of reviews. As you might have guessed,…
Apple reportedly tells workers they’re allowed to discuss conditions and pay
Apple might be eager to minimize future complaints about working conditions. NBC News said it obtained a newly released internal memo telling employees they're allowed to discuss conditions and pay outside the company. Staffers should be free to talk about issues in the way they "feel most comfortable," including with managers and the People (human…
Google might fix iMessage chats for iPhone and Android users
IDG If you’ve ever texted with an Android user, you know who conversations can quickly get overrun with “Jason laughed at” this or “Roman liked” that messages. As soon as an Android user joins a group conversation, Apple’s iMessage reaction expressions turn to text prompts so no one misses out on what’s happening. That might…
Before the next big thing, Apple has a lot of little things that need fixing
One of Apple’s best qualities is the time and energy it spends on pushing the envelope of technology. In recent years, it’s debuted impressive camera features, world-class tablets, amazing processors, and much much more. But one challenge with continually moving the state of the art forward is that sometimes it comes at the expense of…
watchOS 8.1.1 fixes Apple Watch Series 7 charging bug
Apple Ahead of watchOS 8.2, which is currently in beta testing, Apple has released watchOS 8.1.1 for the Apple Watch Series 7. This update specifically addresses a problem with the Series 7 watch that prevented it from properly charging. This update may not appear if you are using an older series watch. We haven’t heard…
Report: Apple accelerating plans to make a fully self-driving car
According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is stepping up its car ambitions. The company now aims to launch a fully autonomous vehicle in four years, though that 2025 target date is fluid. Apple has been hiring engineers and automotive veterans for years under what is widely believed to be called Project…
Artery Gear: Fusion is a turn-based strategy game out now in Japan on Android and iOS
Artery Gear: Fusion is set in a future where the Earth is devastated by the invasion of an unknown life form – Puppet. It sees players strategising and controlling their assets to defend humanity. They play as the commander of the Union Fleet - Artery Gear. This unit contains girls who function as humanoid mobile…
3 Minute Heroes’ mobile version is here, now available on both Android and iOS
3 Minute Heroes: Card Defense by Sinkhole Studio is a real-time strategy game that has just been released on Android and iOS devices. About the game 3 Minute Heroes is a combination of tower defense, deck building, and rogue-like genres. It has been developed by Sinkhole Studio, a South Korean video game developer. In it,…
These smart glasses offer a glimpse at the future Apple and Facebook are planning
Avegant, a start-up in San Mateo, California, has built an LED light-engine that could enable device manufacturers to build small, stylish augmented-reality smart glasses.Courtesy of AvegantI recently tried a pair of prototype smart glasses from Avegant that gave me a glimpse of a future where we may be able to watch videos, get directions, see…
Twitter stops opening links in AMP on iOS and Android
Twitter has quietly rolled back its support for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) on mobile, according to a support page spotted by SEO consultant Christian Oliveira. The support page originally detailed how Twitter would automatically send users of its mobile apps to the AMP version of a page from links posted on the social network. However,…