Inflation barely dents spending of US teens; iPhone and Apple Watch still a priority
A new report says that the impact of inflation made only a tiny dent in the spending of US teens, but that an iPhone and Apple Watch remain top priorities.
Investment banking giant Piper Sandler has shared the results of its latest large-scale surve...
Powerful California privacy law and right to repair law are both now in effect
A powerful new California privacy law has now taken effect, designed to make it far easier for consumers to request that data brokers delete their data instead of selling it. The state’s right to repair legislation is also now active.
It’s hoped tha...
Narwhal for Reddit app will cost $3.99/month, as tiered approach rejected
The Narwhal for Reddit app now has confirmed pricing, after surveying the views of users. The developer says that thoughts of tiered subscriptions have been abandoned, and that the app will instead have a single plan costing $3.99 per month.
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PSA: T-Mobile unlimited plans to get price hike – but you can opt out
If you’re on one of four older T-Mobile unlimited plans, you’re facing a price hike of around $10 per month – but you can opt out of the increase …
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ – Apple’s big-screen gamble hits $200M-$250M
A new report says that Apple’s spend on Killers of the Flower Moon was between $200M and $250M in production costs – including at least $25M to DiCaprio – with millions more on marketing.
The movie, due for theater release next week, before a later ...
Google search payment makes up 14-16% of Apple’s profits; if that’s banned, what then?
The Google search payment – the annual amount Google pays to Apple in return for being the default search engine in Safari – reportedly makes up 14-16% of the Cupertino company’s total profits.
With that payment now threatened by the antitrust case ...
Major moderation failures by X and Meta highlight election year risks
Major content moderation failures by both X and Meta are serving to underline the risks of both deliberate disinformation and inadvertent misinformation impacting on next year’s presidential elections …
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Apple patent suggests company could increase Vision Pro weight to reduce neck strain
A patent granted today describes a possible way to reduce neck strain when using an Apple headset. It follows a report that the company is concerned about neck fatigue from the Vision Pro’s weight.
Counter-intuitively, the method proposed would mak...
Federal TikTok ban – new law is tried; third US state sues [U]
Update: A third US state is suing TikTok for harming children “by intentionally keeping young users spending unhealthy amounts of time on the short-video sharing platform.”
There have been threats/promises of a federal TikTok ban since 2020, but lit...
Most older Mac Pro users should switch to Mac Studio – Macworld
Most of those using a 2019 Mac Pro should switch to the Mac Studio, rather than the 2023 Mac Pro, argues Macworld videographer and gamer Thiago Trevisan.
He argues that there’s only one reason to choose the current Mac Pro over the much more compact...