Amazon Prime Video users – pay extra $3/month or see ads, says company
One of the additional perks of having an Amazon Prime subscription is free access to some of the company’s video content. But as of next year, Amazon Prime Video users will start seeing ads, unless they pay an additional premium for ad-free viewing …
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Spotify Supremium lossless audio – planned pricing looks to be $20/month
We first heard back in June that Spotify Supremium might be the name given to the company’s long-awaited lossless audio tier, and that now appears to have been confirmed by code found within the app.
The code also contains a reference to pricing of ...
Apple makes three arguments for lack of 10x optical zoom on iPhone 15 Pro Max
The iPhone 15 Pro Max stands out from the other models in this year’s lineup mostly because of the periscope lens, which extends last year’s 3x optical zoom to 5x this year. But Samsung’s main competing phone – the Galaxy S23 Ultra – offers 10x optical...
Apple modem chip project failed because it’s harder than CPUs, engineers tell WSJ
Attempts to design an Apple modem chip to replace the Qualcomm radio chips used in iPhones have been ongoing since at least 2018 – but some five years later have been deemed a failure by engineers who worked on the project.
Even by last year, the ch...
Online Safety Bill passes in the UK w/o iMessage impact, but government not giving up
The British government’s hugely controversial Online Safety Bill has today passed in the second chamber of Parliament, and after six years of debate is now set to become law.
While Apple’s iMessage and other end-to-end encrypted messaging apps were ...
Apparent T-Mobile security breach sees personal data revealed to other customers
In what appears to be the latest in a series of T-Mobile security breaches, customers are reporting that they are seeing the personal data of other users when logged into their accounts.
Data accessible includes sensitive information like credit car...
iPhone 14 iFixit repairability rating dropped due to parts pairing barrier
The iPhone 14 iFixit repairability rating has been dramatically reduced, after the company listened to feedback from consumers and independent repair shops, and admitted that it didn’t take into account the huge barrier imposed by Apple’s parts pairing...
iPhone versus Huawei battle back on; US National Security Advisor comments; China fights back [U]
Update: In seeming response to the White House comments, China has now accused the US of hacking Huawei servers and stealing data.
The iPhone versus Huawei battle is back on in China, following the launch of the Mate 60 Pro (yeah, that’s not an iPod...
Philips Hue Matter support finally rolling out to existing bridges
Philips Hue Matter support was first promised by March of this year, before quietly admitting to a delay just a few days ahead of the deadline.
Whatever caused that delay has now been addressed, and Matter integration is now available within the Hue...
Future Intel chips will let PCs rival Macs by next year, claims CEO
Windows PCs powered by future Intel chips will rival the performance of Apple Silicon Macs, claims the company’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger.
No such claim was made for this year’s chip, Meteor Lake, which will debut on December 14 – but Gelsinger says thing...