Month: October 2022
Apple flexes its control over the App Store
Apple’s most impactful changes this week weren’t new iPads or operating systems. The company also shook up the App Store with new rules and ad slots designed to wring more money out of its tight grip over the iOS ecosystem. The changes have big ramifications for developers, either forcing them…
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Wendell & Wild is a classic Henry Selick joint about living with your personal demons
As uniquely grim as all of director Henry Selick’s animated films are, there’s a timeless, comforting quality to their stories that makes watching them feel like sitting down to catch up with a macabre childhood friend. Netflix’s Wendell & Wild, starring Lyric Ross, Jordan Peele, and Keegan-Michael Key, marks Selick’s…
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Dropbox wants to cut down on the number of apps you use at work
Audio player loading… Dropbox has announced a bunch of updates – and a brand new tool – that it hopes will help users to save valuable time at work. The most notable update is the introduction of Dropbox Capture, which the business cloud storage firm says will let users, “make…
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Surface Pro 9 5G review (SQ3): A beautiful lie
Can you believe it’s been 10 years since Microsoft first launched the Surface? That’s a decade of trying to make hybrid tablet PCs a thing, something I’m still not sure many people actually want. But, you know what, I’ll give Microsoft credit for trying to push laptop designs forward in…
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This huge typosquatting campaign is being used to run tech support scams
Audio player loading… A large typosquatting campaign has been detected abusing Amazon’s AWS cloud platform to lure people into tech support scams. After being tipped off by an actual computer technician working at a local shop, researchers at Malwarebytes discovered a “big typosquatting campaign” that started roughly a month ago.…
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The Tesla Cyberquad for kids has been recalled for not meeting safety standards
The Cyberquad for kids features a “full steel frame” and electric powertrain and can go up to 10 miles per hour. According to the CPSC, it failed to meet federal standards for mechanical suspension and maximum tire pressure on ATVs for kids and doesn’t have a “CPSC-approved ATV action plan”…
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