Month: September 2023
Google’s Fitbit Charge 6 will finally bring the physical button back
We wouldn’t have been totally surprised if Google axed Fitbit entirely after recent woes, but it sounds like the company might be listening instead! 9to5Google is reporting that a Fitbit Charge 6, coming this year, will bring back the physical button. 9to5Google doesn’t have a lot of details about the…
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Apple is now charging more for most Apple Watch battery swaps
Apple has increased the price of most Apple Watch battery replacements, as reported by 9to5Mac. The swaps used to cost $79, but now, for Apple Watch Series 4 devices and newer, you’ll have to cough up $99. You can see the prices for yourself on the company’s Apple Watch Service…
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Acer’s 540Hz gaming monitor is coming and it could undercut the competition
Acer recently revealed a brand-new gaming monitor for the Chinese market, which boasts an incredibly high 540Hz refresh rate. The Acer Nitro XV242F has been listed on Chinese retailer Taobao and, as reported by TFTCentral, has a 24.1-inch screen with a TN Film panel, FHD resolution, and 1ms gray-to-gray response…
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In the Google antitrust trial, defaults are everything and nobody likes Bing
Google is one of the biggest tech companies in existence, but its empire is built on one little white search bar, and the US Justice Department has just launched what might be one of the biggest challenges it’s ever faced. In one of the largest antitrust trials in recent memory,…
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X continues to throttle links to competitors
The platform formerly known as Twitter still takes a surprisingly long time to load a few bytes of data — at least, if that data leads to a platform that Elon Musk might consider a competitor. An analysis by The Markup has found that X makes users wait about two…
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Meta denies claims that it plans on ruining WhatsApp with ads
Meta released a statement defending itself against accusations that it was planning on inserting in-feed ads into WhatsApp. The report, which came from the Financial Times, claimed that various teams at WhatsApp’s parent company Meta had been evaluating the option of showing ads in conversation lists with contacts on the…
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