Author: Zach_Wilson
Apple dodges a second Apple Watch ban
AliveCor has suffered another setback in its long-running patent case against Apple. Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a decision that the medical device maker’s EKG patents are not actually patentable. As a result, the Apple Watch won’t face a second import ban from…
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Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons
Volkswagen is planning a return to physical buttons in its future vehicles over haptic sliders and touchscreen toggles for vital functions such as climate controls. The automaker’s design head Andreas Mindt told Autocar that the company “will never, ever make this mistake again” and promises to bring together physical controls…
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Nokia Put a 4G Cellular Network on the Moon but Couldn’t Make a Phone Call
Nokia’s Lunar Surface Communications System was supposed to be the first 4G network deployed on the moon and a test for future crewed missions. Things didn’t go to plan. Source
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You can stream the first episode of Pixar’s Win or Lose on YouTube
You can stream the first episode of Win or Lose, Pixar’s first original TV series, for free on YouTube. It follows a co-ed middle school softball team (the Pickles), with each episode focusing on a different character’s perspective — including animated personifications of their insecurities and defense mechanisms. The first…
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Everything announced at MWC 2025: Samsung, Nothing, Lenovo, Xiaomi and more tech news
Mobile World Congress is taking place in Barcelona this week, offering manufacturers an opportunity to show off new gear without needing to hold their own splashy event. So far, we’ve learned about some new laptops and phones, as well as upcoming AI updates to Android and an internet connectivity announcement…
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Brother denies claims it locked down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates
Users have reported degraded print quality with third-party ink Firmware updates are blamed, but Brother denies all allegations HP previously admitted to updates that affected third-party ink performance Printer maker Brother has denied locking in users to its own ink cartridges via so-called firmware updates. The news came after electronics…
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