Category: Gear / Gear News and Events

Google Expands Flood and Wildfire Tracking to More Countries

Plus: Sony announces a release date and price for its next PlayStation VR headset, Google kills a couple more apps, and everything’s gone explosive at Twitter. Source

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The Unintended Consequences of Apple’s Fertility Tech

The company says the Apple Watch’s ovulation-tracking tech isn’t birth control. But the public doesn’t necessarily know how to use that information safely. Source

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Adobe Just Held a Bunch of Pantone Colors Hostage

Certain Pantone collections now require users to pay $15 a month to access them—with colors turned black unless you pay up. Source

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Google Assistant Gets Parental Controls, New Voices, and a Kids’ Dictionary

The voice assistant now has parental controls, a kids’ dictionary, and four new gender-neutral voices. Source

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HoloKit X AR Headset for iPhone: Price, Features, Release Date

The creators of this $129 headset want to make mixed reality accessible—and affordable—for more users. Source

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Apple Says iPhones Will Finally Get USB-C Ports

Plus: Subscription services are growing more expensive, the new Call of Duty game discs are nearly empty, and plastic waste is piling up. Source

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